INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) for DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY SERVICES September 2011

Easthampstead House, Town Square, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 1AQ Tel: (01344) 352000 (ITT) for DRUG AND ALCOHOL RECOVERY SERVICES September 2011 COMPLETED BY ORGANISATION NAME DATE [Tenderer to complete] [Tenderer to complete] [Tenderer to complete] TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED TO THE COUNCIL DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 1 of 22

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction... 3 2 Instructions to Tenderers... 5 3 Specification... 9 4 Tariffs... 14 5 Terms and Insurance... 15 Schedule 1 Terms and Conditions... 16 Schedule 2 Tariffs... 16 Schedule 3 Client Profiles... 16 Schedule 4 Specification... 16 Schedule 5 Outcome Domains... 16 Schedule 6 Example Annual Incomes... 16 Schedule 7 Evaluation Spreadsheet... 16 Schedule 8 Smart CJS TUPE Information... 16 Schedule 9 CRI TUPE Information... 17 Schedule 10 Turning Point TUPE Information... 17 Schedule 11 Reference Request... 17 Schedule 12 Freedom of Information Act 2000... 18 FORM A Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Schedule of Reserved Information:... 20 FORM B Tender Checklist... 21 FORM C Form of Tender... 22 DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 2 of 22

1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.1.1 Bracknell Forest Borough Council (BFBC or the Council) is located in central Berkshire, and was designated a New Town in 1949 but became a Unitary authority in April 1998. The Council s services are divided between four directories, Corporate Services, Adult Social Care and Health, Environment, Culture and Communities and Children, Young People and Learning. 1.1.2 See Specification Section 1 for more detailed information 1.2 Outline Requirement 1.2.1 As one of eight national pilots chosen to deliver Payment by Results in Substance Misuse Services, Bracknell Forest Council is seeking to appoint a Prime Provider to deliver services that are focussed on outcomes and recovery. The service will be provided to adults who reside within the boundaries of Bracknell Forest Council. 1.2.2 The Prime Provider will be expected to deliver or sub contract out services which will include but are not limited to the following: o Brief interventions, advice, peer support programmes o Structured programmes of care to include Drug Rehabilitation Requirements and Alcohol Treatment Requirements o Assertive outreach services both community & criminal justice o Substitute Prescribing (including Dual Diagnosis) o Alternative Therapies. 1.2.3 National estimates for drug users suggest that there are 252 Opiate and/or Crack users in Bracknell Forest. Treatment data for 2010/11 show that there were 118 Opiate and/or Crack users in treatment which equates to a penetration level of 47% which is higher that the national average. Looking at the users of each drug separately, however, gives a different picture. The estimates suggest there are 210 Opiate only users of which 116 were in treatment in 2010/11 (penetration level of 55%). It is suggested that there are 217 Crack only users but there are fewer of them in treatment, 87, so the penetration level is far lower in this group of drug users (40%). In 2010/11 75% of the drug treatment population were males and 93% of the treatment population were white. 44% of people new to treatment in 2010/11 were parents. 1.2.4 During 2010/11 there were approximately 246 people in treatment where their main substance of choice was alcohol. It is not possible to provide exact numbers due to the boundaries of the local NHS Primary Care Trust. However where we are confident in terms of data 77 of these people were referred to structured psychosocial interventions and 54 of them left treatment in a planned way. 50% of referrals into the Specialist Tier 3 Service came from the Community Mental Health Team and of the 106 people in treatment 80 were discharged from treatment during the year and 70% of the discharges were planned. There are far more women with alcohol issues accessing Services than we see in the drug using population. 1.2.5 The contract duration will be for a maximum of four years, covering an initial period of two years plus two optional extensions; each of one year (i.e. 2 + 1 + 1). DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 3 of 22

