Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-09
Buyer: Cumbria County Council
Country: UK
Region: Cumbria
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85100000: Health services
Estimated value: 370000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-02-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Contract will enable the Council to continue to meet its regulatory requirements in relation to the servicing and repair of lifts and hoists as specified in the Lifting Operations and Lowering Equipment Regulations (LOLER 1998) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER 1998).
The Contract requires the servicing and repair of specialist Equipment located within private domestic properties, Council (Cumbria Care) establishments and other approved locations within the boundaries of Cumbria.
The Contract will enable the Council to continue to meet its regulatory requirements in relation to the servicing and repair of lifts and hoists as specified in the Lifting Operations and Lowering Equipment Regulations (LOLER 1998) and Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER 1998).
The Contract requires the servicing and repair of specialist Equipment located within private domestic properties, Council (Cumbria Care) establishments and other approved locations within the boundaries of Cumbria.
Participants will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by Cumbria County Council, if considered appropriate.
No special legal form is required but if a contract is awarded to a consortium, the Contracting Authority may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the framework agreement.
Authorised staff from within Legal and Democratic Services will break the electronic seal on our e-tendering tool, The Chest.
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on ‘Current Opportunities’ from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference DN108394 in the box labelled ‘Contains’ then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on ‘Register’. Register Free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority’s supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:
(I) Not toward any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and
(II) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates.
If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The Contracting Authority and other contracting bodies utilising the Contract reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The Contract is for 4 years. The value provided in Section II.1.4) is only an estimate. ‘Local Authorities have a duty under the Local Government Act 2003 to obtain best value in the procurement of works, services and supplies and to secure continuous improvement in the way they carry out their functions, having regard to a combination of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. This means that when procuring contracts, the Council will, on a case by case basis, weigh up the costs of the contract against the benefits off-air employment terms for contractors employees and any resulting benefit to the Council. There is scope forgiving some weight at the tender evaluation stage to the attitude of contractors, suppliers and some service providers to fair employment clauses and of the Council’s fiduciary duty to tax payers and obtaining best value. Each case will be considered separately and flexibly, with any impact on costs fully assessed and justified.’

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