CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Hastings and Rother Clinical Commissioning Group |
Bexhill Hospital, Holliers Hill |
Bexhill-on-Sea |
TN40 2DZ |
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Howe Derek |
+44 1306646810 |
derek.howe@nhs.net |
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityA framework agreement for the provision of a social marketing service to support health outcomes and access to healthcare services in Hastings and Rother. |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract25 |
II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
The premises of Hastings and Rother Clinical Commissioning Group and/or the selected supplier.
UKJ2 |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement24 |
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement500 000GBP |
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
II.1.5)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
A social marketing service that will improve health outcomes and access to healthcare services for different population groups in different geographical locations in Hastings and Rother. The service will, as directed by commissioners, plan, scope, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a social marketing service in order to gain a greater insight into individual and group behaviour. The service will, as directed by commissioners, design and implement effective health information campaigns and service interventions for specific target groups within the parameters of the Hastings and Rother Reducing Health Inequalities programme.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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79300000 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots No |
II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
No |
II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scopeHastings & Rother CCG is seeking to procure a single supplier framework agreement to provide social marketing services over a 18-24 month period in support of its Reducing Health Inequalities programme. It is envisaged that each 'campaign' will be the subject of a separate call-off contract under the framework agreement. |
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500 000 GBP |
II.2.2)
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OptionsThe framework agreement will be let for an initial period of 18 months with an option to extend for up to 6 further months, provided that the total length of the agreement does not exceed 24 months. |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts
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Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions Relating to the Contract
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III.1.1)
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Deposits and guarantees required
A) A parent company guarantee will be required if the Contracting Authority decides accordingly.
b) Main Contractor to guarantee and be liable for the performance of its sub-contractors.
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III.1.2)
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Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions
Please see the invitation to tender for details.
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III.1.3)
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Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded
Joint and several liability.
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III.1.4)
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Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
Please see the invitation to tender for details.
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III.2)
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Conditions for Participation
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III.2.1)
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Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue' — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the user-name you chose and click ‘Save' when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the user-name/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers' link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest' button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments' in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details' box 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response' under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details', you can choose to ‘Create Response' or to ‘Decline to Respond' (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages' function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and off-line actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response' button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
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III.2.2)
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Economic and financial capacity
As stated in the invitation to tender.
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III.2.3)
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Technical capacity
As stated in the invitation to tender.
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III.2.4)
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Reserved contracts
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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Yes
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 16-03-2015
12:00 |
IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
Hastings and Rother Clinical Commissioning Group |
Bexhill Hospital |
Bexhill-on-Sea |
TN40 2DZ |
UK |
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+44 1306646810 |
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a standstill period of 10 calendar days at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
That notification will provide full information on the award decision. Further information is set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) as amended.
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 26-01-2015 |