Tender: UK-Stirling: portfolio management services

UK-Stirling: portfolio management services

2010/S 172-263620

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

  Attn: Tel. E-mail: Forestry Commission
  Lomond Court, Castle Business Park
  Graeme Howard
  FK9 4TUStirling
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1786435600
  graeme.howard@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

  Internet address(es)

  General address of the contracting authority www.forestry.gov.uk

  Address of the buyer profile http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx...

  Further information can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Internet: Forestry Commission
  Lomond Court, Castle Business Park
  Graeme Howard
  FK9 4TUStirling
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1786435600
  graeme.howard@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
  www.forestry.gov.uk

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Internet: Forestry Commission
  Lomond Court, Castle Business Park
  Graeme Howard
  FK9 4TUStirling
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1786435600
  graeme.howard@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
  www.forestry.gov.uk

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:Attn: Tel. E-mail: Internet: Forestry Commission
  Lomond Court, Castle Business Park
  Graeme Howard
  FK9 4TUStirling
  UNITED KINGDOM
  +44 1786435600
  graeme.howard@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
  www.forestry.gov.uk

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

  Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

  Environment

  Recreation, culture and religion

  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

  Management of the mineral sites portfolio and providing land quality appraisal reports.

• 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 Scotland Wide.

  NUTS code UKM

• II.1.3)
  The notice involves

  The establishment of a framework agreement

• II.1.4)
  Information on framework agreement

  Framework agreement with several operators

  maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged 5

  Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4

  Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

  estimated cost excluding VAT 500 000 GBP

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

  Under lot 1 there are around 20 mineral sites being worked on FCS estates. These include hard rock quarries, sand and gravel workings, opencast coal sites and a barytes mine. In addition to these sites there are also shorter-term workings operated in connection with wind farm and other renewable energy developments.

  Work arising under the framework would be awarded either by direct award or mini competition.

  Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) may give instructions to the successful Consultant(s) to progress case work under the framework agreement. However, no guarantee is given to this effect. Any instructions from SNH would be administered by Forestry Commission Scotland.

  Lot 2 will involve producing land quality appraisal reports to help inform an ongoing land acquisitions programme totalling some 2000-3000 Ha per annum. To provide land quality appraisal (LQA) reports to FCS as part of FCS site assessment for new acquisitions. LQA’s to report on geotechnical, environmental, and mining constraints on a given site. Report on land contamination (chemical and gas emissions) for current and previous site uses and that of the surround landscape as appropriate. LQA to advise risk of its findings to workers (staff & contractors) engaged on woodland establishment operations and recreation infrastructure creation and to visiting members of the public.

  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....

• II.1.6)
  Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  66140000, 70330000, 70332200, 70332100

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

  Yes

• II.1.8)
  Division into lots

  Yes

  tenders should be submitted for one or more lots

• II.1.9)
  Variants will be accepted

  Yes

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

  Excluding VAT 500 000 GBP

• II.2.2)
  Options

  No

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

  Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

LOT NO: 1

TITLE Management of the mineral sites portfolio

• 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

  Under lot 1 there are around 20 mineral sites being worked on FCS estates. These include hard rock quarries, sand and gravel workings, opencast coal sites and a barytes mine. In addition to these sites there are also shorter-term workings operated in connection with wind farm and other renewable energy developments.

• 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

  70330000, 70332200, 66140000

• 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

  Under lot 1 there are around 20 mineral sites being worked on FCS estates.

  Excluding VAT

  Range between 200 000 and 400 000 GBP

• 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

  Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

LOT NO: 2

TITLE The provision of land quality appraisal

• 1)SHORT DESCRIPTION

  Lot 2 will involve producing land quality appraisal reports to help inform an ongoing land acquisitions programme totalling some 2000-3000 Ha per annum. To provide land quality appraisal (LQA) reports to FCS as part of FCS site assessment for new acquisitions. LQA’s to report on geotechnical, environmental, and mining constraints on a given site. Report on land contamination (chemical and gas emissions) for current and previous site uses and that of the surround landscape as appropriate. LQA to advise risk of its findings to workers (staff & contractors) engaged on woodland establishment operations and recreation infrastructure creation and to visiting members of the public.

• 2)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV)

  66140000, 70330000

• 3)QUANTITY OR SCOPE

  From that programme, we commission circa 8 land quality appraisal reports annually to inform that process and this work is being offered as lot 2.

  Excluding VAT

  Range between 50 000 and 100 000 GBP

• 4)INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION

  Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

5)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

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: As per the PQQ documentation.

• III.2.2)
  Economic and financial capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per the PQQ documentation.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As per the PQQ documentation.

• III.2.3)
  Technical capacity

  Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

  As per the PQQ documentation.

  Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required

  As per the PQQ documentation.

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

  Restricted

• IV.1.2)
  Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

  Envisaged minimum number 5 maximum number 8

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

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

  14.10.2010 - 13:00

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

  1.11.2010

• 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

IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders

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

  Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) may give instructions to the successful Consultant(s) to progress case work under the framework agreement. However, no guarantee is given to this effect. Any instructions from SNH would be administered by Forestry Commission Scotland.

  Collabarative arrangements:

  Scottish Natural Heritage.

  (SC Ref:191663)

• VI.4)
  PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
• VI.4.1)
  Body responsible for appeal procedures

  E-mail: Eric Holmes
  231 Corstorphine Road
  Edinburgh
  UNITED KINGDOM
  eric.holes@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

• VI.4.2)
  Lodging of appeals

  Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The FC will incorporate a minimum 10 day standtsill period prior to contract award. This period allows unsuccessful suppliers the opportunity to seek further debrief information and lodge an appeal regarding the outcome of this tender.

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

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

  3.9.2010