Construction Contract Leads

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

2Gether Support Solutions Limited

William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford

Kent

TN24 0LZ

Contact

Senior Category Manager - Corporate & Facilities (C220462))

Email

2gether.corporateprocurement [at] nhs.net

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKJ44 - East Kent

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/

Buyer's address

https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at

https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome

I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Provision of preventative, responsive and emergency pest control services

Reference number

C220462

II.1.2) Main CPV code

• 90922000 - Pest-control services

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

2gether Support Solutions Ltd. (herein referred to as "our" or "us" or "we") was formed in April 2018 as a new, wholly owned subsidiary company of one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the "Trust"). We provide essential support services to the Trust, from facilities and property management to catering, procurement and portering.

We are seeking to appoint a professional, competent and suitably experienced provider to deliver effective pest control services across our core customer's hospitals sites on a preventative, responsive and emergency basis.

Further information about the requirements, including how the contract will be awarded, is available from the published Bid Pack within the Atamis e-sourcing portal.

If you are a professional, competent and suitably experienced pest control services provider, are capable of delivering the requirements described and interested in helping support us, then you are invited to submit a bid in accordance with the instructions set out in the Additional information section of this notice.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

• 90922000 - Pest-control services

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes

• UKJ44 - East Kent

Main site or place of performance

As identified in the procurement documents

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

We are seeking to appoint a professional, competent and suitably experienced provider to deliver effective pest control services across our core customer's hospitals sites on a preventative, responsive and emergency basis.

The supplier will be expected to follow-up any preventative, responsive or emergency pest management with sound professional advice on how to effectively manage the pest situation should it be (or become) a recurring problem.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: £500,000

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

36

This contract is subject to renewal

Yes

Description of renewals

up to 24 months, not to exceed 60 months

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

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

Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2) Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision

As stated in the procurement documents.

III.2.2) Contract performance conditions

As stated in the procurement documents,

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

Section IV. Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

15 December 2023

Local time

4:00pm

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until: 1 April 2024

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date

4 December 2023

Local time

10:00am

Place

Procurement Offices, William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent TN24 0LZ

Section VI. Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 60 months

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

2gether Support Solutions Ltd. reserves the right not to award this contract opportunity or to award only part (or a different arrangement) of the opportunity described in this notice.

Further information about 2gether Support Solutions Ltd. is available from https://2gethersupportsolutions.org

To express interest and participate in the tender, please register and apply via Atamis e-sourcing portal https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome.

Should Tenderers have any queries, or having problems using the portal, they should contact Helpdesk at:

Phone: 0800 9956035

E-mail: support-health [at] atamis.co.uk

This contract opportunity may be used by other Contracting Authorities including any of the following:

1a) other public sector bodies located in, or around, Kent and Medway, including Clinical Commissioning Groups or GP Practices and any other provider of primary medical services; or local authorities or NHS Foundation Trusts / NHS Trusts; or social enterprises or subsidiary companies of any of the above; and

1b) any statutory and any other successor organisations to the above and any of the foregoing contracting authorities.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Trust Headquarters, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road

Canterbury

CT1 3NG

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

2Gether Support Solutions Limited

William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford

Kent

TN24 0LZ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/

VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

2Gether Support Solutions Limited

William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Ashford

Kent

TN24 0LZ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.2gethersupportsolutions.org/

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