1.2.6 This Invitation to Tender excludes the provision of pharmacy and non pharmacy needle exchange products, the cost of providing pharmacy needle exchange services and supervised medication, payments made to General Practitioners for providing substitute medication prescribing to their own patients and Tier 4 In Patient and Residential Rehabilitation services. 1.3 TUPE 1.3.1 Three of the Council s contractors have provided information on staff that they believe benefit from the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations on expiry of the current contractual arrangements. The three contractors are: a) SMART CJS Building B Kirtlington Business Centre Slade Farm Kirtlington Oxon OX5 3JA 01869 350028 b) CRI 3 rd Floor Tower Point 44 North Road Brighton BN1 1YR 01273 645074 c) Turning Point The Exchange 3 New York Street Manchester M1 4HN 0161 238 5100 1.3.2 Information on current employees provided to the Council in July/August 2011 is replicated in Schedules 8, 9 and 10. It is incumbent upon tenderers to satisfy themselves whether the provisions of TUPE do, or do not, apply to the potential transferees identified. The Council will not be held responsible for the accuracy of the information provided and tenderers should contact the above contractors direct for further information. 1.4 Project Schedule 1.4.1 The following is the proposed timetable for the procurement and implementation of Publish advert in South East Thursday XXXX DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 4 of 22

Business Portal Issue Invitation to Tender Wednesday XXXX Last Questions from Tenderers Tuesday XXXX Issue Final Question & Answer Summary Friday XXXX Receive Response from Tenderers 12 noon Wednesday XXXX Supplier Presentations Contract Award Contract Start Date Monday & Tuesday XXXX XXXX XXXX 2 Instructions to Tenderers 2.1 General Instructions 2.1.1 If you intend to tender for the provision of to the Council, please read the following instructions carefully and prepare your tender accordingly. 2.1.2 The Council will not be responsible for any costs or expenses you incur in preparing or delivering or in the evaluation of the tender, nor with any costs or expenses incurred with the formation of a contract should you be successful. 2.1.3 You are deemed to have obtained at your own expense, all information necessary for the preparation of your tender. 2.1.4 Prior to the date for return of tenders, the Council may clarify, amend or add to the documentation. A copy of each such instruction will be issued by the Council to every contractor and shall form part of the tender documentation. No amendment shall be made to the tender documentation unless it is the subject of such an instruction. You should promptly acknowledge receipt of such instructions. 2.1.5 Clarifications of the invitation to tender documents must be made in writing by email to the following: XXXX 2.1.6 As soon as practical after receipt of any request for clarification, the Council will respond in writing to all tenderers except where the clarification has been identified by the tenderer, and subsequently agreed by the Council, as being commercially sensitive. The Council will not be bound to respond to any request for clarification of the Invitation to Tender which is received later than XXXX 2.1.7 Only clarifications made in writing by the Council will form part of the Invitation to Tender documents. 2.1.8 All information contained in the invitation to tender shall be treated as confidential except insofar as is necessary to be disclosed for the purposes of obtaining quotations essential for the preparation of your tender. DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 5 of 22

2.2 Tender Response 2.2.1 Please submit eight copies of your tender, comprising seven hard copies plus one electronic copy on CD/DVD. We are unable to accept tenders on USB stick. Two hard copies containing both commercial and technical sections, plus five hard copies with technical section only. 2.2.2 Your tender must be divided into two sections and contain the information called for in each section below: The commercial section should include: The completed Schedule of Reserved Information (Form A) see guidance attached at Schedule 12. The Form of Tender statement (Form C) completed, signed and dated. The technical section should include: Responses to questions in this ITT covering o Specification, Section 3 o Tariff, Section 4 o Terms and Insurance, Section 5 Tender Checklist (Form B) should be completed and comments added if required. No pricing should be included in the technical section. 2.2.3 Respond to all questions on the Specification in Section 3. You should complete your responses in blue ink into this document. Alternatively, you may submit a separate document providing the tender cross references the section and paragraph numbers of this invitation to tender. All sections must be responded to even if simply Understood or Agreed. 2.2.4 Where any external reference material, such as brochures, specifications and system descriptions, is used to support your tender, any statements within the reference material which may allow change to obligations or reduce liability, such as "specifications subject to change without notice", or other disclaimers will be regarded as void and shall not form part of the contract in the event that the tender is accepted. 2.2.5 Where a particular section of the tender response relates to information given in another section or in external reference material, then you must ensure that the response is clearly cross-referenced. 2.2.6 All pricing should be stated exclusive of VAT. 2.2.7 Tenders shall remain open for an initial acceptance for a minimum of 190 calendar days, although the Council may ask you to extend the period of validity. 2.3 Submission of Tenders 2.3.1 The original, signed, tender must be returned by no later than 12 noon on XXXX. 2.3.2 Please address to: Tender Opening Ref: Bracknell Forest Borough Council DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 6 of 22

