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Operis OJEU Newsletter Service This service is free and is available to anyone who registers on our OJEU subscription page or calls us to register. The information in this newsletter is drawn from the Official Journal of the European Union. IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addressee only. Any unauthorised use, dissemination or copying of the information contained in the message is prohibited. While Operis Group plc has used its reasonable endeavours to ensure that the information contained in this message is accurate, up to date and complete, it accepts no liability to the addressee or to any other person for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions contained in the message. While Operis has taken reasonable steps to ensure that this message (and any attachments or hyperlinks contained within it) are virus free it is the responsibility of the addressee to ensure they are virus free and Operis accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by receipt or use thereof. UK-Blackpool:
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support SECTION
I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND
CONTACT POINT(S): The Department for Work
and Pensions (the "Contracting Authority"), PP60 Peel Park Brunel
Way, Contact: Future Contracting Strategy Application Deployment Strand,
Attn: Project Management Office, UK-Blackpool FY4 5ES. E-mail:
AD.FCS@dwp.gsi.gov.uk. Internet address(es): General address of the
contracting authority: www.dwp.gov.uk. Further information can
be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). Specifications and
additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a
dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s). Tenders or requests to
participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES: Ministry or any other
national or federal authority, including their regional or local
sub-divisions. General public services.
Social protection. The contracting
authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes. SECTION II: OBJECT OF
THE CONTRACT II.1) DESCRIPTION II.1.1) Title attributed to the
contract by the contracting authority: Application Deployment
(Application Development, Application Delivery, Application Maintenance and
Support and related IT Services). II.1.2) Type of contract and
location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services. Service category: No 07.
Main place of
performance: Throughout the premises of the Contracting Authority, or its
agents, and other government departments or organisations, and their agents,
located in the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,
but excluding the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man). NUTS code: UK . II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract. II.1.4) Information on framework
agreement: II.1.5) Short description of the
contract or purchase(s): The Department for Work
and Pensions (DWP) promotes opportunity and independence for all through
modern, customer focussed services designed to help people achieve their
potential through employment, so that they are able to provide for their
children and to work and save for secure retirement. We aim to deliver the
best possible service for the people who rely on us. The DWP has established
a comprehensive IS/IT service architecture to support effective delivery to
our customers and utilises one of the largest IS/IT estates in Europe
including in excess of one hundred major application systems. Many elements
of the IS/IT estate are currently delivered to DWP under existing commercial
arrangements with outsourced service providers. A key element of the
IS/IT service architecture is the provision of an Application Deployment
service which involves the provision of feasibility, prototyping, design,
development, integration, build, test, implementation, maintenance and
management of applications, provision of technical consulting, support, and
continuing development and enhancement of application functionality to
support evolving business requirements. DWP is seeking to award
five contracts for the delivery of the full range of Application Deployment
services to the DWP and other organisations as described in VI.3. DWP currently obtains
certain Application Deployment services under a number of existing commercial
arrangements which are due to expire between February 2011 to August 2014. It
is expected that lead suppliers will commence take-on of Application
Deployment services from the date of contract award via a phased transition
process. Service providers are
expected to take responsibility for the provision of an effective and seamless
transition from the current service as well as delivering new and enhanced
Application Deployment services as required under the terms of the contracts.
