CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

The National Procurement Service is a pan public sector organisation, for the public sector, of the public sector, which will deliver 'All-Wales' contracts and frameworks for all public sector Customers in Wales. The current list of Customers signed up to using the National Procurement Service can be found at: http://npswales.gov.uk/about-us/customer-member-organisations?lang=en 3.2 This list may be subject to change if further Customers sign up to use the NPS, or if any of these Customers are replaced during the life of the Agreement. Further details of the Customers that can use the Agreement will be included in the OJEU Notice.

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

Purchase		Rent		Lease
Hire-purchase		Combination of these

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Across Wales

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This is to establish an All Wales Assistive Technologies Framework Agreement for the supply of Telecare and Technology Enabled Care Products with additional Services for the Installation, Decommission, Maintenance & Repair. The services will cover dispersed alarms and also hard wired within supported accommodation.

This will be to support Social Services and Health Care Services in Wales to provide support to individuals in thier independant living, actively managing any associated risks in their own homes.

NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=30245

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

The awarding authority reserves the right to request parent company and / or other guarantees of performance and finanical liability.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Payment terms will be indicated in the contract documents, Tenders are to nbe priced in Pound Sterling (GBP) Payment to made in Pound Sterling (GBP) Only.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

No special leagal form required but joint and several liability to be assumed by all group bidders before acceptance.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Deatils are provided in the electronic tender documentation.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

NPS PSU 0020-15

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

(WA Ref:30245)

Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Please refer to the ITT documentation.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

For the Supply of Telecare and Technology Enabled Care Products. This wil cover Telecare and Telehealth products that have been grouped to assist with Bids for 1A Telecare Products and Lot 1B Technology Enabled Care Prodcuts.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Please refer to Commercial envelope for the quantities of each of the top 20 core goods which are fixed price then we require a Discount to be applied to all products available in the Marketplace.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Service Provider must undertake the provision of an appropriate Telecare, Telehealth installation, maintenance service ad repair within a defined time period of a completed Telecare &/or Telehealth Plan being received.

Provision of Telecare, Telehealth, supply, programming, delivery, installation, maintenance and retrieval of equipment in conjunction with the 24/7 Telecare/Telehealth Monitoring and Telecare/Telehealth Emergency Response Team to Citizens of Wales that have Telecare/Telehealth equipment, 24 hours a day 365 days per year in accordance with Contractual Terms and Conditions.

Provide the service in line with the standards set out in the Telecare Services Association’s ‘Code of Practice – A Quality Framework for Service Providers (2009 Code of Practice);

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Refer to the Commercial Envelope which has estimated annual demand, contained within the Invitatition to Tender

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Service Provider must undertake the provision of an appropriate Telecare, Telehealth installation, maintenance service ad repair within a defined time period of a completed Telecare &/or Telehealth Plan being received.

Provision of Telecare, Telehealth, supply, programming, delivery, installation, maintenance and retrieval of equipment in conjunction with the 24/7 Telecare/Telehealth Monitoring and Telecare/Telehealth Emergency Response Team to Citizens of Wales that have Telecare/Telehealth equipment, 24 hours a day 365 days per year in accordance with Contractual Terms and Conditions.

Provide the service in line with the standards set out in the Telecare Services Association’s ‘Code of Practice – A Quality Framework for Service Providers (2009 Code of Practice);

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Please refer to the Commercial Envelope to review the estiamted annual demand and scope within the Invitation to Tender

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

The Service Provider must undertake the provision of an appropriate Telecare, Telehealth installation, maintenance service ad repair within a defined time period of a completed Telecare &/or Telehealth Plan being received.

Provision of Telecare, Telehealth, supply, programming, delivery, installation, maintenance and retrieval of equipment in conjunction with the 24/7 Telecare/Telehealth Monitoring and Telecare/Telehealth Emergency Response Team to Citizens of Wales that have Telecare/Telehealth equipment, 24 hours a day 365 days per year in accordance with Contractual Terms and Conditions.

Provide the service in line with the standards set out in the Telecare Services Association’s ‘Code of Practice – A Quality Framework for Service Providers (2009 Code of Practice);

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Refer to the commercial envelope which contains the estimated annual demand on Services.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots