CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Provision of Room Hire for National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Northamptonshire.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The East Midlands Strategic Commercial Unit (the ‘EMSCU'),on behalf of the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire are seeking to award a contract(s) for the provision of Room Hire for the delivery of National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme (NDORS) structured training sessions in key locations around Northamptonshire. We are ideally seeking a single supplier, however we may award to a selection of 3 or more, should circumstances require, in order to meet the demand and availability for this service. A minimum of 2 and up to 10 locations may be needed. Detailed specification information will be provided to all contractors who get to the ITT stage.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

CN1000666-668

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Suppliers wishing to express an interest in this tender opportunity should go to www.bluelight.gov.uk/opportunities and enter the following reference number in the search criteria 'contains' box: QTLE-9CHJZX, then click on the 'tender opportunity' title and select the 'Login and Register Interest' button.

Once the expression of interest has been confirmed, the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) document can be found by going to www.bluelight.gov.uk and selecting the 'Supplier Login' option.

Please note: suppliers not already registered on the Bluelight ProContract eTendering system, will need to go to www.bluelight.gov.uk and click on the 'Register Company' link on the left hand side. Once the registration has been processed they need to return to the 'tender opportunity' and register an expression of interest. Once the expression of interest has been confirmed, follow the procedure stated in the above paragraph. This site is free and will only take minutes.

Any questions about the procurement should be submitted to www.bluelight.gov.uk If the EMSC considers any question or request for clarification to be of material significance, both the query and the response will be communicated, in a suitably anonymous form to all service bidders at the above web address. EMSCU reserve the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a contract and does not bind itself to accept the most economically advantageous or any tender received. EMSCU shall not be liable for any cost or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of any document or submission.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire, Wootton Hall, Wootton Park, Northampton NN4 0JQ.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice