Tender: UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: fire-extinguisher charges

UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: fire-extinguisher charges

2012/S 19-030945

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

  For the attention of: Telephone: E-mail: Fax: City of Newcastle upon Tyne
  Room 205,Civic Centre, Barras Bridge
  Gary Carlisle
  NE99 2BNNewcastle upon Tyne
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1912116934
  corporate.procurement.team@newcastle.gov.uk
  +44 1912114832

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: www.newcastle.gov.uk

  Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

• I.2)
  Type of the contracting authority

  Regional or local authority

• I.3)
  Main activity

  General public services

• I.4)
  Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1)
  Description
• II.1.1)
  Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

  002573 - Fire equipment supplies & servicing

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

  Services

  Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services

  Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Newcastle upon Tyne.

  NUTS code

• 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: 48

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

  Estimated value excluding VAT: 228 000,00 GBP

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

  Servicing and supply of fire fighting equipment.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  24951230, 24951210, 24951220, 35111000, 35111200, 35111300, 35111320, 39525400, 44482100, 44480000, 45343200, 45343210, 45343220, 50413200, 51700000

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

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

• II.1.8)
  Lots

  This contract is divided into lots: no

• II.1.9)
  Information about variants

  Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2)
  Quantity or scope of the contract
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope:

  Estimated value excluding VAT: 228 000,00 GBP

• II.2.2)
  Information about options

  Options: no

• II.2.3)
  Information about renewals

  This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

  Duration in months: 48 (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:

  The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds, insurance, or any other form of appropriate security. Details to be provided in the invitation to tender.

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

  Details to be provided in the invitation to tender.

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

• 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: All applicants are required to complete and return a detailed contract evaluation questionnaire prepared by the Contracting Authority and provide such supporting evidence as may be requested by the deadline stated in IV.3.4.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial ability

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As set out in the contract evaluation questionnaire.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

  As set out in the contract evaluation questionnaire.

III.2.4)
Information about reserved contracts

• 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

  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)
  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 authority:

  QTLE-8N3CKC

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

  no

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

  Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 12.3.2012 - 11:00

  Payable documents: no

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

  12.3.2012 - 12:00

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

  in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

• IV.3.8)
  Conditions for opening tenders

  Place:

  Via electronic e-tendering portal system or in accordance with NCC tender opening procedures for hard copy tenders.

  Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes

  Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: In accordance with NCC tender opening procedures.

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

  Please go to our web site located at www.nepoportal.org to register and download the documents.

  In addition to use of the contract by Newcastle City Council, this contract may, if they decide to exercise this option, also be used by Your Homes Newcastle (YHN), an Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) responsible for the management of the Council's housing stock, and/or any of its subsidiaries.

  Any use of the established contract will be on the same terms as those set out with Newcastle City Council.

• 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: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period (in the case of notices sent by electronic or facsimile means) and a minimum 15 day standstill period after the date of sending or minimum 10 days after the date of the last unsuccessful tenderers receipt (where notices are not sent electronically) at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to query the information provided and/or decide whether or not they wish to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Queries should be directed to the address in part I.1.

  If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 5) as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009No. 2992) 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.) Any such action which does not seek a declaration of ineffectiveness must be brought promptly (and in any event within 3 months.) An application for ineffectiveness must be made within 30 days of publication of a contract award notice or notification of the conclusion of the contract with a summary of relevant reasons, or in any other case within 6 months of the date the contract was entered into.

  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 make a declaration of ineffectiveness and order payment of a civil financial penalty. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into. The commencement of proceedings before the contract has been entered into requires the authority to refrain from entering into the contract.

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

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

  25.1.2012