title: Lot 2  - Post consumer recycled material for polythene sacks

description: The Council intends to award a contract for this service for a period of up to two (2) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) plus one (1) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance

description:
The London Borough of Hillingdon (LBH) Waste Services team collects waste and recycling weekly from more than 100,000 domestic properties and 2,500 commercial premises. It also provides street cleansing services including street sweeping, graffiti removal, fly-tipping and bulky waste clearances, removal of hazardous and offensive waste and emergency call out services as well as two waste and recycling centres. LBH is committed to recycling as much waste as possible and continues to be one of the highest performing London boroughs for doing so.
LBH is wishing to appoint a contractor to provide bags for use with its household recycling, commercial waste and street cleansing services.
LBH currently provide householders with sacks to recycle a range of materials including, dry-mixed recycling, textiles and food waste. The street cleansing services also utilise a range of sacks through day to day activities.
The London Borough of Hillingdon wishes to consider the benefit of cost versus environmental impact and is therefore inviting tenders on a 'Lot basis'. Bidders are invited to submit a bid for one or both of the following:
(a)	Lot 1 – Virgin or pre-consumer recycled material for polythene sacks
(b)	Lot 2 – Post consumer recycled material for polythene sacks
The requirements for Lot 1 and Lot 2 are detailed in the specification document.
LBH are looking to develop a long-term partnership with a contractor that will support LBH with improving its waste and recycling services provided to residents and businesses.
LBH have taken the strategic decision to procure a two plus two plus one (2+2+1) year contract starting in June 2021 therefore LBH intends to award a contract for this service for a period of up to two (2) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) plus one (1) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance

description: Polythene waste and refuse sacks and bags

title: The Supply & Delivery of Various Waste & Recycling Sacks to the London Borough of Hillingdon

description: 2 to 5 years

description:
The London Borough of Hillingdon currently provide householders with sacks to recycle a range of materials including, dry-mixed recycling, textiles and food waste. The street cleansing services also utilise a range of sacks through day to day activities.
LBH wishes to appoint a contractor to provide sacks for use with its household recycling, commercial waste and street cleansing services.
The London Borough of Hillingdon wish to consider the benefit of cost versus environmental impact and is therefore inviting tenders on a 'Lot basis'. Bidders are invited to submit a bid for one or both of the following:
(a) Lot 1 – Virgin or pre-consumer recycled material for polythene sacks
(b) Lot 2 – Post consumer recycled material for polythene sacks
LBH intend to award a two plus two plus one (2+2+1) year contract starting in June 2021.

performanceTerms: As set out in the tender documents

London Borough of Hillingdon

locality: Hillingdon

postalCode: London

streetAddress: London

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: London Borough of Hillingdon

locality: Uxbridge

postalCode: UB8 1UW

streetAddress: Civic Centre, High Street

High Court of England and Wales

postalCode: WC1A 2LL

streetAddress: Royal Courts of Justice, Strand

legalName: High Court of England and Wales

description: The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contract pursuant to this procurement exercise and / or abandon this procurement exercise at any time and / or award a contract for part of the services at its sole discretion. The Contracting Authority shall have no liability whatsoever to any applicant or tenderer as a result of its exercise of that discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, all costs incurred by any applicant and / or tenderer before signature of any contract with the Contracting Authority shall be incurred entirely at that applicants / tenderers risk


measure: bids

name: Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

rel: prev

status: active

status: cancelled

description:
This project is aimed at improving the financial regulatory supervision for FinTech in China. The
project is designed to enable the exchange of regulatory sandbox knowledge specifically between
the UK and China.
Ernst & Young will facilitate high quality knowledge exchange between the UK and China on this
topic through training sessions, and discussions resulting in support for more robust
implementation of a regulatory sandbox programme in China.

technical

type: quality

commercial

type: cost

title: Consultancy Services and Training in Financial Services on Regulatory Sandbox in China

status: complete

scheme: CELEX

description: The FCDO have awarded a contract to Ernst & Young Transactions Limited.

scheme: CPV

description: Financial consultancy services

procurementMethod: open

mainProcurementCategory: services

procurementMethodDetails: Open procedure

region: UK

locality: London

postalCode: SW1A 2AH

countryName: United Kingdom

streetAddress: King Charles Street

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

scheme: COFOG

description: General public services

Ernst & Young Transactions Limited

locality: Hong Kong

countryName: China

streetAddress: 22/F CITIC Tower 1 Tim Mei Ave Admiralty

scale: large

legalName: Ernst & Young Transactions Limited

name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

currency: GBP

initiationType: tender


status: planned

description:
Please note this is NOT the start of a procurement process. A separate contract notice will be published to cover this requirement.
Prior to commencing the formal procurement process, and to help inform our strategy, NHSBT would like to consult the market to improve our knowledge of all current offers available in the market place, identify further opportunities and potential issues, as well as gauge market interest in the proposed service.
NHSBT is seeking to engage with suppliers on the market who can provide a solution compliant with requirements as set out below:
•	The primary requirement is for the label to positively inform either through colour change or an alternative technology solution that exposure to either a Gamma or X Ray source operating at a range of 25Gy to 50Gy has been received.
•	The label activation must be verifiable by the human eye and able to be interpreted without any additional instrumentation or processes.
•	The NHSBT requirement approximates delivery in the region of 360,000 indicator labels per year to 13 sites. These numbers are indicative. More precise figures including the breakdown of Gamma to X Ray will be advised.
•	Label adhesive must be tested and approved for medical application.
NHSBT will consider either a single label solution which informs on exposure to either an X Ray or Gamma source, or a separate label solution where sites receive specific labels dependent of the type of irradiator in use. The label must clearly indicate the dose type it is manufactured to report.
Prospective suppliers will be invited to an engagement day in March 2021 (Teams/Zoom call due to COVID restrictions) where the requirements can be discussed further. Information gained from this exercise will be used to inform production of a detailed specification and subsequent advertisement through the FTS route. Interested organisations are requested to send an expression of interest via email to Marta.Drozdzowska@nhsbt.nhs.uk by no later than 17:00 hrs (GMT) on 9th March 2021.
If you do not respond by this date you aren’t excluded from taking part in the forthcoming tender, this date is to allow for supplier engagement to be organised.
Further information (e.g. the draft technical specification, award criteria, timescales etc) may be released, for consultation purposes only, to organisations who express an interest.
Please note that all details are subject to change.

description: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

title: Supply of Irradiation Indicator Labels

description: NHSBT would like to consult the market to improve our knowledge of all current offers for the provision of Irradiation Indicator labels to both NHSBT and partner UK blood services. The requirement will include a supply of labels designed to confirm exposure to both Gamma and X Ray radiation sources. Please see part II.2.4 for detailed description.

description: Labels

mainProcurementCategory: goods

NHS Blood & Transplant

locality: Filton, Bristol

postalCode: BS34 7QH

streetAddress: North Bristol Park

description: Health

legalName: NHS Blood & Transplant


title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

name: Mitie Waste & Environmental Services Ltd

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Reusable Sharps

name: Rentokil Initial UK Ltd t/a Initial Medical Services

title: Domestic Waste

title: Domestic Waste

title: Domestic Waste

title: Domestic Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

name: PW Commercial Company Ltd t/a Printwaste Recycling & Shredding

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

name: Shredall (East Midlands) Limited t/a Shredall SDS Group

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

description: This lot covers the management, minimisation and disposal of clinical healthcare waste including infectious waste, offensive (hygiene) waste, pharmaceutical waste (including cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines), anatomical waste and laboratory waste (cultures and chemicals used in the diagnosis, provision and treatment of human healthcare), sharps, hazardous healthcare waste and wastes that are dangerous for carriage.

name: Technical – Management of Waste Category

name: Technical – Collection, Transport, Disposal and Tracking

name: Technical – Innovations and Sustainability

name: Technical – Contract Implementation and Training

title: Reusable Sharps

description: This lot covers the provision of a managed solution for the implementation, supply, collection and cleaning of reusable sharps containers.

description: This lot covers the collection and disposal of sanitary waste and installation and maintenance of sanitary bins and associated services.

title: Domestic Waste

description: This lot covers the management, minimisation and disposal of general non-confidential office waste, offensive healthcare waste, hazardous non-healthcare waste, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, WEEE waste, mattresses and miscellaneous waste.

title: Confidential Waste

description: This lot covers the management, minimisation, destruction and disposal of all confidential waste and both on- and off-site shredding and lockable consoles, bins and sacks.

title: Total Waste Management

description: This lot covers a combination of two or more of the services offered under the Framework Agreement.

name: Technical: Awarded to two or more of Lots 1-5

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

description: This lot covers innovations in the services offered under the Framework Agreement.

name: Technical Award to one or more Lots of the Framework Agreement

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Business and management consultancy services

description: Refuse disposal and treatment

description: Refuse collection services

description: Refuse transport services

description: Radioactive-, toxic-, medical- and hazardous waste services

description: Medical waste services

description: Clinical-waste collection services

description: Clinical-waste disposal services

description: Removal services of biological waste

description: Collection, transport and disposal of hospital waste

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Medical waste services

description: Clinical-waste collection services

description: Clinical-waste disposal services

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Refuse disposal and treatment

description: Refuse collection services

description: Refuse transport services

description: Non-hazardous refuse and waste treatment and disposal services

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Refuse disposal and treatment

description: Refuse collection services

description: Refuse transport services

description: Refuse recycling services

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Refuse disposal and treatment

description: Refuse collection services

description: Refuse transport services

description: Refuse recycling services

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Refuse disposal and treatment

description: Refuse collection services

description: Refuse transport services

description: Refuse recycling services

description: Medical waste services

description: Clinical-waste collection services

description: Clinical-waste disposal services

description: Removal services of biological waste

description: Waste and rubbish containers and bins

description: Containers for waste material

description: Refuse disposal and treatment

description: Refuse collection services

description: Refuse transport services

description: Refuse recycling services

description: Medical waste services

description: Clinical-waste collection services

description: Clinical-waste disposal services

description: Removal services of biological waste

title: National Framework Agreement for Waste Management and Minimisation

description: Due to amendments made to tender submission documents, the deadline for submitting tenders will be extended by 2 working days, to 12 March 2021 at 1400 GMT.

description:
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, through its Commercial Procurement Services, wishes to award a national framework agreement in seven lots:
Lot 1 – Clinical Healthcare Waste
Lot 2 – Reusable Sharps
Lot 3 – Sanitary, Washroom and Associated Services
Lot 4 – Domestic Waste
Lot 5 – Confidential Waste
Lot 6 – Total Waste Management
Lot 7 – Waste Minimisation and Innovations

reviewDetails: The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the framework agreement is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the framework agreement is entered into the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

description: Refuse and waste related services

description: Health

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Clinical Healthcare Waste

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Reusable Sharps

title: Domestic Waste

title: Domestic Waste

title: Domestic Waste

title: Domestic Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Confidential Waste

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Total Waste Management

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

title: Waste Minimisation and Innovations

description: Electronic ordering, electronic invoicing and electronic payment may be used by the awarding authority and by contracting authorities.


measure: smeBids

measure: electronicBids

title: Civil Legal Advice Contract to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021

name: Loss Insurance and Legal Services t/a SEN Support Solicitors

variantPolicy: allowed

description:
The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) is inviting Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (“CLA Contract” or “Contract”) to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (“CLA”) service.
The LAA is seeking to award up to 5 CLA Contracts in the Education Category.
An Applicant can only be awarded, and hold, one CLA Specialist Telephone Advice Contract in each Category of Law

description:
The Legal Aid Agency (“LAA”) invited Applicants to submit a Tender for a 2021 Civil Legal Advice Contract (“CLA Contract” or “Contract”) to provide Specialist Telephone Advice in the Education Category of Law from 1 April 2021 as part of the LAA’s publicly funded telephone-based Civil Legal Advice (“CLA”) Service.
Applicants wishing to deliver Education Services under a CLA Contract had to submit a response to the Selection Questionnaire (“SQ”) and the Education Category Invitation To Tender ("ITT").
Further information on the tender can be found here:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specialist-telephone-advice-in-education-and-discrimination-from-april-2021
This notice is to publish the contracts awarded as a result of this procurement.

name: Award Criterion 1 - Staffing the Service

name: Award Criterion 2 - Delivering a quality Service

name: Award Criterion 3 - Capacity Planning for the Service

type: price

relatedLot: 1 Lot

region: UKC

region: UKD

region: UKE

region: UKF

region: UKG

region: UKH

region: UKI

region: UKJ

region: UKK

region: UKL

description: Legal services

relatedLot: 2 Lots

description: Legal services

relatedLot: 3 Lots

description: Legal services

relatedLot: Variant Bids

description: Legal services

description: England and Wales

title: Procurement of Civil Legal Aid Services in England and Wales from April 2021.

acceleratedRationale:
Due to the urgent need for contracts to be in place to allow service continuity from 1 April 2021, the timescale from launch to the deadline for submission of tenders has been set at 20
calendar days after the date of publication.

description: Legal services

submissionMethod: electronicSubmission written

The Legal Aid Agency

postalCode: SW1H 9AJ

streetAddress: 102 Petty France, Westminster

description: Other Publicly funded services

description: General public services

legalName: The Legal Aid Agency

Legal Aid Agency

roles: reviewBody reviewContactPoint

streetAddress: 102 Petty France

legalName: Legal Aid Agency

name: Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)

postalCode: EC4Y 1EU

streetAddress: 70 Fleet Street

The Legal Aid Agency

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Other publicly funded services

Coram Children’s Legal Centre

streetAddress: Wellington House, 4th Floor, Butt Road, Colchester

locality: Eaton House, 14-16 Chester Road, Northwich, Cheshire,


name: National Employment Savings Trust (NEST)

title: Provision of TECH 05/20 AAF Service Auditor

description: Three year contract with the option to extend for up to 24 months (2 lots of 12 months each) i.e. 36 months + 12 +12. Contract twill be re-tendered when it expires.

description: Nest sought proposals from suppliers to provide the annual audit of a type-2 assurance report, in accordance with the Tech AAF 05/20 framework, to be delivered in line with Regulatory requirements and the Master Trust supervisory return submission which falls due three months within the scheme year-end.

variantPolicy: notAllowed

documentType: economicSelectionCriteria

documentType: technicalSelectionCriteria

description: A contract to provide the annual audit of a type-2 assurance report, in accordance with the Tech AAF 05/20 framework, to be delivered in line with Regulatory requirements and the Master Trust supervisory return submission which falls due three months within the scheme year-end.

description: Auditing services

type: suitability

description: Supplier to be a registered Audit or Accountancy firm.

type: technical

postalCode: E14 4PU

streetAddress: 10 South Colonnade 1st floor

description: Body governed by public law

description: Economic affairs

Nest Corporation

legalName: Nest Corporation

Grant Thornton UK LLP

postalCode: EC2A 1AG

streetAddress: 30 Finsbury Square

legalName: Grant Thornton UK LLP


name: Department for Education acting through the Education and Skills Funding Agency

