Bip Buyer de-activated users: The Provision of Occupational Health Services

UK-Bristol: Company health services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             South Gloucestershire Council
             Chief Executive & Corporate Resources Department, PO BOX 1953, Bristol, BS37 0DB, United Kingdom
             Email: procurement@southglos.gov.uk
             Main Address: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
             NUTS Code: UKK12
      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: https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
      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
            Regional or local authority
      I.5) Main activity
            General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: The Provision of Occupational Health Services       
      Reference Number: DN232897
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      85147000 - Company health services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Tenders are invited for suppliers who wish to provide an Occupational Health Services to South Gloucestershire Council from 1st September 2017. The contract is for a three year period, but there is an option for the Council to extend the Contract period for up to two further years.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 400,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKK12 Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: The Council employs between 2500 – 3000 people, with approximately 4000 more who work within schools. In the past a number of smaller organisations (such as parish councils and individual schools) have accessed occupational health services under this contract via the Council, and we would expect this type of arrangement to continue.

The Contract does not guarantee any particular level of service demand, because that depends on the operational needs, but historic service levels are provided in the tender documentation

Most of the work within the contract has related to pre-employment health evaluation and referrals of employees for a medically-informed opinion: there has also been some involvement in relation to health surveillance, vaccination and other areas.

The Council does not have any premises suitable as consulting rooms, so the Contractor must ensure that it makes appropriate arrangements consistent with the Contract.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Non-price/quality / Weighting: 50
                        
            Cost criterion - Name: Whole life cost / Weighting: 50
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 400,000       
      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: Yes       
      Description of renewals: Contract initially for 3 years with 2 optional extensions of 12 months. Total contract term (if fully extended) shall be 5 years.
      
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: Yes
      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:          
      SEQOHS or equivalent standards    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing          
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents       
      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    
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      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          
      Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Organisations accredited to SEQOHS or equivalent standards    
      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 OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   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: 16/05/2017 Time: 12:00
            
      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:
         Duration in month(s): 4
      
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 17/05/2017
         Time: 09:00
      

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.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             South Gloucestershire Council
       Bristol, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    South Gloucestershire Council 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    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/04/2017

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