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Tender Subject and Details

Tender Reference:SWDT032024
Department:Social Welfare Department
Subject:Training Programme for Social Workers in Community Mental Health Service Units
Description:To provide Training Programme for Social Workers in Community Mental Health Service Units, composing of: Course (A): Severe Mental Illness and Common Mental Disorders; Course (B): Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Issues; and Course (C): Case Management and Crisis Intervention in Mental Health Services for a period of twelve months
Capacity:Not Applicable
Enquiries:Rehabilitation and Medical Social Services Branch
Social Welfare Department
9/F, Wu Chung House
213 Queen’s Road East
Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Tel. No.:(852) 2892 5146
Fax No.:(852) 2893 6983
Tender Closing Date/Time:12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) on 22 July 2024 (Monday)
Collection of Tender Documents:The full set of tender documents may be downloaded from the website of the e-Tender Box (ETB) of the Procurement and Contract Management System (PCMS).
Submission of Tenders:A Tenderer shall note that a two-envelope system is adopted in this Invitation to Tender.  A tender must be submitted in triplicate under two-envelope system is as follows: 

(i)    Paper-based Tendering
If this method is used, completed tender documents shall be submitted in two (2) separate sealed plain envelopes without bearing any references to the identity of the Tenderer, and addressed to the Chairman, Tender Opening Committee, must be deposited in the Government Logistics Department Tender Box situated on Ground Floor, North Point Government Offices, 333 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong before 12:00 noon on 22 July 2024 (Monday), the Tender Closing Date.  Tenders must be deposited in the Specific Tender Box before the Tender Closing Date.

(1)    “Technical Proposal (Tender Ref.: SWDT032024 - Tender for the Provision of Training Programme for Social Workers in Community Mental Health Service Units for the Social Welfare Department)”; and
(2)    “Price Proposal (Tender Ref.: SWDT032024 - Tender for the Provision of Training Programme for Social Workers in Community Mental Health Service Units for the Social Welfare Department)”.

The two (2) envelopes shall then be placed together inside one (1) large envelope, addressed, sealed and submitted as specified in Paragraph 3.11(a)(i) of the Terms of Tender.

(ii)    Electronic Tendering
If this method is used, the Tenderer shall submit the Technical Proposal and the Price Proposal as separate attachment files, using the file names as set out under (1) and (2) below, in accordance with the manner specified in Paragraphs 3.11(a)(ii) and 3.13 of the Terms of Tender:

(1)    Technical Proposal - A Tenderer may use “technical.doc” as file name or other file names except “envelope2.doc”; and
(2)    Price Proposal - the name of the file must be “envelope2.doc”.

In case tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or a black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions” announced by the Government is/are in force, at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) on the Tender Closing Date, the Tender Closing Date and time will be extended to 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) on the first working day after the tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 is lowered, or the black rainstorm warning signal or the “extreme conditions” announced by the Government has/have ceased to be in force.

In case of blockage of the public access to the location of the Specified Tender Box at any time between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon (Hong Kong time) on the tender closing date, the Government will announce extension of the tender closing time until further notice.  Following removal of the blockage, the Government will announce the extended tender closing time as soon as practicable.  The above announcements will be made via press releases on the website of  this method is used, the Tenderer shall submit the Technical Proposal and the Price Proposal as separate attachment files, using the file names as set out under (1) and (2) below, in accordance with the manner specified in Paragraphs 3.11(a)(ii) and 3.13 of the Terms of Tender:Information Services Department (http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/today.htm).
Remarks:
  1. A briefing session on this tender exercise will be held as follows – 

    Date:    3 July 2024 (Wednesday)
    Time:    11:00 a.m.
    Venue:    Room 933, 9/F., Wu Chung House
                   213 Queen’s Road East
                   Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

    Prospective Tenderers who wish to attend the briefing session, please complete and send the Reply Slip for Tender Briefing Session in the Tender Documents by facsimile at 2893 6983 to the Social Welfare Department on or before 5:00 p.m. 2 July 2024.
    In case tropical cyclone warning signal No. 8 or above is hoisted, or a black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions” announced by the Government is/are in force, for any duration at or after 09:00 hours on 3 July 2024, the tender briefing session scheduled for that day will be cancelled and the Government will notify prospective Tenderers who have submitted the reply slip the arrangement of the rescheduled tender briefing.
  2. This tender is not covered by the Agreement on Government Procurement of the World Trade Organization and will not involve electronic auction.
  3. Open tendering is adopted.  All interested contractors/suppliers/service providers are invited to tender.
  4. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region does not bind itself to accept the tender with the highest combined score or any tender, and reserves the right to negotiate with any tenderer about the terms of the offer.
  5. Details of the contract award will be published on the Internet at https://www.swd.gov.hk/en/whatsnew/tenderinfo/index.html.

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