Tender: UK-Wakefield: firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

UK-Wakefield: firefighting, rescue and safety equipment

2010/S 144-222225

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Contact: Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax MoJ Procurement
  Regional Procurement Unit North Unit 8&9 Fryersway Ossett
  Matthew Brackley
  Matthew Brackley
  WF5 9TJWakefield
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1924205752
  matthew.brackley@noms.gsi.gov.uk
  +44 1924205702

  Internet address(es)

  General address of the contracting authority http://www.justice.gov.uk

  Address of the buyer profile http://procurement.hmprisonservice.gov.uk/about

  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

  Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

  General public services

  Public order and safety

  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

  Supply of Cut Down Tools.

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

  Supplies

  Purchase

  Main place of delivery National, to include all HM Prison Establishments in England and Wales.

  NUTS code UK

• 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

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

  estimated cost excluding VAT

  Range: between 125 000 and 155 000 GBP

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

  The Ministry of Justice is seeking tenders from suitably experienced companies to supply cut down tools to be used for cutting through a variety of materials used to create ligatures. Compatible sheath/belt holsters ae required toenable the cut down tools to be carried safely on a belt.

  The contract will be made available for use by other Government Departments, NDGBs and public sector bodies.

  The resultant contract will be awarded on the basis of lowest price complaint bid. Non-Price criteria used for determining compliance are given below with weightings:

  Assurance of Supply - 20 %.

  Inventory Management - 10 %.

  Logistics and Delivery - 15 %.

  Quality and Diversity - 40 %.

  Service Level - 10 %.

  Regulatory - Pass/Fail.

  Environmental Considerations - 5 %.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  35110000, 39241000

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

  Yes

• 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

• II.2.2)
  Options

  No

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

  Duration in months: 48 (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

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 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

• 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

  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

  Envisaged minimum number 5 maximum number 10

  Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Requests for information (RFIs), also known as pre qualification questionnaires (PQQs), will be evaluated with regards to:

  Organisation details, capability, financial and insurance, disputes, environmental issues, equality, health and safety, quality assurance and compliance with Authority Policies.

IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

• IV.2)
  AWARD CRITERIA
• IV.2.1)
  Award criteria

  Lowest price

• IV.2.2)
  An electronic auction will be used

  Yes

  The Ministry of Justice intends to use an electronic reverse auction (e-auction) in this procurement event. The auction will be run via the MoJ e-sourcing portal Emptoris, details of which can be found within this notice.

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

  0401-2-Operational Goods-N-RFI

• 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

  7.9.2010 - 00:00

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

  15.9.2010

• 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

  No

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

  No

• VI.3)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  The Ministry of Justice will be performing events through its eSourcing Portal. The eSourcing portal is an online application that allows all potential suppliers to create and submit their responses to any requests for information, requests for quotes, or requests for proposals via the internet rather than in paper form (where they have been invited to respond). The eSourcing portal will also be used by the Ministry of Justice to run reverse auctions.

  If you are not registered on the eSourcing portal please send an email to the eSourcing Portal helpdesk (esourcing@noms.gsi.gov.uk) stating:

  Company name.

  Your name.

  Contact email.

  Sourcing reference number.

  The eProcurement Central Support helpdesk will then contact you with the registration process.

  If you are already registered on the eSourcing portal please contact the relevant buyer as stated in the notice/advert expressing your interest in the sourcing event. You will then be sent an email confirming your invitation to the event.

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:

  23.7.2010