Application Deployment services must be performed in accordance with
Government and DWP standards and industry standards and applicable
interoperability procedures to ensure effective operation of the service
within the relevant IS/IT service architecture. This will involve
establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with third
party service providers, for example to deliver and/or support effective
incident, change, configuration and release management, testing and
validation, security, disaster recovery, finance and vendor management. Each service provider
will be expected to leverage the development of common services, making
effective use of integration technologies, ‘Commercial Off The
Shelf’ (COTS) packages and leveraging from existing systems and assets
to deliver efficient service delivery. A key requirement is that applications
are capable of re-use and integration within the wider DWP service
architecture and may be re-used, integrated and delivered to other
organisations where this will support DWP in meeting HM Government's
Transformational Government Strategy. Service providers are
also expected to have an appropriately robust supply chain of varied general
and specialist suppliers that can be engaged to deliver the full range of DWP
requirements and be committed to maintaining an active engagement of SMEs
(Small and Medium sized Enterprises). The Application
Deployment services to be delivered under this contract notice are set out in
five (5) Lots. Each Lot comprises the provision of services for an initial
period of 7 years but with options to extend for further periods of up to 3
additional years. The Lots cover the full
range of DWP’s Application Deployment service requirements and have
been developed in support of the DWP's contracting strategy for delivery of
such services through the appointment of a series of lead service providers,
each having principal responsibility for a specific range of Application
Deployment services as more particularly described in Annex B. The lead
service providers for Lots 1, 2 and 3 shall additionally provide DWP with a
reserve Application Deployment service, which DWP may activate if the lead
service provider for any of those Lots fails to meet certain specified
conditions relating to expected levels of service performance, delivery
standards, financial standing and capacity, value for money and/or continuity
of supply. In order to support this
strategy, bidders participating in Lots 1, 2 and 3 (i) must submit a tender
for at least two of Lots 1, 2 and 3; and (ii) will (if awarded a contract in
respect of any of those Lots) be required to perform services on a reserve
basis in respect of the Lot(s) for which they have not been appointed as the
relevant lead service provider but have submitted a tender which is ranked as
the next highest after the tender submitted by the successful lead service
provider, after disregarding any tenders submitted by supplier(s) who are not
separately awarded a contract pursuant to Lot 1, 2 or 3. Whilst bidders may
submit tenders in respect of each of Lots 1, 2 and 3, in order to further
support this strategy (i) bidders may not be awarded a contract for more than
two of those Lots; and (ii) will (if submitting a tender for each of Lots 1,
2 and 3) be required to indicate a preference during the tender stage which
shall be applied in the event that their tenders are highest ranked in the
evaluation of all of those Lots. II.1.6) Common procurement
vocabulary (CPV): 72000000, 72200000,
72210000, 72211000, 72212000, 72212100, 72212983, 72212984, 72212985,
72220000, 72221000, 72222000, 72222100, 72222200, 72222300, 72223000,
72224000, 72224100, 72224200, 72225000, 72226000, 72227000, 72228000,
72230000, 72232000, 72240000, 72241000, 72242000, 72243000, 72244000,
72245000, 72246000, 72250000, 72251000, 72252000, 72253200, 72254000,
72254100, 72260000, 72261000, 72262000, 72263000, 72264000, 72265000,
72266000, 72267000, 72267100, 72267200, 72268000, 72300000, 72310000,
72311000, 72311100, 72311200, 72311300, 72312000, 72312100, 72313000,
72314000, 72316000, 72317000, 72318000, 72319000, 72320000, 72321000,
72322000, 72416000, 72500000, 72514000, 72253000, 72253100. II.1.7) Contract covered by the
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes. II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes. Tenders should be
submitted for: one or more lots. II.1.9) Variants will be
accepted: No. II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE
CONTRACT II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The total estimated
value range is between 175 000 000,00 GBP and 275 000 000,00 GBP per annum
excluding the value of such services provided to related and/or other
organisations as are described below. This is comprised of the estimated
combined value of all 5 Lots per annum. Estimated value
excluding VAT: Range: between and EUR. II.2.2) Options: Yes. Description of these
options: For each Lot, DWP will require a unilateral option to extend the
initial term of seven (7) years by up to a further three (3) years. II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in months: 84
(from the award of the contract). INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS LOT NO 1 TITLE: Customer
Facing Systems Lead Supplier 1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Application Deployment
Services in respect of Customer Facing Systems. 2) COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV): 72000000, 72200000,
72210000, 72220000, 72230000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000, 72500000. 3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: The range given below is
per annum. Estimated cost excluding
VAT: Range: between 50 000
000,00 and 75 000 000,00 GBP. 4) INDICATION ABOUT
DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 84
(from the award of the contract). 5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOTS: The service provider
will have principal responsibility for delivering the full range of
Application Deployment services in respect of the applications that relate to
external customer facing systems, comprising systems used by external
customers to contact DWP directly (typically via telephone contact, web
services etc) and the execution of transactional activities related to
external customers up to the point of interface with DWP's core benefit
systems ("Principal Services for Lot 1") . The Principal Services
for Lot 1 may include the development of enhanced functionality to external
customer facing systems for example in relation to customer relationship
management and/or customer behaviours and supporting DWP in conducting
feasibility assessments regarding the potential re-use of applications
