Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-05-20
Buyer: Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the Western Health and Social Care Trust
Country: UK
Region: West and South of Northern Ireland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 66510000 | 66514100 | 66514110 | 66516100 | 66518100
Estimated value: 1750000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-21
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: It is anticipated that any resultant contract will be for a 3 year period with the option to extend for any period up to and including 24 months. The total value of the contract for the 3 year contract period including the 24 months extension is estimated to be 2 000 000 GBP.
The Contracting Authority may require from tenderers guarantees or other security acceptable to the Contracting Authority. Details will be included in the Call for 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 of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’
The Contracting Authority will identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender(s) (MEAT) on the basis of the ‘lowest price/cost’ submission(s), once full compliance has been demonstrated with all of the elements of the specification and any other requirements as listed in the Tender Documentation. Details of the evaluation process incorporating price and compliance are provided as part of the Tender Evaluation Methodology and Marking Scheme (TEMMS) (SS20b).
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 of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’ ‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’ ‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’ ‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’ ‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’
‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’ ‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’
‘The requirements will be consistent with those permitted under Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and will be detailed in the ITT.’