Torus62 Ltd: Digital Partner Solutions

UK-St Helens: Software package and information systems.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Torus62 Limited
             Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1744417641, Email: alastair.barton@wearetorus.co.uk
             Contact: Alastair Barton
             Main Address: http://www.wearetorus.co.uk
             NUTS Code: UKD
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-St-Helens:-Software-package-and-information-systems./GFFW5RU97M
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Other type:: Housing Association
      I.5) Main activity
            Housing and community amenities

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Digital Partner Solutions       
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      48000000 - Software package and information systems.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Torus is looking to appoint a digital partner to develop and support web based solutions which can be run on any device including PC, tablet or smartphone. The Solution shall allow common systems to run across this range of customers’ end-point devices without the need to write different code or reconfigure code for each type of device.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 300,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.1) Title: Not provided       
      Lot No: Not provided       
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKD NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Torus is looking to appoint a digital partner to develop and support web based solutions which can be run on any device including PC, tablet or smartphone. The Solution shall allow common systems to run across this range of customers’ end-point devices without the need to write different code or reconfigure code for each type of device.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 300,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 60       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of cadidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Not Provided      
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 06/05/2016 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 23/05/2016      
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Until: 31/08/2016
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-St-Helens:-Software-package-and-information-systems./GFFW5RU97M

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/GFFW5RU97M
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Torus62 Ltd
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1744417607, Email: catherine.phillips@wearetorus.co.uk
       Internet address: http://www.wearetorus.co.uk
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Torus62 Ltd
          Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1744417607, Email: catherine.phillips@wearetorus.co.uk
          Internet address: http://www.wearetorus.co.uk
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    In the event of any dispute or difference ("the Appeal") arising from this Contract Notice or the subsequent tender process, such Appeal shall be referred to Torus62’s appeals procedure as follows:
1. The Appeal shall be sent to Torus62 Ltd, Catherine Phillips, Group Head (Legal and Governance) who shall refer the Appeal for resolution through an appropriate Torus62 Director who has had no involvement with the Contract Notice or subsequent tender process.
2. In the event that the Appeal is not resolved through the appropriate TORUS62 Director then the Appeal shall be referred to a panel set up by TORUS62's Board of Directors for resolution.
3. If the parties are unable to resolve the Appeal through the above two-stage procedure then the Appeal shall be referred by either party for arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Arbitration Acts 1950 and 1996 by a sole arbitrator to be appointed by agreement between the parties or in default of agreement to be referred to the Alternative Dispute Resolution service, PADRE. The costs of such arbitration shall be borne equally by both parties. In following the Appeal procedure the parties shall act in good faith towards each other and shall use their best endeavours to resolve the dispute.
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Following implementation in to English Law of Directive 2007/66/EC ("the Directive"), regulations implementing the Directive and providing for the lodging of appeals shall apply. Torus62 will issue an award decision notice (standstill letter) to tenderers as soon as possible after the award decision has been made. The notice will include the information prescribed by Regulation 86, Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A similar notice will also be sent to applicants who applied to be included among the tenderers but did not submit an offer, either because they withdrew or were eliminated. In this instance the notice will not include the relative advantages of the successful tender, because the applicant will not have submitted an offer. Applicants who have been eliminated or dropped out at earlier stages of the tender (for example, at pre-qualification questionnaire stage) and have already been informed of the rejection of their application and the reasons for it will not be sent a standstill letter. However, where a decision is taken to exclude an applicant prior to contract award, the applicant will be notified of that decision. In this case the applicant will have two working days from notification of the decision to request additional debriefing and that information will be provided within 10 working days. Torus62 will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The standstill period will end at midnight at the end of the tenth day after the date on which Torus62 sends the award decision notice (by fax or email). Where the standstill notice is sent by means other than fax or email, the period will end at the latest by midnight at the end of the fifteenth day after the sending date (or earlier, if more than ten days after the date on which the last economic operator received the notice have elapsed) . This period will allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from Torus62 before the contact is entered in to. Any claim for a declaration of ineffectiveness will need to brought within either 30 days of the contract award notice (where an OJEU Notice was not published and the Contract Award Notice sets out the justification for not doing so) or otherwise six months from the day of contract signature. All claims other than for ineffectiveness must be brought promptly and within three months from when the cause of action arises.    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Torus62 Limited
       Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1744417607, Email: catherine.phillips@wearetorus.co.uk
       Internet address: http://www.wearetorus.co.uk
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 30/03/2016

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