Tender: UK-Wakefield: rock salt

UK-Wakefield: rock salt

2010/S 38-055639

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, 41 Industrial Park, Contact: Contracts Department, Attn: Alex Temprell, Wakefield WF2 0XE, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1924834861. E-mail: contracts@ypo.co.uk. Fax +44 1924834860.

  Further information can be obtained at: Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation, 41, Industrial Park, Attn: Helen Wardman, Wakefield WF2 0XE, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1924834868.

  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:

  Regional or local authority.

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

  UK-Wakefield: salt for winter gritting.

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

  Supplies.

  Purchase.

  Main place of delivery: UK wide. This framework maybe utilised by any local authority or public body during the life of the framework. These may include Local Authorities, Educational Establishments, Police and Emergency Services, NHS Bodies and also registered charities. See the following websites for details:-.

  http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm

  http://www.edubase.gov.uk/EstablishmentFind.aspx

  http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/localauthorities.php

  http://www.hero.ac.uk/uk/universities___colleges/

  http://www.police-information.co.uk/police-directory/

  http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx

  http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/first.asp.

• II.1.3)The notice involves:

  The establishment of a framework agreement.

• II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:

  Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4.

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

  This tender is to establish a framework agreement for the supply and distribution of rock salt primarily for the de-icing of the UK road network. This framework may be utilised by any local authority or public body during the life of the framework.Rock salt.

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

  14410000.

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

  No.

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:

  Estimated value excluding VAT:

  Range: between 5 000 000 and 10 000 000 GBP.

II.2.2)Options:

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

  Starting: 1.6.2010. Completion: 31.5.2014.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

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

  Tenders must be priced in sterling and all payments will be made in sterling.

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 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: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

  (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;

  (c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;

  (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;

  (e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;

  (f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;

  (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;

  (h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;

  (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;

  (j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;

  (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.

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:

  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:

  Quality. Weighting: 10 %.

  Cost. Weighting: 40 %.

  Delivery. Weighting: 30 %.

  Sustainability. Weighting: 5 %.

  Customer Service. Weighting: 15 %.

• 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:

  000122.

• 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: 2.4.2010 - 14:00.

  Payable documents: no.

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

  7.4.2010 - 14:00.

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 month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

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

• VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  GO reference: GO 10022211/01.

VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals:

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

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

  22.2.2010.