Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
05280446
Chorley New Road
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
Contact person: Sara Costello
Telephone: +44 1204498335
E-mail: Sara.Costello@nwas.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKD
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28722&B=NHSSBS
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=28722&B=NHSSBS
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 HR Testing and Assessments
Reference number: NWAS-TR-21-18
II.1.2) Main CPV code
33156000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking to award a contract to design, provide and host a fully managed online system providing situational judgement tests (SJT’s) and scenario based assessments to be used as part of NWAS’s recruitment process.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79414000
79600000
79635000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD
Main site or place of performance:
Bolton
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking to award a contract to design, provide and host a fully managed online system providing situational judgement tests (SJT’s) and scenario based assessments to be used as part of NWAS’s recruitment process.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical Evaluation
/ Weighting: 60 %
Price
/ Weighting:
40 %
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/11/2019
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
09/07/2019
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
Tender must be valid until:
01/11/2019
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/07/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Any United Kingdom Ambulance Trusts or successor organisations to the below list may at their own discretion choose to purchase through this contract during the agreement duration:
— North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— South West Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— London Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
— Scottish Ambulance Service,
— Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
— Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Trust.
https://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/NHSTrustListing.aspx
None of the Trusts listed have committed to use this contract at this time.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Bolton
BL1 5DD
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/06/2019