description:
The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is the major fund for adult learners, delivering skills provision for eligible adults aged 19+ from pre-entry to Level 3. AEB provision aims to engage adults in learning which provides the skills and learning they need for work, progression in work, an Apprenticeship or further learning.
The ESFA would like to invite potential contractors to apply for ESFA funded AEB contract for services for the delivery of adult education and training to learners in England that are resident outside of the devolved areas. The contracts will start on 1 August 2021 and run for the 2021/22 academic year. Contracts awarded will be between the values of £150,000 and £3,000,000.
The procurement will fund the following provision:
Statutory entitlements
English and maths, up to and including Level 2, for individuals aged 19 and over, who have not previously attained a GCSE grade A* - C or grade 4, or higher, and/or
First full qualification at Level 2 for individuals aged 19 to 23, and/or
First full qualification at Level 3 for individuals aged 19 to 23.
Information technology (‘digital’) skills, up to and including Level 1, for individuals aged 19+, who have digital skills assessed at below Level 1.
Local Flexibility which supports delivery of flexible tailored provision for adults, including qualifications and components of these and/or non-regulated learning, up to Level 2, including Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP) and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Expansion of DWP’s SWAP: SWAP helps employers with immediate and future job needs by upskilling job seekers to fill locally identified vacancies. A SWAP placement has three main components: pre-employment training, work experience placements and a guaranteed job interview. The AEB funds the pre-employment training component.
National Skills Fund Level 3 Adult Offer: From April 2021, any adult aged 24 and over who wants to achieve their first full Level 3 qualification, which is equivalent to a technical certificate or diploma, or 2 full A levels, will be able to access hundreds of fully funded courses.
Supporting funding to provide extra support to address barriers that may prevent learners from engaging or continuing learning. This includes:
Learning support – available to providers to meet the cost of making reasonable adjustments, as part of the Equality Act 2010, for learners who have an identified learning difficulty or disability, to achieve their learning goal, and/or
Learner support – available to providers to support learners with a specific financial hardship, such as childcare or residential costs associated with learning.
Based on the best information available to the Authority at this time the overall anticipated value for the Contracts, as set out in this Contract Notice is
£157, 000, 000.00 (one hundred and fifty seven million pounds). This includes an allowance for the Contract Period including all possible extensions (which the Authority may exercise at its discretion) and performance management adjustments which may be implemented by the Authority in accordance with the Funding Rules (and Performance Management Rules)
Potential Contractors shall note that funding for the Contracts is only guaranteed for the period from the Agreement Date to 31 July 2022 and for any Learners recruited before that date to complete their Learning, provided that happens before 31 July 2023.  The Authority anticipates that the combined value of the initial Contract Values of all the successful Potential Contracts will be £73,000,000.00 (seventy three million pounds).

title: Adult Education Budget Procurement contracts for services 2021/22

description:
The Adult Education Budget (AEB) is the major fund for adult learners, delivering skills provision for eligible adults aged 19+ from pre-entry to Level 3. AEB provision aims to engage adults in learning which provides the skills and learning they need for work, progression in work, an Apprenticeship or further learning.
The ESFA would like to invite potential contractors to apply for ESFA funded AEB contract for services for the delivery of adult education and training to learners in England that are resident outside of the devolved areas. The contracts will start on 1 August 2021 and run for the 2021/22 academic year.
The Authority is conducting a light touch procurement in accordance with Section 7 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the PCR 2015 and more particularly within the procurement documents, with an accelerated timetable.

reviewDetails: The Authority will incorporate a minimum voluntary 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contracts is communicated to Potential Contractors . Unsuccessful Potential Contractors shall be informed by the Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made. If a requested clarification regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by the breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and / or order that the duration of the contract is shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

description: Adult and other education services

locality: Coventry

postalCode: CV1 2WT

streetAddress: Cheylesmore House South, Quinton Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

High Court

streetAddress: Royal Court of Justices, The Strand

legalName: High Court

description:
1. The Authority is conducting a light touch procurement applying the principles of the Open Procedure as set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“PCR”) and more particularly in the procurement documents, with an accelerated timetable. Services of the nature of those covered by this procurement are designated as “Schedule 3” Services (“the Social and Other Specific Services”) under the PCR and as such are not subject to the full requirements of the Regulations. The Authority is only bound by the application of the PCR to the extent that they are applicable to Schedule 3 services. The procurement is covered by Regulations 74 to 76 (the “Light Touch Regime”).
2. Interested economic operators (Potential Contractors) are required to register on the Authority’s e-tendering portal. Applicants can access this system at https://education.app.jaggaer.com where the details of how to register and the terms of free registration are provided.
3. Potential Contractors are referred to the procurement documents accompanying this Contract Notice for additional information on this procurement and in relation to this Contract Notice.
4. The Authority reserves the right to withdraw from or discontinue the procurement process, which shall include the right to not award a Contracts or Contracts as a result of this call for competition.
5. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and priced in sterling.
6. The Authority will not be liable for any bid costs, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a Potential Contractor in proceeding or participating in this procurement, including if the procurement process is terminated or amended by the Authority.


description: Described within tender documents

description:
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is seeking to procure 4 separate frequency comb systems for our recently constructed Advanced Quantum Metrology Laboratory (AQML), where they will sit at the heart of a new optical frequency metrology capability.
The individual combs will be used to perform different tasks. The requirements for each therefore differ, and they should be quoted separately as a result. A general overview of the purpose and requirements for each of these systems are:
1) Synthesizer comb: The first frequency comb shall be appropriate for transferring the stability of a state-of-the-art ultrastable laser at 1542 nm to lasers operating at other wavelengths. These lasers include probe lasers for Yb and Sr optical lattice clocks as well as lasers used for frequency transfer over optical fibre links. It shall also be appropriate for measuring the absolute frequencies of these lasers and the optical frequency ratios between them.
2) Flexible measurement comb: The second frequency comb shall be more flexible, and appropriate for measuring optical frequencies (and the ratios between them) anywhere in the range from 500 nm to 2000 nm. It shall be possible to stabilise this comb to the same ultrastable laser at 1542 nm.
3) Backup comb: The third frequency comb will be used to provide continuous monitoring of the performance of the first two combs. As such it shall combine the capabilities of both these combs.
4) Microwave comb: The fourth frequency comb will be used in the near infrared for the generation of ultra-stable microwave signals. Comb light should be generated in the C-band.

description: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

title: Awarded ITT - Supply of Frequency Comb Systems

description:
The combs will be part of future national time scale infrastructure, as well as test and evaluation facilities and services being set up as part of the UK quantum technologies programme. For this reason, they must be able to operate independently and continuously (24/7) with minimal downtime for maintenance.
The purpose is to enable greater flexibility and agility in NPL’s frequency measurement and characterisation services, while simultaneously developing the new infrastructure required to support a future redefinition of the second.
The setups need to work in tandem with ultrastable laser systems, optical lattice clocks and fibre networking capability in the AQML to support international collaborations and so must be compatible with these technologies. A full and detailed specification of our requirements for each individual comb is provided in separate lots as outlined in the ITT documents.

National Physical Laboratory

locality: Teddington

postalCode: TW11 0LW

streetAddress: Hampton Road

description: Body governed by public law

description: Scientific research

legalName: National Physical Laboratory

NPL Management Ltd

legalName: NPL Management Ltd

Menlo Systems GmbH

region: DE

locality: Bayern

countryName: Germany

streetAddress: Am Klopferspitz 19a, Martinsried

scale: sme

legalName: Menlo Systems GmbH


title: Highways England Staff Magazine 2021

description:
Highways England’s Communications directorate are seeking to appoint a single supplier to produce a quarterly internal magazine for both office based and on-road staff. The magazine is expected support the underlying principles of the business’ Internal Communications Strategy, which are;
• Consistency in messaging
• Clear purpose for each channel
• Reduce duplication (and channels)
• Build in two-way capability
• Manager reference library
• Measure outcomes not outputs
• More targeted comms
In addition to this, Highways expect the successful supplier to bring Journalistic inquisitiveness, experience and focus to ensure the magazine appeals to staff who have an interest in internal business topics, infrastructure, construction and engineering.
Over the last 3 years Highways England’s staff magazine has evolved to the point where its key focus is now on the people who make things happen within the business as opposed to the details of the organisations work. The magazine is to continue representing the culture, diversity and environment of HE employees with content being driven by colleagues telling their story through experiences.
The successful supplier is to ensure the magazine focuses on;
• Achievements and contributions to the business
• HR related content
• Corporate training
• People related project launches or news
In line with both the organisational environmental strategy, Highways England are expecting the magazine to move to a digital format which includes video content, photo galleries, scalability etc meaning the magazine must be accessible across a range of devices, however it is important that the business are able to retain print on demand features.

name: Delivering in an altered working environment

title: Highways England Staff Magazine 2021

reviewDetails: Appeals must be lodged in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) as amended.

description: Publishing services

Highways England

locality: LEEDS

postalCode: LS11 9AT

streetAddress: Lateral, City Square

description: National or federal agency/office

description: General public services

legalName: Highways England

AB Publishing Ltd

locality: LONDON

legalName: AB Publishing Ltd

See details at VI.4.3

locality: United Kingdom

streetAddress: See details at VI.4.3

legalName: See details at VI.4.3

title: Highways England Staff Magazine 2021


title: Public Relations, Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations

name: Hanover Communications International Limited

description: The initial term, during which the Services shall be delivered in full, is for a period of 3 years. There will be an option for FSCS to extend the contract on up to 2 years occasions for a maximum duration of 12 months on each of those occasions, therefore making the Term a potential total term of 5 years.

