Tender: UK-Moor Row: glass

UK-Moor Row: glass

2010/S 33-047365

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

• I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

  Sellafield, Banna Court, Ingwell Drive, Westlakes Science Park, Cumbria, Contact: Contract Specialist, Attn: Ian A Fisher, Moor Row CA24 3HW, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1946781127. E-mail: ian.a.fisher@sellafieldsites.com. Fax +44 1496781245.

  Internet address(es):

  General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sellafieldsites.com.

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and 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)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

  Body governed by public law.

  Other: Nuclear decommissioning.

  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:

  Manufacture of WVP glass frit.

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

  Supplies.

  Purchase.

  NUTS code: UKD1.

• II.1.3)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 year(s): 5.

  Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: Specialised product which may need significant development and physical investment to create capability. Longer term duration promotes more effective competition by offering a better opportunity to recover development and investment costs (4+ 1 year optional extension).

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

  Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 300 000 GBP.

  Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded: Quarterly.

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

  WVP Glass crizzle (Per tonne).

• II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

  14820000.

• II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

  No.

• II.1.8)Division into lots:

  No.

• II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:

  No.

• II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

  Estimate between 82 to 93 tonnes of glass crizzle p.a.

  Options to be explored for dual sourcing (50 % of supply scope), and fallback / contingency supplier status (@ 6te p.a.).

  Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 300 000 GBP.

• II.2.2)Options:

  No.

• II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

  Duration in months: 60 (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:

  Parent company guarantees may be required at Sellafield Ltd's discretion.

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

  Payment terms will be as stated in the Sellafield Ltd tender documents.

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

  No Legal form is required, but in the event of a group of contractors submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each company or firm will be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the contract.

• III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

  Yes.

  Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd's CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at section 1.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

• 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: Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd's CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at section 1.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

• III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd's CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at section 1.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd's CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at section 1.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

• III.2.3)Technical capacity:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd's CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at section 1.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

  Tenderers will be required to provide information as requested via Sellafield Ltd's CTM system or via the nominated Sellafield Ltd representative, details of which are set out at section 1.1 of this notice. These details are a mandatory requirement for being eligible to participate in the tender.

• 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:

  No.

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 below:

  1. Supply security/risk management. Weighting: 25.

  2. Quality process. Weighting: 20.

  3. Plan of accomplishment. Weighting: 15.

  4. Cost. Weighting: 10.

  5. Key personnel and resources. Weighting: 10.

  6. H&S Status / performance. Weighting: 10.

  7. Environmental status / performance. Weighting: 10.

• IV.2.2)An electronic auction will be used:

  No.

• IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
• IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

  RFQ 3297.

• 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: 31.3.2010 - 12:00.

  Payable documents: no.

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

  7.4.2010 - 11:00.

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:

  Until: 7.7.2010.

• IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders:

  Date: 7.4.2010 - 11:00.

  Place: Banna Court.

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

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

  Yes.

  Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 4.5 years.

• VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

  No.

• VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://ctm.sharedsystems.co.uk/sellafield.asp.

• VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
• VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:

  Sellafield Ltd, Banna Court, Westalkes Science Park, Moor Row CA24 3HW, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: ian.a.fisher@sellafieldsites.com. Tel. +44 1946781127. Fax +44 1946781245.

  Body responsible for mediation procedures:

  London Court of International Arbitration, 70 Fleet Street, London EC4 1EU, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: Icia@icia.org. Tel. +44 2079367007. Fax +44 2079367008.

• VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals:

  Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The deadline for lodging of appeal shall be in accordance with the provisions of regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006 No. 5).

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

  London Court of International Arbitration, 70 Fleet Street, London EC4 1EU, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: Icia@Icia.org. Tel. +44 2079367007. Fax +44 2079367008.

• VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

  12.2.2010.