Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Contact person: Senior Category Manager - Corporate & Facilities (C220462))
E-mail: 2gether.corporateprocurement@nhs.net
NUTS: UKJ44
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
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 preventative, responsive and emergency pest control services
Reference number: C220462
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90922000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
2gether Support Solutions Ltd. (herein referred to as "our" or "us" or "we") was formed in April 2018 as a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"). We provide essential support services to the Trust, from facilities and property management to catering, procurement and portering.<br/><br/>We are seeking to appoint a professional, competent and suitably experienced provider to deliver effective pest control services across our core customer's hospitals sites on a preventative, responsive and emergency basis.<br/><br/>Further information about the requirements, including how the contract will be awarded, is available from the published Bid Pack within the Atamis e-sourcing portal.<br/><br/>If you are a professional, competent and suitably experienced pest control services provider, are capable of delivering the requirements described and interested in helping support us, then you are invited to submit a bid in accordance with the instructions set out in the Additional information section of this notice.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90922000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ44
Main site or place of performance:
As identified in the procurement documents
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
We are seeking to appoint a professional, competent and suitably experienced provider to deliver effective pest control services across our core customer's hospitals sites on a preventative, responsive and emergency basis.<br/><br/>The supplier will be expected to follow-up any preventative, responsive or emergency pest management with sound professional advice on how to effectively manage the pest situation should it be (or become) a recurring problem.
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:
500 000.00
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:
up to 24 months, not to exceed 60 months
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
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
III.2.1) Information about a particular profession
Participation is reserved to a particular profession: Yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents,
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
15/12/2023
Local time: 16:00
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:
01/04/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
04/12/2023
Local time: 10:00
Place:
Procurement Offices, William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0LZ
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
60 months
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
2gether Support Solutions Ltd. reserves the right not to award this contract opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this notice.<br/><br/>Further information about 2gether Support Solutions Ltd. is available from https://2gethersupportsolutions.org<br/><br/>To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.<br/><br/>Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:<br/><br/>Phone: 0800 9956035<br/><br/>E-mail: support-health@atamis.co.uk<br/><br/>This contract opportunity may be used by other Contracting Authorities including any of the following:<br/><br/>1a) other public sector bodies located in, or around, Kent and Medway, including Clinical Commissioning Groups or GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services; or local authorities or NHS Foundation Trusts / NHS Trusts; or social enterprises or subsidiary companies of any of the above; and<br/><br/>1b) any statutory and any other successor organisations to the above and any of the foregoing contracting authorities.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road
Canterbury
CT1 3NG
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
2Gether Support Solutions Limited
William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford
Kent
TN24 0LZ
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/11/2023