Easthampstead House Town Square BRACKNELL Berkshire RG12 1AQ 2.3.3 The envelope must not indicate the name of the sender; envelopes that do may be rejected unopened. Similarly, tenders received after the tender submission date/time may be rejected. 2.4 Tender Decline If you decide not to respond to this ITT, please let the contact in Section 2.1.5 know in writing as soon as possible, giving a brief reason(s). 2.5 Evaluation of Tenders 2.5.1 The Council may seek confirmation that suppliers meet the Council s minimum levels of economic and financial standing or technical or professional ability, originally stated in the contract notice, at any time. 2.5.2 The contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous offer having regard to: 2.5.3 The Quality of the solution in terms of functionality and infrastructure takes into account issues such as; quality, price, technical merit, aesthetic and functional characteristics, environmental characteristics, after sales service, technical assistance, delivery date and delivery period and period of completion. The Project Team will also be looking for innovative solutions which add value and increase the achievement of outcomes. 2.5.4 The Council has requested references from customers identified in the PQQ Section 13. The questionnaire is attached at Schedule 12 for your information. These will be scored and form part of the Quality criteria. 2.5.5 The Council s evaluation will include supplier presentations on the XXXX. Evaluation of these elements will be used to review the initial scoring based on further understanding gained. 2.5.6 The headline quality evaluation criteria are as follows: Criteria Marks Applicable Document(s) & Section(s) References 3 ITT Section 2.5.4 Specification 88.5 ITT Section 3 Tariffs 8.5 ITT Section 4 Terms and Insurance Pass/Fail ITT Section 5 Freedom of Information Not Form A Scored Tender Checklist Not Form B Scored Form of Tender Pass/Fail Form C Total 100 DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 7 of 22

2.5.7 The evaluation spreadsheet which details any sub-criteria and formulae used is attached as Schedule 7 of this ITT. 2.5.8 The Council shall be under no obligation to award a contract for all or any part of the requirement set out in the Invitation to Tender, to any tenderer or at all. 2.5.9 You may be required to answer any Council queries on your proposal and to attend formal meetings with the Council during the tender evaluation period. Additionally the Council may wish to visit tenderers premises to view the facilities and systems that may be used to deliver the service. 2.6 Canvassing Any contractor who directly or indirectly canvasses any member or official of the Council concerning the award of the contract for the provision of the Goods/Services, or who directly or indirectly obtains or attempts to obtain information from any such member or official concerning any other tender for the Goods/Service will be disqualified. If discovery occurs after the award of the contract, the Council shall then be entitled to summarily terminate the contract. 2.7 Whistle blowing policy Your attention is drawn to the Council s whistle blowing policy which can be found on the Procurement website at: www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/procurement DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 8 of 22

3 Specification 3.1 Specification Compliance 3.1.1 Please confirm your acceptance of the attached Specification. If there are any exceptions, please detail below or attach a separate sheet if necessary. Response 3.2 General 3.2.1 Please provide a brief overview of your organisation and how it could best provide the required by the Council, as detailed in the Specification. Response [Maximum 1,000 words] 3.2.2 In addition to the facilities in New Hope, how would your organisation provide outreach services to people throughout the Borough, within a safe, sensitive and confidential environment? Give examples of how you have delivered this. Response [Maximum 700 words] 3.3 Other Policies and Procedures 3.3.1 Please provide details of the following internal policies: Complaints & Compliments Environmental management policy Response [Maximum 400 words per example, total 800] 3.4 Technical Ability - Staff 3.4.1 Please provide the structure and details of the team who would provide the service including how many other clients they would be handling and CVs of key personnel Response [Maximum 1,500 words] 3.4.2 Should your organisation be successful, please advise how it intends to comply with the TUPE Regulations in respect of staff who may be affected by the change of contractor. Describe the management actions you will take to ensure an orderly transfer of any staff who decide to transfer under the Regulations. Please also confirm that the financial and any other impacts of TUPE have been taken into consideration. For further details see Section 1.3 and Schedules 8, 9 and10. Response [Maximum 500 words] DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 9 of 22

