Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-05-24
Buyer: The Council of the Borough of Kirklees
Country: UK
Region: Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33100000 | 85000000
Estimated value: 19250000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-07-31
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The contracting authority wishes to commission an Integrated Community Equipment Service (‘ICES’) that enables service users to live as independently as possible, in their chosen home, and enables health and social care services to function effectively and without delay, preventing service users from developing more complex needs and protecting them and their carers from harm or injury.
The purpose of the ICES is to supply, deliver and fit a range of equipment to people who need it, both adults and children.
(a) a responsive service that meets the national guidelines for the delivery and collection of equipment;
Tenders are invited by the contracting authority from economic operators with relevant experience and ability to provide the supply of equipment and aids to daily living and to deliver it to people who use such equipment and live within Kirklees (the ‘Service’ or the ‘Services’) as detailed more fully in the Appendix A (Service Specification) of the tender documents which are available to download to https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf
This service will not be divided into lots as a consistent service is required across the whole of the borough of Kirklees.
1 contract will be awarded to one (1) successful economic operator, to deliver the full requirements of the Service Specification.
It is anticipated that the contract will initially run for a period of five (5) years with the successful economic operator, with the provision to extend the contract by up to a maximum of two (2) further twelve (12) month periods. The anticipated commencement date of the contract is 1.4.2018.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (‘SMEs’). However, any selection of economic operators will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded to the most economically advantageous tender on the basis of the award criteria set out within the pro.
In line with Regulations 57, 58 and 67 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), which requires or permits the Council not to select or to treat as ineligible, applicants, the Council reserves the right to exclude any Tenderer whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the Evaluation Model detailed within File 2.0 of the Tender Documents, which is available to download at: https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf
See Sections 4 and 5 of the Standard Selection Questionnaire in Part A of File 2.0 of the procurement documentation (‘SQ’), available to download at: https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf
Economic operators must submit either a copy of the audited accounts for the most recent two (2) years if requested. If it cannot, then it must provide either:
a) a statement of the turnover, Profit and Loss Account/Income Statement, Balance Sheet/Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cash Flow for the most recent year of trading for this organisation;
b) a statement of the cash flow forecast for the current year and a bank letter outlining the current cash and credit position; or
c) alternative means of demonstrating financial status if any of the above are not available (e.g. forecast of turnover for the current year and a statement of funding provided by the owners and/or the bank, charity accruals accounts or an alternative means of demonstrating financial status).
Economic operators must also confirm whether or not they are part of a wider group (e.g. a subsidiary of a holding/parent company), and if so must provide confirmation of:

Eligibility requirements: In line with Regulations 57, 58 and 67 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), which requires or permits the Council not to select or to treat as ineligible, applicants, the Council reserves the right to exclude any Tenderer whom they deem to not satisfy any criteria outlined within the Evaluation Model detailed within File 2.0 of the Tender Documents, which is available to download at: https://www.yortender.co.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf

Award value: 19250000