UK-Merthyr Tydfil: health and social work services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

MERTHYR TYDFIL

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:169010-2008

Publication Date:

Jul 3, 2008

Deadline:

Aug 25, 2008

Buyer:

RHONDDA CYNON TAF LOCAL HEALTH BOARD

Original Language:

English

Address:

RHONDDA CYNON TAF LOCAL HEALTH BOARD
MERTHYR TYDFIL , WALES
United Kingdom

Email:

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85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Type: 2210
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 127/2008
, #
169010-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Health
Board, Cwm Taf NHS Trust (Acting on behalf of Rhondda Cynon Taf LHB),
Procurement Services department, St Tydfil's Hospital, Upper Thomas
Street, Attn: Mr Chris James, Deputy Head of Procurement ((44-1443) 44 34
43) or Mrs Adele Cahill ((44-1685) 72 63 65), UK-Merthyr Tydfil CF47 0SJ.
Tel. (44-1443) 44 34 43, (44-1685) 72 63 65. E-mail:
Chris.James@Pr-Tr.Wales.NHS.uk, Adele.Cahill@nglam-tr.wales.nhs.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Health
Board, Mental Health Development Manager, Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Health
Board, Unit 3, Navigation Park, Contact: Mr James McMahon, Attn: Mr James
McMahon, CF45 4SN Abercynon. Tel. (44-1443) 74 48 00. E-mail: James
McMahon (James.McMahon@rhonddacynontafflhb.wales.nhs.uk).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Cwm Taf NHS Trust,
Procurement Services Department, St Tydfil's Hospital, Contact:
Procurement Services, Attn: Chris James, Deputy Head of Procurement or Mrs
Adele Cahill Head of Procurement, CF47 0SJ Merthyr Tydfil. Tel. (44-1443)
44 34 43, (44-1685) 72 63 65. E-mail: Chris.James@Pr-Tr.Wales.NHS.uk,
Adele.Cahill@nglam-tr.wales.nhs.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Health.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Rhondda Cynon Taf Local Health Board.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 25.
Main place of performance: The local authority areas of Rhondda Cynon Taf,
Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan.
NUTS code: UKL.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Rhondda Cynon
Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan Local Health
Boards, are inviting established and experienced organisations to express
their interest in the provision of an Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Service IMHAS, under the statutory obligations of the new Mental Health
Act 2007. The service will be available to people who are:
1. Detained or liable to be detained under the 1983 Mental Health Act.
2. Subject to guardianship under the Act.
3. Community Patients subject to community treatment orders.
4. Conditionally discharges.
5. Being considered for section 57 or 58A treatments, but are not
otherwise subject to the Act (i.e. an "informal patient").
The contract will operate from 3.11.2008 and will initially be for a
period of 3 years, but subject to satisfactory performance and outcome
reviews, the contract may be extended for a further 2 periods each of
1-year duration.
This new service will be hosted by Rhondda Cynon Taff Local Health Board,
and will service the local authority areas as indicated above.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 85000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The contract may be extended for a further 2
periods each of 1-year duration.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 36 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Yes.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Yes.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Yes. Joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As specified
in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As specified in the
pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As specified in the
pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: As specified in the pre-qualification
questionnaire.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CTAF RCT LHB.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentPayable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
25.8.2008.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Buy4Wales Reference Number: 13630.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: The authority will incorporate a minimum 10-calendar-day
standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to
seek further debriefing from the Trust(s) before the final contract is
entered into. Bidders have 2 working days from the notification of award
decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be
provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill
period. Such additional information should be requested from the
Procurement Services Department, North Glamorgan NHS Trust, UK-Merthyr
Tydfil CF47 0SB. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not
been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006
No 5)/provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of
hard by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. (England,
Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly
(generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into
the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the
authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has
been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 1.7.2008.

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