UK-Cardiff: software programming and consultancy services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

KARNTIPH

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:309018-2008

Publication Date:

Nov 28, 2008

Deadline:

Dec 27, 2008

Buyer:

CARDIFF & VALE NHS TRUST CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT

Original Language:

English

Address:

CARDIFF & VALE NHS TRUST CONTRACTING DEPARTMENT
CARDIFF , WALES
United Kingdom

Email:

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72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 232/2008
, #
309018-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Cardiff & Vale NHS Trust
Contracting Department, Procurement Department, Cardiff and Vale NHS
Trust, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Attn: Gary Hayes,
UK-Cardiff CF14 4XW. Tel. (44-2920) 74 65 77. E-mail:
geoff.williams@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk. Fax (44-2920) 74 62 71.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Support and maintenance of Rosterpro Suite Software Applications.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No A1.
NUTS code: UKL.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Support and
maintenance of Resterpro Suite of Software Applications.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 72200000.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several Liability. In the
case of consortium bids,the supplier must act as prime contractor.
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) is
bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the
courts, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is in
any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national
laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an
order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an
arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar
proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct
by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means
which the contracting authorities can justify;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social
security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the
country in which he is established or those of the country of the
contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in
accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is
established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information
required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for
qualitative selection;
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) bank statement
and/or evidence of professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) balance sheets or extracts of balance sheets;
(c) statement of turnover for a maximum of the last three years.
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:
08/1430/EC.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
27.12.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: VI.3) Additional information
This procurement exercise is being carried out via our new e-tendering
portal and you are required to register your company’s details so that you
can access the electronic copy of the tender documents when they become
available. Please visit www.etenderwales.bravosolution.com.
The process of registering on the website is free and simple. If you have
any queries please contact BravoSolution Helpdesk (details on the webpage)
as they will be able to resolve any problems you may have.
Once you have registered I will invite you to tender for the contract I
selected to do so. Please note the tender documents will not be available
until I invite you.
I would be very grateful if you could advise me via e-mail of your
successful registration as soon as possible please.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender.
1. Register your company on the xchangewales portal (this is only required
once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.com.
- Click the “Click here to register” link.
- 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 “Open Access PQQs” link. (These are Pre-Qualification
Questionnaires open to any registered supplier).
- Click on the relevant PQQ 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).
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking
the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
3. Responding to the tender
- 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).
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the
BravoSolution help desk is available Mon – Fri (8am – 6pm) on:
- EMail: help@bravosolution.co.uk.
- Phone: 0800 011 2470 / Fax: 020 7080 0480.
There is a Policy of co-operation between NHS Trusts. This contract
therefore could be extended to include other Trusts.
Candidates must submit formal expressions of interest by letter,fax or
e.mail in respect of the tender including the specification information as
requested in Section III.This information will be used to shortlist
candidates and should be clear complete and concise. The awarding
authority shall not bear any of the costs incurred by Tenderers in the
procurement exercise. The awarding Authority reserves the right not to
award the contract or to award part only of the contract. If you wish the
tender to be sent via e-mail could you please let us have details of the
relevant e-mail address. The tender would have to be returned in a hard
copy version. Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust may elect to conduct the
submission of offers using e-commerce via an auction e tender, e market
place Details will be included in the invitation to tender if
appropriate.The Trust reserves the right to issue a Pre Qualification
Questionnaire at its discretion.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 15076.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: The Trust will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day
standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers 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 additional information should be required from
Procurement Deoartment Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust University Hospital of
Wales Heath Park Cardiff CF14 4XW.
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 (generally
within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may
order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to
amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered
into the Court may only award damages. [The purpose of the standstill
period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set
aside the award decision before the contract is entered into].
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 26.11.2008.

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