UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: social research services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:171262-2008

Publication Date:

Jul 5, 2008

Buyer:

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Original Language:

English

Address:

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE , Tyneside
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.qtegov.com

Notice Type: 2280
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Contract award
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 129/2008
, #
171262-2008
Referenced Document Number: 292857-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Contract awards
Type of Bid Required: Not applicable
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender
Successful Bidder: NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Newcastle Upon Tyne Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS), MEA
House, Ellison Place, UK-Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8XS.

Summary:
CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Council of the City of
Newcastle upon Tyne, Chief Executive's Office, Civic Centre, Barras
Bridge, Attn: Daniel Warnock, UK-Newcastle upon Tyne NE99 2BN. Tel. (44-0)
19 12 11 69 30. E-mail: daniel.warnock@newcastle.gov.uk. Fax (44-0) 19 12
11 48 32.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.qtegov.com.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of a Host Organisation — Newcastle upon Tyne Local Involvement
Network (LINk).
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category No 10.
Main place of performance: Newcastle upon Tyne.
NUTS code UKC22.
II.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Newcastle City
Council sought an organisation, with demonstrable experience and skills in
community development, local networking, facilitation and working with
individuals from all sectors of the community and a wide range of provider
groups to become a host of the Newcastle LINK. The host will be
responsible for the establishment, diversity of membership and supporting
the ongoing day to day activities of the LINK to carry out the following
activities: — promoting and supporting the involvement of people in the
commissioning, provision and scrutiny of local health and social care
services, — obtaining the views of people about their needs for, and their
experiences of, local health and social care services, — enabling people
to monitor and review the commissioning and provision of health and social
care services, — making their views known to the people responsible for
commissioning, providing, managing and scrutinising those services.
II.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 74131600, 85000000,
75112000, 73210000.
II.1.6) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.2) TOTAL FINAL VALUE OF CONTRACT(S)
II.2.1) Total final value of contract(s): Value: 423 000 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of
1. Soundness of proposals for financial management and use of funding.
Weighting: 30.
2. Overall quality and strength of proposals to ensure Phase 1 – the
implementation of the LINk. Weighting: 25.
3. Robustness of arrangements for Phase 2 – supporting and maintaining the
LINk. Weighting: 20.
4. Quality of project plan. Weighting: 10.
5. Demonstration of how the proposed provision of the services will
promote equality and diversity and raise awareness of the LINk in
marginalised groups. Weighting: 10.
6. Acceptance of Contract Terms. Weighting: 5.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction was used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the Contracting Authority:
QTLE-79SLUK.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Contract
notice
Notice number in OJ: 2007/S 240-292857 of 13.12.2007.
SECTION V: AWARD OF CONTRACT
CONTRACT NO: 1
TITLE: Provision of a Host Organisation — Newcastle upon Tyne Local
Involvement Network (LINk).
V.1) DATE OF CONTRACT AWARD: 1.7.2008.
V.2) NUMBER OF OFFERS RECEIVED: 3.
V.3) NAME AND ADDRESS OF ECONOMIC OPERATOR TO WHOM THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN
AWARDED: Newcastle Upon Tyne Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS), MEA
House, Ellison Place, UK-Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 8XS.
V.4) INFORMATION ON VALUE OF CONTRACT Initial estimated total value of
the contract:
Value: 423 000 GBP.
Excluding VAT.
V.5) THE CONTRACT IS LIKELY TO BE SUB-CONTRACTED: No.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.3) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL:
VI.3.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: The Contracting 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 for the Contracting Authority before
the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the
notification of the 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
required from the address in part I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of
the 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 harm 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. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to
allow parties to apply to the courts to set aside the award decision
before the contract is entered into.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 2.7.2008.

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