Ref 87641 | Business and management consultancy and related services CMFT/0719 - Board governance assurance framework (BGAF).
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Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT has been appointed to host a national framework of external suppliers to support the implementation of the Department of Health Board Governance Assurance Framework (BGAF)....
UK-Manchester
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authorityI.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
For the attention of: Telephone: E-mail: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Cobbett House, Oxford Road
Jon Hilton M13 9WLManchester UNITED KINGDOM +44 11617010454 jonathan.hilton@cmft.nhs.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.cmft.nhs.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
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: yes
Section II: Object of the contractII.1)DescriptionII.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
CMFT/0719 - Board governance assurance framework (BGAF).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 50
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 42
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT has been appointed to host a national framework of external suppliers to support the implementation of the Department of Health Board Governance Assurance Framework (BGAF).
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79400000, 79410000
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 contractII.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS FT has been appointed to host a national framework of external suppliers to support the implementation of the Department of Health Board Governance Assurance Framework (BGAF).
This is a national framework for use by any NHS aspirant Foundation Trust, Foundation Trust or other NHS organisation.
Further details can be viewed at: www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_131547.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsII.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 42 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical informationIII.1)Conditions relating to the contractIII.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:
Joint and severable liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participationIII.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: Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: this procurement exercise will be conducted on the EU Supply eTendering portal at: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com:candidates wishing to be considered for this agreement must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the EU supply eTendering portal. For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering portal Help-desk at support@eu-supply.com quoting tender ID number. Submission of expression of interest and procurement specific information: this procurement exercise will be conducted on the EU Supply eTendering portal at: candidates wishing to be considered for this agreement must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement specific information through the EU supply eTendering portal./nhssbs.eu-supply.com For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering portal Help-desk at support@eu-supply.com quoting tender ID number.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU Supply eTendering portal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU Supply eTendering portal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU Supply eTendering portal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details will be included in the procurement documentation available for download from EU Supply eTendering portal: https://nhssbs.eu-supply.com.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contractsIII.3)Conditions specific to services contractsIII.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: ProcedureIV.1)Type of procedureIV.1.1)Type of procedure
Accelerated restricted
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: In line with OGC guidance to increase the circulation of public funds during the current economic climate.
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participateIV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogueIV.2)Award criteriaIV.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 informationIV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CMFT/0719
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.1.2012 - 09:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidatesIV.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 tenderIV.3.8)Conditions for opening tendersSection VI: Complementary informationVI.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 informationVI.4)Procedures for appealVI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresVI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Restricted procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. This period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such information should be requested from NHS SBS. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 no 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Internet address: Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, Cobbett House, Oxford Road
M13 9WLManchester UNITED KINGDOM www.cmft.nhs.uk
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
22.12.2011