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Tender: UK-London: printed books

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UK-London: printed books

2010/S 143-220474

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

    Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax The British Library
    96 Euston Road
    Geoffrey Hilton
    NW1 2DBLondon
    UNITED KINGDOM
    +44 1937546443
    Geoffrey.Hilton@bl.uk
    +44 1937546660

    Internet address(es)

    General address of the contracting authority https://bl.bravosolution.com

    Address of the buyer profile https://bl.bravosolution.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 Library and Information Services

    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

    OS6997 - Supply of Western European Books to the British Library.

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

    Supplies

    NUTS code UK

  • II.1.3)
    The notice involves

    A public contract

    • II.1.4)
    Information on framework agreement

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

    Supply of Western European Books to the British Library.

  • II.1.6)
    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    22110000

  • 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.1.9)
    Variants will be accepted

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

    Excluding VAT 3 045 000 GBP

    • II.2.2)
    Options

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

    Starting 1.6.2011. Completion 31.5.2016

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 1

    TITLE Books for German speaking countries

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

    Excluding VAT 1 600 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 2

    TITLE Books for French speaking countries

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

    Excluding VAT 400 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 3

    TITLE Books Italy and Italian speaking countries

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

    Excluding VAT 275 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 4

    TITLE Dutch and Flemish Books

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

    Excluding VAT 450 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 5

    TITLE Books from Spain and Andorra

    1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    Excluding VAT 120 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 6

    TITLE Books for Denmark/Norway/Sweden.

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

    Excluding VAT 160 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

    LOT NO: 7

    TITLE Books for Portugal

  • 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

  • 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

    22110000

  • 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

    See PQQ Briefing Note for additional information.

    Excluding VAT 40 000 GBP

  • 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

    Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

    • 5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

  • III.1)
    CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
  • III.1.1)
    Deposits and guarantees required

    To be detailed in the invitation to tender documents.

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

    To be detailed in the invitation to 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 special legal form required, but each supplier will be required to become jointly and severally responsible for the contract before acceptance.

    • 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

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender~:

    1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://bl.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue" - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and click "save" when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)

    2. Express an interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the "PQQs / ITTs open to all suppliers" link. (These are pre-qualification questionnaires or invitations to tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. - Click the "express interest" button in the "actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) -You can now access any attachments by clicking the "settings and buyer attachments" in the "actions" box

    3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to "reply" or "reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

  • III.2.2)
    Economic and financial capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: See pre-qualification questionnaire.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required See pre-qualification questionnaire.

  • III.2.3)
    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

    See pre-qualification questionnaire.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

    See pre-qualification questionnaire.

  • 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

    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

    Restricted

    • 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)
    An electronic auction will be used

    No

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

    OS6997

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

    No

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

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

    10.9.2010 - 12:00

  • IV.3.5)
    Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

    27.10.2010

  • 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

    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

    The contracting authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in Sterling and all payments under the Contract made in England and according to English Law. Interested parties must register for the eTendering service at https://bl.bravosolution.co.uk in order to view and download the relevant documents and to respond to this exercise. Registration and use of this service is free of charge and places suppliers under no obligation to participate. Any queries should be directed to help@bravosolution.co.uk.

  • 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: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.

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

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

    22.7.2010