Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Musgrove Park Hospital, Parkfield Drive

Taunton

TA1 5DA

UK

Contact person: Sharon Murphy

Telephone: +44 1392405415

E-mail: sharonmurphy4@nhs.net

NUTS: UKK

Internet address(es)

Main address: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=NHSSW

Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45644

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: RBA/TS/LOC/0344

II.1.2) Main CPV code

34114122

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Framework Agreement for the supply of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services: Qualified Crew and Secure Transport covering the geographical areas of Cornwall and Somerset. The Somerset health community intends to share details of the Suppliers and Tariffs with nursing homes that support Somerset registered patients. These nursing homes may wish to make bookings direct with Suppliers for ‘social need’ transport requests. The NHS will hold no responsibility for the costs of these journeys. At all times, payment for these journeys will remain the responsibility of the nursing home that has arranged the booking. This will be a provider to provider transaction. The nursing home personnel will not be part of the evaluation team for the Framework.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 540 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Lot No: 1

Lot No: 2

Lot No: 3

Lot No: 4

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers.

List and brief description of conditions:

Any supplier may be disqualified who does not respond to the following in the requisite manner:

1) Suppliers are required to submit their tender response via the Trusts e-tendering portal — CTM — which is accessed at: https://uk.eu-supply.com/login.asp Please make sure that you are registered to avoid any future delays;

2) (a) Is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the Court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

(b) Is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the Court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;

(c) Has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;

(d) Has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;

(e) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;

(f) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;

(g) Is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;

(h) Has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;

(i) Has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;

(j) Has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;

(k) Has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering;

(l) The Trust reserves the right to enforce Regulation 57 of the PCR 2015 with regards to its rights to the discretionary exclusion of Bidders.

Bidders who have been convicted of a Bribery Act 2010 offence under section 1 (offences relating to bribing another person) or section 6 (bribery of foreign public officials) will be excluded.

In addition to the Provisions of Freedom of Information Act, bidders will have due regard to the Trusts obligations on Transparency which are set out in more detail at: www.businesslink.gov.uk/transparency/procurement and all offers will be submitted on the basis that the contract when awarded may be published in full in accordance with HM Government Transparency Guidance.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

List and brief description of selection criteria:

The Trust will also be utilising the NHS supplier information database (sid4gov) to manage and assess general pre-qualification information in the form of a profile. As well as responding to the tender via the e-tendering portal, candidates are requested to provide or update their profile on the sid4gov as follows:

a) Candidates should register on sid4gov at: http://http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier by clicking on the Register Organisation tab and select the Supplier button;

b) To continue with the registration process Suppliers must have a current DUNS Number. If a Supplier does not have a DUNS Number there is a link to the D&B UK website to request a DUNS Supplier Number;

c) Suppliers who already have a published profile on sid4gov must confirm that information is up to date: i) Candidates should ensure all relevant sections of their NHS sid4gov profile are completed to demonstrate their ability to meet the short-listing criteria applicable to this contract. Where access to NHS sid4gov is unavailable, please contact NHS the sid4gov help desk.

Please note all responses to OJEU should be made through the e-Tendering Portal and Registration is required on sid4gov to update or provide company profiles only.

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

List and brief description of selection criteria:

See above III.1.1)

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Please refer to tender documents — Appendix D.

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 with several operators.

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 12/08/2016

Local time: 12:00

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: 12 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 12/08/2016

Local time: 12:00

VI.4.1) Review body