UK-Edinburgh: software package and information systems

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

EDIMBOYRGO

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:289467-2008

Publication Date:

Nov 7, 2008

Deadline:

Dec 3, 2008

Buyer:

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND ("NSS"))

Original Language:

English

Address:

THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND ("NSS"))
EDINBURGH , SCOTLAND
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.show.scot.nhs.uk

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 217/2008
, #
289467-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): The Common Services Agency
(more commonly known as National Services Scotland ("NSS")), Gyle Square,
1 South Gyle Crescent, Attn: Iain Murray, UK-Edinburgh EH12 9EB. Tel.
(44-1312) 75 68 37. Fax (44-1312) 75 75 15.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.show.scot.nhs.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: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Address Management Software.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 07.
Main place of performance: Scotland.
NUTS code: UKM.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): NHS National
Services Scotland on behalf of NHSScotland wishes to procure a national
licence and associated services for Address Management Software, based on
data provided by Scotland's National Gazetteer. This contract will be
available for use by all Health Boards, including special Health Boards,
in NHSScotland, the Scottish Government Health Division (SGHD) and any
associated individuals and organisations engaged with the SGHD or Health
Boards in the provision of healthcare in Scotland, including Primary Care
Contractors and suppliers of IT services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 48000000, 72000000,
48771000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 5 000 000 GBP.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 60 (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: NSS reserves the right to
require such guarantees, including parent company guarantees as it
considers appropriate prior to award of contract.
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: A
pre-qualification questionnaire may be issued after the notice closing
date to assess the financial, economic " technical standing of those
responding.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: A pre-qualification
questionnaire may be issued after the notice closing date to assess the
financial, economic and technical standing of those responding.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: A pre-qualification questionnaire may
be issued after the notice closing date to assess the financial, economic
and technical standing of those responding.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
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: Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number:
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: A
pre-qualification questionnaire may be issued after the notice closing
date to assess the financial, economic and technical standing of those
responding.
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.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
3.12.2008 - 12:00.
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: IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining
specifications and additional documents (except for a DPS) or descriptive
document: Time: Noon.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: NSS will incorporate a standstill period of a minimum of
ten (10) calendar days at and from the time that information on the award
of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows
unsuccessful tenderers to seek a further debriefing by NSS before the
framework is concluded by the Contracting Authority. Applicants have two
(2) working days from the date of the notification of the award decision
to request additional debriefing, and that information will be provided a
minimum of three (3) working days prior to expiry of the standstill
period. Applicants should request such additional information from the
address in Section I.1.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract cannot be successfully
resolved, the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 provide for
aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach
of the Regulations, to take action in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within three (3)
months).
Where a contract has not been entered into, the relevant court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or order the Contracting Authority
to amend any document, and may award damages. If the contract has been
entered into, the court may only award damages.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 29.10.2008.

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