North Essex Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust : Non Urgent Patient Transport Services

UK-Chelmsford: Transport services (excl. Waste transport).

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
      Stapleford House, Stapleford Close, Chelmsford, CM2 0QX, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1245546470, Email: thomas.wynne@hotmail.co.uk, URL: http://www.nepft.nhs.uk/
      Attn: Thomas Wynne

      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:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      Health

   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: Non Urgent Patient Transport Services
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 2

         Region Codes: UKH3 - Essex         
      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:
      Transport services (excl. Waste transport). Road transport services. Public road transport services. Special-purpose road passenger-transport services. Non-scheduled passenger transport. Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver. The provision of Non Urgent Patient Tranport Services on behalf of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport).
         
         60100000 - Road transport services.
         
         60112000 - Public road transport services.
         
         60130000 - Special-purpose road passenger-transport services.
         
         60140000 - Non-scheduled passenger transport.
         
         60170000 - Hire of passenger transport vehicles with driver.
         

      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: Yes    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      There were approximately 1100 Non Urgent Patient Tranport Services required by North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust last year.      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: The Trust’s current preference is to award the contract to one provider for the entire services. However, should there be advantages operationally and/or economically we reserve the right to award more than one contract as a result of this process.                   
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Starting: 01/04/2014
         Completion: 31/03/2019

   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:
      Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      The Contracting Authority will be expecting to contract with a single legal identity. It is also anticipated that, if applicable, suppliers will provide either one or a combination of parent company guarantees and warranties.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document      
   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.

      Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document      
      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:
         Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document      
      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: Yes       
      If yes, reference to relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
      Any such requirements will be included in the Invitation to tender document      
      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: Not Provided
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: NEPFT119      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

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

      Date: 11/07/2013
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 12:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 29/07/2013
         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
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 29/07/2013
         Time: 12:00
         Place:
         Stapleford House
         Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: Yes
            In accordance with our SFI's


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: Applicants must request the Invitation to Tender document by emailing Tom Wynne on thomas.wynne@nepft.nhs.uk.

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: 06/06/2013

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