Who will manage the Blackpool Third Sector Strategic Forum or Assembly?
Posted by blackpoolcommunitynews on July 21, 2008
IT SEEMS NO ONE WILL…. at least for the time being. Following the Tender Process initiated by Blackpool Council in December 2007, bids were submitted by Blackpool Forward (Barnardo’s/Blackpool SURF) and Blackpool, Wyre & Fylde CVS.
Blackpool Council have written to the two bidders and informed each that their offer has not been successful. Both bidders have requested a ‘de-brief’ from the Council.
Additionally, the Council under European legislation have posted a formal notice informing the Office of Publications of the European Communities of their decision not to award a contract. They have further indicated their intention to undertake a ‘Negotiated Procedure route’ as a result of this failure to award.
The Negotiated Procedure has been described thus by Blackpool Council:
“the contracting authority consults the economic operators of its choice and negotiates the terms of the contract with them.
The following cases justify the use of the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice:
- following another procedure which revealed the presence of irregular tenders, insofar as this new procedure does not substantially alter the terms of the contract;
- in exceptional cases, when the nature of the contracts or the risks attaching thereto prevent prior pricing;
- in the field of services, for intellectual services which do not permit the use of an open or restricted procedure;
- for works which are performed solely for purposes of research or testing.
The term “irregular tenders”: A tender may be considered irregular if the contractor fails to meet the requirements of, or the tender offers variations on the requirements specified in, the contract documents.”
Both bidders are still waiting to hear details of the “de-briefing” process and presumably to be formally notified of the above procedure.
