Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Public Health England
133-155 Waterloo Rd
London
SE1 8UG
UK
E-mail: Aysel.Sarzosa@phe.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://phe.bravosolution.co.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://phe.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://phe.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Toxicology and Epidemiology Review Services
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90721600
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Public Health England (PHE) are looking to procure services to enable the preparation of comprehensive toxicological/epidemiological reviews for the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT), Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COC), Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food and the Consumer Products and the Environment (COM).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24000000
71317000
90721500
90743100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
PHE Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards (CRCE), Chilton Didcot Oxon, OX11 0RQ.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The preparation of comprehensive toxicological and/or epidemiological reviews will require the identification and critical appraisal of extensive published literature and/or, less commonly, of unpublished submissions on laboratory and other studies from industry.
The areas covered by these committees include but not limited to chemicals in the following areas: consumer products, environmental pollutants (air, soil, water and waste). In addition, the committees discuss general principles and new approaches to chemical risk assessment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Period of extension for a further 2 years and then a further 1 year (initial 3 years + 2+ 1).
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues
Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/05/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/05/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Health England
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/04/2020