SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Woodham Lane, New Haw
Contact: Sarah Dade
KT15 3NB Addlestone
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1932357403
E-mail:
Fax +44 1932357883
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Address of the buyer profile www.defra.gov.uk/ahvla
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 ACTIVITIESBody governed by public law
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 authoritySupply of DNA Ear Tags to AHVLA.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceSupplies
Purchase
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)The notice involvesThe establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreementEstimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
estimated cost excluding VAT 150 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)Animal ear tags.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)Yes
II.1.8)Division into lotsNo
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
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
III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) Is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) Is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) Has been convicted by a judgement which has he force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) Has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by ay means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(e) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) Has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) Is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this section or has not supplied such information;
(h) Has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) Has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectivel;
(j) Has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) Has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
III.2.3)Technical capacity
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
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 procedureRestricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participateEnvisaged minimum number 4 maximum number 8
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe 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 usedNo
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityEU/Q/SD/11/39
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractNo
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documentsTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 26.8.2011 - 16:00
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate7.9.2011 - 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 upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENTNo
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDSNo
VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONThe contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement,and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender. GO Reference: GO-2011728-PRO-2520347.
VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresAnimal Health & Veterinary Laboratories Agency
Woodham Lane, New Haw
KT15 3NB Addlestone
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Tel. +44 1932341111
Body responsible for mediation procedures
DRS-CIarb on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
12 Bloomsbury Square
London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Tel. +44 8452707055
VI.4.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: 10 working days from contract award
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:28.7.2011