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Published 15 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Occupational Health Services for Students

Official notice

Authority: Robert Gordon University (Education)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£300,000≈ £100k / year44.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2023awarded 4 Jul 2023
Awarded to GO Health Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Jul 2026 · extension options published · starts 3 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of occupational health services for students within the Schools of Nursing, midwifery, paramedic practice, health sciences, and pharmacy and life sciences.

  • Recurrence: 5 years from published date, assuming both extensions are used.

CPV: Advisory services provided by nurses · Company health services · Health services · Health training services · Miscellaneous health services · Services provided by nurses

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Robert Gordon University is seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of…AwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£3,000,000

The Robert Gordon University is seeking to appoint a contractor for the provision of occupational health services for students of the following Schools:

  • School of Nursing, Midwifery & Paramedic Practice
  • School of Health Sciences
  • School of Pharmacy & Life Sciences

The object of this procurement is to achieve best value for money for the University, to provide and maintain a professional, high quality and efficient service to students, to ensure that appropriate management information is available and that management controls are in place to enable monitoring and management of student occupational health expenditure.

The successful tenderer will be expected to work closely with the University to eliminate all unnecessary costs and work towards continuous improvement in performance and satisfaction requirements.

Contract period: 3 Jul 2023 – 2 Jul 2026 (3 yrs)
Delivery: Scotland · Robert Gordon University - Garthdee Campus, Aberdeen
Extensions: Two additional twelve month extensions, on agreement between supplier and University.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation2
  • Suitability

    The Contractor shall have appropriately qualified staff in sufficient quantity to carry out the functions required. The Contractor must also ensure that the services provided by each of the staff are appropriate to their qualification and the nature of the individual service.

    The Contractor must ensure that its clinical staff are registered with the relevant regulatory body on the appropriate part(s) of its register(s). Where the Contractor’s staff are medical doctors they will have the appropriate medical qualifications, other applicable training/qualifications and have undertaken the necessary continuing professional development stated by their Royal College/GMC. They must have General Medical Council (GMC) Registration and be able to provide evidence of this current registration.

    Where the Contractor’s staff are nurses, they will have the appropriate nursing qualification, preferably registered as an Occupational Health nurse and have undertaken any necessary continuing professional development stated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). They must be able to provide evidence of this current registration with the NMC.

    The Contractor’s staff must be up to date on relevant national and local developments within the health sector which affect the contract and the profession. Any such developments should be notified to the appropriate University contact.

    Contractor staff carrying out specialised services, such as health screening services or specialised medicals ar…

  • Technical & professional ability

    The Contractor must ensure that its clinical staff are registered with the relevant regulatory body on the appropriate part(s) of its register(s). Where the Contractor’s staff are medical doctors they will have the appropriate medical qualifications, other applicable training/qualifications and have undertaken the necessary continuing professional development stated by their Royal College/GMC. They must have General Medical Council (GMC) Registration and be able to provide evidence of this current registration.

    Where the Contractor’s staff are nurses, they will have the appropriate nursing qualification, preferably registered as an Occupational Health nurse and have undertaken any necessary continuing professional development stated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). They must be able to provide evidence of this current registration with the NMC.

    The Contractor’s staff must be up to date on relevant national and local developments within the health sector which affect the contract and the profession. Any such developments should be notified to the appropriate University contact.

    Contractor staff carrying out specialised services, such as health screening services or specialised medicals are required to have the necessary qualifications, training and experience.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 5 years from published date, assuming both extensions are used.
First published
15 Mar 2023, 11:41 GMT
Last source update
31 Oct 2023, 12:45 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Apr 2023 – …
Authority reference
002/23/HG
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-032130
Classification (CPV)
Advisory services provided by nursesCompany health servicesHealth servicesHealth training servicesMiscellaneous health servicesServices provided by nurses
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM50)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b2fd Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

It is a mandatory requirement that those staff who will deliver the services do not have any competence/ professional issues pending with the GMC or NMC or other relevant body/employer. The Contractor must provide an annual statement confirming this to be the case on each anniversary of the Contract Commencement Date. If the Contractor becomes aware of a competency/professional issue with regards to any of its employees, the Contractor shall immediately remove the relevant employee from the Contract and shall advise the University of this action.

Publisher note: (SC Ref:748984)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Submission deadline
24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Apr 2023 → 31 Oct 2023 · 5 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    3 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    3 Jul 2023, 23:59 BST
  5. Notice published
    31 Oct 2023, 12:45 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Oct 2023, 12:45 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £165,2391 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 4 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GO Health Services£165,239 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 032130-2023-002/23/HG-1 · GO Health Services

    Signed
    4 Jul 2023
    Value
    £165,239
    Period
    … – 2 Jul 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Robert Gordon University

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Central Services Building, Garthdee Road, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB10 7FYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Aberdeen Sherriff CourtMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point AberdeenContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GO Health ServicesAwarded supplier Foresterhill Lea Building, Foresterhill Health Campus, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB25 2ZYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.