NHS Commercial Contracts: UK - Lincoln : Internal Audit and Counter Fraud

UK-Lincoln: Internal audit services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
      Commercial Contracts Department, Gervas House, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1EJ, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1522577000, Fax. +44 1522514920, Email: gail.bowman@ulh.nhs.uk
      Contact: Commercial Contracts Department, Attn: Gail Bowman

      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: Yes

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: UK - Lincoln : Internal Audit and Counter Fraud
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 9

         Region Codes: UKF30 - Lincolnshire         
      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:
      Internal audit services. Fraud audit services. To provide a high quality Internal Audit service to the following Authorities:

•   United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
•   Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
•   Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

   and, a high quality Counter Fraud service to:

•   Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
         
         79212400 - Fraud audit services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      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: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      To provide a comprehensive Internal Audit Service to United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust.
Lot 1: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lot 2: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Lot 3: Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust

and a comprehensive Counter Fraud Service to LIncolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust : Lot 4.

The contract is for 3years withan option to extend for a further 2 year period on a one plus one basis.      
      
      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: Internal Audit Service : United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust

      1)Short Description:      
      To provide a comprehensive,quality Internal Audit Service

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      As outlined ll 2.1               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 2
      Title: Internal Audit Serivice : Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

      1)Short Description:      
      To provide a comprehensive,quality Internal Audit Service

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      As outlined in ll 2.1               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 3
      Title: Internal Audit : Lincolnshire Community Health Serivices NHS Trusts

      1)Short Description:      
      To provide a comprehensive,quality Internal Audit Service

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212200 - Internal audit services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      As outlined in ll 2.1               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 4
      Title: Counter Fraud Service : Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

      1)Short Description:      
      To provide a comprehensive,quality Counter Fraud Service

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79212400 - Fraud audit services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      As outlined in ll 2.1               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
                  
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Parent company or other guarantees maybe required in certain circumstances. See Pre Qualification Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender for further details.
      
      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:
      Joint and Several Liability
      
      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:

      1.   Personal situation of economic operators including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade register.
2.   The supplier must register on the Sid4Gov website. You can register with Sid4Gov by logging onto
https://sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/organisation/register. Sid4Gov is the single repository of supplier financial information across
the public sector. The Dunn and Bradstreet reports are used as part of the evaluation process.
3.   Do not include any promotional material or any other information other than that requested at this stage.
4.   A PQQ will be required to be completed and only companies passing this stage successfully will be invited to tender.
Failure to meet the above criteria may result in disqualification.      
      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: 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: Not Provided
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:
                Not Provided
   
   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: 943/NHS/T/C      
      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: 06/08/2014
         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: 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: 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.

The elected supplier(s) will be expected to supply Internal Audit and Counter Fraud sereivces, and all related services as requested by the contracting authority from time to time. Further additions to their ranges will also be included. The contract is for the benefit of other public bodies which the participants deem necessary for the delivery for the service or goods to NHS bodies, local authorities, other government departments or non departmental public bodies charged with the delivery of healthcare or health related services. The Trusts named in 1.1 being may also act on behalf of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and any other Trust or organisation formed by any future government legislation publications or changes.

The Contract will be for a 3 year period with an option to extend for a further 2 year period on a one plus one basis.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Lincoln:-Internal-audit-services./2SR7FNU4PP

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2SR7FNU4PP
GO-2014626-PRO-5769555 TKR-2014626-PRO-5769554
   
   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:
            United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
      Commercial Contracts Department, Gervas House, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1EJ, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1522577000, Fax. +44 1522514920, Email: gail.bowman2@ulh.nhs.uk

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 26/06/2014

ANNEX A

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         1: Contracting Authority
      Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
      Units 8 & 9, Lions Way, Sleaford, NG34 8GG, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         2: Contracting Authority
      Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
      Bridge House, Unit 16, Lions Way, Sleaford, NG34 8GG, United Kingdom