London Boroughs of Richmond and Wandsworth: SENSORY IMPAIRMENT SERVICE

UK-London: Community health services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Wandsworth Borough Council
      The Town Hall, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 2PU, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2088716747, Email: APuplampu@wandsworth.gov.uk, URL: www.wandsworth.gov.uk, URL: www.delta-esourcing.com
      Contact: Central Procurement Team, Attn: Adi-Naitey Puplampu
      Electronic Access URL: www.delta-esourcing.com;www.gov.uk/contractsfinder
      Electronic Submission URL: www.delta-esourcing.com

      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: SENSORY IMPAIRMENT SERVICE
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 25

         Region Codes: UKI11 - Inner London - West         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Community health services. The term “Sensory Impairment” encompasses visual impairment (including blind and partially sighted), hearing impairment (including those who are profoundly deaf, deafened and hard of hearing) and dual sensory impairment (deaf blindness).

The overall objectives of the Sensory Impairment Service are:
•To support people with sensory impairments to live healthy and active lives;
•To support people with sensory impairments to live independently and exercise choice and control over there daily lives;
•To support people with sensory impairments in finding and retaining work, training and apprenticeships;
•To support people with sensory impairments to participate fully in their community, including living in accommodation that meets their needs, travelling around the Borough and meeting other people;
•To support people with sensory impairments to access the financial and non-financial benefits to which they are entitled.

The approximate annual value of the contract is £250,000
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         85323000 - Community health services.
            EA19-9 - For/Adapted for hard of hearing person
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Not Provided                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 1,250,000 and 1,375,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: Option to renew for up to two years       
      If known, Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
                  
         Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
                            
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      As set out in Invitation to Tender
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      As set out in Invitation to Tender
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      As set out in Invitation to Tender
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      As set out in Invitation to Tender      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      As set out in Invitation to Tender      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As set out in Invitation to Tender         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in Invitation to Tender
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As set out in Invitation to Tender         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in Invitation to Tender      
      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: Not Provided      
      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: Open
   
   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: CPT/1756      
      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: 13/01/2016
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         
      IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender Not Provided      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Not Provided

Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided      
   VI.3)Additional Information: To express an interest in the opportunity, providers must access and refer to the tender documents at www.delta-esourcing.com
Providers must register and log in to the portal and find the Response Manager. Once on the Response Manager page, type in the following Access Code: 9SJEA947V6. Providers should then follow the on screen instructions.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=176134842
GO-2015124-PRO-7416004 TKR-2015124-PRO-7416003
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      High Court
      Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 20794760000

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: The Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contracts is communicated to tenderers.
Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the relevant Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authorities to amend any document and may award damages.
If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the relevant authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.   
   
      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: 04/12/2015

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