T18-0040 - Block Booking of Adult Beds
Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Wonford House
Dryden Road
Exeter
EX2 5AF
Direct Tel: (01392) 208556
Email: simon.worthy@nhs.net (mailto:simon.worthy@nhs.net)
7th September 2018
Re: Invitation to offer for the supply of Adult Mental Health Inpatient Service to the Devon Partnership NHS Trust (“DPT”)
Tender Reference: T18-0040
OJEU Reference: 2018/S 175-397096
Contract Anticipated Start Date: 1 January 2019
Contract Duration: Two (2) Year Contract Plus Two (2) off Twelve (12) Month Extension Periods
Tender Closing Date: 12 Noon, Monday 15th October 2018
Dear Sir / Madam
The Devon Partnership NHS Trust (“DPT”) invites you to Tender for the Supply of Adult Mental Health Inpatient Service to “DPT” in accordance with the documentation attached and as described hereunder.
Offers are invited subject to the terms of this letter and to the Terms of Offer, Document Number Two (2) for the supply, in accordance with the NHS Terms and Conditions of Contract, Document Number Three (3), and Supplementary Conditions of Contract, Document Number Four (4), and the goods and / or services detailed in the Specification, Document Number Five (5).
The “DPT” does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer either in whole or in part, each item being for the purpose treated as offered separately. The “DPT” reserves the right to award contracts for the supply of the services as described and arising out of this procurement process to more than one Tenderer.
This Invitation to Offer package comprises the following documents, which in the event of conflict, shall take the following order of precedence (should any of these documents be missing, please contact the undersigned immediately):
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List of Documents |
Title of Documents |
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Document Number 1 |
This Covering letter |
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Document Number 2 |
Terms of Offer |
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Document Number 3 |
NHS Terms and Conditions of Contract |
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Document Number 4 |
Supplementary Conditions of Contract |
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Document Number 5 |
Specification |
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Document Number 6 |
Offer Schedule |
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Appendix A |
Commercial Evaluation |
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Appendix B |
Financial Evaluation |
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Appendix C |
Form of Offer |
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Appendix D |
Certificate of Non-Canvassing |
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Appendix E |
Deed of Guarantee |
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Appendix F |
Contract Variance Form |
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Appendix G |
Tender Evaluation Document |
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Appendix H |
Non-Collusion Letter |
I would like to draw your attention to the following important points when completing and submitting your offer:
- All offers must be written in English and commercial information stated in GBP £.
- All offers must be submitted in accordance with the documentation provided herein. This must not be amended in any way.
- All offers must be submitted via the Complete Tender Management (“CTM”) online portal at https://uk.eu-supply.com/nhssw.asp (../../nhssw.asp)
- The current NHS Terms and Conditions of Contract are enclosed and other terms included in the documentation govern all contracts.
- The prices submitted and agreed are fixed for the duration of the contract and remain valid for a period of One Hundred and Eighty (180) days following submission. These must not be disclosed to any party outside this agreement.
- Please review the Form of Offer enclosed within this pack where all requirements for completing and submitting an offer can be found. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in your offer being rejected.
If you have any clarification question, please can I ask that you send these via the messaging system within the CTM portal, please note that we will not accept any questions after Monday 8th October
Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned if you require any assistance with the administration of this Tender process.
I look forward to working together to ensure this contract is managed and delivered effectively.
Yours faithfully
Simon Worthy BA (Hons) MCIPS
Contracts and Procurement Manager
For and on behalf of the Devon Partnership NHS Trust