All Wales Helicopter Fire Fighting Support 2012 to 2015.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Forestry Commission
Sarah Davies, Forestry Commission Wales, Coed Y Cymoedd Forest District, Resolven
For the attention of: Sarah Davies
SA11 4DR Neath
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000680244
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.forestry.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.forestry.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
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3)Main activity
Education
Environment
Recreation, culture and religion
Other: Forestry
Environment
Recreation, culture and religion
Other: Forestry
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:
All Wales Helicopter Fire Fighting Support 2012 to 2015.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Forestry Commission land and land managed by other public sector bodies.
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Forestry Commission land and land managed by other public sector bodies.
NUTS code UKL
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: 3Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 GBPII.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Forestry Commission Wales will be awarding a framework agreement to a single supplier for the supply of all Wales Helicopter Fire Fighting Support from 2012 to 2015.
Our intention is to award this framework agreement for a period of 3 years.
Forestry Commission Wales (FCW) utilises helicopter fire fighting to support the Fire and Rescue Services where a fire has become well established and / or is out of control on the land we manage or neighbouring land where conditions pose a threat to our or other publicly managed land. The helicopter is also used at fire sites for reconnaissance during fires and post fire damage assessment.
FCW requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to be on daily standby and respond to call outs (within the times stated in the tender), for a six month period from 1st March to 31st August each year for fighting forest or heathland fires by aerial application of water. The Framework may also include land within Wales managed by other public bodies such as Brecon Beacons National Park (BBNP).
The All Wales Helicopter Fire Fighting Support Tender is offered as one Framework across Wales. Duties will primarily involve helicopter cover over Coed Y Cymoedd Forest District (South Wales) with flexibility to cover other FCW managed land in Wales. In addition there may be a requirement to cover other publicly managed land in Wales particularly Brecon Beacon Nation Park. FCW reserves the right to call off additional services at the contracted rates out-with the standby period should they be required and providing the contractor is in agreement and has the appropriate resources available.
Our intention is to award this Framework Agreement for a period of 3 years (2+1). The anticipated start date is 1st March 2012.
Community Benefits doesn't apply to this contract.
Our intention is to award this framework agreement for a period of 3 years.
Forestry Commission Wales (FCW) utilises helicopter fire fighting to support the Fire and Rescue Services where a fire has become well established and / or is out of control on the land we manage or neighbouring land where conditions pose a threat to our or other publicly managed land. The helicopter is also used at fire sites for reconnaissance during fires and post fire damage assessment.
FCW requires a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to be on daily standby and respond to call outs (within the times stated in the tender), for a six month period from 1st March to 31st August each year for fighting forest or heathland fires by aerial application of water. The Framework may also include land within Wales managed by other public bodies such as Brecon Beacons National Park (BBNP).
The All Wales Helicopter Fire Fighting Support Tender is offered as one Framework across Wales. Duties will primarily involve helicopter cover over Coed Y Cymoedd Forest District (South Wales) with flexibility to cover other FCW managed land in Wales. In addition there may be a requirement to cover other publicly managed land in Wales particularly Brecon Beacon Nation Park. FCW reserves the right to call off additional services at the contracted rates out-with the standby period should they be required and providing the contractor is in agreement and has the appropriate resources available.
Our intention is to award this Framework Agreement for a period of 3 years (2+1). The anticipated start date is 1st March 2012.
Community Benefits doesn't apply to this contract.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
60424120, 60442000, 75251120
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 total value of this framework agreement over the entire period including any extension options will be in the region of 135 000 GBP to 450 000 GBP.
This is made up of two elements:
Standby estimated value over three years 135 000 GBP to 180 000 GBP.
Active fire fighting this will only be if the Fire and Rescue Services require assistance. This could take the Framework Agreement up to a maximum of 450 000 GBP if the helicopter was used every year during the Agreement period.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 GBP
This is made up of two elements:
Standby estimated value over three years 135 000 GBP to 180 000 GBP.
Active fire fighting this will only be if the Fire and Rescue Services require assistance. This could take the Framework Agreement up to a maximum of 450 000 GBP if the helicopter was used every year during the Agreement period.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 450 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 1.3.2012. Completion 28.2.2015
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:
The Forestry Commission aims to pay 30 days from the date of a valid invoice unless otherwise stated in the tender documentation.
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
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: As stated in the tender document.
Description of particular conditions: As stated in the tender document.
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: As stated in the tender document.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As stated in the tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the tender document.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As stated in the tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As stated in the tender document.
As stated in the tender document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As stated in the tender document.
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
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:
416.FM.00153
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: 24.1.2012 - 16:00
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
30.1.2012 - 13:00
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
in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of 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
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 28404.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Mr Eric Holmes, Head of Procurement Services
Forestry Commission, Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1313340303
Internet address: http://www.forestry.gov.uk
Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
12 Bloomsbury Square
WC1A 2LP London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
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:
6.12.2011