Tender: Durham: stone chippings

UK-Durham: stone chippings

2009/S 250-360179

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

Address: Organisation: Durham County Council,

St Johns Road, Meadowfield

, Attn: Karen Ellison, Durham Postal code: DH7 8XQ, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1913725101. E-mail: karen.ellison@durham.gov.uk.

Internet address(es):

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

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

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and 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) 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: no.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

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

The Supply and delivery of Surface Dressing Chippings.

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

Supplies.

Purchase.

Main place of delivery: various sites throughout County Durham.

NUTS code: Location: "Durham CC">UKC14.

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: 4.

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

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

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000,00 GBP.

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

The supply of Surface dressing Chippings for for Highway Maintenance and Minor works.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

CPV code: "Stone chippings">14212430 .

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:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 600 000,00 GBP.

II.2.2) Options:

No.

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

Starting: 1.4.2010. Completion: 31.3.2014.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

As Per Tender Documents.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

As Per Tender Documents.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and several Liability.

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 Tender Documents.

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per Tender Documents.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As Per Tender Documents.

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

As Per Tender Documents.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As Per Documents.

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:
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:

Lowest price.

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 706 - Supply of Chippings.

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

No.

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: 1.2.2010 - 16:00.

Payable documents: no.

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

8.2.2010 - 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:

Duration in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:

Date: 9.2.2010 - 10:00.

Place: County Hall, Durham.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.

Officers of the Council.

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 may be used by any of the County Councils Partnering Arrangements and District Councils within County Durham. The contract has an option to extend up to the length of the initial contract period.

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:

23.12.2009.