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

Consultant Occupational Physician (Accredited Specialist).

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 framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Health and social work services. Health services. Miscellaneous health services. Company health services. Medical specialist services. This contract is for the provision of Occupational Health Physician Services to the Authority. The contract is for a period of 3 years with an option to extend by a further 12 months subject to satisfactory performance. Working with and supporting the Authority's Occupational Health Department, the provider will be expected to deliver sickness absence case management advice, fitness to work consultations, specialist medicals (including but not limited to those required by law dealing with asbestos and heavy goods vehicle licencing), supporting the ill health retirement process, advising on reasonable adjustments and/or redeployments, health surveillance as well as providing advice policy formulation in relation to health matters. The services must be delivered, in person, by one named clinician, supported where appropriate and with prior Authority approval, by one named locum. All clinicians must have appropriate General Medical Council registration, including entry onto the GMC Specialist Register at the time of commencement of the contract. The service will be provided in 2 half day sessions of (3.5 hours per session) on a basis of 4 sessions per week for 46 weeks annually. These 2 half day sessions will cover the clinic hours of 9:00-17:00 with the requirement to carry out regular evening clinics, as requested (it is envisaged that these will start at 12:00 and finish no later than 20:00).

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

F/380

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 VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

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

VI.2)

Additional Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. This procurement is for a part B Category 25 Service and is exempt from the full obligations of the Public Contract Regulations 2006. Those regulations however still impose an obligation to honour the underlying principles of non-discrimination, equal treatment and transparency, ensuring a sufficient level of advertising. This notice is being published voluntarily by the Authority in recognition of those principles. In further support of these principles the Authority will voluntarily incorporate a minimum 10 calendar standstill at the point information on contract award is communicated to bidders to allow for legal challenge of the award decision. As a Part B category 25 service, this procurement is not obliged to, and will not follow one of the four prescribed routes or their associated timescales. This notice indicates use of the "restricted" procedure, but this applies only insofar as tenderers are required to meet minimum standards for their bid to be considered. The use of the PQQ has been limited to allow self-certification of suitability by tenderers, with only the successful bidder being required to provide further evidence prior to contract award. Additionally, bidders will have to complete a pass/fail qualification stage. All bidders who successfully complete this stage will be taken forward for evaluation. Further details of process and timescales are given in the ITT documents. Details of how to access those documents are given at Section 1 of this notice, and as shown below.

To view this notice, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=132677696

GO Reference: GO-2015226-PRO-6397922.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The Authority intends to introduce a voluntary minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the contract award is communicated to bidders. Appeals should be sent via the delta esourcing communication facility.

VI.3.3)

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

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice