Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Skills for Care Ltd
West Gate, Grace Street
Leeds
LS1 2RP
UK
Contact person: Bruce Murray
Telephone: +44 7500770518
E-mail: b.murray@erauk.net
NUTS: UKE42
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.expensereduction.com/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.expensereduction.com/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.expensereduction.com/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local agency/office
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Print and Related Services
Reference number: 2019 - SFCPS
II.1.2) Main CPV code
22100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Skills for Care is a registered charity that helps create a well-led, skilled and valued adult social care workforce. We support adult social care employers to deliver what the people they support need and what commissioners and regulators expect.
We do this by helping them get the best from their most valuable resource — their people. Our practical support helps employers recruit, develop and lead their staff — and retain them.
Skills for care, its divisions and subsidiary organisations is seeking to create a Framework Agreement of digital and litho print service providers to support its operational requirements on a call-off basis. The framework will be working alongside Skills for care's internal design/marketing team and its appointed creative partners within agreed skills for care brand guidelines.
Call-off services required include production of leaflets, flyers, brochures, publications and magazines along with supporting mailing services as required.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
22000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE42
Main site or place of performance:
The framework will support skills for care's central office at West Gate, Grace Street, Leeds LS1 2RP.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Skills for Care is seeking organisations to provide print and related services. The services to be provided broadly cover:
— provide a full range of litho and digital printing services,
— provide mailing, fulfilment and distribution services,
— provide exhibition displays, signage and graphics services,
— provide related project management services,
— provide related management information and analysis.
Call-off services required include production of leaflets, flyers, brochures, publications and magazines along with supporting mailing services as required.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Relevant experience
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Technical capability to deliver
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
600 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
An option for a further 12 month extension will be stated within the Framework Agreement to extend the existing framework beyond the initial 36 month period.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The final framework will be made up of a maximum of 5 service providers based upon the selection criteria stated.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
All requests to participate must be submitted by email to: b.murray@erauk.net
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
Restricted procedure
- Accelerated procedure
Justification:
Framework to be operational by 3.6.2019.
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 5
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2014/S 187-330434
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
31/03/2019
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
01/04/2019
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
All requests for participation in tender process must be submitted by email to: b.murray@erauk.net
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Bruce Murray
West Gate, Grace Street
Leeds
LS1 2RP
UK
Telephone: +44 7500770518
E-mail: b.murray@erauk.net
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Bruce Murray
West Gate, Grace Street
Leeds
LS1 2RP
UK
Telephone: +44 7500770518
E-mail: b.murray@erauk.net
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Bruce Murray
West Gate, Grace Street
Leeds
LS1 2RP
UK
Telephone: +44 7500770518
E-mail: b.murray@erauk.net
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/03/2019