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Stop Smoking Service and NHS Health Checks.

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

The County of Herefordshire District Council
Plough Lane, PO Box 4
For the attention of: Carrie Deeley
HR1 0LE Hereford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1432260000

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0142

Electronic access to information: https://tenders.herefordshire.gov.uk/supplierportal/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://tenders.herefordshire.gov.uk/supplierportal/

Further information can be obtained from: The County of Herefordshire District Council
Plough Lane, PO Box 4
For the attention of: Carrie Deeley
HR1 0LE Hereford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1432260000
Internet address: http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The County of Herefordshire District Council
Plough Lane, PO Box 4
For the attention of: Carrie Deeley
HR1 0LE Hereford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1432260000
Internet address: https://tenders.herefordshire.gov.uk/supplierportal/

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The County of Herefordshire District Council
Plough Lane, PO Box 4
For the attention of: Carrie Deeley
HR1 0LE Hereford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1432260000
Internet address: https://tenders.herefordshire.gov.uk/supplierportal/

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
Health
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:
Stop Smoking Service and NHS Health Checks.
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: Herefordshire.

NUTS code UK

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)
Herefordshire Council is undertaking an open tender process for the provision of a Stop Smoking Service and NHS Health Checks. This is a Part B Services Contract.
 The Council is undertaking an Any Qualified Provider (AQP) procurement which is designed to support the development of Stop Smoking Services and NHS Health Checks in Herefordshire. It will provide funding to assist with the identification and proactive management of patients with modifiable risk factors for disease.
 Services covered by this AQP procurement have been separated into 2 Lots:
 Lot 1 - Stop Smoking Services:
 The purpose of the Stop Smoking Service is to reduce the number of smokers by encouraging and supporting smokers to quit the habit and adopt a healthier smoke free lifestyle.
 Lot 2 - NHS Health Checks:
 The aim of NHS Health Checks is to identify individual risk of vascular disease (heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia) in the local population aged 40-74, for those not already diagnosed and provide appropriate advice and interventions to reduce or mange that risk.

The contract is for a 3 year period, commencing on 1.4.2015. Interested providers can access the tender documents via the Council's electronic portal - Proactis: https://tenders.herefordshire.gov.uk/supplierportal/

The close date for tender submissions is 12:00 noon on Friday 30.1.2015.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000, 85140000, 85323000, 85312300, 85312310

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
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:
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Stop Smoking Services
1)Short description
The purpose of the Stop Smoking Service is to reduce the number of smokers by encouraging and supporting smokers to quit the habit and adopt a healthier smoke free lifestyle.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000

3)Quantity or scope
3 year contract with estimated budget of GBP 360 000.
 Estimated value excluding VAT: 360 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: NHS Health Checks
1)Short description
The aim of NHS Health Checks is to identify individual risk of vascular disease (heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease and certain types of dementia) in the local population aged 40-74, for those not already diagnosed and provide appropriate advice and interventions to reduce or mange that risk.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

85100000

3)Quantity or scope
3 year contract with estimated budget of GBP 900 000.
 Estimated value excluding VAT: 900 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
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
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

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:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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
30.1.2015 - 12:00
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

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
(MT Ref:145774).
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
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:
18.12.2014