Tender: Manchester: furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

UK-Manchester: furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products

2009/S 203-292380

CONTRACT NOTICE

Supplies

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

Address: Organisation: NWUPC,

Crawford House, Oxford Road

, Attn: Mike Haslin, Country code: UK-Manchester Postal code: M13 9QS. Tel. +44 1612782533. E-mail: m.haslin@liverpool.ac.uk. Fax +44 1612727089.

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.nwupc.ac.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:

Education.

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:

Office Furniture - Desking, Seating, Wooden and Metal Storage 1.6.2010.

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

Supplies.

Purchase.

Main place of delivery: NWUPC and CPC members.

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: 12.

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:

Range: between 24 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP.

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

NWUPC are seeking to establish a framework agreement for the supply and installation of office furniture. The agreement will be split into 3 lots:

NWUPC members in England and Wales.

NWUPC members in Northern Ireland.

CPC members throughout the UK.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

CPV code: "Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products">39000000 , CPV code: "Furniture">39100000 , CPV code: "Conference-room furniture">39153000 .

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:

This agreement is for the supply and installation of office furniture and is split into 3 lots:

1 NWUPC members in England and Wales

2 NWUPC members in Northern Ireland

3 CPC members

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 24 000 000 and 80 000 000 GBP.

II.2.2) Options:

No.

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

Starting: 1.6.2010. Completion: 31.5.2013.

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

LOT NO 1

TITLE: Office Furniture - Desking, Seating, Wooden & Metal Furniture

1) SHORT DESCRIPTION:

Supply and installation of office furniture to NWUPC members in England & Wales.

2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

CPV code: "Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products">39000000 , CPV code: "Furniture">39100000 , CPV code: "Office furniture">39130000 , CPV code: "Conference-room furniture">39153000 .

3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:

Estimated cost excluding VAT:

Range: between 1 600 000 and 32 000 000 GBP.

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

LOT NO 2

TITLE: Office Furniture - Desking, Seating, Metal and Wooden Furniture

1) SHORT DESCRIPTION:

Supply and installation of office furniture to NWUPC members in Northern Ireland.

2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

CPV code: "Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products">39000000 , CPV code: "Furniture">39100000 , CPV code: "Office furniture">39130000 , CPV code: "Conference-room furniture">39153000 .

3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:

Estimated cost excluding VAT:

Range: between 3 000 000 and 6 000 000 GBP.

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

LOT NO 3

TITLE: Office Furniture - Desking, Seating, Metal and Wooden Storage

1) SHORT DESCRIPTION:

Supply and installation of office furniture to CPC members.

2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

CPV code: "Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products">39000000 , CPV code: "Furniture">39100000 , CPV code: "Office furniture">39130000 , CPV code: "Conference-room furniture">39153000 .

3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE:

Estimated cost excluding VAT:

Range: between 6 000 000 and 42 000 000 GBP.

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

As per PQQ documentation.

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

As per PQQ documentation.

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

As per PQQ documentation.

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 PQQ documentation.

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

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

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

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

As per PQQ documentation.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As per PQQ documentation.

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:

Restricted.

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:

FSF/2010/01.

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

No.

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

27.11.2009.

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

23.12.2009.

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: 4.2.2010.

Place: NWUPC Ltd.

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

Mike Haslin.

Jane Hargreaves.

David Lamb.

Chris Silker.

Kathy Houghton.

Angela Wearden.

Lorraine Bunting.

Jeremy Currie.

Mike Egner.

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

Address: Organisation: NWUPC Ltd,

Ground Floor, Crawford House, Oxford Road

, Country code: UK-Manchester Postal code: M13 9QS. E-mail: paul.tomany@manchester.ac.uk. Tel. +44 1612737094. URL: www.nwupc.ac.uk. Fax +44 1612727089.

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

Address: Organisation: NWUPC Ltd,

Ground Floor, Crawford House, Oxford Road

, Country code: UK-Manchester Postal code: M13 9QS. E-mail: paul.tomany@manchester.ac.uk. Tel. +44 1612737094. URL: www.nwupc.ac.uk.

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

19.10.2009.