Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
NorseCare Ltd
Lancaster House, 16 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
UK
Contact person: Mr Simon Bullimore
Telephone: +44 1603894372
E-mail: simon.bullimore@norsecare.co.uk
NUTS: UKH1
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.norsecare.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.norsecare.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://norseprocurementportal.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://norseprocurementportal.co.uk
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
Care Management Software Solution.
Reference number: NCITT008
II.1.2) Main CPV code
48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NorseCare wishes to engage with suitably qualified bidders on the basis of a Competitive Dialogue Tender in offering a Service Level Agreement for the provision of a new Software Solution for Care within our portfolio of Care Homes and Housing with Care Schemes. NorseCare operates 20 x Care Homes and 15 x Housing with Care Schemes all requiring a reliable software solution to assist us with our caring for the elderly provisions.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
48100000
48400000
48920000
72200000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH1
Main site or place of performance:
Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NorseCare wishes to engage with suitably qualified bidders on the basis of a Competitive Dialogue Tender in offering a Service Level Agreement for the provision of a new Software Solution for Care within our portfolio of Care Homes and Housing with Care Schemes. NorseCare operates 20 x Care Homes and 15 x Housing with Care Schemes all requiring a reliable software solution to assist us with our caring for the elderly provisions.
This initial Supplier Selection Questionnaire will be followed up with the Competitive Dialogue stage only to the bidders successful in passing this initial stage.
Successful bidders will then receive the ITPD (Invitation to Participate in Dialogue) and the process will begin from there. This process will include workshops and sessions of information sharing in order to ascertain the most suitable bidder for NorseCares' Care Management Software Solution.
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
End:
28/02/2021
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
This contract is initially for a 3-year period but subject to rolling renewals against agreed terms.
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:
Yes
Description of options:
During the Competitive Dialogue a number of options on system configuration and layout will be reviewed.
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
27/09/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
09/10/2017
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 1 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NorseCare Ltd
Lancaster House, 16 Central Avenue, St Andrews Business Park
Norwich
NR7 0HR
UK
Telephone: +44 1603894366
Internet address(es)
URL: www.norsecare.co.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/08/2017