Saturday 7 April 2012

07/04/2012 tenders 150

IRL-Galway: business and management consultancy services
NUIG/CON/239/12: framework agreements for various business management consultancy services. NUI Galway is engaging in a competitive tendering process for the establishment of two multi-operator framework agreements for various Business Management Consultancy Services as follows: — Lot 1 Business Analysis and Process Re-Engineering Services, — Lot 2 Systems Specification and Selection. Candidates will be able to apply for one or both lots. Each framework agreement will be established for a period of four (4) years. For the avoidance of doubt, the period for delivery of any contracts awarded under each framework may extend beyond the date of expiry of that framework agreement. Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=402392. The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=402392. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated. CPV: 79410000, 79411100, 72221000. ...


UK-Glasgow: business and management consultancy and related services
Business strategy partner for the material strategy. Business and management consultancy and related services. The Defence Equipment & Support organisation (DE&S) is the delivery arm of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) It was established in 2007 from the merger of the Defence Procurement Agency and the Defence Logistics Organisation. In performing its role, DE&S delivers equipment, provides equipment support and manages logistics in support of all three Services – the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force. It operates across a wide range of acquisition functions, working with others in the MOD, principally Head Office, the Commands and Dstl. The DE&S Mission is: "To equip and support our Armed Forces for operations now and in the future". Its role is currently defined as: "Providing equipment and support, through-life, in support of the front line, and acting as an integral member of the MOD Unified Customer; sharing collective responsibility for translating Defence Lines of Development into military capability". As part of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), published in October 2010 and in consideration of the recommendations of the Gray Report published in October 2009, a review of DE&S has been undertaken, known as The Materiel Strategy. This programme of work is aimed at achieving best value for defence, It has identified three key areas that need to be improved to deliver this: the overheated programme; the interface between the DE&S and its customers (wider MOD); and DE&S' business capabilities needed to plan and execute equipment procurement, support and logistics. To address these, DE&S is analysing options involving the private sector for a new organisational structure. The requirement is for a Business Strategy Partner to provide a team of high calibre, experienced strategic management consultants to work collaboratively with the Materiel Strategy Team and senior DE&S personnel (including the Chief of Defence Materiel and his Board) to shape and cohere the Materiel Strategy. This will specifically include, but is not limited to, advice and assistance for: i. Strategy development. Development of the proposed future operating model(s), identification and resolution of key strategic issues / risks and business case development. Implementation plans, including on key communications, to execute resulting strategies and evaluating their effectiveness. ii. Programme management. Producing a blueprint for the new organisation and a range of programme management documentation including Benefits Management & Realisation Plan. iii. Business governance. Developing the top-level design for governing DE&S and the roles and capabilities of DE&S, Head Office and the Front Line Commands; and developing an integrated performance management framework for the DE&S. The Business Strategy Partner will also be required to work with a number of other providers of Consultancy Assistance and will provide assistance to the Materiel Strategy Team with managing and integrating the work of the various consultants. Further information on the requirement will be available in the invitation to tender. It is envisaged that support for this requirement will be required from June 2012 until 31st March 2013 with the potential for extension beyond this date. Information on the options will be available in the Invitation to Tender. Please note that this requirement is for a Business Strategy Partner to support the Materiel Strategy Team and is separate to the Soft Market Testing exercise set out in the PIN issued on 9th March, which highlighted an opportunity for industry to input into discussion on future organisational models for DE&S. CPV: 79400000. ...


UK-Blackburn: public road transport services
Public and School Transport Services. Public road transport services. Public and Schools road transport services. Blackburn with Darwen is inviting tenders to establish a number of contracts to provide a variety of transport services, including schools and public bus services. CPV: 60112000. ...


UK-Bournemouth: health and social work services
Provision of housing related floating support services [Ref:ATN 91]. Provision of housing related support on a floating support basis to client groups, including single homeless, refugees, drug and/or alcohol addiction, ex-offenders, mental health and domestic violence. The services will need to link with accommodation based services and contribute to the 'move on strategy' through facilitating community based solutions and effective disengagement. The Council is particularly interested in developing its future provision with reference to complementary use of technology. CPV: 85000000. ...


IRL-Naas: residential health facilities services
High-support residential service for Galway PCCC disability & older people services Galway/Roscommon. HSE invites tenders from suitably qualified service providers to provide high-support residential care services for adults (under 65 years) disability services for Galway and for older people services for Galway & Roscommon PCCC areas, incorporating long-stay, short-stay & respite services. The HSE invites tenders as 3 separate Lots as follows: Lot 1: Provision of high-support residential care in an existing private nursing home facility for 6 adults (under 65 yrs) with a physical & sensory disability. Lot 2: provision of high-support residential care in a HSE-owned facility for 6 adults (under 65 yrs) with a physical & sensory disability and for 6 adults under Services for older people. Lot 3: both lot 1 & lot 2 as above. For full details please see the invitation to tender documentation available to download with the Contract Notice published on the etenders website, www.etenders.gov.ie. Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the eTenders web site at http://www.etenders.gov.ie/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=403712. CPV: 85144000. ...


