Tender: UK-Port Talbot: motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons

UK-Port Talbot: motor vehicles for the transport of fewer than 10 persons

2010/S 168-257814

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
  Civic Centre
  Lisa Walters
  SA13 1PJPort Talbot
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1639763925
  l.walters@npt.gov.uk
  +44 1639763168

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

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Fax Internet: Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council
  Civic Centre
  Ms Lisa Walters
  SA13 1PJPort Talbot
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1639763925
  l.walters@npt.gov.uk
  +44 1639763168
  http://www.npt.gov.uk/procurement

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

  Regional or local authority

  General public services

  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

  Special needs transport (SEN) to Neath Port Talbot College - Neath Campus.

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

  Services

  Service category: No 2

  Main place of performance Neath Port Talbot.

  NUTS code UKL17

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  A public contract

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Framework agreement with several operators

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

  Neath Port Talbot require special needs transportation for our Neath Port Talbot College - Neath Campus from four areas, Margam, Cryant, Blaengwynfi, Cwmgorse. The proposed routes require Licenced Vehicles/Drivers with CRB Approved Escorts, the range of vehicles required will be a minimum of eight to maximum of sixteen seats. As well as prices for the four individual routes we would welcome a combined price for all four routes.

  Should you require more details or have any queries please contact Lisa Walters (Contracts Assistant). E-mail - l.walters@npt.gov.uk. Tel - +44 1639763925.

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  34115200, 34120000

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

  No

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  Yes

  tenders should be submitted for one or more lots

• II.1.9)
  Variants will be accepted

  No

• II.2)
  QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
• II.2.1)
  Total quantity or scope

  Excluding VAT 720 000 GBP

• II.2.2)
  Options

  Yes

  in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts: in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

• 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

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the courts, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

  (b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;

  (c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;

  (d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;

  (e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;

  (f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;

  (g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection.

III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)
Technical capacity

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

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

  Envisaged number of operators 20

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

  Tender 963

• 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 22.10.2010 - 12:00

  Payable documents No

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

  22.10.2010 - 12:00

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: 22.10.2010 - 12:30

  Place

  Civic Centre, Port Talbot.

  Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders Yes

  Head of Legal Services (or delegate), Elected Cabinet Member and Corporate Procurement Manager (or delegate).

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

• VI.1)
  THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT

  Yes

  estimated timing for further notices to be published: August 2014.

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

  No

• VI.3)
  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  Buy4Wales Reference Number: 22681.

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:

  27.8.2010