Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-02
Buyer: Maidstone Borough Council
Country: UK
Region: Kent
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66131000 | 79710000: Security services
Submission deadline: 2016-08-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Kent Buying Consortium (KBC) is a group of local authorities in Kent who have joined together to form a consortium, but without the intention of forming a partnership, to procure supplies and services and: To promote Value for Money through procurement, bearing in mind economy,efficiency and effectiveness with a proper regard for equality, environment sustainability and safety. To maintain the highest standards of probity and integrity in procurement. To act for the widest benefit of Consortium members. To assist Consortium members in meeting local objectives. To this end various member authorities of the Kent Buying Consortium have agreed to enter into a joint purchasing exercise to provide a cash collection service from their administrative areas under a services agreement in the form attached to this invitation. The service will collect cash from on and off street car park ticket entry machines, from other local authority public buildings and facilities and provide ancillary courier and change services. The Lead Authority, which is managing the exercise and will enter into the contract is Maidstone Borough Council. Each of the other consortia members of the KBC have agreed with the Lead Authority that it will enter into a contract with the successful Contractor via an Individual Authority Service Contract (IASC) as provided as Document 5 and in accordance with the terms and conditions in Document 4 — Lead Authority Contract.
To obtain the I.T.T. documents please register on the Kent Business Portal ww.kentbusinessportal.org.uk and follow the steps below. 1. Click ‘Register Free'. 2. Click “Next'. 3. Enter your own contact details and a security question and answer. 4. Complete the contact information and your job details. Complete all mandatory fields as required (denoted by *). 5. Complete the security information section. This is where you asked to specify a security question and answer of your choice. 6. Click ‘Next’. 7. Complete the ‘Company Details’ sections. 8. Complete the ‘Category Selection’ section. 9. Contract Category Interest. 10. Additional Classifications. 11. Organisation selection. 12. Tick to agree terms and privacy statements 13. Review details and ‘submit registration’ to finalise for approval 14. You will receive two e-mails, one with the user name and 1 with the password The documents can then be downloaded to your own IT system. Supplier registration and log-on is free of charge. If you are experiencing problems please read the Pro-Contract reference guides. Click the ‘?’ icon alternatively contact the Due North help-desk via email: support@due-north.com or call 01670 597136 for further assistance. Once registered on the Kent Business Portal, log in and either enter the access code that you have been sent for this project or search opportunities for Maidstone Borough Council and select ”Cash Collection’. The closing date for receipt of the Tender documents is Friday 5.8.2016 with the contract expected to commence on 9.1.2017.

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