3.4.3 Please provide details of additional staff members who would be involved in the transition and implementation phase of this contract, their experience in undertaking this type of role and proportion of time dedicated to this contract. Please also provide a high level project plan listing key activities and resources. Response [Maximum 600 words] 3.5 Training 3.5.1 Briefly describe your organisation s approach to staff training, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Information Sharing/Confidentiality for this contract. Please attach your training plan. Response [Maximum 600 words + plan] 3.5.2 For the indicate how many hours training, on average, is received by a member of staff within a 12 month period. List by subject. Response [Maximum 200 words] 3.5.3 Please describe your induction process for new staff. Response [Maximum 200 words] 3.6 Operations 3.6.1 How will your organisation deliver or contribute to the following core services: Case management Structured Day Programme Psychosocial Interventions Integrated Offender Management Response [Maximum 200 words per service, total 800] 3.6.2 How will the prescribing service be delivered and what clinical governance framework will be used. Response [Maximum 500 words] 3.6.3 How will your organisation ensure continuity of service provision, particularly the prescribing service, for example during adverse weather conditions or other interruption? Response [Maximum 500 words] DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 10 of 22

3.6.4 Describe the alternative therapies your organisation would deliver and their benefits. Response [Maximum 500 words] 3.6.5 Please describe your organisation s method of managing sub-contractors and internally provided recovery services. Response [Maximum 500 words] 3.6.6 Please how would your organisation facilitate communications to partner agencies and authorised individuals for purposes of managing the recovery process. Response [Maximum 500 words] 3.7 Case Studies 3.7.1 Please provide a case study detailing how your organisation improved the employment prospects of someone who was in recovery and how your organisation supported them to access voluntary work, education and training and what the outcome of this support was. Response {Maximum 500 words} 3.7.2 Please provide another case study describing a case where there was multi-agency involvement including statutory supervision from the Probation Service and how communication delivered significant positive outcome(s). Response {Maximum 500 words} 3.8 Service Levels 3.8.1 How will your organisation ensure that you meet the following requirements: Waiting times into treatment of 3 weeks or less Choice of case manager appropriate to individual needs i.e. same sex, ethnic background The delivery of outreach services at appropriate venues taking into account confidentiality and safety of staff The use of outreach services to re-engage with people who have dropped out of services Response [Maximum 300 words per example, total 1,200] 3.9 Outcomes 3.9.1 Please describe how your organisation will increase positive outcomes for people who use the services in relation to the following: Abstinence from drug of use DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 11 of 22

Access to suitable accommodation Reduced Offending/re-offending Improved Health & Wellbeing Response [Maximum 500 words per example, total 2,000] 3.9.2 Please describe your organisation s strategy to reduce offending and re-offending rates and how you will develop joint working arrangements with criminal justice agencies. Response [Maximum 500 words] 3.10 Contract Management & Reports 3.10.1 Please confirm that, if awarded the contract, your organisation would be able to attend monthly status meetings with the Council. Response 3.10.2 Please provide an overview of your organisation s contract escalation procedure. Response [Maximum 300 words] 3.11 Enhanced CRB Checks 3.11.1 Please detail how your organisation obtains, reviews and maintains records of Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checks for all staff, including sub-contractors, who provide recovery services. Response [Maximum 300 words] 3.12 Customer Satisfaction 3.12.1 Please explain how your organisation would involve people in recovery to gauge customer satisfaction and improve staff skills Response [Maximum 600 words] 3.12.2 Briefly describe how customer satisfaction of people in recovery is measured and continuously improved. Response [Maximum 500 words] 3.12.3 How does your organisation use the results to achieve continuous service improvement? (Give two actual examples) DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 12 of 22

Response [Maximum 500 words each example, total 1,000] 3.13 Contingency Management 3.13.1 Please describe your organisation s approach to contingency management, as defined by the NTA, and provide 2 short examples of how this has been applied and what difference it made. Response [Maximum 500 words each, total 1,000] DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 13 of 22

