Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-27
Buyer: Tayside Procurement Consortium
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85147000
Estimated value: 2775000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-10-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Tayside Councils (and their arms-length organisations and Tay Road Bridge) and Perth College wish the secure occupational health service and wish to contract with a provider under a single-provider framework..
This is a procurement project which will secure the services of an occupational health provider, for the 3 Tayside Councils (Angus Council, Dundee City Council and Perth and Kinross Council) and Tayside contracts. Other arms-length organisations (eg Tay Road Bridge, Leisure and Culture Dundee and Angus Alive), and other partner organisations (eg Perth College) will be able to utilise the services via the resultant procurement.
1) The bidder is enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in the Member State of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015):
Eg. in the UK......the economic operator may be requested to provide a certification from the registrar stating that he is certified as incorporate or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared an oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name]. Bidders should refer to Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) and where applicable, provide details of equivalent registration.
To provide us with the confidence that the provider can deliver the requirements of the contract, the following financial indicators will be used based on your last 2 years audited accounts:
— net profit for both financial years; if there has been a loss in any one year the tenderer must provide an explanation of the specific circumstances leading to the loss,
— current ratio equal to or greater than one in both financial years. Reasons for not meeting the required test to be disclosed by tenderers together with appropriate supporting evidence to confirm the suitability of the tenderer for the contract,
— positive gearing ratio for both financial years. i.e. an excess of shareholders funds/partners' capital accounts/owners equity over loan finance in both of the financial years. Reasons for not meeting the required test to be disclosed by tenderers together with appropriate supporting evidence to confirm the suitability of the tenderer for the contract,
— positive shareholders funds/positive partners’ capital accounts/positive owners equity (whichever is applicable to the type of business) in both of the financial years,
The main/prime contractor is responsible for ensuring the suitability of sub-contractors, including financial standing, for the proposed services.
Where a tenderer does not meet these requirements further details should be provided to confirm why, and TPC may undertake additional financial checks and a qualitative judgement shall be made as to the financial capacity of the tenderer.
Parent company guarantee — with reference to the economic and financial standing criteria above, the purchaser reserves the right in its sole discretion to waive these minimum requirements in the case of bidders who are able to offer the purchaser adequate substitute surety to our entire satisfaction. By way of example only (but without limitation), adequate substitute surety may be an unqualified guarantee for the performance of the bidder’s entire obligations under the contract to follow on this process by a parent or associated company established in the UK and which parent or associated company does meet the minimum requirements set out in these criteria.
Employer's liability Insurance covering the death of or bodily injuries to employees of the bidder arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with this contract to the level of 10 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.
Public liability insurance covering the death of or bodily injury to a person (not an employee of the bidder) or loss of or damage to property resulting from an action or failure to take action by the bidder to the level of 5 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.
Professional indemnity/medical malpractice insurance covering the failure of the bidder to use the skill and care normally used by professionals providing the services described in this tender to the level of 5 000 000 GBP in respect of each claim, without limit to the number of claims.

Eligibility requirements: Bidder will be required to provide such details: 1) The bidder is enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers kept in the Member State of its establishment (as described in Schedule 5 of the Public contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015): Eg. in the UK......the economic operator may be requested to provide a certification from the registrar stating that he is certified as incorporate or registered or, where he is not so certified, a certificate stating that the person concerned has declared an oath that he is engaged in the profession in a specific place under a given business name]. Bidders should refer to Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015) and where applicable, provide details of equivalent registration.

Award value: 2775000