UK-North Tyneside: transport services (excl. Waste transport)
School to Swimming Pool & Residential Centre Transport - 2012. Provision of School to Swimming Pool & Residential Centre Transport 2012-2013. CPV: 60000000. ...


UK-Leeds: courier services
Courier Services. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has a requirement to procure Breast Implants, Associated Consumables and Services for use in Theatres within the Trust and invites interested suppliers to complete the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) as their Expression of Interest. It is anticipated that 2 separate banks of implants will be needed due to procedures being conducted in different parts of the Trust. There is consensus within the Trust that ideally these banks will be managed in some way by the suppliers and as part of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) following this PQQ submission, successful suppliers at the PQQ stage will be asked how they propose to do this in parameters set by the ITT document. CPV: 64120000. ...


UK-Birmingham: educational software package
Provision of a Virtual Learning Environment for the University of Birmingham. The institutional Virtual Learning Environment iVLE is the Universitys primary means of delivering electronic education resources and tools to its students. The iVLE covers a series of integrated learning and teaching applications that form a suite of software designed to enhance delivery, retention and engagement with the learning and teaching process. The University is now looking to replace its current core iVLE platform and is approaching the market to determine available products, functionality and costs for such a replacement. The Universitys current core iVLE platform is coming to the end of its usable life and this presents an opportunity, at a time of increased competition within the sector, to provide an iVLE that is fully embedded into the curriculum, enhances teaching and learning, and fulfils rising student expectations. Simply put, the Universitys objective with this procurement exercise and the following implementation, supported by the successful supplier is to design, implement and embed a virtual learning environment that is relevant, high quality, fit for purpose and distinctive amongst its peers. As a result of a comprehensive internal scoping and visioning exercise, the University has compiled a series of key principles that will be applied to realise the institutions ambitions for its virtual learning environment that is robust, forward thinking and achievable. The University reserves the right to terminate this tender at any stage of the process if it deems necessary. CPV: 48190000, 72212190, 48332000. ...


UK-Gloucester: procurement software package
Catalogue Management Service and Exchange Solution. The Gloucestershire NHS organisations are seeking an E-marketplace, to potentially provide approved catalogues for the users to select requirements from, and a transaction exchange to provide either full or partial EDI ordering with suppliers, with an ability to also enable electronic invoices and invoice matching. The E-Marketplace is used to store and manage catalogues of approved products and services for the NHS organisations in Gloucestershire, and these catalogues are bespoke to each organisation. Both suppliers and buyers can upload catalogues and this facility is required going forward. Access to other catalogues via punch-out is also required. Access to the E-marketplace is from two different P2P systems, Infor SmartStream Web and SBS Oracle i-Proc - one requiring a transaction hub/exchange to interact with our P2P system, and as such must be part of the overall offering of the E-Marketplace. Access is currently by Between 1 000 and 1 500 requisitioners access the E-marketplace for selection of requirements, and the Procurement department access the maintenance of catalogues in addition to the requisitioners, both with different access permissions. The E-marketplace is also used for onward issue of NHS Purchase Orders to a variety of suppliers, via e-mail or full end to end EDI (including ability to convert XML files from NHS to FTTP format for NHS Supply Chain ordering), and should be available for submission of invoices from suppliers (potentially to be matched in the E-marketplace exchange). Connectivity via the N3 network is essential and access to the E-Marketplace for requisitioners should be available both within and outside standard office hours. A permanently available helpdesk facility must be available for technical and buyer issues, together with ongoing training as required for these specific groups of NHS staff. NHS E-class categorisation of products and services is required within the catalogue system, and other control codes are also required, to initialise or direct the internal P2P systems actions when items are brought back into the NHS P2P systems. CPV: 48490000, 48620000, 48600000, 48810000. ...


UK-Cardiff: agricultural services
Glastir targeted element nutrient management plans. Glastiris a new land management scheme in Wales. Under its targeted element certain areas have been identified for actions to improve water quality. This includes production of a Water Management Plan and a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP). Environment Agency Wales (EAW) will be undertaking a water management plan for the farms identified. This will include the collection of soil samples and information on slurry / manure storage and production. A specialist provider is required to produce NMP for each farm. This will involve soil laboratory analysis, collecting information from the farmer (via information packs and telephone) and production of a NMP to set specifications. Data is to be returned digitally to EAW along with a written report. The work will be completed between November and April each year. The numbers of NMP may vary on a yearly basis depending on uptake to the scheme. An approximation of the numbers will be available in September and could range from 80 to 200 individual plans in any given year. CPV: 77100000, 79410000, 90710000. ...


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