Tender: UK-Swindon: promotional services

UK-Swindon: promotional services

2010/S 146-226130

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax English Heritage
  NMR, Kemble Drive
  Murray Geddes
  SN2 2GZSwindon
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1793414574
  murray.geddes@english-heritage.org.uk
  +44 2079733470

  Further information can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax English Heritage
  1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn
  Anna Menezes
  EC1N 2STLondon
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 2079733468
  anna.menezes@english-heritage.org.uk
  +44 2079733470

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax English Heritage
  1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn
  Anna Menezes
  EC1N 2STLondon
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 2079733468
  anna.menezes@english-heritage.org.uk
  +44 2079733470

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax English Heritage
  1 Waterhouse Square, 138-142 Holborn
  Anna Menezes
  EC1N 2STLondon
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 2079733468
  anna.menezes@english-heritage.org.uk
  +44 2079733470

• I.2)
  TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES

  Body governed by public law

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

  UK-England: provision of filming agency services.

• 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 sites in England.

II.1.3)
The notice involves

II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement

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

  English Heritage is the leading public body with responsibility for all aspects of protecting and promoting the historic environment of England. It directly manages over 400 historic buildings and archaeological sites which are open to the public. It protects and enhances England's heritage by working with owners, local authorities and other organizations.

  English Heritage aims to offset the costs of opening its properties through profit generating activities at its sites. These activities include ticket sales, retail/catering, hospitality/events, holiday cottages, property rental and filming.

  This tender is for the appointment of an agent to promote and manage the use of English Heritage's sites as filming locations for corporate and commercial bodies wishing to film there for television and film and also commercial photography.

  The contract will commence on 3.1.2011 and the contract period will be 3 years with the option to extend for a further two 1 year periods at the discretion of English Heritage.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  79342200, 92100000

• 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

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

  A performance bond may be required, or a parent company guarantee in the case of a subsidiary company.

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

  Payments will be accordance with the standard terms of payment detailed within the tender documentation.

• 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 is required but in the case of combined or consortium bids, each service provider will be required to become jointly or severally liable.

• 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: Service providers expressing an interest in this tender must return all documents / information requested in the tender documents to allow English Heritage to do its evaluation. Tender documents are available on written or e-mailed request from the address in I.1.1. Tender documents and supporting information must be returned by 11:00am on 13.9.2010.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial capacity

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As in III.2.1 above.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  As in III.2.1.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

  As in III.2.1.

• 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

  No

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.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

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

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

  Payable documents No

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

  13.9.2010 - 11:00

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: 13.9.2010 - 11:30

  Place

  The place for opening the tenders will be at the address in I.1.1 above.

  Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders Yes

  Murray Geddes - Commercial Operations Director,

  Paul Griffiths - Head of Visitor Operations, London Region and Anna Menezes - Office Manager, London Region.

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 considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority confirms that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to participate or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments made under this contract will be in sterling. The contract shall be considered a contract under English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

  GO reference: GO 10072824/01.

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:

  28.7.2010