UK

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 28/08/2014

Expire date: 20/10/2014

External Reference: 2014-103352

TED Reference: 2014/S 166-296653

Contract notice

Contract notice

Classic Sector

Directive 2004/18/EC

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name, addresses and contact point(s)

City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
54231
Supplies Department
Sunderland Royal Hospital, Kayll Road,  Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
UK
For the attention of: Tracey Simms
Telephone: +44 1915699094
E-mail: tracey.simms@chsft.nhs.uk
Fax: +44 1915699251
Internet address(es):
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.3)

Main activity

  • Health
I.4)

Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

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:

Supply of Translation and Interpretation Services to City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
    Category No27:  Other services
    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

    City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

    NUTS code
    Sunderland
    II.1.3)

    Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract
    II.1.5)

    Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

    Supply of Translation and Interpretation Services including BSL to City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Out-Reach locations.

    II.1.6)

    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    Main vocabulary
    79530000   Translation services
    Supplementary vocabulary
    79540000   Interpretation services
    II.1.7)

    Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):  no
    II.1.8)

    Lots

    This contract is divided into lots:  no
    II.1.9)

    Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted:  no
    II.2)

    Quantity or scope of the contract

    II.2.1)

    Total quantity or scope:

    Supply of translation, interpretation services including British Sign Language to City Hospitals Sunderland and out-reach locations

    II.2.2)

    Information about options

    Options: yes
    Description of these options:

    3 year contract with the possibility of 2 extensions of 2 years each.

    Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
    in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
    II.2.3)

    Information about renewals

    This contract is subject to renewal: no

    Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

    III.1)

    Conditions relating to the contract

    III.1.4)

    Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
    III.2)

    Conditions for participation

    III.2.2)

    Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Supplier financial information will be evaluated and this is a pass/fail criteria of this tender.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
    III.2.3)

    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Supplier must adhere to full specification, bids will be evaluated and this is a pass/fail criteria of the tender.

    III.3)

    Conditions specific to services contracts

    III.3.1)

    Information about a particular profession

    Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
    III.3.2)

    Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Legal persons 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

    Open
    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)

    Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no
    IV.3)

    Administrative information

    IV.3.1)

    File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

    EU2/2014/15

    IV.3.2)

    Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    no
    IV.3.3)

    Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Payable documents: no
    IV.3.4)

    Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

    20.10.2014 - 12:00
    IV.3.6)

    Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

    [Language_EN]
    IV.3.8)

    Conditions for opening tenders

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

    Section VI: Complementary information

    VI.1)

    Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: yes
    Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

    at the end of the prime period would be at the earliest but not guaranteed as the Trust has the right to take up the extension periods

    VI.2)

    Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no