comprised within this Lot for the benefit of the wider customer estate and,
where applicable, providing appropriate Application Deployment services to
enable such re-use. As identified in Section
II.1.5, the DWP's contracting strategy anticipates the Lot 1 service provider
may be required to perform the Application Deployment services identified in
Lot 2 and/or Lot 3 as "Principal Services for Lot 2" and
"Principal Services for Lot 3" respectively on a reserve basis, if
certain conditions relating to expected levels of service performance,
delivery standards, financial standing and capacity, value for money and/or
continuity of supply are not met by (respectively) the service provider for
Lot 2 and/or Lot 3 ("Reserve Services"). The Reserve Services
applicable to this Lot 1 will include the Principal Services for Lot 2 if the
successful bidder under this Lot 1 submits the highest ranked tender under
Lot 2, after disregarding the tender submitted by the successful supplier for
Lot 2 and any tenders submitted by bidders who are not separately awarded
contracts under Lots 1, 2 or 3. The Reserve Services
applicable to this Lot 1 will include the Principal Services for Lot 3 if the
successful bidder under this Lot 1 submits the highest ranked tender under
Lot 3, after disregarding the tender submitted by the successful supplier for
Lot 3 and any tenders submitted by bidders who are not separately awarded
contracts under Lots 1, 2 or 3. LOT NO 2 TITLE: Core
Benefit System Lead Supplier 1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Application Deployment
Services in respect of Core Benefit Systems. 2) COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV): 72000000, 72200000,
72210000, 72220000, 72230000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000,
72500000. 3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: The range given below is
per annum. Estimated cost excluding
VAT: Range: between 50 000
000,00 and 75 000 000,00 GBP. 4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT
DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 84
(from the award of the contract). 5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOTS: The service provider
will have principal responsibility for delivering the full range of Application
Deployment services in respect of applications which relate to benefit
administration and helping people back to work. Much of the work anticipated
under this Lot relates to development and maintenance of DWP’s existing
legacy core benefit systems ("Principal Services for Lot 2"). The
Principal Services for Lot 2 may include services to support DWP in
conducting feasibility assessments regarding the potential re-use of
applications comprised within this Lot for the benefit of the wider customer estate
and, where applicable, providing appropriate Application Deployment services
to enable such re-use. As identified in Section
II.1.5, the DWP's contracting strategy anticipates the Lot 2 service provider
may be required to perform the Application Deployment services identified in
Lot 1 and/or Lot 3 as "Principal Services for Lot 1" and
"Principal Services for Lot 3" respectively on a reserve basis, if
certain conditions relating to expected levels of service performance,
delivery standards, financial standing and capacity, value for money and/or
continuity of supply are not met by (respectively) the service provider for
Lot 1 and/or Lot 3 ("Reserve Services"). The Reserve Services
applicable to this Lot 2 will include the Principal Services for Lot 1 if the
successful bidder under this Lot 2 submits the highest ranked tender under
Lot 1, after disregarding the tender submitted by the successful supplier for
Lot 1 and any tenders submitted by bidders who are not separately awarded
contracts under Lots 1, 2 or 3. The Reserve Services
applicable to this Lot 2 will include the Principal Services for Lot 3 if the
successful bidder under this Lot 2 submits the highest ranked tender under
Lot 3, after disregarding the tender submitted by the successful supplier for
Lot 3 and any tenders submitted by bidders who are not separately awarded
contracts under Lots 1, 2 or 3. LOT NO 3 TITLE: Business
Facilitating Systems Lead Supplier 1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Application Deployment
Services in respect of Business Facilitating Systems. 2) COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV): 72000000, 72200000,
72210000, 72220000, 72230000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000,
72500000. 3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: The range given below is
per annum. Estimated cost excluding
VAT: Range: between 50 000
000,00 and 75 000 000,00 GBP. 4) INDICATION ABOUT
DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 84
(from the award of the contract). 5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOTS: The service provider
will have principal responsibility for delivering the full range of
Application Deployment services in respect of applications which are utilised
in a number of different end to end systems and support functions to other
IS/IT systems in the DWP estate, including by way of example applications
relating to customer payments and other payments and accounting systems, data
warehousing, customer information systems, electronic document repositories
and data ("Principal Services for Lot 3"). The Principal Services for
Lot 3 may include services to support DWP in conducting feasibility
assessments regarding the potential re-use of applications comprised within
this Lot for the benefit of the wider customer estate and, where applicable,
providing appropriate Application Deployment services to enable such re-use. As identified in Section
II.1.5, the DWP's contracting strategy anticipates the Lot 3 service provider
may be required to perform the Application Deployment services identified in
Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 as "Principal Services for Lot 1" and
"Principal Services for Lot 2" respectively on a reserve basis, if
certain conditions relating to expected levels of service performance,
delivery standards, financial standing and capacity, value for money and/or
continuity of supply are not met by (respectively) the service provider for
Lot 1 and/or Lot 2 ("Reserve Services"). The Reserve Services
applicable to this Lot 3 will include the Principal Services for Lot 1 if the
successful bidder under this Lot 3 submits the highest ranked tender under
Lot 1, after disregarding the tender submitted by the successful supplier for
Lot 1 and any tenders submitted by bidders who are not separately awarded
contracts under Lots 1, 2 or 3. The Reserve Services
