Tender: Seascale: alloys

UK-Seascale: alloys

2009/S 149-218302

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

Address: Organisation: Sellafield Ltd,

Cumbria

, Attn: Stephen RX Armstrong, Country code: UK-Seascale Postal code: CA20 1PG. Tel. +44 1946781122. E-mail: stephen.rx.armstrong@britishnucleargroup.com. Fax +44 1946781245.

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:

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

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:

Provision of Steel alloys and non-ferrous metals.

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

Supplies.

Purchase.

Main place of delivery: Sellafield.

NUTS code: Location: "West Cumbria">UKD11.

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):

Provision of Steel alloys & non-ferrous metals.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

CPV code: "Alloys">14620000 , CPV code: "Basic metals">14700000 .

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:

Via a framework agreement tenders are requested for:

1. the complete supply of all ferrous and non ferrous metals; or

2. the supply of all stainless steel requirements; or

3. the supply of all carbon steel and non ferrous metal requirements.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 200 000 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: Stainless steel goods

1) SHORT DESCRIPTION:

Basket of goods inclusive of angle, plate, bar, flat bar, tubes and fittings.

2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

CPV code: "Alloys">14620000 , CPV code: "Basic metals">14700000 .

3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:

Estimated cost excluding VAT: 1 100 000 GBP.

4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:

LOT NO 2

TITLE: Carbon steel & non ferrous goods

1) SHORT DESCRIPTION:
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

CPV code: "Alloys">14620000 , CPV code: "Basic metals">14700000 .

3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:

Basket of goods inclusive of tube, flanges, column, channel, round bar, flat bar, plate, SHS, RSA.

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 below:

1. Capability. Weighting: 35.

2. Price. Weighting: 35.

3. Quality. Weighting: 20.

4. Health, Environment and Safety. Weighting: 10.

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:

9030-x15-m-090522.

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: 8.9.2009 - 14:00.

Payable documents: no.

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

14.9.2009 - 11:00.

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 month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:

Date: 14.9.2009 - 11:00.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.

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:

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://ctm.sharedsystems.co.uk/bnfl.asp.

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

Address: Organisation: Sellafield Ltd,

Booths Park, Cheford Road

, Country code: UK-Knutsford Postal code: WA16 8QZ.

Body responsible for mediation procedures:

Address: Organisation: London Court of International Arbitration,

70 Fleet Street

, Country code: UK-London Postal code: EC4Y 1EU. E-mail: lcia@lcia.org. Tel. +44 2079367007. Fax +44 2079367008.

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Deadline for lodging an appeal shall be in accordance with the provision of regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S.I.2006 No 5).

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

Address: Organisation: Sellafield Ltd,

Booths Park, Cheford Road

, Country code: UK-Knutsford Postal code: WA16 8QZ.

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

3.8.2009.