description:
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is looking to procure a big-thinking, strategic single partner to help define and deliver our public relations, public affairs and stakeholder relationship strategy. The strategy will transform the way we communicate with our external audiences, building both awareness and advocacy and driving the right outcomes for all audiences.
The procurement of a partner to help us transform our external communications is critical to the success of our strategy. You can find out more about our strategy visiting - https://www.fscs.org.uk/about-us/mission-and-strategy:
The services we are seeking to procure include (but are not limited to):
The usual
• public relations.
• public affairs.
• stakeholder management.
• legal and policy counsel and advice.
• social and media monitoring and management.
• events.
• crisis management communications.
• campaigns.
• corporate communications, content, positioning and storytelling.
• executive profile raising.
• media training and support.
• measurement.
Transformation
• work with us to create a strategic roadmap, built on research and insights, that transforms the way we engage and communicate with key audiences.
• help us put in place structure, processes and measurements that help deliver the roadmap – including doing some of the work where needed or agreed.
• work with us our other agencies, to successfully deliver integrated / aligned communications and campaigns.
• be ready to step in and get involved when things get tough (we are a small organisation).
• help us define measurements of success, so we know we are doing a great job.
• become a part of our amazing team, to define and deliver the best outcomes for all our audiences...and have some fun along the way.

description: Please see Tender documents

description: Inner London – East

description: Public relations consultancy services

description: 5 years

electronicInvoicingPolicy: allowed

description: Public relations services

procurementMethod: selective

procurementMethodDetails: Competitive procedure with negotiation

Financial Services Compensation Scheme

roles: buyer reviewContactPoint

postalCode: EC3A 7QU

streetAddress: Beaufort House, 15 St. Botolph Street

description: Body governed by public law

description: Economic affairs

legalName: Financial Services Compensation Scheme

The Royal Court of Justice

roles: reviewBody mediationBody

streetAddress: The Strand

legalName: The Royal Court of Justice

postalCode: SE1 9HA

streetAddress: Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road

description:
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=628477882
 GO Reference: GO-2021923-PRO-18956477


description: There is a further 24 months extension available

description: Hard FM Services

description: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

description: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

description: Building and facilities management services

description: Facilities management services

title: PHE Porton FM Hard Services

description: PHE Porton Down require Hard Facilities Management Services and Staff

description: Repair and maintenance services

Public Health England

locality: Salisbury

postalCode: SP2 0QT

streetAddress: Manor Farm Road, Porton Down

description: Health

legalName: Public Health England

CBRE Managed Services Ltd

legalName: CBRE Managed Services Ltd

public health england

locality: london

legalName: public health england


title: ENHT - Washer Disinfector, Ultrasonic Bath and Steriliser Periodic Testing

description:
The general requirement and scope of works shall be for the contractor to complete testing and validation of HSSD equipment.
Periodic testing schedule requirements for the washer disinfectors, ultrasonic bath and sterilisers as per HTM 01-01 include weekly tests, quarterly tests and yearly and revalidation tests.
Schedule of assets as follows:
Steris – porous load sterilizer 1
Steris – porous load sterilizer 2
Steris – porous load sterilizer 3
Getinge – porous load sterilizer 4
Getinge – porous load sterilizer 5
Steris – washer disinfector 4
Steris – washer disinfector 3
Hamo – washer disinfector washer 2
Hamo – washer disinfector washer 1
Ultrawave  Hygea 5000 ultrasonic washer
The initial period of the contract shall be 3 years with the option to extend up to a further 2 years

description: Sterilisation, disinfection and hygiene devices

description: Disinfection equipment

description: Disinfecting and exterminating services

description: Contract for Washer Disinfector, Ultrasonic Bath and Steriliser Periodic Testing at the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (ENHT)

description: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

locality: Stevenage

postalCode: SG1 4AB

streetAddress: Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill Lane

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

legalName: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Steris Solutions Limited

locality: Leicester

postalCode: LE7 1PF

streetAddress: Rayns Way, Watermead Business Park, Syston

legalName: Steris Solutions Limited

High Court of Justice

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

streetAddress: Strand, City of Westminster

legalName: High Court of Justice


description: Home Support - Physical Support 18-64

title: Home Support - Physical Support 18-64

description: Home Support - Physical Support 18-64

description: Social work services without accommodation

London Borough of Haringey

locality: Wood Green

postalCode: N22 8LE

streetAddress: Level 6

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: London Borough of Haringey

Sama Care Limited

postalCode: N17 9TA

streetAddress: GROVE BUSINESS CENTRE

legalName: Sama Care Limited


description:
This Framework Agreement will cover Patient Management Systems used primarily within Audiology departments and services within the NHS but also sister departments such as Ear Nose & Throat (ENT). The framework will be both Direct & Non-Direct. The products covered will be; Patient Management System Software, User Subscription, Current System to New System Data Conversion, Additional add-on modules.
For Direct Contract Products the Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents.
The following certification will be a requirement of the upcoming tender exercise and Applicants may be required to include evidence of this within their tender submission.
-	ISO 9001:2015 or equivalent externally accredited and up-to-date quality standard certificate(s) to cover all segments of the Applicant's (and the product's) supply chain. This should include but not be limited to manufacturing, storage and distribution. Further information in respect of certification requirements will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement.
-	Public Liability Insurance cover of 5000000 GBP per claim in the name of the Applicant
-	Employers Liability Insurance cover of 5000000 GBP per claim in the name of the Applicant
-	Product Liability Insurance cover in the name of the Applicant of 5000000 GBP per claim or 5000000 GBP per claim and in the annual aggregate
-	Declaration of Conformity and CE Certification to demonstrate compliance to Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC or Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (where applicable)
If an Applicant commits to obtain ISO9001:2015 or equivalent quality standard certificate, Employers Liability Insurance, Public Liability Insurance or Product Liability Insurance certification at the time of their tender submission then the requirement is that such certification is in place prior to the commencement date of the framework agreement (in order for NHS Supply Chain to place orders with the successful Applicant). Additional information: Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 500000 GBP to 1000000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement.

description: Patient-administration system

description: Clinical information system

title: Audiology Patient Management Systems

description: This Framework Agreement will cover Patient Management Systems used primarily within Audiology departments and services within the NHS but also sister departments such as Ear Nose & Throat (ENT). Precise quantities are unknown. It is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of 500000 GBP to 1000000 GBP in the first year of this Framework Agreement, however this is approximate only and the values may vary depending on the requirements of those bodies purchasing under the Framework Agreement. The total value of the Framework Agreement over a four year term (initial 2 years with an option to extend incrementally for to a maximum of four years) will be in the region of 4000000 GBP

description: Medical information systems

NHS Supply Chain

postalCode: SE1 6LH

streetAddress: Skipton House, 80 London Road

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Health

legalName: NHS Supply Chain

description:
The purpose of this notice is to draw attention to a procurement that NHS Supply Chain intends to commence during the subsequent 12 months. The invitation to tender will be the subject of a separate notice and it is that notice to which potential suppliers will need to respond at the appropriate time.
The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion.
Values listed in this Prior Information Notice are approximate only and the values will be to such level as those purchasing under the Framework Agreement consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.
NHS Supply Chain expects to provide successful suppliers with the opportunity to offer additional savings to customers through the provision of discounted pricing, value added offerings and commitment/bulk buy initiatives.
The Framework Agreement will be between NHS Supply Chain and the Supplier. Under the Framework Agreement there will be two different methods of supply - one for Non-Direct Contract Products and one for Direct Contract Products.
NHS Supply Chain will be entitled to purchase the supplies and/or services identified as Non-Direct Contract Products which it will then make available for purchase by any NHS Trust; any other NHS entity; any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector.
For the supplies and/or services identified as Direct Contract Products NHS Supply Chain; any NHS Trust; any other NHS entity; any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector will be able to enter into a direct contract with the Supplier for any of the supplies and/or services under the Framework.
For Direct Contract Products the Supplier will be required to report to and pay a direct contract management fee to NHS Supply Chain as detailed in the tender documents.
Direct & Non-Direct Contract Products;
Patient Management System Software
User Subscription
Current System to New System Data Conversion
Additional add-on modules
NHS Supply Chain is currently considering the use of lots for this procurement. However, it reserves the right not to as part of any future tender process. Further information in respect of the lot strategy will be set out in the notice for the forthcoming procurement.
As part of its pre-tender strategy, NHS Supply Chain would also like to engage with suppliers of these products via a Request for Information (RFI). If you would like to complete the Request for Information document in respect of the products which are the subject of this procurement then please follow the below instructions;
Candidates wishing to complete the Request for Information must register their expression of interest. Follow the link to the eProcurement Portal: https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/
Please select on the ‘SQs Open To All Suppliers’ link and select SQ_26 - RFI - Audiology Patient Management Systems 2021.
Select Express interest
Select the ‘My Responses’ tab and please complete and attach the RFI within Section 1.1.2
Select ‘Submit Response’
NHS Supply Chain is currently considering the opportunity of entering into the market for the supply of Audiology Patient Management Systems (detailed below). As part of this process, NHS Supply Chain may enter into pilot Framework Agreements with suppliers of these Audiology Patient Management Systems whilst NHS Supply Chain gains a better understanding of this market with a view to launching a tender for a Framework Agreement in the next 12 months. If you would like to discuss your products and any opportunities with NHS Supply Chain, please contact Chelsea Hufton via https://nhssupplychain.app.jaggaer.com/