applicable to this Lot 3 will include the Principal Services for Lot 2 if the
successful bidder under this Lot 3 submits the highest ranked tender under
Lot 2, after disregarding the tender submitted by the successful supplier for
Lot 2 and any tenders submitted by bidders who are not separately awarded
contracts under Lots 1, 2 or 3. LOT NO 4 TITLE: Business
Prototyping 1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Application Deployment
Services in respect of Business Prototyping, Small Systems and 'Stand Alone'
Systems. 2) COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV): 72000000, 72200000,
72210000, 72220000, 72240000, 72250000, 72260000, 72300000. 3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: The range given below is
per annum. Estimated cost excluding
VAT: Range: between 5 000
000,00 and 10 000 000,00 GBP. 4) INDICATION ABOUT
DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 84
(from the award of the contract). 5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOTS: The service provider
will have principal responsibility for delivering the full range of
Application Deployment services in relation to the development, enhancement
and support of business prototyping, small systems and ‘stand
alone’ systems. The services are likely to comprise technical delivery
of systems including by way of example, business prototyping, technical
proving, specific quick mobilisation and systems which are not for national
deployment. The service provider
will not be required to deliver the full scale build of any prototype
applications initially developed under this Lot. LOT NO 5 TITLE:
Application Support 1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Enterprise Level
Application Support Services. 2) COMMON PROCUREMENT
VOCABULARY (CPV): 72000000, 72200000,
72250000, 72260000, 72300000, 72500000. 3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: The range given below is
per annum. Estimated cost excluding
VAT: Range: between 20 000
000,00 and 40 000 000,00 GBP. 4) INDICATION ABOUT
DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 84
(from the award of the contract). 5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ABOUT LOTS: The service provider
will have principal responsibility for provision of ITIL Service Management
functions in respect of the live operation of a wide variety of applications
in the DWP estate. These may have been developed by other Lot Providers
and/or other third party application development and maintenance service
providers. The successful service provider for this Lot may be required to
take on the provision of certain of these services from the DWP's current
application maintenance and support service provider on a transitioned basis.
SECTION III: LEGAL,
ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO
THE CONTRACT III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees
required: Parent company guarantee
or performance bond may be required from suppliers. III.1.2) Main financing
conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant
provisions regulating them: To be discussed with
bidders. III.1.3) Legal form to be taken
by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: III.1.4) Other particular
conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject: No. III.2) CONDITIONS FOR
PARTICIPATION III.2.1) Personal situation of
economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on
professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Any provider
may be disqualified if any of the circumstances listed in Article 45 of the Public
Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC (Regulation 23 of each of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2006 apply) and providers will be asked to complete a
declaration. The matter will be addressed more fully in a separate
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (“PQQ”) which will be issued to
all parties who express an interest in this procurement. This PQQ will be
issued following expiry of the period identified at section IV 3.4.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of The Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 (implementing Title II Chapter VII Section 2 of Directive
2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to the PQQ. III.2.2) Economic and financial
capacity: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The matter will
be addressed in a separate PQQ which will be issued to all parties who
express an interest in this procurement. This PQQ will be issued following
expiry of the period identified at section IV.3.4. III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The matter will be
addressed in a separate PQQ which will be issued to all parties who express
an interest in this procurement. This PQQ will be issued following expiry of
the period identified at section IV.3.4. III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No. III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO
SERVICES CONTRACTS III.3.1) Execution of the service
is reserved to a particular profession: No. III.3.2) Legal entities should
indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible
for the execution of the service: Yes. SECTION IV: PROCEDURE IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive dialogue. IV.1.2) Limitations on the
number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum
number: 3. Maximum number: 6 Objective criteria for
choosing the limited number of candidates: The criteria for limiting the
number of candidates will be described in the PQQ which will be issued to all
parties who express an interest in this procurement. The PQQ will be issued
following expiry of the period identified at section IV.3.4 The Contracting
Authority intends to invite to participate in a dialogue a minimum of 3
candidates and an envisaged maximum number of 6 candidates for each Lot, in
each case on the basis of the order of ranking of candidates at the PQQ stage
at which the criteria referred to in Part 4 of The Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 (implementing Articles 45-52 inclusive of the Directive
2004/18/EC) will be assessed and marked. IV.1.3) Reduction of the number
of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: Recourse to staged
procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or
tenders to be negotiated yes. IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically
advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in
the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document. IV.2.2) An electronic auction
will be used: No. IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION IV.3.1) File reference number
attributed by the contracting authority: IV.3.2) Previous publication(s)
