Tender: UK-Manchester: weather-forecasting services

UK-Manchester: weather-forecasting services

2010/S 163-251170

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Contact: E-mail: Manchester City Council
  Room 407
  Miss Stacy McNamee
  M60 2JRManchester
  UNITED KINGDOM
  s.mcnamee@manchester.gov.uk

  Further information can be obtained at: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Once registered, instructions and details for accessing /returning documents can be found on this website https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openF...

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Once registered, instructions and details for accessing /returning documents can be found on this website https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openF...

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Once registered, instructions and details for accessing /returning documents can be found on this website https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openF...

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

  Regional or local authority

  The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities Yes

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

  TC186 Weather forecasting service.

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

  Services

  Main place of performance Greater Manchester.

  NUTS code UKD

• 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)

  Weather forecasting service for the 10 Greater Manchester Authorities.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  71351600

• 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

  To deliver a weather forecasting service to Manchester City Council and the other Greater Manchester Authorities.

  Excluding VAT

  Range between 200 000 and 300 000 GBP

• II.2.2)
  Options

  No

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

  Duration in months: 36 (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

  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: Any supplier may be disqualified who: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Pursuant to the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and as specified in tender documents.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable): Pursuant to the Public Contract Regulations 2006 and as specified in tender documents.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable):

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

  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

  TC186

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

  No

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

  Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 4.10.2010 - 19:00

  Payable documents No

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

  4.10.2010 - 19:00

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

  20.8.2010

• 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

  Until 4.10.2010

• IV.3.8)
  Conditions for opening tenders

  Date: 4.10.2010 - 19:00

  Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders No

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 contract will be for a 3 year period anticipating to commence on 1st November with an option to extend on an annual basis for up to a further two years. The Council reserves the right not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and will not be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openF.... Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow applicants to gain access to the invitation to tender documentation. Applicants will need to electronically submit the completed tender submission, qualification questionnaire and any accompanying documentation via the on-line portal by 19:00 on 4.10.2010. Any clarification queries will also need to be submitted via THE CHEST website.

• 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: The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations.

  2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court

  (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.

  (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may award damages and/or shorten or order the contract ineffective.

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

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

  20.8.2010