SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Bolton Council
4th Floor, Paderborn House
Contact: Mr Irfan Oomer
Attn: Mr Irfan Oomer
BL1 1JW Bolton
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1204331773
E-mail: irfan.oomer@bolton.gov.uk
Fax +44 1204331763
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained at: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST (www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk) to conduct the procurement exercise. To gain access to the invitation to tender documents tenderers will need to register their details at the following link https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm. Once registered, tenderers will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the invitation to tender documents.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST (www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk) to conduct the procurement exercise. To gain access to the invitation to tender documents tenderers will need to register their details at the following link https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm. Once registered, tenderers will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the invitation to tender documents.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST (www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk) to conduct the procurement exercise. To gain access to the invitation to tender documents tenderers will need to register their details at the following link https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm. Once registered, tenderers will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the invitation to tender documents.
I.2)TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
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
Supply and Delivery of Ready Mixed Concrete.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main place of delivery Metropolitan Borough of Bolton.
NUTS code UKD3
II.1.3)The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between and GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Supply and Delivery of Ready Mixed Concrete for Full and Part loads delivered to sites as specified and will be used by the Environmental Services Department within the Bolton Metropolitan Borough.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
44114000, 44114100, 44114200
II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Division into lots
No
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
II.2.2)Options
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
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: Any supplier may be disqualified who: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met.
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As specified in the ITT.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (if applicable).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As specified in the ITT.
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
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
No
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
30.9.2010 - 19:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
27.8.2010
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
Date: 30.9.2010 - 19:00
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
The Council reserves the right not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and will not be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Interested parties must submit a invitation to tender by way of Expression of Interest. The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk/procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openForm. Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow applicants to gain access to the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants will need to electronically submit the completed questionnaire and accompanying documentation via the on-line portal by 7pm on Thursday 30 September 2010, as referred to in IV.3.4. Any clarification queries will also need to be submitted via the Chest website. The contract period will be for 2 years with an option for the Council to extend for a further 2 years.
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: The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Council before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in section 1.1. 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 (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
27.8.2010