Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Health & Safety Executive
Redgrave Court,Merton Road
BOOTLE
L207HS
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD73 - Sefton
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Applications or, where applicable, tenders must be submitted electronically via
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hse/aspx/Home
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
National or federal Agency/Office
one.5) Main activity
Health
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Provision of Services for HSE Products & Publications on Behalf of the Health and Safety Executive
Reference number
HSE/T4316
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79800000 - Printing and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
HSE is seeking to appoint an experienced and competent Concessionaire to operate HSE Products & Publications as a service concession and to provide all aspects of software development, design & publishing, sales and marketing, customer support and fulfilment services related to delivery. Moreover, this will include production and distribution of digital content.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This concession is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 22000000 - Printed matter and related products
- 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Free printed and multimedia products published by HSE are available from hse.gov.uk, with a priced option for some products available from books.hse.gov.uk.
HSE Books comprise of products such as the HSE Law Poster and the HSE Accident Book, guidance books which provide advice for employers to help them comply with health and safety law and legal titles that contain the actual Regulations.
HSE Software Tools is the source of priced software tools published by the HSE.
HSE Software Tools comprise of products such as the HSE Safety Climate Tool (SCT) and the HSE Stress Indicator Tool (SIT), survey tools which help organisations become exemplars in health and safety. HSE firmly believes that additonal tools will be launched during the period of this contract and/or further functionality added to existing tools. This may include the development and incorporation of online learning content within existing or new tools.
HSE Products & Publications have been the subject of separate concession contracts to date, but the natural expiry of both contracts has created the opportunity to combine both contracts into one, which is the subject of this tender: HSE Publications and Tools.
The duration of the agreement agreement will be 3 years, with the option to extend for a further 2 years.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Concession is awarded on the basis of the criteria stated in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the concession
Duration in months
36
two.2.14) Additional information
All tender documents are available via the HSE In-Tend supplier e-procurement portal. All responses and requests for clarification must be submitted via the portal. Registration is free of charge and can be completed via the following link:
Section four. Procedure
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for submission of applications or receipt of tenders
Date
28 February 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Health and Safety Executive
Bootle
Country
United Kingdom