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UK-Hamilton: social work and related services

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General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   HAMILTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:310195-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 7, 2009
Deadline:   Nov 23, 2009
Buyer:   SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL
HAMILTON, South Lanarkshire
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2230 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 215/2009, #310195-2009
Referenced Document Number: 265372-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Accelerated restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): South Lanarkshire Council,
Almada Street, Attn: Karen Thomson, UK-Hamilton ML3 0AA. Tel. +44
1698453413. E-mail: Karen.Thomson@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. Fax +44
1698453328.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
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:
UK-Hamilton: floating housing support for households with complex needs.
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: Various locations and addresses within the
geographical area of South Lanarkshire including rural areas. South
Lanarkshire.
NUTS code: UKM38.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The service
being tendered for is being commissioned by South Lanarkshire Council,
Housing and Technical Resources for the Provision of Floating Housing
Support for households affected by homelessness who have complex needs.
The service will be delivered in line with National Care Standards for
Housing Support Services and providers must be registered with the
Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care to deliver Housing Support
Services. Social work and related services. Other community, social and
personal services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 85300000, 98000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
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: As detailed in Pre
Qualification Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: As detailed in Pre
Qualification Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: As detailed in Pre Qualification
Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender.
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 detailed
in Pre Qualification Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As detailed in Pre
Qualification Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
As detailed in Pre Qualification Questionnaire/Invitation to Tender.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Accelerated restricted.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: This service
provision is a Part B Service - exempt from EU and has been voluntarily
advertised via OJEU.
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:
SLC/H&TR/0244.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 09/S 184-265372/EN of 24.9.2009.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
23.11.2009 - 10:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 14.12.2009.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The contract duration is 3 years with the
South Lanarkshire Council option to extend for 12 months. Potential
tenderers should note that the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of
Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) may apply to this tender and they
should seek their own legal advice on the implications.
Suppliers must read through this complete set of instructions and follow
the process to respond to this tender.
Your PQQ must be completed and submitted electronically by using Vault
through BiPs Delta-ets by the due date of Monday 23.11.2009 (10:00).
The information and documents for this tender will be accessible at the
following website www.delta-ets.com. To be able to access these documents
you will need to register your company details and enter the following
Tender Access Code (TAC) 04T657646 at the bottom of the registration page,
thereafter you will be issued with a USERNAME and PASSWORD. If you have
already registered with Delta previously, please follow the link shown and
click on the 'Delta-ets Home' tab instead. This will redirect you to the
home page where you can log on using your existing username and password
to collect the tender documents.
If you have registered and have forgotten your Username and Password,
please click on the forgotten password link on the Delta-ets homepage.
Please keep this USERNAME and PASSWORD secure, and do not pass it to any
third parties.
You must log into Delta-ets and then click on the Vault tab, if you have
added the TAC code to your registration you will automatically view the
tender title. Click on this link and you will be taken into the tenderbox
where the documents are stored. If you have previously accessed Delta then
please enter the TAC code in Vault and you will then be able to access the
documentation. Please check that you are able to access these online ITT
documents. If you are experiencing problems, then please contact the Delta
helpdesk via email: helpdesk@delta-ets.com or call +44 08452707050 for
further assistance.
Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to
this invite prior to the closing date and time. If you are uploading
multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a
time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application like WinZip
or WinRar.
GO reference: GO 09110514/01.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: South Lanarkshire
Council, Almada Street, UK-Hamilton ML3 0AA. E-mail:
customer.services@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. Tel. +44 1698454444. URL:
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
South Lanarkshire Council, Almada Street, UK-Hamilton ML3 0AA. E-mail:
customer.services@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. Tel. +44 1698454444. URL:
www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained: South Lanarkshire Council, Almada Street, UK-Hamilton ML3
0AA. E-mail: customer.services@southlanarkshire.gov.uk. Tel. +44
1698454444. URL: www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 5.11.2009.
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