SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland
151 Belfast Road
Attn: Richard Sweeney
BT38 8PL Carrickfergus
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2890700738
E-mail:
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 ACTIVITIESMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
General public services
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 authorityProvision of Removal Services (Home and Contents) for Evacuation of Dwellings for PSNI.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category: No 27
Main place of performance Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN
II.1.3)The notice involvesA public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)Provision of Removal Services (Home and Contents) for Evacuation of Dwellings for PSNI.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)Yes
II.1.8)Division into lotsNo
II.1.9)Variants will be acceptedNo
II.2)QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)Total quantity or scopeExcluding VAT 200 000 GBP
II.2.2)OptionsYes
description of these options: The contract will be awarded for one 1 year with options to extend for four further periods of 12 months.
II.3)DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETIONDuration in months: 12 (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 regulating 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 to which the performance of the contract is subjectNo
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
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Reserved contractsNo
III.3)CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.3.2)Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)Type of procedureOpen
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participateEnvisaged number of operators 1
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe 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 usedNo
IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authorityPU 1020.3.1
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractNo
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documentsPayable documents No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate10.8.2011 - 15:00
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 upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderDuration in days 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tendersDate: 10.8.2011 - 15:01
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONSuppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once): https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register:
- accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’,
- enter your correct business and user details,
- note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete,
- you will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender;
- login to the portal with the username/password,
- click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
- click on the relevant PQQ / ITT to access the content,
- click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page,
- this will move the PQQ / ITT into your ‘My PQQs / My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only),
- you can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ / ITT Details’ box.
3. Responding to the tender:
- click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ / ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining),
- you can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
- note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ / ITT,
- there may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appealsPrecise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: CPD will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:21.6.2011