Norfolk Community Health and Care: Internal Mail and Courier Transport Services

UK-Norwich: Post and courier services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: No
   This notice is for Contract notice: Yes
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Norfolk Community Health and Care
       Norwich Community Hospital, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1603785866, Email: steven.worley@nchc.nhs.uk
       Main Address: www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk, Address of the buyer profile: www.norfolkcommunityhealthandcare.nhs.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH1
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Norwich:-Post-and-courier-services./XT7583WP3U
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent: electronically via -- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XT7583WP3U          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: Internal Mail and Courier Transport Services          
         Reference number:          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      64100000 - Post and courier services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCHC), on behalf of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) invite you to participate in a procurement process for Internal Mail and Courier Transport Services – run in accordance with the ‘Light Touch Regime’, and performed in a manner compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The services to be provided include the collection, transportation and delivery of;
•Internal mail, including secure tracked mail
•Delivering Pharmacy goods, Specimen, Stores and delivery/collection of internal mail,
•Other ad hoc deliveries as requested, case by case, instructed by a P/O using the contracted rates which form the basis of the main schedules

The provider shall be responsible for the provision, running and subsequent maintenance of all vehicles used in facilitating this contract (including vehicle overheads and insurance).

The Purchaser does not wish to have any element of the service sub-contracted.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 650,000 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: Yes                
      If yes, tenders should be submitted for: All lots         
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 5       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:       
      All Lots

   II.2) Lot Description - 1    
   II.2.1) Title: Internal Mail and Courier Transport Services
         Lot Number: 1          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      64100000 - Post and courier services.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKH1 - East Anglia
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCHC), on behalf of the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) invite you to participate in a procurement process for Internal Mail and Courier Transport Services – run in accordance with the ‘Light Touch Regime’, and performed in a manner compliant with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

The services to be provided include the collection, transportation and delivery of;
•Internal mail, including secure tracked mail
•Delivering Pharmacy goods, Specimen, Stores and delivery/collection of internal mail,
•Other ad hoc deliveries as requested, case by case, instructed by a P/O using the contracted rates which form the basis of the main schedules

Each of the five lots represent one existing delivery route. The provider shall be responsible for the provision, running and subsequent maintenance of all vehicles used in facilitating this contract (including vehicle overheads and insurance).    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 650,000 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 60    
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : NO           
   II.2.14) Additional information       
      Not Provided    
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         As per tender documentation            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         Not Provided    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:                
            Not Provided    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 21/02/2020 Local Time - 12:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English               

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                
    Electronic ordering will be used                
    Electronic invoicing will be accepted                
    Electronic payment will be used    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Norwich:-Post-and-courier-services./XT7583WP3U

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/XT7583WP3U
GO-2020124-PRO-15864468 TKR-2020124-PRO-15864467              
VI.4) Procedures For Appeal
   VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
       Norfolk Community Health and Care
       Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1603785866                
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
       Norfolk Community Health and Care
       Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1603785866       
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
      Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:                
         Not Provided       
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
       Norfolk Community Health and Care
       Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1603785866       

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 24/01/2020