SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):Address: Organisation: Scottish Water,
Watermark House, West Lothian
, Attn:
Paul Stewart,
Country code: UK-
Livingston Postal code: EH54 7HH. Tel.
+44 1506678697. E-mail:
procurementhelpline@scottishwater.co.uk. Fax
+44 1506678624.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.scottishwater.co.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: procurementhelpline@scottishwater.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
I.2) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Entire Scotland mainland and Islands.
NUTS code: Location: "SCOTLAND">UKM.
II.1.3) The notice involves:The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:Framework agreement with several operators
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged:3.
Duration of the framework agreement Duration in year(s): 10
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 24 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):General provision from the framework agent or suppliers will include the supply of instrumentation and instrumentation systems, design and design verification if design by others, factory assembly, installation, calibration, maintenance, repair and training services for all standard Scottish Water, water and wastewater process instrumentation required to monitor and control Scottish Waters assets governing the supply and treatment of water and wastewater supplies. Instrumentation training for all delivery partners and SW engineers shall be provided within the scope of the framework. Selection and design of analytical sampling and disposal systems. Design or liaison with designers during the design phases and verification of suitability of instrumentation. Scottish Water intends to invite 6 (maximum) suppliers through to tender.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):CPV code: "Instrumentation and control equipment">31682210 .
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8) Division into lots:
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:General provision from the framework agent or suppliers will include the supply of instrumentation and instrumentation systems, design and design verification if design by others, factory assembly, installation, calibration, maintenance, repair and training services for all standard Scottish Water, water and wastewater process instrumentation required to monitor and control Scottish Waters assets governing the supply and treatment of water and wastewater supplies. Instrumentation training for all delivery partners and SW engineers shall be provided within the scope of the framework. Selection and design of analytical sampling and disposal systems. Design or liaison with designers during the design phases and verification of suitability of instrumentation.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 24 000 000 and 40 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options:Yes.
Description of these options: Initial duration of the framework shall be for six (6) years with the option to extend the framework by a further four (4) years by way of 2 year extensions based upon performance and market conditions.
Scottish Water shall invite a maximum of 6 highest scoring suppliers/agent from the PQQ evaluation to tender.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:Starting: 1.4.2010. Completion: 31.3.2020.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:Where appropriate, parent company guarantees shall be provided.
Note: Insurance coverage and levels will be included in the PQQ and/or ITN.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:All prices quoted shall be in Pounds Sterling UK and all payments shall be made in Pounds Sterling UK. Payment shall be made on a basis of supplied equipment and supporting services based on the agreed Framework/Contract rates and schedules.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:In the event of a group of companies submitting an acceptance offer it will be necessary for each member of the group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the Framework/Contract.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Apllicants expressions of interest should be submitted by email to "procurementhelpline@scottishwater.co.uk by the date indicsted in IV.3.4 and should include the following information.
(i) Confirmation that the interested party can participate in an electronic tender process. The only specific requirement being having an email address. Any PQQ or Tender associated with this Framework/Contract will be issued using the E-Tender Scotland Elcom electronic pakcage.
(ii) Full postal and contact details are required to be included in your submission.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:Applicants will be expected to be of sufficient and economic standing to support an annual award of work or part thereof for the framework.
All applicants must complete the Financial questions within the tender document. Financial Standing relevant to the anticipated value of work will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed necessary.
III.2.3) Technical capacity:Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Refer to tender document.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts:
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
III.3.2) Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:Negotiated
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria:The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract:
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
IV.3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Scottish Water will incorporate a minimum of a 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the contact point quoted in Section I.1 of this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations (SSI 2006 No.2) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 
