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Tender: UK-Glenrothes: environmental issues consultancy services

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UK-Glenrothes: environmental issues consultancy services

2010/S 146-225943

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

    SC605 Provision of and air quality management service.

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

    Services

    Service category: No 27

    Main place of performance Various locations in Fife.

    NUTS code UKM22

  • 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)

    As required by the provisions of the Environment Act 1995, Fife Council has a statutory duty to carry out periodic reviews and assessments of local air quality. The Council reported on Stage 1 Review and Assessment in January 2001 with supplementary information provided to complete the Second Stage Review and Assessment in July 2001. Following this, in accordance with the review and assessment programme, Fife Council produced Annual Progress Reports in 2004, 2005, 2007 2008 and 2010 plus updating and screening assessments in 2006 and 2009, and requires the services of a consultancy to carry out Annual Progress Reports on air quality in Fife in accordance with the appropriate technical guidance.

    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....

    The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?I....

  • II.1.6)
    Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    90713000

  • 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

    Yes

  • 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

    Starting 1.1.2011. Completion 31.12.2014

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

    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

  • III.2.2)
    Economic and financial capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

  • III.2.3)
    Technical capacity

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

    (1) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an independent body attesting conformity to environmental management standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.

    • 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

    Yes

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

    1. Price. Weighting 40

    2. Quality. Weighting 50

    3. Environmental. Weighting 10

  • 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

    SC605

    • IV.3.2)
    Previous publication(s) 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

    6.9.2010 - 15:30

    • 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

  • IV.3.8)
    Conditions for opening tenders

    Date: 6.9.2010 - 15:00

    Place

    Public contracts Scotland Secure postbox.

    Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders Yes

    Two officers of fife council.

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

    (SC Ref:190362)

    I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at / Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

    Postal address: Documents available for electronic download.

    Town: Documents available for electronic download.

    • 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:

    27.7.2010