Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Ambulance Service
220 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8SD
UK
E-mail: natalie.mabey@lond-amb.nhs.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.londonambulance.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://londonambulance.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://londonambulance.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Provision of Cleaning Services Including Window Cleaning on Ambulance Stations and its Offices.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90910000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (the ‘Authority’) is looking to award a contract for the provision of cleaning services at premises across the Contracting Authority region. The cleaning services will be required 52 weeks a year and will service Ambulance Station office areas and office buildings. The service will include a window cleaning provision.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 091 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90911300
90919200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority's requirements cover approximately 81 sites within the M25 region. Each site is different in size and functionality and the Provider must be aware of this and plan their service accordingly. The Authority's estate is subject to change and the Provider shall have the ability to respond to this and provide services to all sites at all times.
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
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: No
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:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/07/2017
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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
(i) Any Contract awarded will be subject to English law provided that the Authority reserves the right not to award any Contract pursuant to this Notice. The Authority shall under no circumstances be responsible for the costs or expenses of any economic operator arising from participation in this procurement.
(ii) Section IV.2.2) — the deadline at IV.2.2) is the deadline for submission of a SQ response.
(iii) Interested economic operators may access copies of the following procurement documents from the Bravo Solution portal referred to in Section I.3) of this Notice:
(a) Selection Questionnaire;
(b) Draft Contract Terms;
(c) Draft Framework Specification.
Documents (b) and (c) are in draft, although the Authority does not anticipate any substantive changes being made to these before publication of the ITT. The Authority is withholding the ITT, as the gateway and evaluation may be further informed by the number of short-listed providers selected at the SQ stage.
(iv) Interested economic operators are advised that the services being procured under this Contract are classified as services under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and the restricted procedure will be observed.
(v) The Authority intends to use the BravoSolution e-Sourcing system to undertake this procurement and any communication should be conducted through the Bravo system.
(vi) Technical issues should be addressed to the Bravosolution Help Desk: Phone: 0800 368 4850 E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
220 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8SD
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the decision to award the contract is communicated to bidders in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
Any bidder wishing to appeal the decision to award the contract, or after the award of the contract, appeal the award, shall have the rights as set out in the Public Contract Regulations 2015.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
26/06/2017