Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-20
Buyer: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the WHSCT, NHSCT, SHSCT, SEHSCT, BHSCT & NIBTS
Country: UK
Region: Northern Ireland
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 24931250 | 33100000 | 33124100 | 33124110 | 33124130
Estimated value: 6546000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-03-07
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The HSC Business Services Organisation (BSO) Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) invites you to respond to this CfT. If you wish to communicate with the buyer, please do so by using the secure clarifications tab within this CfT.
It is anticipated that any resultant contract will be up to a minimum of 5 years with the option to extend for any period up to and including 36 months. The estimated annual value of the Contract is 829 200 GBP.
The Contracting Authority may require from tenderers guarantees or other security acceptable to the Contracting Authority. Details will be included in the Invitation to Tender.
Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, the Contracting Authority may require parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the Contract. Alternatively the Contracting Authority may expect the lead operator to take total responsibility. The Contracting Authority may require collateral warranties, parent company guarantees and/or performance bonds (as applicable) to be entered into by other economic operators.
The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT.
The cost of responding to this ITT and participation in the procurement process generally will be borne solely by each economic operator participating. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to a contract award is at the sole risk of the economic operator participating in this procurement process. Economic Operators should note that the Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel this procurement process at any stage. Any date given in Section IV above is a best estimate at the time of despatch. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend any such date within the scope of the applicable procurement regulations.
BSO PaLS will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Eligibility requirements: The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT. The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT. The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT. The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT. The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT.
The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT. The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT.
The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC and will be detailed in the ITT.