Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Swandean HQ, Arundel Road
Worthing
BN13 3EP
UK
Contact person: Rod Walters
Telephone: +44 7827807585
E-mail: rod.walters@sabp.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKJ
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.susssexpartnership.nhs.uk
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk
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
Sussex Partnership NHS Trust — Water Management Contract
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90713100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is issuing this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) in connection with the competitive procurement to find a suitably skilled and experienced organisation to undertake tasks related to Water Safety Management in line with “L8” for “Legionnaires” disease — The control of Legionella bacteria in water system and the NHS Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premise.
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)
39715000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ
Main site or place of performance:
East Sussex, West Sussex and Hampshire.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The service provider shall employ, on this Contract Agreement, employees fully trained and of sufficient breadth of experience to cope with the level of expertise which will be required in the managing of Legionella/water treatment services for the Authority.
The service provider shall only provide directly employed staff to execute the work and shall not sub-contract the works, nor use staff provided by third parties, without the approval of the employer’s representative.
The purpose of this contract is to offer consistency, in terms of the provision of Legionella/water treatment.
This contract will support the Authority in meeting their objectives and ensuring that they meet all statutory requirements and standards.
Water systems should be designed, maintained and operated in conditions that prevent or control the growth of legionella.
The service provider should offer guidance to Authority on legislation in this area.
The contract will comprise of Legionella/water treatment services for, but not limited to the following areas:
— domestic cold-water services — storage and distribution,
— domestic hot water services — generation storage and distribution,
— faucets, showers, bib taps, etc.,
— Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMV)/Thermostatic Mixing Taps (TMT).
The contract is expected to commence on the 1.7.2019 for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend the Contract term for a further 2 x 2-year periods up to a total no greater than 7 years.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
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
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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is issuing this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) in connection with the competitive procurement to find a suitably skilled and experienced organisation to undertake tasks related to Water Safety Management in line with “L8” for “Legionnaires” disease. The control of Legionella bacteria in water system and the NHS Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premise.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/05/2019
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
Duration in months: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
10/05/2019
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
7 years.
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Authority will notify economic operators who submitted a tender or (where no deselection notification has previously been made) applied to be selected to tender, of its decision to award the contract agreement which notification will contain among other information, a summary of the reasons why the economic operators was unsuccessful. The notification will incorporate a “standstill period” of a minimum of 10 clear calendar days between the date on which the Authority dispatches the notice(s) and the date on which the Authority proposes to conclude the relevant Agreement. The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority during the standstill period will automatically continue the prohibition on entering into any Agreement until the court proceedings are determined, discontinued or disposed of, or the court, by interim order, brings to an end the prohibition. The remedies that may be awarded by the courts before the contract agreement has been entered into include the setting aside of the decision to award the agreement to the winning tenderer(s). The bringing of court proceedings against the Authority after the Agreement has been entered into will not affect the agreement unless grounds for the imposition of special penalties under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 can be established. Otherwise the remedies that may be awarded by the courts where the agreement has been entered into are limited to the award of damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/03/2019