description: Option to extend by 12 month increments up to a maximum of  48 months

description:
The ‘Council’ is seeking to engage up to 4 experienced and appropriately qualified Chartered Structural / Civil Engineers with extensive marine experience to undertake the lead role in all design work in relation to structural repairs, alterations, approved modifications and new works including Planning permission, Listed building consent, Building control approval, contacting and obtaining permission and necessary Licences and approvals from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Environment Agency,  English Heritage/ Natural England, Crown Estates  approval and to carry out bi-annual structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) to preserve the future of the iconic Grade 2 Listed Building.
The opportunity is being split into Lots to reflect the specialities of the requirements:
Lot 1: Timber Outer Pier head and the other timber-piled areas of the Pier - Engineering Design - Principal Designer Role

description:
The ‘Council’ is seeking to engage up to 4 experienced and appropriately qualified Chartered Structural / Civil Engineers with extensive marine experience to undertake the lead role in all design work in relation to structural repairs, alterations, approved modifications and new works including Planning permission, Listed building consent, Building control approval, contacting and obtaining permission and necessary Licences and approvals from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Environment Agency,  English Heritage/ Natural England, Crown Estates  approval and to carry out bi-annual structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) to preserve the future of the iconic Grade 2 Listed Building.
The opportunity is being split into Lots to reflect the specialities of the requirements:
Lot 2: Prince George Concrete Extension Phase 2 Engineering Design – Principal Designer Role;

description:
The ‘Council’ is seeking to engage up to 4 experienced and appropriately qualified Chartered Structural / Civil Engineers with extensive marine experience to undertake the lead role in all design work in relation to structural repairs, alterations, approved modifications and new works including Planning permission, Listed building consent, Building control approval, contacting and obtaining permission and necessary Licences and approvals from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Environment Agency,  English Heritage/ Natural England, Crown Estates  approval and to carry out bi-annual structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) to preserve the future of the iconic Grade 2 Listed Building.
The opportunity is being split into Lots to reflect the specialities of the requirements:
Lot 3: Anchor Bay Engineering Design for Steel works (for Phases 3 up to 5) – Principal Designer Role.

description:
The ‘Council’ is seeking to engage up to 4 experienced and appropriately qualified Chartered Structural / Civil Engineers with extensive marine experience to undertake the lead role in all design work in relation to structural repairs, alterations, approved modifications and new works including Planning permission, Listed building consent, Building control approval, contacting and obtaining permission and necessary Licences and approvals from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Environment Agency,  English Heritage/ Natural England, Crown Estates  approval and to carry out bi-annual structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) to preserve the future of the iconic Grade 2 Listed Building.
The opportunity is being split into Lots to reflect the specialities of the requirements:
Lot 4: Marine Engineer consultant to carry out structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) over a 4 year period to preserve the future of the Pier.

description: Consultative engineering and construction services

description: Marine survey services

title: Engagement of Structural / Civil Engineering Consultant

streetAddress: Electronic

description: Procurement Team - separate Verifier

description:
The ‘Council’ is seeking to engage up to 4 experienced and appropriately qualified Chartered Structural / Civil Engineers with extensive marine experience to undertake the lead role in all design work in relation to structural repairs, alterations, approved modifications and new works including Planning permission, Listed building consent, Building control approval, contacting and obtaining permission and necessary Licences and approvals from the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), Environment Agency,  English Heritage/ Natural England, Crown Estates  approval and to carry out bi-annual structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) to preserve the future of the iconic Grade 2 Listed Building.
The opportunity is being split into Lots to reflect the specialities of the requirements:
1)	Timber Outer Pier head and the other timber-piled areas of the Pier - Engineering Design - Principal Designer Role
2)	Prince George Concrete Extension Phase 2 Engineering Design – Principal Designer Role;
3)	Anchor Bay Engineering Design for Steel works (for Phases 3 up to 5) – Principal Designer Role.
4)	Marine Engineer consultant to carry out structural condition surveys (2 required, one every 2 years) over a 4 year period to preserve the future of the Pier.
Suitably qualified suppliers may submit tenders for one, two, three or all of the lots.

scheme: CPVS

description: Metal

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

locality: Southend-on-Sea

postalCode: SS2 6YL

streetAddress: Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

Royal Courts of Justice

legalName: Royal Courts of Justice


measure: foreignBidsFromEU

measure: foreignBidsFromNonEU

name: Orbis Protect Ltd (formerly SitexOrbis ltd)

description: Up to 24 months (2 x 12 months) extension.

description:
The purpose of the clear and clean Framework Agreement is to bring Fife Council housing stock back to its original standard with regard to cleanliness and general maintenance after a Council tenant or homeless person moves on to alternative accommodation, to allow the property to be re-let.  This includes general clearance of large items and rubbish, deep cleaning, and trauma cleaning.  As well as clear and clean services, the requirement may also extend to minor repairs, a garden tidy, emptying of bins, stair cleaning, pest control, and sharps removal.
The requirements of this Framework are broken down into
- Clearance
- Cleaning
- Gardening
- Specialist Services
- Handyman Services

description: Fife

description: Accommodation cleaning services

title: House Clearance And Cleaning & Associated Services

description: Technical issues with the PCS portal

label: Time limit

label: Conditions for opening of tenders

description: 24 months unless the option for the 2x12 month extensions are used

description: Accommodation cleaning services

type: economic

minimum: The relevant minimum levels are included in the SPD(Scotland) module

description: The relevant Selection Criteria is included in the SPD(Scotland) module

Fife Council

roles: buyer centralPurchasingBody

locality: Glenrothes

postalCode: KY7 6GH

streetAddress: Bankhead Central, Bankhead Park

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Fife Council

Sheriff Court

locality: Kirkcaldy

postalCode: KY1 1XQ

streetAddress: Courthouse, Whytecausway,

legalName: Sheriff Court

Flexi Clean Group

locality: Edinburgh

postalCode: EH5 1PN

streetAddress: 17, West Harbour Road

legalName: Flexi Clean Group

VPS (UK) Ltd

locality: Oldham

postalCode: OL9 9XA

streetAddress: Broadgate House, Broadway Business Park, Chadderton

legalName: VPS (UK) Ltd

locality: Glasgow

postalCode: G51 3HN

streetAddress: Unit 7, Harmony Court, Govan, Glasgow

description: (SC Ref:663040)


description:
North Ayrshire Council requires to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to undertake the servicing and repair of ASN equipment within non-domestic properties.
The main services required through this contract are:
6-Monthly servicing and LOLER testing of hoists and lifting equipment. Inspection of slings for use with hoists
Annual servicing of medical/changing beds
Repair of above equipment as necessary

description: Lifting and handling equipment and parts

description: Installation services of lifting and handling equipment, except lifts and escalators

