Suicide prevention helpline and associated crisis support.
Contract award notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Procurement and Logistics Service
45 Bretten Hall, 45 Bush Road
For the attention of: Heather Douglas
BT41 2PX Antrim
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
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
PaLS - Suicide prevention helpline and associated crisis support.
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: Northern Ireland.
Service category No 25: Health and social services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Suicide prevention helpline and associated crisis support.
II.1.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
85312300
II.1.6)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.2)Total final value of contract(s)
II.2.1)Total final value of contract(s)
Value: 10 480 020 GBP
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
1. Price. Weighting 30
2. Quality. Weighting 70
1. Price. Weighting 30
2. Quality. Weighting 70
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction has been used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
6018
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 6018 Lot title: PaLS - Suicide prevention helpline and associated crisis support.V.1)Date of contract award decision:
7.12.2011
V.2)Information about offers
Number of offers received: 2
V.3)Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
Contact Youth Counselling Services (NI)
1st Floor, Lanyon Building, Jennymount
BT15 3HL Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
V.4)Information on value of contract
Initial estimated total value of the contract:
Value: 10 499 994 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 10 480 020 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 3
Value: 10 499 994 GBP
Excluding VAT
Total final value of the contract:
Value: 10 480 020 GBP
Excluding VAT
If annual or monthly value:
Number of years: 3
V.5)Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be sub-contracted: yes
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: Suppliers instructions How to Express Interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
Suppliers instructions How to Express Interest in this tender:
- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
- You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier,
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining):
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Value or proportion of the contract likely to be sub-contracted to third parties:
Not known
Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be sub-contracted: Suppliers instructions How to Express Interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):
Suppliers instructions How to Express Interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
- Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘Continue’,- Enter your correct business and user details,
- Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
- You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender:
- Login to the portal with the username/password,
- Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier,
- Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
- Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
- This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender - Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining):
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT,
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Procedures for appeal
VI.3.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.3.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.3.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:
9.12.2011