Tender: Bolton: gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

UK-Bolton: gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates

2009/S 214-308759

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

Address: Organisation: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council,

Procurement Team, 4th Floor Paderborn House

, Country code: UK-Bolton Postal code: BL1 1JW. Tel. +44 1204331638. E-mail: purchasing.admin@bolton.gov.uk. Fax +44 1204331763.

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.bolton.gov.uk.

Further information can be obtained at:

Address: URL: www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.

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

Body governed by public law.

General public services.

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:

UK-Bolton: the supply & delivery of sand and ash.

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

Supplies.

Purchase.

Main place of delivery: Tenderers should note that although quantities & descriptions in the tender are those used by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, this contract is open to & may be used by other Local Authorities. This can include AGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities), GPMTE (Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive), & NWCE (North West Centre of Excellence).

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): 2.

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

Estimated value excluding VAT: 400 340 GBP.

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

Bolton Council is looking for suitable suppliers to provide, the supply and delivery of Sand and Ash. The Council is looking for an organisation(s) who it can work with to drive down costs, advise on the most effective ways of working and improve the current arrangements.

Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

CPV code: "Gravel, sand, crushed stone and aggregates">14210000 .

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:

No.

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

Tenderers should note that although quantities & descriptions in the tender are those used by Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, this contract is open to & may be used by other Local Authorities. This can include AGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities), GPMTE (Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive), & NWCE (North West Centre of Excellence).

II.2.2) Options:
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

Starting: 1.2.2010. Completion: 31.1.2012.

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:
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 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 or descriptive document:

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 13.12.2009 - 23:59.

Payable documents: no.

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

14.12.2009 - 16:00.

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:

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:

GO reference: GO 09110422/01.

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: Bolton MBC will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing & that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information is available as dictated in I.1.

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. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

4.11.2009.