description: Repair and maintenance services

description: Repair and maintenance services of medical and precision equipment

title: Measured Term Contract for Servicing & Repair of ASN Equipment

description:
North Ayrshire Council requires to appoint a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to undertake the servicing and repair of ASN equipment within non-domestic properties.
The main services required through this contract are:
- 6-Monthly servicing and LOLER testing of hoists and lifting equipment. Inspection of slings for use with hoists
- Annual servicing of medical/changing beds
- Repair of above equipment as necessary

description: Repair and maintenance services of medical equipment

North Ayrshire Council

locality: Irvine

postalCode: KA12 8EE

streetAddress: Cunninghame House, Friars Croft

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: North Ayrshire Council

W Munro (Rehab) Ltd

locality: CLYDEBANK

postalCode: G81 2QP

streetAddress: 8 - 10 Dunrobin Court, 14 North Avenue

legalName: W Munro (Rehab) Ltd

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court

locality: Kilmarnock

postalCode: KA1 1ED

streetAddress: Sheriff Court House, St Marnock Street

legalName: Kilmarnock Sheriff Court

description:
Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below:
Nature of the contract not suitable for lots.
Quality Management Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at ESPD question 4D.1.
Health and Safety Procedures
1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at ESPD question 4D.1.
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Community benefits will be requested on a minimum requirement basis for:
Supply Chain Initiatives
Community and Education Initiatives
(SC Ref:643459)


title: Neutral Vendor &/or Managed Service Provider for the supply of Multi Specialism Services Frameworks

name: NE1 Procurement Services Ltd/Constellia Public Ltd

description: AEC seeks to establish a framework contract for an organisation capable of acting in the capacity of either a neutral vendor or managed service provider (either not actually providing the multi specialism requirements in their own right, or having the option of providing such services themselves on either a direct call off basis or further competition basis too,) to contracting authorities by means of managing the procurement and award selection process by their own methods themselves or in conjunction with the contracting authorities which would be fully compliant with the protocols, standing financial instructions, UK/EU legislation that the contracting authorities would either operate on or approve, if they were conducting the procurement exercise themselves,(and may choose to do so themselves,) and upon selection, manage the contractual arrangements between service provider and the contracting authority

description: Public utilities

description: Gas distribution and related services

description: Electricity distribution and related services

description: Other sources of energy supplies and distribution

description: Construction work

description: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

description: Building and facilities management services

description: Facilities management services

description: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

description: Repair and maintenance services

description: Computer network services

description: Software package and information systems

description: Real estate services

description: Renting or leasing services of own property

description: Real estate services with own property

description: Development services of real estate

description: Buying and selling of real estate

description: Residential property renting or leasing services

description: Architectural and related services

description: Engineering services

description: Urban planning and landscape architectural services

description: Construction-related services

description: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

description: Storage and retrieval services

description: Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

description: Modular and portable buildings

description: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

description: Food, beverages, tobacco and related products

description: Agricultural machinery

description: Printed matter and related products

description: Chemical products

description: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages

description: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

description: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

description: Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

description: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

description: Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

description: Industrial machinery

description: Financial and insurance services

description: Research and development services and related consultancy services

description: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

description: Health and social work services

description: Education and training services

description: Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

description: Other community, social and personal services

description: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

description: Procurement consultancy services

Agri-EPI Centre

locality: Penicuik

postalCode: EH26 0BA

streetAddress: 1-4 Bush House Cottages, Edinburgh Technopole

legalName: Agri-EPI Centre

NE1 Procurement Services Ltd

locality: Newcastle upon Tyne

postalCode: NE1 5HX

streetAddress: The Old Casino, 1-4 Forth Lane

legalName: NE1 Procurement Services Ltd

locality: London

postalCode: W1J 5FJ

streetAddress: 4th Floor Berkeley Square, London, England, W1J 5FJ

Public Procurement Review Service

legalName: Public Procurement Review Service

description: It is anticipated that this Framework Contract may be utilised by Contracting Authorities, as part of a Call-Off Contract, for externally funded projects including European Funding bodies.

description: Procurement consultancy services

description: Public utilities

description: Gas distribution and related services

description: Construction work

description: Facilities management services

description: Repair and maintenance services

description: Computer network services

description: Real estate services

description: Real estate services with own property

description: Development services of real estate

description: Buying and selling of real estate

description: Architectural and related services

description: Engineering services

description: Construction-related services

description: Storage and retrieval services

description: Modular and portable buildings

description: Agricultural machinery

description: Printed matter and related products

description: Chemical products

description: Industrial machinery

description: Financial and insurance services

description: Health and social work services

description: Education and training services

rationale: Need for modification brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority/entity could not foresee: The inclusion of Contracting Authorities as defined under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 were inadvertently either not defined or clarified adequately under the original contract notice and award

description: Addition of permitting further Contracting Authorities and such entities as defined under Regulation 4 of both the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 to use the framework in addition to all other Contracting Authorities under Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, and all any subsequent amendments and legislation relating to all and any of the above acts of legislation and any such entities as referenced and/or listed in the original award notice, plus any additional entities added to such listing such as the National Grid and any other utilities companies whom may also come under any and all of the above legislation.

description:
AEC makes this framework agreement available for use by itself and any of its related sites and clientele, all Contracting Authorities throughout all administrative regions of the UK, thus all Contracting Authorities as defined in Regulation 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, Regulation 4 of both the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 and any subsequently updated and related legislation;
Including but not limited to Government Departments and their Agencies, Non-Departmental Public Bodies, Central Government, NHS Bodies, Local Authorities, Emergency Services, Coastguard Emergency Services, Educational Establishments, Registered Social Landlords and Registered Charities who have a need to purchase goods, services or works.
The above will also include the cross referenced entities which can be found within the following links:-
https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/local-councils-in-northern-ireland
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/schools-in-england
https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools
https://education.gov.scot/parentzone
https://www2.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/ScotXed/SchoolEducation/SchoolEstablishments
https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/services/schools-plus
https://www.gov.uk/check-a-university-is-officially-recognised
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/universities-and-colleges-northern-ireland
https://www.police.uk/forces/
https://ukfirestations.co.uk/brigades
https://firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx
https://www.southwales-fire.gov.uk/
http://www.mawwfire.gov.uk/Pages/Welcome.aspx
https://www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk/contact-us/
https://www.nifrs.org/about-nifrs/areas-districts/
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency/about/access-and-opening
https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx
https://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/
https://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure
http://online.hscni.net/hospitals/health-and-social-care-trusts/
http://www.scottishambulance.com/footer/contactus.aspx
http://www.was-tr.wales.nhs.uk/Default.aspx?pageId=62&lan=en
http://www.nias.hscni.net/contact-us-2/contact-details/
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations
https://www.gov.scot/about/how-government-is-run/directorates/
https://gov.wales/about-us
https://www.northernireland.gov.uk/topics/your-executive/government-departments
http://apps.charitycommission.gov.uk/showcharity/registerofcharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx
https://www.oscr.org.uk/guidance-and-forms/
https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing
https://directory.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/pages/default.aspx
https://gov.wales/housing
https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/housing-associations
https://catapult.org.uk/catapult-centres/
https://www.nationalgrid.com/
(SC Ref:643469)


description:
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Wales’s Fire and Rescue Services) are seeking tenders from suppliers interested in providing a contract for the Supply, Servicing and Maintenance of Portable Misting Systems, which can be installed in private dwellings.
Wales’s Fire and Rescue Services cover all 22 local authority areas within Wales and provide emergency response, community safety education and fire prevention services for the people of Wales.
Part of the prevention work includes the provision of personal misting systems to high risk vulnerable people. The people we support will tend to be non-ambulant and have a high risk of experiencing a dwelling fire (e.g. heavy smokers, oxygen users etc). This support has historically consisted of the installation of a stand-alone water misting system with its own detection system that will operate to control and / or extinguish a fire that has started in the area monitored by the detection system.

description: Wales's Fire and Rescue Service Areas

description: Firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

description: Portable fire-extinguishers

description: Fire-detection systems

description: Firefighting equipment

description: Fire suppression system

description: Miscellaneous fire-protection equipment

description: Repair and maintenance services of firefighting equipment

description: Installation services of fire protection equipment

description: Fire-brigade and rescue services

description: Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, on behalf of ourselves, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Wales Fire and Rescue Service (Wales’s Fire and Rescue Services) are seeking tenders from suppliers interested in providing a supply, servicing and maintenance contract for the provision of portable misting systems which can be installed in private dwellings.

