CPV code: "Brooms and brushes and other articles for household cleaning">39224300 , CPV code: "Buckets">39224330 , CPV code: "Brushes">39224200 , CPV code: "Brooms">39224100 , CPV code: "Toilet brushes">39224310 .
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots:
Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:
Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of GBP 8 000 000 to GBP 16 000 000 for this contract award this is approximate only and the values will be to such level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.
Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend on the number of suppliers appointed. For information, NHS Supply Chain’s recent annual requirement for products within this range has been in excess of (state figure) GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 8 000 000,00 and 16 000 000,00 GBP.
II.2.2) Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: This framework agreement will have the option to extend for a maximum of 36 months in addition to the initial one year period upon review.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Cleaning Brushes, Mops, Buckets – Core Range
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Mops, mop heads, mop handles, wet floor signs.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
CPV code: "Brooms and brushes and other articles for household cleaning">39224300 , CPV code: "Buckets">39224330 , CPV code: "Brushes">39224200 , CPV code: "Brooms">39224100 , CPV code: "Toilet brushes">39224310 .
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of GBP 6 400 000 to GBP 12 800 000 for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to such level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:
Brushes,Dusting tool, brooms, broom handles, buckets and wash bowls.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
CPV code: "Brooms and brushes and other articles for household cleaning">39224300 , CPV code: "Buckets">39224330 , CPV code: "Brushes">39224200 , CPV code: "Brooms">39224100 , CPV code: "Toilet brushes">39224310 .
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
Precise quantities are unknown and will also depend on the number of suppliers appointed. Whilst it is anticipated that initial expenditure will be in the region of GBP 1 600 000 to GBP 3 200 000 for this lot this is approximate only and the values will be to such level as those purchasing under the framework consider necessary to provide suitable requirements.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
Parent company or other guarantees may be required in certain circumstances. Further details will be in the contract documents.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Please see tender documents.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form, or to require one party to undertake primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
No.
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: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: III.2.1.2) Submission Of Expression Of Interest And Procurement Specific Information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
Candidates wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and provide additional procurement-specific information (if required) through the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal as follows: i) Candidates should register on the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/.
ii) Once registered, candidates must express their interest as follows: a. Login to the NHS Supply Chain eTendering portal b. Select the NHS Supply Chain link on the Management Console c. Select the “+” symbol to the left of the “My Official Journal European Union Notices” to make all available notices visible d. Select the required notice by placing the cursor over the name of the notice and then left clicking once on the name.
e. After reading the notice, select the expression of interest button at the bottom of the notice and close the form. f. Go back to the NHS Supply Chain link on the Main Console. g. The related event document will become visible. iii) For tenders: a. Clicking on the tender heading will open the next screen. This screen will provide the detail of the responses required to submit an offer to this tender.
b. Select the folder called eRSXX.ZIP (where XX denotes the tender number) to download the tender package that contains the complete response package. This package must be opened with the eRS application that can be downloaded from the http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ website. c. Using the eRS application, follow the instructions and complete the responses.
d. The response MUST be submitted via the INTERNET method as prescribed in the eRS application. iv) In the event that the notice refers to a PQQ: a. Select the relevant PQQ header for the notice you have expressed an interest in. The detail will appear allowing you to respond to the questions and add attachments as required.
b. The response is submitted when the “Save Details” button is clicked. The responses can be submitted as many times as required until the closing time for the event. v) For any support in submitting your expression of interest please contact the eTendering Help-desk at +44 8454687877 or Support@intenda.uk.com.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:
III.2.3) Technical capacity:
III.2.4) Reserved contracts:
No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2) Legal entities 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:
Open.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:
Yes.
An electronic auction (e-auction) may be used to award all or part of the requirements. The use of e-auctions may also be an option as part of any mini competition process.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
22.11.2009 - 15:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
Duration in days: 95 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:
Date: 23.11.2009 - 15:00.
Place: As in abovementioned I.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Only the NHS Supply Chain contract owner or delegate.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
NHS Supply Chain intends to enter into arrangements under which it will be entitled to purchase supplies and/or services which it will make available for purchase by 1) any NHS Trust; 2) any other NHS entity; 3) any government department, agency or other statutory body and/or 4) any private sector entity active in the UK healthcare sector. Only NHS Supply Chain can order from the Framework Agreement and enter into contracts under it.
The Framework Agreement between NHS Supply Chain and the successful suppliers will reserve the right to purchase the same or similar supplies and/or services from suppliers not appointed to the Framework Agreement at its sole discretion. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be priced in sterling and written in English.
Any agreement entered into will be considered a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. NHS Supply Chain is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. NHS Supply Chain reserves the right to terminate the procurement process (or part of it), to change the basis of and the procedures for the procurement process at any time, or to procure the contract by alternative means if it appears that the contract can be more advantageously procured by alternative means. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted.
All communications must be made through NHS Supply Chain’s eTendering portal at http://procurement.supplychain.nhs.uk/ using the Message Centre facility linked to this particular contract notice.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Address: Organisation: Refer to point VI.4.2.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Address: Organisation: Not applicable.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Any appeals under this process should be addressed to the contact in point 1.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
14.10.2009.
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