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Title: | Capacity Provision for Revenues and Benefits 2013-2017 |
Notice type: | Contract Notice |
Authority: | East Hertfordshire District Council |
Nature of contract: | Services |
Procedure: | Open |
Short Description: | The winning bidders are required to provide an offsite support service to East Herts District Council's Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support and Revenues (Council Tax & Business Rates), via a framework agreement, to assist with the capacity of work that may increase at East Herts District Council |
Published: | 19/07/2013 14:50 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
East Hertfordshire District Council
Council Offices, Wallfields, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8EQ, United Kingdom
URL: www.eastherts.gov.uk
Contact: Delta Portal, Attn: Tracey Sargent
Electronic Access URL: http://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info
Electronic Submission URL: http://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info
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: Capacity Provision for Revenues and Benefits 2013-2017
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES
Service Category: 27
Region Codes: UKH23 - Hertfordshire
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with several operators
Number: 3
Duration of the framework agreement:
Duration in months: 48
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Range between: 100,000 and 250,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Benefit services. The winning bidders are required to provide an offsite support service to East Herts District Council's Housing Benefit and Council Tax Support and Revenues (Council Tax & Business Rates), via a framework agreement, to assist with the capacity of work that may increase at East Herts District Council
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
75310000 - Benefit services.
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: No
II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
See specification
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
Duration in months: 48 (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 per the requirements within the Tender Documents
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As per the requirements within the Tender Documents
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 Operators
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: No
III.2)Conditions For Participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
As per the requirements within the Tender Documents
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 per the requirements within the Tender Documents
Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the requirements within the Tender Documents
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Technical capacity - means of proof required
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per the requirements within the Tender Documents
Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
As per the requirements within the Tender Documents
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: No
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: EHC1/1000/2013
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: 20/07/2013
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 00:05
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 29/08/2013
Time: 00:55
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: 30/08/2013
Time: 00:05
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: No
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 42 months
VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: 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, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Hertford:-Benefit-services./9AK56833C7
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9AK56833C7
GO-2013719-PRO-4970473 TKR-2013719-PRO-4970472
VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
East Hertfordshire District Council
Council Offices, The Causeway, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2EN, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1279502112
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
East Hertfordshire District Council
Council Offices, The Causeway, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2EN, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1279502112
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
East Hertfordshire District Council
Council Offices, The Causeway, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2EN, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1279502112
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 19/07/2013
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