4 Tariffs 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 Response Basis Schedule 2 details the basis of the Tariffs that will be applied for this contract. We have also included at Schedule 6 two examples (6a and 6b) of the annual income based on historical data. The intention is that the appointed Prime Provider will increase the numbers of people accessing the services and also achieving their outcomes, thereby increasing the Prime Providers income. Please review these documents and confirm your understanding and acceptance. 4.1.3 Please advise discount offered against each tariff. XXXX 4.2 Payment 4.2.1 The Council standard terms of payment are Net 30 days from receipt of acceptable invoice. Please advise any discount available for early payment i.e. 7 or 14 days. Response 4.2.2 The Council standard payment method is by BACS, please confirm acceptance. Response DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 14 of 22

5 Terms and Insurance 5.1 Contract Conditions 5.1.1 Refer to Schedules 1, 2 and 3, Terms & Conditions of Contract, for the terms and conditions of contract. Please confirm acceptance of all these terms or detail exceptions and any proposed alternatives below, or in a separate document. Response 5.2 Insurance 5.2.1 Provide copies of insurance certificates covering Public Liability Employee Liability Professional Indemnity 5.3 Freedom of Information 5.3.1 With reference to Schedule 12 on the Freedom of Information Action 2000, please complete Form A Schedule of Reserved Information. DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 15 of 22

Schedule 1 Terms and Conditions Refer separate Word document. Schedule 2 Tariffs Refer separate Word document. Schedule 3 Client Profiles Refer separate Word document. Schedule 4 Specification Refer separate Word document. Schedule 5 Outcome Domains Refer separate Word document. Schedules 1 to 5 will form the basis of the contract together with the tender submission and any clarifications. Schedule 6 Example Annual Incomes Refer separate Excel documents, 6a for 2009/01 and 6b for 2010/11. Please note that these are approximate and based on historical data. Schedule 7 Evaluation Spreadsheet Refer separate Excel document. Schedule 8 Smart CJS TUPE Information Refer separate Adobe PDF document. DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 16 of 22

Schedule 9 CRI TUPE Information Refer separate Adobe PDF document. Schedule 10 Turning Point TUPE Information Refer separate Adobe PDF document. Schedule 11 Reference Request Refer separate Word document. DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 17 of 22

Schedule 12 Freedom of Information Act 2000 GUIDANCE TO TENDERERS ON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000: ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT OR ARISING UNDER CONTRACTS 1 Introduction 1.1 All information relating to any tender made to the Council or any contract to which the Council is party, including information arising under the contract or about its performance, will be covered by the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) from January 2005. The Council will be under a legal obligation to disclose such information if requested unless an exemption applies. The legal obligations to respond to a request for information fall on the Council. The Council must determine whether an exemption applies to information and whether the request should be refused. The Council may also be subject to disclosure obligations under other legislation or codes of practice. This Guidance sets out the approach of the Council to the disclosure of information about contracts. 2. General rules on disclosure 2.1 The Council has determined that, in the absence of special circumstances: The Invitation to Tender (ITT) will always be available under the Act to those who enquire. Responses to tenders (apart from price information see below) will be held in confidence at least until award of the contract. Broad cost information will generally be available after award of contract under the Act to those who enquire. Detailed tender prices will be held in confidence until 7 years after expiry or completion of the contract awarded as reserved information (see below) 2.2 Tenderers must therefore inform the Council, on the enclosed Schedule of Reserved Information, of such other information which it regards as being eligible for exemption from disclosure by the Council under the Act. The reasons for all such exemptions must be fully justified against the relevant section of the Act. 3. Reserved Information 3.1 The Act specifies a number of different grounds for exemption. Most of these are not considered to be relevant to a tendering process or subsequent award of contract. Those which are most likely to be relevant are: The information constitutes a trade secret (section 43(1)) Disclosure would prejudice the commercial interest of any person (including the Council) (section 43(2)) DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 18 of 22

