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PROJECT TITLE: UK-Accrington: various services

Project number: 2002/S 183-144636

1.		Awarding authority: Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust of Red Rose Court, Clayton Business Park, Clayton le Moor, UK- Accrington BB5 5JR. Att: Steven Hartley, Project Director, Hundburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust . Tel.: (012 54) 38 04 00. E-mail: Janet.Clements@hrvpct.nhs.uk. Fax: (012 54) 38 04 01. The awarding authority is acting as lead authority for East Lancashire NHS LIFT on behalf of itself and the organisations mentioned below: Burnley, Pendle & Rossendale Primary Care Trust; Blackburn with Darwen Primary Care Trust; Lancashire County Council; Burnley Borough Council; Hyndburn Borough Council; Pendle Borough Council; Ribble Valley Borough Council; Rossendale Borough Council; Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authority; Partnerships for Health Limited of Skipton House, 80 London Road, UK-London SE1 6LW.
2.		Category of service and description, CPC reference number, quantity, options: CPV: 45215100, 45215200, 50700000, 70000000, 70330000, 74141800, 74200000, 74231500, 74873000, 77320000. Service category: 11; 12; 14; 27. Real estate services. Building services. Building and facilities management services. Grounds maintenance services. Architectural, engineering, construction and related technical consultancy services. Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis. Construction work for social services building. Repair and maintenance services relating to buildings. Procurement consultancy services. This list is not exhaustive. Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: East Lancashire LIFT. The contracting authorities are seeking a private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in a new Public Private Partnership vehicle which will provide (or arrange for the provision of) Partnership Services (including property management, procurement consultancy, architectural, engineering, construction, technical and building services). The PPP vehicle will also provide/manage the provision by its supply chain of a mixture of new build and refurbished serviced community-based health and social care facilities under lease arrangements. These may include intermediate care facilities, health centres, resource centres, walk-in centres, drop-in centres, outpatient and diagnostic facilities, GP and dentists' accommodation, pharmacies and facilities for professions allied to medicine. The PPP vehicle will provide the facilities to tenants on leases of serviced accommodation which meets defined standards throughout the lease term. The PPP vehicle may also provide facilities management services (such as building maintenance, repair services, and grounds maintenance services) to other buildings within the contracting authorities' estate. Applicants should consult the memorandum of information accompanying the pre-qualification questionnaire for further information on the schemes, proposed structure and contract periods. Total quantity or scope: the estimated capital value of the schemes in the first tranche is in the region of 15 000 000 GBP. Further schemes forming part of this project may result in the total estimated capital value (including first tranche projects) being approximately 65 000 000 GBP.
3.		Delivery to: Various sites and locations in East Lancashire. Details are set out in the memorandum of information.
4.	(a)	Reserved for a particular profession: No.
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	(c)	Obligation to mention the names and qualification of personnel: No.
5.		Division into lots: No. See memorandum of information for details of supply chain requirements.
6.		Number of service providers which will be invited to tender: Minimum 3, maximum 8.
7.		Variants: Yes. Variants will be accepted in addition to a compliant bid, and provided they meet the core requirements of the authorities.
8.		Time limits for completion or duration of the contract, for starting or providing the service: 300 months from the award of the contract.
9.		Legal form in case of group bidders: The contracting authorities are looking for a private sector partner or partners to invest in the PPP vehicle which will take responsibility for and manage a supply chain of providers. The contracting authorities reserve the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require a single contractor to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the form of the PPP vehicle.
10.	(a)	Justification for accelerated procedure: Not applicable.
	(b)	Deadline for receipt of requests to participate: 3.11.2002 (17.00).
	(c)	Address: Mr Steven Hartley, LIFT Project Director, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust, Red Rose Court, Clayton Business Park, Clayton le Moor, UK-Accrington BB5 5JR. Tel.: (012 54) 38 04 29. E-mail: Janet.Clements@hrvpct.nhs.uk. Fax: (012 54) 38 04 01.
	(d)	Language(s): English.
11.		Deposits and guarantees: The contracting authorities reserve the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.
12.		Qualifications: In accordance with Articles 29-35 of Directive 92/50 (as amended). A pre-qualification questionnaire must be completed by bidders and is available from the address in 1. Legal position - means of proof required: see pre-qualification questionnaire. Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required: see pre-qualification questionnaire. Technical capacity - means of proof required: see pre-qualification questionnaire.
13.		Providers already selected: No.
14.		Other information: Type of contracting authority: regional/local level; body governed by public law. Type of procedure: negotiated. This is not a framework agreement. Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents: obtainable until 3.11.2002. Mains terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions: see 9 and memorandum of information. Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates: estimated date 9.12.2002. Award criteria: the most economically advantageous tender in terms of criteria as stated in contract documents. This notice is a mandatory one. The contract does not relate to a project/programme financed by EU funds. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ must be returned by the time and date specified in 10(b). The partnerships for health extranet portal will be used through the procurement process. For access to the portal or for non-electronic copies of the PQQ, use the contact address in 10(c). Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust is acting as lead authority on behalf of the contracting authorities listed in 1 (and their statutory successors and public sector health and/or social care organizations created as a result of health or local authority reorganization in the geographical area described in 3. Partnerships for Health Limited is the joint venture company, established by the Department of Health and Partnerships UK plc, to implement the LIFT initiative. More information on the LIFT initiative is set out in the prospectus available from www.doh.gov.uk/pfi/nhsliftprospectus.htm or www.partnershipsuk.org.uk/refer/Lift/Prospectus.pdf. Other participants (not being contracting authorities) may include organizations/individuals such as: local NHS Trusts and other NHS organizations), local authorities, the local general practitioners, dentists, pharmacists, other primary care practitioners, professions allied to medicine and voluntary sector organizations. The selected private sector partner will suscribe for shares in the new PPP vehicle which will enter into a contract to provide partnering services for a period of up to 25 years and construction and hard facilities management services for projects arising in the initial 5-year period. The PPP vehicle will be required to competitively tender the provision of construction and hard facilities management services on a regular basis throughout the contract period. See further information accompanying the PQQ. Further information and documentation may be obtained from Mr Steven Hartley, LIFT Project Director, Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Primary Care Trust, Red Rose Court, Clayton Business Park, Clayton le Moor, UK-Accrington BB5 5JR. Tel.: (012 54) 38 04 29. E-mail: Janet.Clements@hrvpct.nhs.uk. Fax: (012 54) 38 04 01.
15.		Notice postmarked: 12.9.2002.
16.		Notice received on: 12.9.2002.
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18.		Covered by the "GPA" agreement: Yes.