UK-Birmingham: transport services (excl. Waste transport)

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   BIRMINGHAM
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:320496-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 19, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 15, 2009
Buyer:   HEART OF ENGLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   HEART OF ENGLAND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
BIRMINGHAM  
United Kingdom
Email:   Click here

Goods, Works and Services

 

Summary

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Notice Type: 2120 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 223/2009, #320496-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: Not defined

Original Text

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Heart of England NHS
Foundation Trust, Procurement Department, Devon House. Bordesley, Attn:
Richard Cole, UK-Birmingham B9 5SS. E-mail:
richard.cole@heartofengland.nhs.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:
National or federal agency/office.
Health.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Pathology Courier Service, Day for the Heart of England NHS Foundation
Trust.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Daily (Monday-Friday) collect reports from
Pathology Department, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green
East, Birmingham B9 5SS, Solihull Hospital, Lode Lane, Solihull, West
Midlands B91 2JL and Good Hope Hospital, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield,
West Midlands B75 7RR, UNITED KINGDOM, and collect samples, returning to
above.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Estimated total value of
purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): To collect from
the hospital sites named above, reports which are to be taken to
pre-designated General Practices, Health Care Centres and commissioning
laboratory services within these area's, and collect sample and return to
the hospital.
This is a 2 year contract commencing 1.4.10, with an option to extend by a
further year.
Whilst all the delivery and collection points will be detailed in the
Tender Specification, along with times and times by which returns are to
reach the Pathology Department, the methodology and route planning will be
for the Tenderer to decide, so long as the time frames are ahered to.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 60000000 - LA33.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Estimated value excluding VAT: 300 000
GBP.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 24 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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: Suppliers
Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required
once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal:
https://heartofengland.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register
- Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your
correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click
"Save" when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique
password (please keep this secure);
2. Express an Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the
username/password - Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link.
(These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open
to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the
content. - Click the "Express Interest" button in the "Actions" box on the
left-hand side of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My
PQQs/ My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects
only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and
Buyer Attachments" in the "Actions" box;
3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to "Reply" or "Reject"
(please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the "Messages"
function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note
the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions
for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then
publish your reply using the publish button in the "Actions" box on the
left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please
consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
1523 17436.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
15.12.2009 - 15:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 18.12.2009.
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 Contracting Authority intends to use an
eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to
use a reverse auction.
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): Telephone: see portal; Fax: see
portal.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 17.11.2009.
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