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General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   CARDIFF
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:321755-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 20, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 21, 2009
Buyer:   THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF THE WELSH MINISTERS
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   THE WELSH ASSEMBLY GOVERNMENT ON BEHALF OF THE WELSH MINISTERS
CARDIFF, WALES
United Kingdom
Web Site:   http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 224/2009, #321755-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
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): The Welsh Assembly Government
on behalf of the Welsh Ministers, Welsh Assembly Government, Health
Improvement Division, Department for Public Health and Health Professions,
Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, Contact: See Section V1.3,
UK-Cardiff CF10 3NQ.
Further information can be obtained at: See Section V1.3. URL:
http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk.
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:
Body governed by public law.
Economic and financial affairs.
Education.
Environment.
General public services.
Health.
Housing and community amenities.
Public order and safety.
Recreation, culture and religion.
Social protection.
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:
Evaluation of national exercise referral Scheme.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 8.
Main place of performance: UKL: Wales.
NUTS code: UKL.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The National
Exercise Referral Scheme aims to enable health professionals to refer
patients to a qualified exercise professional for a supervised programme
of physical activity.
Earlier in 2009 the Minister for Health and Social Services gave
permission to expand the Scheme to incorporate the clients with chronic
conditions. They include clients with obesity and diabetes, coronary heart
disease (CHD), lung disease, lower back pain, who have had strokes, who
are at risk of falling, and have mental health problems.
The main aim of this contract is to examine the implementation of the
Scheme with the client with coronary heart disease, respiratory disease,
at risk of falling and with back pain.
The specific objectives are as follows:
— To evaluate the implementation of protocols and procedure developed as
part of the Scheme with clients with chronic conditions listed above,
— To identify any changes in clients’ health as part of participation in
the Scheme,
— To make recommendations to improve the implementation of the scheme with
chronic conditions.
The contract initially runs for 1 year with an option to extend for a
period up to a further 12 months, once a decision on continuation of the
scheme has been made.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73000000.
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.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 12 months + an option to extend up to a further 12 months (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: The awarding authority
reserves the right to request parent company and/or other guarantees of
performance and financial liability.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Payment terms will
be indicated in the contract documents. Tenders to be priced in Sterling.
Payment to be made in Sterling only.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: No special legal form required but
joint and several liability to be assumed by all group bidders before
acceptance.
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: Companies
expressing an interest must complete the online questionnaire by
21.12.2009 (14:00). All correspondence must quote Contract number
C23/1009/10. For consortium bids the information must be provided for each
member of the consortium.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Details to be provided
will be listed in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
Details to be provided will be listed in the pre-qualification
questionnaire.
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: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 20.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
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.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
C23/2009/10.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
21.12.2009 - 14:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
Other: English and Welsh.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Authority reserves the right to
consider variant bids.
The Authority reserves the right to split the requirement into lots.
The Contract will have an option to extend the duration up to a period of
a further 12 months.
If you require documentation in an alternative format, please contact the
named contact point in this document who will be able to provide a more
suitable format. For example, Braille, large print, Word document or audio
format.
You may find it helpful to contact your regional business advisory network
to seek general advice and guidance if you are considering tendering for
this and future public sector contracts. Potential bidders based in Wales
can access services at http://www.business-support-wales.gov.uk/
tender_wales.aspx.
E-tender information:
— Go to https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk,
— The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be
required to register on behalf of the Organisation,
— Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic
information about your Organisation and about the User performing the
Registration,
— The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the
Organisation,
— On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and
will receive a password,
— The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was
specified in the User Details section of the Registration page,
— In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and
Password,
— Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click
"Forgot your password?",
— Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation,
— If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already
registered on this Platform then you must not register again,
— Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order
to arrange access to the Platform,
— Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super
User (for example if they have left your Organisation),
— Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then
you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk
to gain access to the Platform,
— Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 14:00.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 19242.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Head of Corporate
Procurement Services, Welsh Assembly Government, Cathays Park, UK-Cardiff
CF10 3NQ. E-mail: Alan.James@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 18.11.2009.
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