Tender, utilities: UK-Hatfield: consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

UK-Hatfield: consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy

2010/S 48-071286

CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY

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

  Veolia Water Central Limited, Veolia Water East Limited & Veolia Water Southeast c/o Veolia Water Shared Services, Tamblin Way, Contact: Michael Deacon, Hatfield AL10 9EZ, UNITED KINGDOM. E-mail: michael.deacon@veoliawater.co.uk.

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

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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)MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY:

  Water.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

  C01613 National Environment Programme Consultancy Services Framework.

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

  Services.

  Service category: No 27.

• 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:5.

  Duration of the framework agreement Duration in year(s): 5.

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

  Provision of consultancy services to assist in delivery of the National Environment Programme over the period 2010-2015. The activities involve assessing the impact of groundwater abstraction on the natural environment, with particular focus on the effect on river flows and ecology. The work includes both investigation and options appraisal stages.

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

  71800000, 73210000, 73110000, 73200000, 90710000, 90713100.

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

• II.1.8)Division into lots:

  No.

• II.1.9)Variants will be accepted:

  Yes.

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

  As above.

• II.2.2)Options:

  No.

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

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:

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the grouping 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:

III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity:

III.2.3)Technical capacity:

III.2.4)Reserved contracts:

• III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
• III.3.1)Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:

  No.

III.3.2)Legal persons 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:

  Negotiated.

• 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)An electronic auction will be used:

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

  C01613.

IV.3.2)Previous publication concerning the same contract:

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

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

  29.3.2010 - 17:00.

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

  English.

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

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

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

• VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

  Any companies seeking prequalification should provide with their expression of interest details of their recent provision of similar services with a brief description of their company, including number of employees, along with turnover and profit for last 3 years.

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:

  5.3.2010.