Hard of Hearing Assessment Service in Gloucestershire.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Gloucestershire County Council
Westgate Street, Shirehall
For the attention of: Sandra Walker, Lisa Clift
GL1 2TG Gloucester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1452328521 / 1452328509
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Supplying the South West
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Supplying the South West
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Supplying the South West
www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
Hard of Hearing Assessment Service in Gloucestershire.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Gloucestershire.
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Gloucestershire.
NUTS code UKK13
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Gloucestershire County Council is looking for the provision of a hard of hearing service, providing assessments for adults who have a medically identified hearing loss, to identify equipment to improve their quality of life. The service will also provide signposting to and/or delivery of complementary support eg drop-ins, support groups and leisure services for people who are hard of hearing.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85000000, 98000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 202 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 54 (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:
See tender pack.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
See tender pack.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
See tender pack.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: 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 the requirements are met: See tender pack.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See tender pack.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See tender pack.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See tender pack.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
See tender pack.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See tender pack.
See tender pack.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See tender pack.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Open
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
PR000286
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
23.6.2014 - 06:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 23.6.2014
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Authorised representatives of Gloucestershire County Council. Tender submissions are to be made electronically using www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
This Contract Notice is for a Part B service and is published on a voluntary basis.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Gloucestershire County Council
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
14.5.2014