LU00351 LU sport sponsorship services.

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

Loughborough University
Purchasing Office
Attn: Tim Burton
LE11 3TU Loughborough
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority http://www.in-tendhost.com/loughborouni/

Address of the buyer profile http://www.in-tendhost.com/loughborouni/

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
Body governed by public law
Education
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
LU00351 LU sport sponsorship services.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 11
Main place of performance Loughborough University.

NUTS code UKF22

II.1.3)The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Loughborough University are seeking to appoint an organisation to support the creation of a commercial partnership strategy for Loughborough Sport.
The upcoming re-launch of the Loughborough Sport brand will enable sport on campus to have a single common thread upon which commercial partners can better understand how to engage with the sport on campus, and how best to maximise their investment.
The successful supplier will have to demonstrate an understanding of the nature of higher education sport, the environment in which the University sits and how our new brand could present to potential commercial partners. The supplier will also need to maintain close contact with development & alumni relations office and secure approval prior to approaching funding sources to avoid interrupting existing relationships and to ensure consistency of approach.
If you are interested in responding please follow the internet link in section 1 of the notice.
And register (free) from where you access our PQQ document and upload a response.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79413000, 79341200, 79410000

II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)Division into lots
No
II.1.9)Variants will be accepted
Yes
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope
The Contract is likely to run for a 5 year period with a break point at end of year three subject to satisfactory performance.
Excluding VAT
Range between 160 000 and 300 000 GBP
II.2.2)Options
No
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 60 (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
Not applicable.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
Not applicable.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
Joint and several liability will be required in the event of a consortia bid.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
Yes
Please refer to on line PQQ.
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 capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Refer to the on line PQQ document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Refer to the on line PQQ document.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Refer to the on line PQQ document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Refer to the on line PQQ document.
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
No

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Accelerated restricted
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: We are using reduced timescales in light of the Commission's publication on this subject available thru to end of 2011.
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number 5 maximum number 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Comparative evaluation and critique of responses to the pre-qualification questionnaire.
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated No
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
LU00351
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 15.8.2011
Payable documents
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
15.8.2011
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 tenders

Place

Loughborough University.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders Yes
Procurement Coordinator plus nominee.

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
Suppliers interested in responding and completing a PQQ must do so by applying on line at the address stated in I.1.
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:
3.8.2011