HCC - Oct 17 - Provision of Family Centre Services

Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for The Provision of Family Centre Services.

This procurement is a one stage process. Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to "express interest" which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.

The deadline for Expressions of Interest is 04.12.2017.

To be considered as a Bidder you must complete and submit a Bid by the deadline of 12.00 Noon on 04.12.2017.

Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.

Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns will not be permitted by the system.

Please Note The TUPE Staffing Information for this procurement has been provided along with other documentation for this procurement. TUPE related information must be treated as protected data in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998 and must be kept confidential.

By clicking on the View Details button and accessing the documentation for this procurement, Tenderers agree:

a) To undertake to treat the information as confidential and commercially sensitive at all times and take all reasonable steps to prevent any inadvertent disclosure to any third party . b) That under no circumstances will any of the information be disclosed by your organisation or your personnel to any third party without the Council's prior consent in writing. c) That the information supplied will be stored securely and destroyed or returned to the Council, after your Organisation's bid has been submitted or you decide not to proceed with a tender submission. d) That you will indemnify the Council for any losses, arising from your breach or breach by any of your personnel of these confidentiality requirements specified above and data protection requirements in relation to TUPE Staffing Information. e) The requirements above apply whether the supplier uploads a tender response to this procurement or not.

Organisations should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Organisations should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their bid, where appropriate.

Please note that open days have been arranged for a number of the premises that will be used for the delivery of the services during the week Monday 23 to Friday 27 October 2017 to enable prospective tenderers to visit sites ahead of bid submission. Full details and instructions can be found in the premises pack within the tender documentation.

Additional information: To access this opportunity and for a full suite of tender documents please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No