Ecological Consultant.

Contract notice

Services

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Swindon Borough Council
Civic Offices Euclid Street
For the attention of: Emma Leake
SN1 2JH Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1793464357
E-mail:
Fax: +44 1793496650

Internet address(es)

General address of the contracting authority www.swindon.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
Ecological Consultant.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 16: Sewage and refuse disposal services; sanitation and similar services
Main place of performance: Swindon.

NUTS code UKK14

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 a single operator

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000,00 and 600 000,00 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Swindon Borough Council are seeking an ecological consultant to provide services at the Wichelstowe site and other sites across the borough as and when required.
Wichelstowe is a major urban extension to the south of Swindon. The Council's landholdings have planning permission for a further 3 600 homes along with commercial, retail and community uses.
A proactive consultant is required to provide commercially focused advice to support and enable design and construction whilst protecting and enhancing natural habitats.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90713000, 71313000, 71247000, 71313400, 71350000, 71400000, 71510000, 90700000, 90712000, 90712400, 90720000, 90721100, 92534000, 71000000

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: no
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
The 4-year framework will relate to sites across the borough as and when required and will include ecological services to support the delivery of the Wichelstowe development.
The following services will be included:
- site monitoring including surveys and status reports for a wide range of species and habitats,
- development of nature conservation management plans,
- securing natural england licences for construction / mitigation works,
- undertaking ecological mitigation and protection works,
- input into the detailed design,
- supporting construction.

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000,00 and 600 000,00 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (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
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them
Following the award of contract, payments based on the value of work done. Details are provided in the Invitation to Tender.
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.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
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
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Details of the information required will be detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details of the information required will be detailed in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal 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 procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
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:
Swindon Borough Council Filing Reference: 130/105
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 2.12.2011 - 16:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
8.12.2011 - 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 tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Director of Law and Democratic Services
Civic Offices Euclid Street
SN1 2JH Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1793463012
Internet address: http://swindon.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1793463035

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Director of Law and Democratic Services
Civic Offices Euclid Street
SN1 2JH Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1793463012
Internet address: http://swindon.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1793463035

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
27.10.2011