I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s):

Official name: UK DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID)

Postal address: ABERCROMBIE HOUSE, EAGLESHAM ROAD, EAST KILBRIDE

Town: East Kilbride

Telephone: 01355 84 3237

E-mail: cb2mail@dfid.gov.uk

Contact point(s): cb2mail@dfid.gov.uk

For the attention of: David Fleck

Postal code: G75 8EA

Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Fax: 01355 84 3327

General address of the contracting authority (URL): http://www.dfid.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile (URL):

I.1.1) Further information can be obtained at: As in I.1.

I.1.2) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a Dynamic Purchasing System) can be obtained at:

I.1.3) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in I.1.

I.2.1) Type of contracting authority: Other

If 'other' please specify: Central Level

I.2.2) Main activity or activities: General Public Services

If 'other' please specify: 

I.2.2) The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities?: No

II.1) Description:

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

UK-East Kilbride: Technical Assistance to Implementation of Rural Health Project

II.1.2) Service Category:

11.

II.1.2.1) Main place of performance:

China

NUTS Code

II.1.3) The notice involves A public contract

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement (if appropriate)

Number:

II.1.4.1) Duration of the framework agreement (if appropriate):

Period in year(s):

Or month(s):

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years:

II.1.4.2) Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement (give figures only):

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Or range: between:

and:

Currency:

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded (if possible):

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

The Service Provider will work closely with Chinese project teams to provide demand driven, responsive and quality technical assistance for Rural Health Project (RHP) implementation that is suitable in Chinese context. RHP project is an innovative and reform oriented project to support Government of China (GoC) to implement its rural health reform in selected counties in 8 provinces, ie. Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Chongqing, Jiangsu, and HeiLongjiang. The project objective is 'increased and more equitable access to quality health services, improved financial protection, and better management of public health threats in pilot provinces and counties, with lessons to support reforms in non-project areas'. The Service Provider will bring international expertise and technical assistance including health financing, service delivery and public health; organise study tours and training in relevant technical areas to broaden the visions of local and national project implementers and policy makers in line with project objective. Total value of the contract is 1 million GBP until 31 March 2011.General management consultancy services.

II.1.6) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV):

Main Object: 74141100-0.

II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)?: Yes

II.1.8) Division into lots?: No

If yes, tenders should be submitted for:

Lot no.:

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable):

If known, estimated value excluding VAT (give figure only):

Or range: between:

and:

Currency:

II.2.2) Options (if applicable):

If yes, description of these options:

If known, provisional timetable for recourse to these options: 

Period in month(s):

Or day(s):

Number of possible renewals (if any):

Or range: between:

and:

If known, in the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts:

In month(s):

and/or days (from the award of the contract):

II.3) Duration of the contract or time period for completion:

Either, Period in months: 28

and/or days:

Or, Starting:

and/or ending:

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable):

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The contract will be governed by English Law. Prices are not required at Expression of Interest stage, however, when required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annul the process and not to award the contract.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded (if applicable): Joint and several liability

III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject (if applicable): No

If yes, description of particular conditions:

III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

Any supplier may be disqualified who:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable):

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable):

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable):

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable): Must have been trading for at least three years

III.2.4) Reserved contracts (if applicable): No

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No

If yes, reference of the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

IV.1) Type of procedure:

Restricted procedure

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators that will be invited to tender or to participate (when applicable):

Envisaged number of operators:

Or envisaged minimum number: 5

and, if appropriate, maximum number: 8

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1) Award criteria (please tick the relevant box(es))

B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of: B1) the criteria as stated below:
1) Criteria as stated in contract documents.
In descending order of priority: Yes.

IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No

If yes, additional information about electronic auction (if appropriate):

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity (if applicable): CNTR 08 8538

IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No

IV.3.2.1) Notice number in OJ:

Of:

IV.3.2.2) Other previous publications:

Notice number in OJ:

Of:

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents (except for a DPS):

Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents:

Time:

Payable documents: No

If yes, price (give figures only):

Currency: GBP

Terms and method of payment:

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

Date: 20/10/2008

Time: 23:59

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

07/11/2008

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

English

Other - third country:

IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders:

IV.3.7.1) Date, time and place:

Date:

Time:

Place (if applicable):

IV.3.8.2) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (if applicable):

If yes, authorised persons:

V.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT (if applicable): No

If yes, estimated timing for further notices to be published:

V.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND / OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS No

If yes, reference to project(s) and/or programme(s):

V.3) Additional information (if applicable):

The expressions of interest must include a capability statement of no more than four single-sided A4 pages showing evidence of relevant skills and experience (see draft Terms of Reference (91kb) and Application Form (49kb)). Abridged CVs (of not more than two single-sided A4 pages) of key personnel should also be included. Expressions of interest should only be sent to the address at Section 1, in electronic format. Following assessment of Expressions of Interest, DFID will invite short listed companies to submit full technical and commercial proposals. Prices are not needed at this stage. However, when required, prices must be in Sterling and all payments under this contract will be in Sterling. The successful bidder is expected to be contracted for a period of 28 months. The contract will be governed by English Law. DFID reserves the right to annul the tendering process and not award the contract. From 1 April 2001 all UK development assistance has been fully untied, which allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to bid for DFID contracts. DFID will only reply to any Expressions of Interest that are short-listed for Invitation to Tender. Suppliers should check the DFID website for details of short-listed suppliers (44kb). All contact about this advert should be with the person named above - any attempt to obtain information through another source could result in disqualification.

V.4) Procedures for appeal:

V.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

Body responsible for mediation procedures (if applicable):

V.4.2) Lodging of appeals (please fill heading V.4.2 or if need be, heading V.4.3):

V.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

V.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE

11/09/2008