UK-Warrington: advertising and marketing services

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Threshold: 
OJEU
Organisation: 
United Utilities Water plc
Main activities: 
Water
NUTS Code: 
NORTH WEST (ENGLAND) (UKD) (UKD)
Type: 
Contract notice - utilities
CPV Code: 
79340000 Advertising and marketing services
79341400 Advertising campaign services
79341200 Advertising management services
79341100 Advertising consultancy services
Market: 
Service contract
Award criteria: 
The most economic tender
Published: 
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Deadline: 
Tuesday, August 7, 2012 - 10:00
Tender ID: 
2012/S 131-218093
Related Documents: 

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

  • I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

    For the attention of: Nathan Davies
    United Utilities Water PLC
    Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue
    Warrington
    WA5 3LP
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Email: Nathan.Davies@uuplc.co.uk
    Tel: +44 1925678084

    Internet address(es):

    General address of the contracting entity: http://corporate.unitedutilities.com/

    Electronic access to information: http://uukft.uudataroom.com/login.asp

    Further information can be obtained from:
    For the attention of: Nathan Davies
    United Utilties Water Plc
    Haweswater House, Lingley Mere Business Park, Lingley Green Avenue
    Warrington
    WA5 3LP
    UNITED KINGDOM
    Email: Nathan.Davies@uuplc.co.uk
    Tel: +44 1925678084

    :

    Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from
    Internet address: United Utilties Water Plc
    http://uukft.uudataroom.com/login.asp

    :

    Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to
    United Utilities Water Plc
    Email: etenders@uuplc.co.uk

  • I.2) Main activity

    Water

  • I.3) Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

    The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

  • II.1) Description

    • II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

      Media Advertising - Planning and Buying.

    • II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

      Services

      Service category No 13: Advertising services

      Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Warrington.

      NUTS code UKD

    • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

      The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

    • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

      Framework agreement with a single operator

      Duration of the framework agreement

      Duration in months: 36

      Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

      Estimated value excluding VAT

      Range: between 750 000 and 2 000 000 GBP

    • II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

      The applicant is to provide the services of Media buying and planning. Further details are in the Prequalification document.

      Please read VI.3) additional information before contacting the buyer for further instructions.

    • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

      79340000, 79341400, 79341200, 79341100

    • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

      The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

    • II.1.8) Information about lots

      This contract is divided into lots: no

    • II.1.9) Information about variants

      Variants will be accepted: yes

  • II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

    • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

      Estimated value excluding VAT

      Range: between 750 000 and 2 000 000 GBP

    • II.2.2) Information about options

      Options: no

    • II.2.3) Information about renewals

      This contract is subject to renewal: yes

  • II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

    Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

  • III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

    • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

      Further information is provided in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.

    • III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

      Further information is provided in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.

    • III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

      Further information is provided in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.

    • III.1.4) Other particular conditions:

      The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: 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 the requirements are met: Further information is provided in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.

    • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

      Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Further information is provided in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.

    • III.2.3) Technical capacity

      Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Further information is provided in the prequalification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.

    • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

      Not provided

  • III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

    • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

      Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

    • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

      Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

  • IV.1) Type of procedure

    • IV.1.1) Type of procedure

      Negotiated

      Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): 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) Information about electronic auction

      An electronic auction will be used: no

  • IV.3) Administrative information

    • IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:

      PRO000422

    • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

      no

    • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

      Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 7.8.2012 - 10:00

      Payable documents: no

    • IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

      7.8.2012 - 10:00

    • IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

      Not provided

    • IV.3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

      Not provided

    • IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders

      Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

  • VI.1) Information about recurrence

    This is a recurrent procurement: no

  • VI.2) Information about European Union funds

    The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

  • VI.3) Additional information:

    Prequalification questionnaire (PQQ) can be accessed at: http://uukft.uudataroom.com/login.asp.

    The login details for this are:

    Name: Media buying (Case Sensitive).

    Password: bidder (Case Sensitive).

    Interested parties are asked to email Nathan.Davies@uuplc.co.uk once they have reviewed the downloaded documents and decided to participate. This is so we can provide any updates as a result of any clarification questions that could alter the prequalification exercise.

    Interested parties must respond and return the PQQ by the closing date. No additional time shall be given after the closing date for applicants who have not completed the PQQ by this date.

  • VI.4) Procedures for appeal

    • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

      Not used
      UNITED KINGDOM

      Body responsible for mediation procedures

      Not used
      UNITED KINGDOM

    • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

      Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: UUW will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.

      The Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2005 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

    • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

      Not used
      UNITED KINGDOM

  • VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

    6.7.2012