description: Fire suppression system

locality: Carmarthen

postalCode: SA31 1SP

streetAddress: Headquarters, Lime Grove Avenue

description: Emergency Services

description: Emergency Services

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

locality: Llantrisant

postalCode: CF72 8LX

streetAddress: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Forest View Business Park, Llantrisant

legalName: South Wales Fire and Rescue Service

North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

locality: St. Asaph

postalCode: LL17 0JJ

streetAddress: Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Ffordd Salesbury, St. Asaph Business Park

legalName: North Wales Fire and Rescue Service

Surefire Services Limited

locality: High Wycombe

streetAddress: 4 Barnes Wallis Court, Wellington Road, Cressex Business Park

legalName: Surefire Services Limited

High Court

streetAddress: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

legalName: High Court

description: (WA Ref:107576)


measure: lowestValidBidValue

measure: highestValidBidValue

description: Opportunity to provide continuation mobile phone services to the existing Towards Work project.

description: Nottingham

title: Retender Mobile phone procurement opportunity for Building Better Opportunities Towards Work

description: Extension of phone service provision for Towards Work project.

description: Mobile-telephone services

Greater Nottingham Groundwork Trust

locality: Nottingham

postalCode: NG7 4EP

streetAddress: Unit A, Tennyson Hall, Forest Road West

description: Charity

description: Social inclusion

legalName: Greater Nottingham Groundwork Trust

Daisy Group

locality: Nelson

postalCode: BB9 5SR

streetAddress: Daisy House, Lindred Road

legalName: Daisy Group

Public Procurement Review Service

streetAddress: Cabinet Office

description: ESF

description:
To register your interest in this notice and for any questions or clarification during this process, please use the www.mytenders.org portal and postbox facility.
(MT Ref:221920)


description: annual rolling basis

description:
We are nviting you to tender for a contract for the provision of a fully managed catering service in line with the school's requirements and specifications as described in this document.
We require a school meal service that provides both healthy and balanced meal options. We believe that there is a link between a healthy diet and the ability to learn effectively, and therefore, we require this important element of the school day to benefit our pupils.
We want every child or parent to be able to choose, and be provided with, their preferred meal choice. We also want every child to enjoy their meal in a well prepared and safe dining area.
We understand the school has a responsibility to promote and encourage healthy eating and we require a caterer to work with the school on developing this further.
It is very important that the service delivers both value for money as well as high standards in procurement, production and customer care.

description:
St Patrick's C of E Primary Academy
Salter Street
Earlswood
Solihull
B94 ^DE

description: Primary education services

title: Invitation to Tender for Catering Services

streetAddress: St Patrick's CE Primary Academy

description:
Headteacher
School Business Manager
Governor

description: The contract is for the provision of a fully managed catering service in line with the school's requirements and specifications.

description: Primary education services

description:
Price 20%
Quality 80% - split as below
Menus 30%
Dietary and Allergen Management 20%
Service Implementation and Transfer 20%
Staff Development 10%
Marketing and Communication 20%
Payment and Debt Management 10%

St. Patricks C Of E Primary Academy

locality: SOLIHULL

streetAddress: Salter Street, Earlswood

description: Single Academy Trust

description: Education

legalName: St. Patricks C Of E Primary Academy

Chair of Governors

locality: Earlswood

postalCode: B94 6DE

streetAddress: Salter Street

legalName: Chair of Governors


description:
The Council is seeking to procure a cloud hosted Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System from a single Contractor to support the operation of the Highways and Transportation Service.
Tenderers must have and be able to offer a mature Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System. The system should meet all the council’s essential requirements with minimal or no additional development, although extensive configuration and mobilisation of the proposed System is expected and accepted.
Tenderers can propose development for desirable requirements but where they do so should also
indicate the likely timescale for those developments to take place.
We do not wish to procure a Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System which will require an extensive design and development phase to meet the specification of requirements before the essential requirements can be deployed.
The following Software and Services, as a minimum, shall be provided under this contract:
• Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System (cloud hosted)
• Any additional modules/functionality required to meet LCC requirements
• Implementation services
• Installation services
• Configuration services
• Integration services
• Migration services
• On-going support and maintenance services
• System development and customisation
• Training
• Software/system upgrades

title: ITS200729-1 Procurement of a Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System

description:
NOTE: This tender opportunity replaces previously published tender opportunity (DN508246)
The Council is seeking to procure a cloud hosted Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System to support the operation of the Highways and Transportation Service.
Applications for inclusion in the tender must be made via the YORtender procurement portal,
at www.yortender.co.uk.
If you have not previously done so, please register.
Once your registration has been approved, you should log-in and Search using the
Project ID: DN524948 or search for Project Title: ITS200729-1: Procurement of a Highways and Engineering Digital Information Management System.
Any issues accessing the portal should be reported by email to ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com or tel: 0330 005 0352.

description: Industry specific software package

Leeds City Council

locality: Leeds

postalCode: LS1 3DL

streetAddress: St George House, 2nd Floor, 40 Great George Street

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Leeds City Council

postalCode: LS1 1UR


title: Curved Stair Lifts

title: Straight Stair Lifts

title: Straight Stair Lifts

description:
Fife Council has a requirement for the provision of Straight Stair lifts within domestic and non-domestic properties. The requirement includes
installation, maintenance and servicing (including existing stock), removal and relocation of stair lifts.

title: Curved Stair Lifts

description:
Fife Council has a requirement for the provision of Curved Stair lifts within domestic and non-domestic properties. The requirement includes
installation, maintenance and servicing (including existing stock), removal and relocation of stair lifts.

description: Fife

description: Stairlifts

description: Fife

description: Stairlifts

title: Stair lift Framework Agreement

description:
Fife Council has a requirement for the provision of Stair lifts within domestic and non-domestic properties. The requirement includes
installation, maintenance and servicing (including existing stock), removal and relocation of stair lifts.

description: Stairlifts

Fife Council

locality: Glenrothes

postalCode: KY7 5LT

streetAddress: Fife House, North Street

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Fife Council

Advanced Stairlifts

region: UKM

locality: Inverkeithing

postalCode: KY11 1NZ

streetAddress: 2 + 3 Burnside Business Court, North Road,

legalName: Advanced Stairlifts

Sheriff Court

locality: Kirkcaldy

postalCode: KY1 1XQ

streetAddress: Courthouse, Whytescauseway

legalName: Sheriff Court

title: Curved Stair Lifts

title: Straight Stair Lifts

description: (SC Ref:643258)


description: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area

title: Procurement of Long Range Precision Anti Structure Rifle (LRPAS)

description: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts. The Authority intends to award a contract for the procurement of Long Range Precision Anti-Structure Rifles.  The contract will be for an initial 2-year period with an option to extend for a further 1-year period.

description: Purchase

MOD Abbey Wood South

roles: buyer reviewBody mediationBody reviewContactPoint

locality: Bristol

postalCode: BS34 8JH

streetAddress: NH3 Cedar 2A #3260, Stoke Gifford

description: Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

description: Defence

legalName: MOD Abbey Wood South

Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd

locality: Cheshire

postalCode: SK11 0LR

streetAddress: Unit 3 Heather Close, Lyme Green Business Park, Macclesfield

legalName: Ian Edgar (Liverpool) Ltd

description:
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy.  If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.  The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
 Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.dcocontracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-202128-DCB-17759465


title: Invitation for the provision of a Security Guarding Service

description:
The primary objective is to provide security cover across the site ensuring the safety of service users and staff in the event of crimes and/or incidents of challenging behaviour.
The Security Provider shall provide a Security Guard Service to deliver the following:
a)	Maintaining a secure environment at Yeovil District Hospital (YDH) site;
b)	Responding to security incidents within YDH;
c)	Additional specified duties as set out in the Scope of Service;
d)	Provide reassurance, customer service, prevention and control and restraint.

description:
Simply Serve Limited (SSL) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. SSL (the "Authority"). is acting in its own right and for and on behalf of Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
The primary objective is to provide security cover across the hospital site ensuring the safety of service users and staff in the event of crimes and/or incidents of challenging behaviour.

