Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, Russell Road
IPSWICH
IP1 2BX
gillian.glanville@suffolk.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1473260232
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH14 - Suffolk
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Personal Safety Device Framework
Reference number
CD1167-2
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Suffolk County Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a single vendor framework for Personal Safety Devices.This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.The deadline date for submissions of the tender is noon on 27th August 2021. Please note late returns will NOT be permittedThe deadline for clarification questions is 5pm 13th August 2021 which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Framework management will be undertaken in Suffolk
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Suffolk County Council wishes to procure a single vendor framework for Personal Safety Devices.The Framework will be available for use by Suffolk County Council and other contracting authorities within the UK, including but not limited to Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Devolved Administrations, Ambulance Services, Probation Service; Voluntary and Community Sector. The Framework will also be available to any trading organisations wholly owned by Suffolk County Council (or wholly owned by any other Local Authority) or arm’s length bodies established by Suffolk County Council (or by any other Local Authority), provided that those trading organisations or arm’s length bodies are themselves a contracting authority.The contract is for the provision of a monitored Lone Worker and Personal Safety solution with devices that allow actuations with appropriate intervention as required and assist staff in carrying out their duties in a safe environment to minimise any risks that working alone involves. Included in this contract is training for all new users of these services.The aim is to provide maximum flexibility for SCC and any other organisations who may choose to use the Framework, in ensuring the personal safety of its employees. We require a range of devices/solutions that can be used by individuals who have differing risk levels in the delivery of their duties.We require devices/solutions that are easy to use and have proportionate escalation methods/routes. Devices/Solutions should be provided for a wide range of needs, roles and risk profiles.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £6,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
27 November 2021
End date
26 November 2025
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Any future requirement will be advertised once the scope and requirement are known.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
N/A
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
27 August 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 August 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Place
Electronically via www.suffolksourcing.uk
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Suffolk County Council wishes to procure a single vendor framework for Personal Safety Devices.The Framework will be available for use by Suffolk County Council and other contracting authorities within the UK, including but not limited to Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education, Devolved Administrations, Ambulance Services, Probation Service; Voluntary and Community Sector. The Framework will also be available to any trading organisations wholly owned by Suffolk County Council (or wholly owned by any other Local Authority) or arm’s length bodies established by Suffolk County Council (or by any other Local Authority), provided that those trading organisations or arm’s length bodies are themselves a contracting authority.The contract is for the provision of a monitored Lone Worker and Personal Safety solution with devices that allow actuations with appropriate intervention as required and assist staff in carrying out their duties in a safe environment to minimise any risks that working alone involves. Included in this contract is training for all new users of these services.The aim is to provide maximum flexibility for SCC and any other organisations who may choose to use the Framework, in ensuring the personal safety of its employees. We require a range of devices/solutions that can be used by individuals who have differing risk levels in the delivery of their duties.We require devices/solutions that are easy to use and have proportionate escalation methods/routes. Devices/Solutions should be provided for a wide range of needs, roles and risk profiles.Estimated value excluding VAT: up to 6 000 000 GBPSuffolk County Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without a further call for competition pursuant to Regulation 32 of the public contracts Regulations 2015.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Suffolk County Council
Endeavour House, 8 Russell Road
Ipswich
IP1 2BX
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Suffolk County Council incorporates a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the point at which information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved: The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or 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.)