Framework Agreement for Body Conveying.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Northumberland County Council
Commercial and Procurement Services, County Hall
For the attention of: Janine Ternent
NE61 2EF Morpeth
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1670622354
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1670625566
Further information can be obtained from: NEPO Portal
All tender documents and information about this tender can be found on the NEPO Portal www.nepoportal.org.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: NEPO Portal
All tender documents and information about this tender can be found on the NEPO Portal www.nepoportal.org
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: NEPO Portal
All tender documents and information about this tender can be found on the NEPO Portal www.nepoportal.org
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
Other: Body Conveying Services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
Framework Agreement for Body Conveying.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northumberland and North Tyneside.
NUTS code UKC2
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
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: 25
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 25
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in months: 48II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Body Conveying services for post mortems in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60000000, 98300000, 85110000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
There will be a minimum of 5 suppliers appointed each 5 lots. Lots are seperated into areas of Northumberland and North Tynside.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
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 Lot title: North Northumberland1)Short description
To provide body conveying services in the North Northumberland area.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60000000, 98300000, 85110000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Central Northumberland
1)Short description
To provide body conveying services in the Central Northumberland area
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60000000, 98300000, 85110000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 3 Lot title: West Northumberland
1)Short description
To provide body conveying services in the West Northumberland area
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60000000, 98300000, 85110000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 4 Lot title: South East Northumberland
1)Short description
To provide body conveying services in the South East Northumberland area
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60000000, 98300000, 85110000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 5 Lot title: North Tyneside
1)Short description
To provide body conveying services in the North Tyneside area
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60000000, 98300000, 85110000
3)Quantity or scope
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:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing 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
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 ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)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)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CP228
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
17.5.2013 - 12:00
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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
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:
27.3.2013