CONTRACT 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

Aylesbury Vale District Council

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services North East

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Bedford Borough Council

Blackpool Council

Blackburn and Darwen Council

Bolton Council

Cardiff Council

Central Bedfordshire Council

City of York Council

Cheshire East Council

Cumbria County Council

Dorset Council

Darlington Borough Council

Dorset Council

Durham County Council

Elmbridge Council

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue

Greater Manchester Police Authority

Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority

Hartlepool Borough Council

Herefordshire Council

Home and Communities Agency

Liverpool City Council

Local Government Association

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Council

London Borough of Havering

London Borough of Merton

London Borough of Newham

Manchester City Council

Metropolitan Police Service

Middlesbrough Council

Newcastle City Council

North Tyneside Council

Northumberland County Council

Oldham Council

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

Rochdale Borough Council

Salford City Council

Sheffield Council

South Tyneside Council

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium

Stockport Council

Stockton Borough Council

Sunderland City Council

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council

Thurrock Borough Council

Trafford Council

Transport for Greater Manchester

Warrington Borough Council

West Sussex Council

Wigan Council

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

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

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

A Neutral Vendor Managed Service Provider is required to manage the provision of Specialist Professional Services. A Neutral Vendor does not provide Specialist Professional Services in their own right and must be neutral when selecting service providers on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

As specified within the tender document.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

As specified within the tender document.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

As specified within the tender document.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

As specified within the tender document.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

As specified within the tender document.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

9PUF-L8GZVD

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Representatives of Gateshead Council Legal Department.

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The opportunity can be accessed via the NEPO eTender system. Suppliers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through the NEPO eTender system. If not already registered, candidates should register on the NEPO eTender system at https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_supplier_registration_wizard_introduction?openform Any queries regarding the procurement process or tender documents must be raised no less than 4 days before the tender return date, through the Q&A section on the NEPO eTender system. For any support in submitting your expression of interest or tender response, please contact the NEPO Portal helpdesk at +44 1912613940 or info@nepoportal.org. There are a number of help guides available on the portal. Reading these will assist the supplier in completing and submitting their responses.Initially for use by Local Authorities served by NEPO (see website www.nepoportal.org), being a Central Purchasing Body as defined by the EU Combined Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC, the Framework Agreement may also be open for use by the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authority Councils; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Police, Fire and Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; Central Government. Full details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas is available on: https://www.qtegov.com/systems/nepocms.nsf/vLiveDocs/906F8B279072390280257C2E004161C0?OpenDocument. Establishments within the noted classifications may join NEPO as associate members, a list of current associate members is available on:https://www.qtegov.com/systems/nepocms.nsf/vLiveDocs/DB0F9730FA802DF480257D6B004C27D0?OpenDocument.NEPO may make this framework available to all current and new associate members.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent