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UK-Dumbarton: personal development training services

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General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   DUMBARTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:257800-2010
Publication Date:   Aug 31, 2010
Deadline:   Oct 26, 2010
Buyer:   GINA GALLACHER
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   GINA GALLACHER
DUMBARTON, East Dunbartonshire
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.wdcweb.info

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice type: 01321 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 168/2010, #257800-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open 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)
Gina Gallacher
West Dunbartonshire Council, Unit 21 Leven Valley Enterprise Centre,
Castlehill road
Attn: Gina Gallacher
G83 5BN Dumbarton
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1389608441
E-mail: Gina.Gallacher@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority www.wdcweb.info
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: Head of Legal,
Administrative and Regulatory Services
Head of Legal, Administrative and Regulatory Services, West Dunbartonshire
Council, Council Offices, Garshake road
G82 3PU Dumbarton
UNITED KINGDOM
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
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
West Dunbartonshire's employability programme (WDEP) Keyworker service.
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 West Dunbartonshire geographical area.
NUTS code UKM31
II.1.3) The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
As part of the WDEP, the Council requires an organisation with the
relevant resources and expertise to take forward its Keyworker activity
which overarches the wider Employability programme. The aim of the
Keyworker service is to provide tailored support to clients to ensure they
are linked in to the most appropriate parts of the WDEP in line with their
individual needs.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
80570000, 85322000
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.8) Division into lots
No
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted
No
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope
The Keyworker service will have an overarching responsibility for all WDEP
service users. Targets for the WDEP as a whole are set out in the contract
documents. The Keyworker service will be expected to contribute to the
achievement of the targets(expected to support approximately 1 000
participants) through its overarching role.
II.2.2) Options
Yes
description of these options: The initial period of the contract is
expected to be 8 months, with the Council reserving the right to extend
the contract, on 2 occasions, each extension for a period of 1 year.
provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 8 (from
the award of the contract)
Number of possible renewals 2
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 8 (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
Depending on the successful tenderer, a parent company guarantee or
perfomance bond may be required.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
As set out in the contract documents.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded
None specified, but the entity entering into the contract needs to be
recognised under Scots law.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject
Yes
As set out in the contact documents.
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 set out in the contract documents.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met: As set out in the contract documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As set out in the contract
documents, but summarised as follows:
— minimum insurance for public liability and employers liability of 10 000
000 GBP,
— audited accounts to be provided.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met:
As set out in the contract documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As set out in the contract documents, but summarised as follows:
— complaince with health and safety requirements,
— 2 satisfactory references,
— requirement to provide service "out of hours " as required.
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
Open
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
HEED/CP/010 -- 005
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents 18.10.2010
Payable documents No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
26.10.2010 - 12:00
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up
English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender
Duration in month(s): 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
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
Yes
reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): This Contract will be funded
through the Lowlands & Uplands Scotland European Structural Fund Programme
2007-2013, ESF Priority 1, and match funded through a variety of other
sources such as the Scottish Government’s Fairer Scotland fund.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
As specified in the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as
amended
Body responsible for mediation procedures
As specified in the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as
amended
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: As specified in
the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as amended.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained
As specified in the Public Contract (Scotland) Regulations 2006, as
amended
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
27.8.2010
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