SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
City Campus, Hucknall Road
Contact: Refer to Section III.2
Attn: Clare Winter
NG5 1PB Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1159691169
E-mail:
Clare.Winter@nuh.nhs.ukInternet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
www.nuh.nhs.ukFurther 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
Body governed by public law
Health
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities No
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Services
Service category: No 14
Main place of performance Nottingham University Hopsitals NHS Trust.
City Campus.
Hucknall Road.
NG5 1PB.
NUTS code UKF14
II.1.3) The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust requires an external contractor
to take the responsibility for cleaning all Trust Windows on the City
Campus, both inside and out.
High reach window cleans are to be achieved by a ‘reach and wash system’,
no scaffolding or other reaching devise will be used.
The contract is for two episodes per month lasting 5 days.
Work areas will be allocated to the contractor at the start of each
episode. Additional work may be required due to refurbishment or new
hospital builds.
The Contract will be awarded to one supplier for the above
products/service. The contract will be for an initial period of 3 years
with an option to extend for a further 2 years making the total possible
contract length of 5 years.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90911300
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.
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
Excluding VAT 200 000,00 GBP
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
NHS Payment Terms.
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: The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this
procurement exercise.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal BravoSolution (this is
only required once):
— browse to the eSourcing Portal:
https://www.nhssourcing.co.uk/nuh 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 email 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 Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are
Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier),
— click on the relevant PQQ (PQQ Code: pqq_27970) to access the content,
— click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the
left-hand side of the page,
— this will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area
reserved for your projects only),
— you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer
Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
3. Responding to the PQQ,
— you can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if
rejecting),
— 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,
— there may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform
(there is detailed online help available).
You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions”
box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further
assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help
desk.
The PQQ must be submitted no later than by the time and date set out at
section IV.3.4.
All PQQ's must be submitted via BravoSolution. PQQ's will not be accepted
by any other means.
The contracting authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any
offer and reserves the right to accept an offer in either whole or in
part.
The contracting authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by
offerors in relation to the participation in this process.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
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
NUH_0910_029
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
23.5.2011 - 17:00
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.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
No
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this
procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
4.4.2011