SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
South Bucks District Council
Capswood, Oxford Road
Attn: Andrew Crow
UB9 4LH Denham
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1895837259
E-mail: andrew.crow@southbucks.gov.uk
Fax +44 1895837214
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
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
UK-Denham, Bucks: plant maintenance.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 1
Main place of performance Capswood, Oxford Rd, Denham, UB9 4LH.
II.1.3)The notice involves
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Maintenance of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning plant and ancillary services.
Repair and maintenance of plant. Heating-plant repair and maintenance work.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Division into lots
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
It is envisaged that the Contract will be for three years, with the option for the council to extend for up to a further 3 years.
The estimated value is between 150 000 and 180 000 GBP for the three year contract period.
Excluding VAT
Range between 150 000 and 180 000 GBP
II.2.2)Options
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 1.2.2011. Completion 31.1.2014
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: In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23-26 of the Public Contracts Regulations (as amended). As specified in the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
As Specified in the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As specified in the Invitation to Tender.
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
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
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.10.2010 - 17:00
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: 14.10.2010 - 14:00
Place
Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham, UB9 4LH.
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
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority confirms that no weight will be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting economic operators to participate or in assessing the most economically advantageous tender.
GO reference: GO 10082709/01.
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:
27.8.2010