Collection, transportation, treatment & disposal of clinical waste from chemists.

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

Procurement and Logistics Service
Ards Hospital, Church Street
Attn: Rodney Smyth
BT23 4AS Newtownards
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2891511101
E-mail:
Fax +44 2891510206

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority http://www.hscbusiness.hscni.net

Address of the buyer profile http://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk

Further 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.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Collection, transportation, treatment & disposal of clinical waste from chemists.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 16
Main place of performance Northern Ireland.

NUTS code UKN0

II.1.3)The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The contract will include the supply of approved containers for discarded sharps and medicines waste and the subsequent collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of this waste from each of the current 534 Chemists throughout Northern Ireland at a required frequency ranging from fortnightly to quarterly. The list of Chemists may increase or decrease due to ongoing changes within Health and Social Care. The contract value range is based on previous calendar year 2010 spend and is not a guaranteed level of activity. The contract will be for three years with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90524100, 90524200

II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.8)Division into lots
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
Excluding VAT
Range between 2 000 000 and 2 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Options
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

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 regulating 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 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
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As per pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.4)Reserved contracts
III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
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 below
1. Price. Weighting 0.80
2. Implementation plan & delivery. Weighting 0.05
3. Management information & reporting. Weighting 0.05
4. Sustainability. Weighting 0.05
5. Service & product support. Weighting 0.05
IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
4911
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 12.8.2011 - 15:00
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
12.8.2011 - 15:00
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
Duration in days 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 email with your unique password (please keep this secure).

2. Express"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.
Please note: the estimated value of this contract includes 2 x 12 month extension options.
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:
8.7.2011