The Authority is not dividing this procurement into lots as the current contract works well for the authority and the current Service Provider undertaking these works has delivered and demonstrated a clear separation between the Risk Assessment process and any control measures to ensure probity whilst at the same time delivery efficiencies.
This Framework is open to all of LGSS including:
— partners and other organisations delegating services and or functions to LGSS (currently Cambridgeshire County Council, Milton Keynes Council and Northamptonshire County Council, Norwich City Authority and Northampton Borough Council) who participate in LGSS' shared services venture;
— new LGSS customers seeking to utilize LGSS frameworks on an independent third party basis.
— any city, district, borough or other local authority within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, the City of Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire County) including Northamptonshire Partnership Homes;
— any companies or organisations set up by participants in LGSS;
— any school, academy, university or other educational establishment within the counties of any LGSS partner authority (currently Cambridgeshire County, Northamptonshire County and Milton Keynes);
— other public bodies, schools academy and university as stated and identified in the OJEU within East Anglia, East Midlands, South East of England and all Boroughs of London. Please see below:
https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council
https://www.police.uk/forces/
http://www.fire.org.uk/fire-brigades.html
http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml;jsessionid=6EA220CC25EF75BD8A31A606B9D3A08D
— members of the local authority purchasing group and any schools within those boundaries, Central Buying Consortium (CBC). Further information about CBC can be found on the website address below:
http://www3.hants.gov.uk/cbc.htm
The organisations listed in this notice have expressed an interest in the framework or are partners and customers of LGSS and therefore have been named, however there is no obligation for them to join the framework at any time throughout the duration.
LGSS Procurement Portal is available here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/
The Authorities have invested in an e-tendering tool in order to facilitate its tendering processes in a compliant and transparent manner. Potential Provider's will need to register an account via the ‘LGSS eSourcing Portal’ at www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk before being able to view the full ITT details.