concerning the same contract: Prior information notice Notice number in OJ:
2009/S 48-069849 of 11.3.2009. IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining
specifications and additional documents or descriptive document: Payable documents: no. IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt
of tenders or requests to participate: 28.9.2009 - 12:00. IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of
invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: IV.3.6) Language(s) in which
tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English. IV.3.7) Minimum time frame
during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: IV.3.8) Conditions for opening
tenders: SECTION VI:
COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT
PROCUREMENT: No. VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A
PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS: No. VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: It is important to note
the following qualifications and additions to the information provided
elsewhere in this notice: (A) Section I.1: The
Contracting Authority will be the Department for Work and Pensions
(“DWP”). Services are to be provided for the DWP and may be
provided to other related organisations which are involved in the
administration of social security, welfare benefits, social services and
related matters, eg housing and council tax benefit. Without prejudice to the
generality of the aforementioned description of related organisations, these
include, inter alia, the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission; the
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency, and the Department for Social
Development (DSD NI) acting for the Northern Ireland Social Security Agency
(NISSA). In addition, services may be provided to other organisations to whom
or with which DWP delivers a shared service in accordance with HM
Government's Transformational Government Strategy which includes for example
G-cloud. Further information about the strategy can be found at
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/cio.aspx. The DWP will conduct the
procurement process on behalf of itself and these other organisations. Any
contract(s) awarded may be entered into by or for the benefit of any one or
more of these organisations. The DWP may also act as a central purchasing
body in respect of any of these organisations. These matters will be more
fully addressed in descriptive documents which will be issued to all parties
who are selected to participate in the dialogue. (B) Section II.1.8:
Bidders may bid for any or all of the Lots but should be aware that the DWP's
contracting strategy for Application Deployment services anticipates the
appointment of at least two separate lead service providers in respect of
Lots 1, 2 and 3. In order to support this strategy bidders participating in
Lots 1, 2 and 3 may not be awarded a contract for all of those Lots and will
be required, if wishing to submit a tender for each of Lots 1, 2 and 3, to
indicate a preference during the tender stage which shall be applied in the event
that their tenders are highest ranked in the evaluation of all of those Lots.
The contracting strategy for Application Deployment additionally anticipates
that contracts awarded in respect of Lots 1, 2 and 3 shall include an option
for the provision of services on a reserve basis as further described in
Annex B. In order to support this strategy, bidders participating in Lots 1,
2 and 3 (i) must submit a tender for at least two of Lots 1, 2 and 3; and
(ii) will (if awarded a contract in respect of any of those Lots) be required
to perform services on a reserve basis in respect of the Lot(s) for which
they have not been appointed as the relevant lead service provider but have
submitted a tender which is ranked as the next highest after the tender submitted
by the successful lead service provider, after disregarding any tenders
submitted by supplier(s) who are not separately awarded a contract pursuant
to Lot 1, 2 or 3. Matters relating to definitions of each of the Lots will be
more fully addressed in a separate PQQ which will be issued to all parties
who express an interest in this procurement. (C) Section II.2.1:
Following contract award it is expected there will be a phased take-on of
work by the successful suppliers. The value of the contract will increase
during a phased transition of services from existing contracts to the new
contracts. The estimated value given in this section relates to the total
estimated work per annum at peak demand across all Lots. (D) Section III.3.2: Key
Personnel will be identified in the contract(s). (E) Further Relevant
Information: There is no additional information available at this stage prior
to the provision of the PQQ. The PQQ will be issued following expiry of the
period identified at section IV.3.4. More general information regarding the
DWP can be found at www.dwp.gov.uk. The Contracting
Authority expressly reserves the rights: (i) not to award any contract as a
result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of
the tendering competition; (iii) to award one or more contract(s) in relation
to part only of the requirements covered by this notice; and in no
circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred
by candidates. VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL VI.4.1) Body responsible for
appeal procedures: See VI.4.2. VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on
deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a
minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the
award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows
unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting
Authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days
from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing
and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before
the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be
requested from the address in section I.1. The purpose of the standstill
period is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award
decision before the contract is entered into. If a legal challenge
regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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). Any
such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a
contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of
the award decision or order the Contracting Authority to amend any document
and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may
award damages. VI.4.3) Service from which
information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS
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