General Dental Council: Printing, Mail Fulfiment and Payment Collection Services

UK-Birmingham: Mailing services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             General Dental Council
             6th Floor, 1, Colmore Row, Birmingham, B4 6AJ, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1217520107, Email: procurement@gdc-uk.org
             Contact: Erica Williams
             Main Address: www.gdc-uk.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.gdc-uk.org
             NUTS Code: UK
      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.gdc-uk.org
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically via https://www.gdc-uk.org 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:: Regulator
      I.5) Main activity
            Health

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Printing, Mail Fulfiment and Payment Collection Services       
      Reference Number: GDC-2019-008
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      79571000 - Mailing services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: We are looking to for an organisation to deliver Printing, Fulfilment, Mailing and Cheque Payment Collection Services to manage correspondence.

The Payment Collection Service is an important requirement of the overall service. Potential suppliers will need to demonstrate and detail their ability to deliver this element of the service requirements.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 2,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services.
      79823000 - Printing and delivery services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: We are looking to for an organisation to deliver Printing, Fulfilment, Mailing and Cheque Payment Collection Services to manage correspondence.

The Payment Collection Service is an important requirement of the overall service. Potential suppliers will need to demonstrate and detail their ability to deliver this element of the service requirements.
      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: 2,000,000       
      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: Renewal process will start the year before the contract is due to expire subject to no changes in statutory requirements
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged minimum number: 3
            / Maximum number: 6       
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The criteria for selecting bidders for the next stage of the process is set out in the Selection Questionnaire and is based on the highest scoring bidder. Where you have more than one bidder ranked in sixth place all those bidders will be taken through to ITT stage.
      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          
      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    
      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 RESTRICTED
      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.1.6) 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: Yes       
   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: 22/11/2019 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 25/11/2019       
      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: 22/11/2019
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: Yes    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: To be confirmed
   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: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Delta e-Sourcing tool. This will be the route for sharing all information and communicating with Bidders. If you already have an account with Delta e-sourcing portal, you can use the same account for this procurement. If not, you will first need to register your organisation on the portal. Once you have registered on the Delta e-Sourcing tool, you will be able to express your interest in this specific procurement. Your registered user will receive a notification e-mail to alert them once this has been done.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=408231919
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             General Dental Council
       37 Wimpole St, London, W1G 8DQ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1217520107, Email: procurement@gdc-uk.org
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   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: 21/10/2019

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