Supply of Frozen and Ambient Food supplies to FOLD Housing and the ACCORD Procurement Group.

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Ciaran Muldoon
3 Redburn Square
For the attention of: Ciaran Muldoon
BT18 9HZ Holywood
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890397116
E-mail:

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.foldgroup.co.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
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Housing and community amenities
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

FOLD Husing and the ACCORD Procurement Group
6 Redburn Square
BT18 9HZ Holywood
UNITED KINGDOM

ACCORD
6 Redburn Square
BT18 9HZ Holywood
UNITED KINGDOM

ACCORD
3 Redburn Square
BT18 9HZ Holywood
UNITED KINGDOM

ACCORD
3 Redburn Square
BT18 9HZ Holywood
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Supply of Frozen and Ambient Food supplies to FOLD Housing and the ACCORD Procurement Group.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Northern Ireland.
NUTS code
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)
Provision of food supplies to Supported and Sheltered Housing Schemes in Northern Ireland.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15300000, 15500000, 15800000, 15100000

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:
3 years with an option for a further 2 years as determined by FOLD Housing Association and the Accord procurement Group
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 130 000,00 and 155 000,00 EUR
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: 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:
As per SLA.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
As per SLA.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
NEC 3 Form of Contract.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: As per Tender Documentation.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: All detailed in tender Documents.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: All detailed in Tender Documentation/3 years Finacial records.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed in the main documents, insurances, quality marks etc.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in SLA.
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: no

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:
FAFs/CS
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: 9.3.2012 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
9.3.2012 - 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
Spanish.
Other: English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 16.3.2012

Place:

FOLD House.

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

All documents are available on FOLDs Website at www.foldgroup.uk (Tenders Section).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

NIHE Centre for Procurement Excellence
Adelaide Street, BT 1
Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM

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:
27.1.2012