Disclosure would constitute an actionable breach of confidence (section 41(1)) Personal data or information relating to the private life of any individual which is appropriate for protection (section 40) 3.2 If the Council agrees that information nominated by the successful tenderer may be legitimately classified as reserved, the Schedule of Reserved Information will form an integral part of the contract. The Schedule will list the class or category of information or the information itself and specify which exemptions under the Act apply to each specified class, category or specific information. The schedule shall indicate when it is likely that the information can be made available under the Act or if the information is unlikely ever to be made so available. Where such information is exempt under the rules governing commercial matters, (section 43(2)), then unless special circumstances apply, it will not be withheld under the Act for more than three years after completion/expiry of the contract. 3.3 Information relating to the overall value, performance or completion of the contract, contract records and administration will not generally be accepted as reserved information. The Council may however withhold access to such information under the Act in appropriate cases. The decision whether to withhold information shall be for the Council alone to determine. It shall have no obligation to consult the contractor. 3.4 The Council will automatically make information available under the Act from 3 years after completion/expiry of the contract, in the absence of specific agreement to the contrary. In the event that the Council receives a request for such information before the expiry of the 3 year period which it considers it may be appropriate to provide it will, wherever possible, notify the tenderer and take into consideration any representations made by the tenderer within 7 days of receipt of the notice by the tenderer. 4. Handling requests for information and notice to those affected 4.1 Other than as set out above the Council shall have no obligation to consult the contractor where any request for information, whether under the Act or otherwise, touches or concerns the contract. 5. Information about the provision of the service which is the subject of the contract which arises in the course of performance of the contract 5.1 The Council will have obligations to respond to the Act and other requests for information and the contract will include appropriate terms requiring the contractor to supply such information as requested by the Council. Any enquiries about this policy and its application should be addressed to the Borough Solicitor, Bracknell Forest Borough Council, Easthampstead House, Town Square, Bracknell, Berks RG12 1AQ DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 19 of 22

FORM A Freedom of Information Act 2000 - Schedule of Reserved Information: Reserved Information When available for disclosure Relevant Section of Act Reason Tender responses (excl price information) After award of contract Section 43(2) Commercial confidentiality Generic tender price information After award of contract Section 43(2) Detailed tender prices 7 years after expiry or completion of the contract awarded Section 43(2) Commercial confidentiality Signed. Name Organisation Date DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 20 of 22

FORM B Tender Checklist Please tick checklist to indicate that copies of all relevant documents are enclosed. Section Required Documents Document enclosed Yes/No Comments 3 Specification Questions 3.4.1 CVs of key personnel 3.4.3 High level project plan 3.5.1 Training plan 5 Terms and Insurance 5.2.1 Copy of Public Liability Insurance certificate 5.2.1 Copy of Employers Liability Insurance certificate 5.2.1 Copy of Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate A B C FORMS Schedule of Reserved Information Tender Checklist Form of Tender Other Please List DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 21 of 22

FORM C Form of Tender I/We, the undersigned, having examined the Conditions of Contract, Specification and all other Tender Documents, hereby offer to supply the goods/undertake the services required, in accordance with the tender documents for prices detailed in the tender documents. I/We understand that the Council is not bound to accept the lowest or any tender received. This tender remains open for acceptance for 190 days from the date fixed for the submission of tenders in the Invitation to Tender. I/we agree that the essence of selective tendering is that the Council shall receive bona fide competitive tenders from all those tendering. In recognition of this principle, I/we warrant that this is a bona fide tender, intended to be competitive, and that I/we have not fixed or adjusted the price tendered by, or under or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other tenderer. I/ we furthermore warrant that no approaches have been made to any other tenderers for the purpose of obtaining or influencing their tender prices or any other details of their bid. I/ we also warrant that I/we have not and will not before the award of any contract for the work: (i)(a) (ii) (b) communicate to any person other than the Council the amount or approximate amount of the tender or proposed tender, except where the disclosure, in confidence, of the approximate amount of the tender was necessary to obtain insurance premium quotations required for the preparation of the tender; enter into any agreement or arrangement with any person that they shall refrain from tendering, or that they shall withdraw any tender once offered or vary the amount of any tender to be submitted; pay, give or offer to pay or give any sum of money or other valuable consideration directly or indirectly to any person for doing or having done or causing or having caused to be done in relation to any other tender or proposed tender for the work, any act or thing of the sort described at (i)(a) or (b) above. Unless and until a formal agreement is prepared and executed, this tender, together with your written acceptance thereof, shall constitute a binding contract between us. Signature Name Job Title Organisation Address Telephone No.(s) E-mail Date (please use non black ink) DARS ITT Final for BFC Website Page 22 of 22