Tender, utilities: UK-Bradford: statutory audit services

UK-Bradford: statutory audit services

2010/S 163-251352

CONTRACT NOTICE - UTILITIES

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY

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

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Yorkshire Water Service LTD
  PO BOX 500
  Nicola Richardson
  BD6 2SQBradford
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1274692901
  nicola.richardson@yorkshirewater.co.uk
  +44 1274692120

  Internet address(es)

  General address of the contracting entity www.yorkshirewater.co.uk

  Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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)
  MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY

  Water

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

  OFWAT reporter.

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

  Services

  Service category: No 11

  Main place of performance Bradford.

  NUTS code UKE

• 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)

  Consultancy services to undertake audits and reporting on behalf of OFWAT for the June Return and PR 14 requirements.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  79212300, 71800000

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

  No

• 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

  estimated cost excluding VAT 500 000 GBP

• II.2.2)
  Options

  Yes

  description of these options: Contract term- initial period is 2 years extended for periods up to 5 years.

  provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

  Number of possible renewals 36

  in the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent calls for competition: in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)

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

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 grouping 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

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 reservedto a particular profession

  No

• III.3.2)
  Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service

  No

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

• IV.1)
  TYPE OF PROCEDURE
• IV.1.1)
  Type of procedure

  Negotiated

  Candidates have already been selected No

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

  The most economically advantageous tender in terms ofthe criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

• IV.2.2)
  An electronic auction will be used

  No

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

  55

• IV.3.2)
  Previous publication 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 6.9.2010 - 17:00

  Payable documents No

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

  6.9.2010

• IV.3.5)
  Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

  English.

IV.3.6)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)
Conditions for opening tenders

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

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

  No

VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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:

  20.8.2010