Medway Council : Temporary agency staff SOS/ITT-RE/TEMPAGENCYSTAFF-BSD/003

UK-Kent: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Medway Council
      Gun Wharf, Chatham, Kent, ME4 4TR, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1634335554, Email: tenders@medway.gov.uk, URL: www.medway.gov.uk
      Contact: Category Management, Attn: Sue Blanks

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Temporary agency staff SOS/ITT-RE/TEMPAGENCYSTAFF-BSD/003
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 22

         Region Codes: UKJ41 - Medway         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement                                                        

      II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:      
            Framework agreement with several operators

         Duration of the framework agreement:
            Duration in year(s): 4             
         Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
                                    
            Range between: 9,000,000 and 11,000,000
            Currency: GBP
                  
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Supply services of personnel including temporary staff. Supply of temporary agency staff. This is a framework agreement over four years to provide
Lot 1 - Professional and Technical staff - See lot 1 details for further information
Lot 2 - Qualified and unqualified Social and healthcare support staff - See lot 2 details for further information
Tenderers are required to provide temporary agency staff FOR ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN EACH RELEVANT LOT that they are bidding for.
We intend to award a maximum of 3 suppliers per lot
Medway Council is keen to achieve savings of 10% on current spend.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      LOT 1: Professional & Technical – including Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Engineering, Surveying, Planning, Procurement, Revenues and Benefits, marketing and PR and management
LOT 2: Social & Health Care - including qualified and unqualified social workers, for adults and children and health workers and health operatives      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
      Not Provided
   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: Professional and technical temporary agency staff

      1)Short Description:      
      LOT 1: Professional & Technical – including but not limited to Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Engineering, Surveying, Planning, Revenues and Benefits, Marketing and PR, and Management.

SUPPLIERS MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE COMPLETE LOT. PART LOT BIDS WILL BE REJECTED

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      This is a framework agreement so successful suppliers will be contacted as and when needed by the Council               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots:         
            There are two lots in total in this contract
LOT 1: Professional & Technical – including but not limited to Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Engineering, Surveying, Planning, Revenues and Benefits, Marketing and PR, and Management.
LOT 2: Social & Health Care - including but not limited to qualified and unqualified social workers, social care workers for adults and children including Nursery and Youth workers, and health workers and health operatives.      
      Lot No: 2
      Title: Social and Healthcare temporary agency staff

      1)Short Description:      
      LOT 2: Social & Health Care - including but not limited to qualified and unqualified social workers, social care workers for adults and children including Nursery and Youth workers, and health workers and health operatives.

SUPPLIERS MUST BE ABLE TO SUPPLY THE COMPLETE LOT. PART LOT BIDS WILL BE REJECTED

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      This is a framework agreement so successful suppliers will be contacted as and when needed by the Council               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract                                          
         Scheduled date for:
            Start of works:
            Completion of works:
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots:         
            There are two lots in this contract:
LOT 1: Professional & Technical – including but not limited to Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal, Engineering, Surveying, Planning, Revenues and Benefits, Marketing and PR, and Management.
LOT 2: Social & Health Care - including but not limited to qualified and unqualified social workers, social care workers for adults and children including Nursery and Youth workers, and health workers and health operatives.         
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Performance Bond or Parent company guarantee required if applicable
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
         The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
         
         A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
         
         Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         Not Provided
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         Not Provided      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No       
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Yes
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 6   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: SOS/ITT-RE/TEMPAGENCYSTAFF-BSD/003      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:


         Not Provided      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 06/03/2013
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: SUPPLIERS WHO HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN OUR PREVIOUS NOTICE FOR THE SAME CONTRACT (TO SUPPY TEMPORARY AGENCY STAFF) BY EMAIL TO SUE.BLANKS@MEDWAY.GOV.UK DO NOT NEED TO CONTACT US AGAIN

As this is now a restricted procedure the PQQ is available on: https://www.businessportal.southeastiep.gov.uk/

and

http://www.medway.gov.uk/business/procurement/currentopportunities.aspx

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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/02/2013

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