description: Security services

Simply Serve Ltd

locality: Yeovil

postalCode: BA21 4AT

streetAddress: Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,Simply Serve Ltd, Higher Kingston

description: Body governed by public law

description: Health

legalName: Simply Serve Ltd

Atlas (UK) Security Services

postalCode: BA20 2EP

streetAddress: Atlas House, 277 Preston Road

legalName: Atlas (UK) Security Services

streetAddress: Higher Kingston


title: Lot 1

description: The contract is available for up to a 4 year period, following which there may or may not be an opportunity for a re-procurement. The  Agreement included within Tender Documents outlines any relevant break clauses or periods within the awarded term, where a re-procurement could occur. Any re-procurement will be at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.

description: Lancashire County Council is seeking to Procure a contract agreement. Details of which are including within the tender documents.

title: Lot 2

description: The Agreement is available for up to a 4 year period, following which there may or may not be an opportunity for a re-procurement. The  Agreement included within Tender Documents outlines any relevant break clauses or periods within the awarded term where a re-procurement could occur. Any re-procurement will be at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.

description: Interpretation services

description: Interpretation services

title: Interpretation and Translation Services

description: The Agreement is available for up to 4 years, following which there is potential for the services to be continually required therefore there is potential (but not guarantee) for the Agreement to be re-procured. Any re-procurement is at the discretion of the contracting authority and will be completed compliantly.

description:
The Authority is looking to procure a Contract to provide language services including spoken
and non-spoken Interpretation and Translation services to the Authority.
The contract will be tendered in two (2) Lots:
(i) Lot 1 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings,
consultation, for spoken languages, telephone interpretation and document translation
services
(ii) Lot 2 - Face to Face interpreting for Social Service requirements, interviews, meetings,

description: Interpretation services

Lancashire County Council

locality: Preston

streetAddress: Fishergate

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Lancashire County Council

name: Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court

postalCode: WC2A 2LL

DA Languages Ltd

locality: Manchester

postalCode: M33 0FP

streetAddress: Statham House, Talbot Road

legalName: DA Languages Ltd

CoSign Partners in Communication Ltd

locality: Blackpool

postalCode: FY4 1PR

streetAddress: 44 Stony Hill Avenue, South Shor

legalName: CoSign Partners in Communication Ltd


description: The Council may wish to purchase additional hardware and services through this contract if and when a requirement arises.

description:
Caerphilly County Borough Council awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide a Cashless Catering system which will be deployed in Comprehensive schools, primary schools and corporate buildings.
The contract includes for the provision of hardware and software and ongoing maintenance and support for the contract duration.
The scope of the initial piece of work is to:
- Replace till systems and dated cashless systems in up to 9 Secondary Schools capable of accepting cashless, contactless payment, online payments, mobile phone payments, or cash payments.
- A rolling programme will need to be planned to meet the LA need to install a cashless solution in all primary, secondary schools, Meals Direct and Staff & Civic catering.
- Put in place a web-based portal that will allow parents to create accounts for their children and credit money into the account.
- Link on-line accounts to the system to ensure that money from meal transactions is coded to the correct accounts.
- Provide a process to allow for the acceptance of cash and cashless payments and allow the till system to be updated with Free School Meal allowances.

description: Caerphilly County Borough

description: Point of sale (POS) software package

description: Catering services

title: The Provision of a Cashless Catering System

acceleratedRationale: Tenderers shall note that the COVID-19 outbreak has given rise to an urgent need for the Provision of a Cashless Catering System to be implemented into Caerphilly County Borough Council, which will ensure that provisions are in place to eliminate cash handling before schools reopen and to limit the spread of disease. The normal tender process to be undertaken for this procurement would not give Caerphilly County Borough Council sufficient time to comply with the standard open procedure timescales and therefore the Council considers this to be a state of urgency which it has duly substantiated. Accordingly, Caerphilly CBC is using the accelerated time limits permitted under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (regulation 27(5) for the open procedure) in respect of this procurement.

description: Caerphilly County Borough Council awarded a contract to a single supplier to provide a Cashless Catering Solution including support and maintenance within all Comprehensive schools, Primary Schools and some Corporate buildings.

description: Point of sale (POS) software development services

Caerphilly County Borough Council

locality: Hengoed

postalCode: CF82 7PG

streetAddress: Penallta House, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach

description: Regional or local authority

description: General public services

legalName: Caerphilly County Borough Council

Uniware Systems Ltd

locality: Rochester

streetAddress: Unit 83-85, Riverside Estate, Sir Thomas Longley Road

legalName: Uniware Systems Ltd

High Court

locality: London

streetAddress: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand

description: (WA Ref:107900)


description: 2 x 1year options

description:
The duration of this contract will be for an initial period of 36 months, with the option to extend for a further 2x
12months (in 12 months increments), subject to performance and agreement between the parties.

description: This tender is for the provision of Card Acquiring Services for processing, authorisation and settlement of the University's debit and credit transactions via all payment channels including customer present (Chip and PIN/contactless payments), customer not present (Mail Order / Telephone Order) and online (e-commerce).

title: Card Acquiring Services

description: Financial and insurance services

description: As stated in the procurement documents

UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

locality: Salford

streetAddress: The Crescent

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

legalName: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD(THE)

locality: SALFORD

streetAddress: 5th Floor,Maxwell Building, University Of Salford

description: Body governed by public law

description: Education

Lloyds Banking Group

legalName: Lloyds Banking Group

University of Salford

legalName: University of Salford

University of Salfrd

legalName: University of Salfrd


description: ACS is a brokerage company-this contract is therefore subcontracted to another company-details withheld because to do so would breach specific confidentiality agreements and would aggravate relationships with their service partners

description: Direct Award under Reg 32 of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 for COVID-19 response

title: The provision of freight services for the supply of lateral flow test kits for testing of COVID-19

description: Freight transport agency services

procurementMethod: limited

procurementMethodDetails: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

procurementMethodRationale: The Government has set out the increase of COVID-19 testing capacity as a cornerstone of its strategy to combat rising rates of infection, suppressing community transmission, savings lives and ultimately supporting societal and economic recovery.Successful validation of an initial range of newly developed COVID-19 lateral flow test kits was completed by the DHSC in September, allowing for orders to be placed to secure a sustainable supply of significant volumes of these products, as a fundamental enabler of the expansion of the testing programme.The supply of these new test kits is currently limited in the face of very high global demand and consequently it was necessary to contract for supply on an ex-works basis for product manufactured in China in order to secure the required quantity of product and prevent gazumping.Where product has be sourced on an ex works basis it is imperative that this product is moved at the earliest opportunity to prevent it being sold to higher bidders.In addition the rising rates of infection in the UK and predicted growth in cases over the coming months, has created an urgent need for these new test kits to support the testing programme in the UK and therefore Air Freight presents the only viable mode for moving product to the UK in time to meet the operational requirements of the testing programme.In light of these factors the contract was awarded to ACS to meet the specific urgent need to transport test kits to the UK, utilising flights from XMN during Q1 2021.The short lead time between validating new test kits and needing these kits in the UK to support the national response to a second wave of COVID-19 cases in the UK, justifies the use of direct award under Regulation 32 provision within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.The Department is content the tests permitting use of the Negotiated procedure without prior publication (Regulation 32(2)(c)) are met:1) Air freight charters was identified as strictly necessary to meet anticipated demand.2) It is responding to COVID-19 immediately because of public health risks presenting a genuine emergency.3) The events that led to the need for extreme urgency were unforeseeable: The Commission itself confirmed: “The current coronavirus crisis presents an extreme and unforeseeable urgency – precisely for such a situation our European rules enable public buyers to buy within a matter of days, even hours, if necessary."4) There was no time to run an accelerated procurement under the open, restricted or competitive procedures with negotiation that would secure services within the required timescales.5) The situation is not attributable to the contracting authority: It has not done anything to cause or contribute to the need for extreme urgency.

description: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive

Department of Health and Social Care

postalCode: SW1H 0EU

streetAddress: 39 Victoria Street

description: Health

legalName: Department of Health and Social Care

Air Charter Service Ltd

locality: Surbiton

postalCode: KT6 6AP

streetAddress: Millbank House, 171-185 Ewell Road

legalName: Air Charter Service Ltd

High Court

legalName: High Court

currency: USD