General Advice General advice on undertaking Drawing up your specification a Further Competition The framework agreement utilises an output-based specification. Customer Use of Further competition allows you to specifications should be drawn up on the re-open competition between the same basis. framework suppliers in a flexible, compliant way, allowing you to draw up a Running the Competition detailed specification which more precisely covers your requirements. For example, your specific requirements can There are a number of There are a include delivery and collection points, number of options available to you when additional items not included in the core issuing further competition documents. items, staffing and management You can use the or alternatively your own arrangements for a total linen departmental standard tender process. management requirement, transportation This may be in hard format (involving the arrangements and costs where such submission of paper tender opportunities are not provided for documentation and receipt of paper bids) specifically in the framework itself. or electronic format (involving the use of an eTendering system or email process). Terms and Evaluation Criteria Documentation Any new terms and evaluation sub-criteria should be in line with the overall terms As a minimum, customer documentation and criteria laid down in the framework should include a brief, including: agreement. the information requested from the suppliers in response to the further Pricing of Mandatory Services competition; an explanation of the way in Suppliers’ prices for mandatory services bids will be marked are fixed for the first two years of the details of the evaluation criteria framework. This applies to the 113 core that will be used to assess the items as a maximum price, which may be bids improved upon (but not exceeded) at details of the tender procedure further competition (listed above in and return date Section 4). These price schedules are service information outlining the available from Crown Commercial services that are to be included Service. within the contract on a site by site confirmation and clarification for suppliers regarding operational and quality issues
General Advice General advice on undertaking a Further Competition Use of Further competition allows you to re-open competition between the framework suppliers in a flexible, compliant way, allowing you to draw up a detailed specification which more precisely covers your requirements. For example, your specific requirements can include delivery and collection points, additional items not included in the core items, staffing and management arrangements for a total linen management requirement, transportation arrangements and costs where such opportunities are not provided for specifically in the framework itself. Terms and Evaluation Criteria Any new terms and evaluation sub-criteria should be in line with the overall terms and criteria laid down in the framework agreement. Pricing of Mandatory Services Suppliers’ prices for mandatory services are fixed for the first two years of the framework. This applies to the 113 core items as a maximum price, which may be improved upon (but not exceeded) at further competition (listed above in Section 4). These price schedules are available from Crown Commercial Service. Drawing up your specification The framework agreement utilises an output-based specification. Customer specifications should be drawn up on the same basis. Running the Competition There are a number of There are a number of options available to you when issuing further competition documents. You can use the or alternatively your own departmental standard tender process. This may be in hard format (involving the submission of paper tender documentation and receipt of paper bids) or electronic format (involving the use of an eTendering system or email process). Documentation As a minimum, customer documentation should include a brief, including: the information requested from the suppliers in response to the further competition; an explanation of the way in bids will be marked details of the evaluation criteria that will be used to assess the bids details of the tender procedure and return date service information outlining the services that are to be included within the contract on a site by site confirmation and clarification for suppliers regarding operational and quality issues
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