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UK-East Kilbride: research and development services and related consultancy services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   EAST KILBRIDE
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:25299-2010
Publication Date:   Jan 28, 2010
Deadline:   Apr 23, 2010
Buyer:   DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
EAST KILBRIDE
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.dfid.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 18/2010, #25299-2010
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): Department for International
Development, Abercrombie House, Eaglesham Road, Contact: Andrena Craig,
East Kilbride G75 8EA, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1355843347. E-mail:
developmentresearchprocurement@dfid.gov.uk. Fax +44 1355843183.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.dfid.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:
Other: Central Level.
General public services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-East Kilbride: HRPC10 improving mental health services in low income
countries.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 11.
Main place of performance: Global.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): DFID is seeking
Expressions of Interest (EOI's) from suppliers to lead a consortium of
organisations with multi-disciplinary skills in the theme "Improving
Mental Health Services in Low Income Countries". DFID is looking for
innovative, strategic research in response to this theme that will build
upon the existing evidence base and provide new knowledge on how to shape
effective service delivery and strengthen health systems in the future.
This theme is one of 3 Health Research Programme Consortia being
advertised simultaneuously with the purpose to generate new policy
relevant knowledge that will help DFID and the wider development community
eradicate world poverty. It is expected that contracts will be awarded
under all 3 themes and more than 1 contract may be awarded under any
theme. Suppliers are free to bid for more than contract. Full details are
available in the draft Terms of Reference. Research and development
services and related consultancy services.
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: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Estimated value excluding VAT: 7 500 000
GBP.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 72 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The contract will be
governed by English Law. Prices are not required at EOI stage, however,
when required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the
contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annul the process
and not to award a contract. DFID does not provide advance funding,
therefore, suppliers will be required to pre-finance all programme
activities, before claiming reimbursement from DFID in arrears.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
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.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Yes.
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: 3. Maximum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Are
stated in the Background Document, Section 3 Bidding Arrangements.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
Importance and Quality of the Research. Weighting: 30.
Consortium Members' Track Record, Skills and Expertise. Weighting: 20.
Conduct of Research. Weighting: 10.
Communications Plans. Weighting: 10.
Capacity Building Plans. Weighting: 10.
Commercial Evaluation. Weighting: 20.
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:
HRPC10: Improving Mental Health Services in Low Income Countries.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
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:
23.4.2010 - 23:59.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 7.6.2010.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: EOIs must be submitted by email to
developmentresearchprocurement@dfid.gov.uk, in the format set out in the
Background Document available from http://www.dfid.gov.uk/
Working-with-DFID/Procurement/Current-contract-opportunities1/ The draft
project specific Terms of Reference, Generic RPC Terms of Reference and
other supporting documents can also be found at the website address. DFID
Research and Evidence Division must not be contacted directly. Following
assessment of EOIs DFID will invite short-listed applicants to submit full
technical and commercial proposals. DFID will inform all applicants on the
outcome of their Expression of Interest. The shortlist will be published
on the DFID website. The contract will initially run for up to 6 years
with the possibility of extension for up to a further 24 months, subject
to continuing need and satisfactory performance of the supplier. From
1.4.2001 all UK development assistance has been fully untied, which allows
suppliers from anywhere in the world to bid for DFID contracts.
GO reference: GO 10012525/01.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 25.1.2010.
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