Tender: UK-Falkirk: aggregates
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UK-Falkirk: aggregates
2010/S 45-066454
CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
- I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Falkirk Council, Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street, Contact: Central Purchasing, Attn: Purchasing, Falkirk FK1 5RS, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1324506566. E-mail: purchasing@falkirk.gov.uk. Fax +44 1324590826.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx....
Further information can be obtained at: Falkirk Council, Suite 5.0 The Forum , Callendar Business Park, Contact: Central Purchasing, Attn: Purchasing, Falkirk FK1 1XR, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1324506566. E-mail: purchasing@falkirk.gov.uk. Fax +44 1324590826. URL: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Falkirk Council, Suite 5.0 The Forum , Callendar Business Park, Contact: Central Purchasing, Attn: Purchasing, Falkirk FK1 1XR, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1324506566. E-mail: purchasing@falkirk.gov.uk. Fax +44 1324590826. URL: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Falkirk Council, Municipal Buildings , West Bridge Street, Contact: Law & Administration Services, Attn: Director, Falkirk FK1 5RS, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1324506566. E-mail: purchasing@falkirk.gov.uk. Fax +44 1324590826. URL: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk.
- I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
- II.1)DESCRIPTION
- II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
The supply of bitumen coated and uncoated road aggregates & ready mixed concrete.
- II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Falkirk Council Area.
NUTS code: UKM26.
- II.1.3)The notice involves:
The establishment of a framework agreement.
- II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with several operators.
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 10.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 GBP.
- II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Falkirk Council provides a roads maintenance service for all non trunk roads with the Falkirk Council area. The service carries out minor road and footpath repairs as well as reconstruction and resurfacing of roads and footpaths.
Falkirk Council wishes to enter into a framework agreement for the supply, by uplift ex works or by delivery to site, of bitumen coated and uncoated road aggregates used in the maintenance and construction of roads, footpaths, hard standing areas and ready mixed concrete.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=1....
- II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
14212200, 44114100.
- 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.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
- II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The total estimated value of the contract over the 4 year framework is 5 000 000 GBP.
- II.2.2)Options:
No.
- II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Starting: 1.7.2010. Completion: 30.6.2014.
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
- 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Framework agreement for the supply of bitumen coated and uncoated road aggregates.
- 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
14212200.
- 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
3 700 000 GBP.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 3 700 000 GBP.
- 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:
Starting: 1.7.2010. Completion: 30.6.2014.
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Bitumen coated and uncoated road aggregates
5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:
- 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Framework agreement for the supply of ready mixed concrete.
- 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):
44114100.
- 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
1 300 000 GBP
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 1 300 000 GBP.
- 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:
Starting: 1.7.2010. Completion: 30.6.2014.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Ready mixed concrete
5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
- III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
- III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to who legal contract is awarded. If applying on behalf of a consortium all names must be submitted. Any contract will be entered into with nominated lead organisation and all members of the consortium, who will in these circumstances each be required to execute said contract together with all ancillary documentation, evidencing their joint and severally liability in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the contract. It will be for the members of the consortium to sort out their respective duties and liabilities amongst each other and noted before contract commencement. All associated documentation will be made to the nominated lead organisation.
- 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: Legal position – means of proof required:
(1) an extract from the ‘judicial record’ or equivalent issued by the legal or administrative authority of the country of origin, by a declaration on oath or by a solemn declaration made before a competent judicial or administrative authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, demonstrating that the bidder:
(a) is not bankrupt or being wound up, its affairs are not being administered by the court, it has not entered into an arrangement with creditors, it has not suspended business activities or is not in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is not the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, or for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or for an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has not been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgment which has the force of res judicator (i.e. a matter which has already been conclusively decided by a court);
(2) a certificate issued by the competent authority in the Member State concerned, or a declaration on oath or by a solemn declaration made before a competent authority, a notary or a competent professional or trade body, to the effect that the bidder has fulfiled its obligations relating to the payment of taxes and social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which the bidder is established;
(3) a certificate, declaration under oath or solemn declaration providing proof that the bidder is enrolled on the professional or trade registers of this country of establishment, or where no such register exists a declaration under oath or solemn declaration that the exercises the particular profession or trade.
- III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) A reference from the bidder’s bankers;
(2) Presentation of the bidder’s balance sheets or extracts from the balance sheets, where publication of the balance sheet is required under the law of the country in which the bidder is established;
(3) A statement of the bidder’s overall turnover and the turnover related to similar activities covered by this contract for the 3 financial years.
- III.2.3)Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
(1) A statement of the educational and professional qualifications of the bidder’s managerial staff and of those persons who will be responsible for carrying out the contract requirements;
(2) A list of the principal deliveries of supplies or services effected by the bidder in the past 3 years, with the sums, dates and recipients, public or private, involved:
(a) where effected to public authorities, evidence to be in form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority;
(b) where effected private purchasers, delivery to be certified by the purchaser or, falling this, simply declared by the supplier to have been effected;
(3) a list of the works carried out by the bidder over the past 5 years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where necessary, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(4) A statement of the tools, plant and technical equipment available to the bidder for carrying out the work.
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:
III.2.4)Reserved contracts:
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.2)AWARD CRITERIA
- IV.2.1)Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below:
1. Price. Weighting: 50.
2. Arrangements for priority of access for Falkirk Council vehicles when loading. Weighting: 15.
3. Management arrangements for planning and programming of workload demands to reduce waiting time. Weighting: 10.
4. Proximity to Falkirk Council centre of operations. Weighting: 10.
5. Proximity of Alternative Facility to Falkirk Council centre of operations. Weighting: 10.
6. Management arrangements for continuous improvement of service. Weighting: 5.
- 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:
CNS/030/10.
- 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: 1.4.2010.
- IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
12.4.2010 - 14:00.
- 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:
Date: 12.4.2010 - 14:00.
Place: Law & Administration Services, Municipal Buildings, Falkirk.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
An Officer from Law & Administration Services and an Officer from Central Purchasing.
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.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
- VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
Yes.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: March 2014.
- VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
(SC Ref:184976).
- VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
- VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Law & Administration Services, Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street, Falkirk FK1 5RS, UNITED KINGDOM.
- VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Falkirk Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the address in point I.1) of the contract notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006 No 1) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). 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 only award damages.
- VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Law & Administration Services, Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street, Falkirk FK1 5RS, UNITED KINGDOM.
- VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
3.3.2010.
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
