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UK-Stafford: catering supplies

Prior Information Notice

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   STAFFORD
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:321597-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 20, 2009
Buyer:   HEALTHCARE PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (HPC)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   HEALTHCARE PURCHASING CONSORTIUM (HPC)
STAFFORD, Shropshire and Staffordshire
United Kingdom
Email:   Click here

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Notice Type: 2200 - Prior Information Notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 224/2009, #321597-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Prior information or periodic indicative notice
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: Not applicable

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PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Healthcare Purchasing
Consortium (HPC), Unit 8, Rutherford Court. Staffordshire Technology,
Attn: Naomi Mellor, UK-Stafford ST18 0AR. Tel. +44 8701706050. E-mail:
naomi.mellor@hpc.nhs.uk. Fax +44 8701706035.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
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.B: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)
II.1) TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:
Sustainable catering supply chain solution.
II.2) TYPE OF CONTRACT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY OR OF PERFORMANCE: Services.
Service category: No 17.
Main place of performance or of delivery: Shropshire.
NUTS code: UKG2.
II.3) SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND QUANTITY OR VALUE OF SUPPLIES OR
SERVICES: The Authority is looking for a contractor to be their first tier
supplier of catering provisions.
The contractor will be required to collate provisions from producers and
deliver provisions directly to the Authority as requested.
The contractor shall be expected to demonstrate the principles of the Food
Industry sustainability Strategy (FISS) within the proposed supply chain.
II.4) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 39222000, 63120000, 63110000,
60112000.
II.7) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If & when this requirement is offered to
tender, this may be done in whole/ in part via electronic means using the
Internet, & may also be through the medium of an electronic reverse
auction.
HPC is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body
for & on behalf of the NHS & other public sector bodies with whom the
successful offeror(s) will ultimately enter into contracts for the supply
of the goods and/or services. Any public sector body wishing to access the
contract may do so only with permission from HPC.
The contract conditions will be set out in the invitation to tender & it
is the contracting authority’s intention to include a certain contractual
provisions regarding a management charge, which may be applied to
purchases made under contract(s) awarded. Further details will be made
available via contract documentation and information released during the
course of the tender process.
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information.
This exercise will be conducted on the Healthcare Purchasing Consortium
(HPC) portal at https://hpc.bravosolution.co.uk Candidates wishing to be
considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional
procurement-specific information through the HPC portal as follows:
i) Candidates should register on the HPC portal at
https://hpc.bravosolution.co.uk.
ii) Once registered, candidates must express interest as follows:
a. login to the HPC eTendering portal;
b. select Response to OJEU advert and PQQ;
c. select Open Access PQQ;
d. access listing related to this contract & view details;
e. click on Express Interest link.
iii) For support in submitting your expression of interest contact the
eTendering Help-desk at +44 08003684850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.2) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If & when this requirement is offered to
tender, this may be done in whole/ in part via electronic means using the
Internet, & may also be through the medium of an electronic reverse
auction.
HPC is conducting this procurement exercise as a central purchasing body
for & on behalf of the NHS & other public sector bodies with whom the
successful offeror(s) will ultimately enter into contracts for the supply
of the goods and/or services. Any public sector body wishing to access the
contract may do so only with permission from HPC.
The contract conditions will be set out in the invitation to tender & it
is the contracting authority’s intention to include a certain contractual
provisions regarding a management charge, which may be applied to
purchases made under contract(s) awarded. Further details will be made
available via contract documentation and information released during the
course of the tender process.
Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information.
This exercise will be conducted on the Healthcare Purchasing Consortium
(HPC) portal at https://hpc.bravosolution.co.uk Candidates wishing to be
considered must register their expression of interest & provide additional
procurement-specific information through the HPC portal as follows:
i) Candidates should register on the HPC portal at
https://hpc.bravosolution.co.uk.
ii) Once registered, candidates must express interest as follows
a. login to the HPC eTendering portal;
b. select Response to OJEU advert and PQQ;
c. select Open Access PQQ;
d. access listing related to this contract & view details;
e. click on Express Interest link.
iii) For support in submitting your expression of interest contact the
eTendering Help-desk at +44 08003684850 or help@bravosolution.co.uk.
VI.4) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 18.11.2009.
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