Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Achieving for Children
Civic Centre, 44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
UK
Contact person: Mr Michael Williams
Telephone: +44 2085475693
E-mail: commissioning@kingston.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.achievingforchildren.org.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.londontenders.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.londontenders.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Community Paediatric Child Health Services.
Reference number: DN108412
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Achieving for Children (AfC) is seeking to commission Community Paediatric Services on behalf of The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames and Kingston Clinical Commissioning Group. Community Child Health Services are defined as ‘the care of children outside of hospital by community paediatricians. They will see children for a variety of reasons and can include children with long-term disability, children with mental health issues, children who it is feared are being abused, or children who are being fostered and adopted. They also take responsibility for providing strategic leadership and advising on the health of communities’. The aim of this tender is to ensure there is a clearly defined specification of roles and services to be supplied in order to provide a high quality integrated community child health service that is fully compliant with the statutory duties placed on NHS bodies.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Delivery of the service is broken down into 4 components:
Community Paediatric Services for disabled children
Designated Doctor for Looked After Children
Named Doctor for Looked After Children
Designated Medical Officer (DMO) for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Further details of the requirements set out within each section can be found within the Invitation To Tender and Specification documentation, both of which can be accessed via the London Tenders portal (Project ID DN108412).
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
01/04/2017
End:
31/03/2022
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Contract will commence on 1.4.2017 and expire on 31.3.2020 subject to AfC having the right to extend the Contract Period by a further period(s) of a year on no more than two occasions such that the Contract shall not extend beyond 31.3.2022. If AfC wishes to extend this Contract, it shall give the Provider at least 12 months written notice of such intention before the Expiry Date.
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Expressions of interest and all tender documentation, including award criteria, can be accessed via tender documents which are available on the London Tenders Portal (https://www.londontenders.org/), Project ID DN108412
Full award criteria including sub criteria can be found in the tender documents on the London Tenders Portal — Project ID DN108412.
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:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Selection criteria 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:
18/10/2016
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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
18/10/2016
Local time: 12:00
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: All tenders will be opened one at a time by the Head of Corporate Governance and the appropriate Director, Executive Head or Service Manager. The terms ‘Head of Corporate Governance’, ‘Director’, ‘Executive Head’, and ‘Service Manager’ include any officer duly authorised by the same.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Achieving for Children
Civic Centre, 44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/09/2016