Contract notice - utilities
Directive 2004/17/EC
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Transport for London (Commercial Services)
Windsor House 42- 50 Victoria St.
For the attention of: Renna Chauhan
SW1H 0TL London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.tfl.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Transport for London
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Main activityOther: Transport Industry
I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entitiesThe contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
LUL On the Move (OTM) Staff Magazine and OTM Pensioner Edition.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Design, creative development production and distribution of staff publications specifically for London Underground and Rail - On the Move (OTM) and OTM Pensioner edition.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Information about lotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Please complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site, https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do#RegSupplier
if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title (including the asterisks) under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *LUL On the Move (OTM) Staff Magazine and OTM Pensioner Edition*.
If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 8000740503
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 050 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: yes
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completionDuration in months: 36 (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:
The contracting entities' requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Tender.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Payment will be made in pounds sterling and will normally be made by means of electronic funds transfer. Full details will be contained in the Invitation to Tender document.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal forms is required, but in the event of the suppliers submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each company will be jointly and severally be responsible for due performance of the contract.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions:The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site, https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do#RegSupplier
if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title (including the asterisks) under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *LUL On the Move (OTM) Staff Magazine and OTM Pensioner Edition*.
If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 8000740503
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 the requirements are met: Suppliers must express an interest by completing the conditions for participation III.2.3.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site, https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do#RegSupplier
if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title (including the asterisks) under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *LUL On the Move (OTM) Staff Magazine and OTM Pensioner Edition*.
If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 8000740503
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureNegotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
TfL 90829
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractPeriodic indicative notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 143-143019 of 14.10.2011
Other previous publications
Notice number in the OJEU: 2008/S 26-018428 of 4.2.2008
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documentsPayable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate23.4.2014 - 13:00
IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 years.
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information:
Please complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site, https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do#RegSupplier
if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title (including the asterisks) under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *LUL On the Move (OTM) Staff Magazine and OTM Pensioner Edition*.
If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: +44 8000740503
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:17.3.2014