Coproduction Services in Essex

Please note that the full details regarding the conditions of participation for this procurement are detailed in the tender documents. However, for ease of reference, the successful bidder must satisfy the published evaluation criteria in relation to the following requirements:

Insurance: Bidders must either already hold or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £5 million

Public Liability Insurance = £10 million

E-procurement: Bidders must commit to adhere to the published requirements regarding the use of electronic ordering, e-mail invoices and credit.

TUPE: The Authority considers that TUPE applies to this contract. Employee liability information is provided within the procurement documents.

Please note that the full details regarding the conditions of participation for this procurement are detailed in the tender documents. However, for ease of reference, the successful bidder must satisfy the published evaluation criteria in relation to the following requirements:

Modern slavery - bidders must confirm whether they are a relevant commercial organisation for the purposes of Modern Slavery.

Equality and Diversity - bidders must confirm whether they have been subject to any finding of unlawful discrimination by an Employment Tribunal, an Employment Appeal Tribunal or any other court (or in comparable proceedings in any jurisdiction other than the UK) in the last three (3) years. If this situation applies, the bidder is required to provide a written summary of the nature and outcome of the investigation. In addition, the bidder must explain what action (if any) they have taken to prevent unlawful discrimination from reoccurring.

In addition, bidders who are intending to rely on sub-contractors to deliver this service must confirm whether they hold processes to check whether the sub-contractors satisfy the specified conditions of participation regarding equality and diversity.

Health and safety - bidders must self-certify that they hold a Health and Safety policy which complies with current legislative requirements. In addition, bidders must confirm whether their organisation or any of its Directors or Executive Officers been in receipt of enforcement/remedial orders in relation to the Health and Safety Executive (or equivalent body) in the last 3 years. If the latter situation applies, the affected bidder is required to provide details of any enforcement/remedial orders served and give details of any remedial action or changes to procedures they have resultantly undertaken.

The Authority will exclude bidder(s) that have been in receipt of enforcement/remedial action orders unless the bidder(s) can demonstrate to the Authority's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches.

In addition, bidders who are intending to rely on sub-contractors to deliver this service must confirm whether they hold processes to check whether any of the sub-contractors hold the requisite Health and Safety policies and if they are affected by the aforementioned issues regarding Health and Safety.

Where the Bidder does not meet any of these requirements regarding Modern Slavery, Equality and Diversity, Environmental Management and Health and Safety, they have the opportunity to provide details of any mitigating/remedial actions which they have undertaken to address the issues. However, unless the Bidder can demonstrate to the Council's satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches, their bid will be excluded from this tender.

Information governance - bidders must complete and satisfy the published requirements of the data protection compliance questionnaire for this procurement.

Safeguarding - bidders must self-certify that they hold and will continue to adhere to the specified safeguarding requirements for this procurement, including but not limited to, safeguarding responsibility within the organisation, holding a safeguarding policy and the associated review date, holding a safe recruitment policy and safeguarding training.

Equitable Access and Representation - bidders must self-certify that they meet the specified Equitable Access and Representation requirements in line with the Accessible Information Standard (AIS).