East Hertfordshire District Council: Capacity Provision for Revenues and Benefits 2013-2017

UK-Hertford: Benefit services.

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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