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Title: | UK - Lincoln : Internal Audit and Counter Fraud |
Notice type: | Contract Notice |
Authority: | NHS Commercial Contracts |
Nature of contract: | Services |
Procedure: | Restricted |
Short Description: | 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 |
Published: | 26/06/2014 14:05 |
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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
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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:
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
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Section I: Contracting Authority
Title: UK-Lincoln: Internal audit services.
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
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
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:
SERVICES
Service Category: 9
Region Codes: UKF30 - Lincolnshire
II.1.3)Information about a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:
Not Provided
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
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 Trustand, a high quality Counter Fraud service to:•Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary:
79212200 - Internal audit services.
79212400 - Fraud audit services.
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided
II.2)Total Final Value Of Contract(s)
II.2.1) Total final value of the contract(s)
Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type Of Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
IV.2)Award Criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:
Criteria - Weighting
As stated in document 8 of the Invitation to Tender documentation - 100
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: Yes
Contract notice
Notice number in OJ: 2014/S 123 - 219446 of 01/07/2014
Section V: Award Of Contract
1: Award And Contract Value
Contract No: 943/NHS/T/C
V.1)Date Of Contract Award: 16/01/2015
V.2) Information About Offers
Number Of Offers Received: 6
Number Of Offers Received By Electronic Means: 6
V.3)Name And Address Of Economic Operator To Whom The Contract Has Been Awarded:
Official name: 360 Assurance
Postal address: Stapleford Care Centre, Church Street, Stapleford
Town: Nottingham
Postal code: NG9 8DB
Country: United Kingdom
V.4)Information On Value Of Contract
Not Provided
V.5)Information about subcontracting:
The contract is likely to be subcontracted: Not Provided
Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds:
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: Not Provided
VI.2)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.
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VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Not Provided
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.3.3)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.4)Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 19/01/2015
ANNEX A
I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
1: Contracting Authority
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Bridge House, Unit 16, Lions Eay, Sleaford, NH34 8GG, United Kingdom