Provision of Stray Dog Kennelling and Out of Hours Service for Wrexham County Borough Council.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Wrexham County Borough Council
Housing and Public Protection Department, Ruthin Road
For the attention of: Robert Johnston
LL13 7TU Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1978315725
E-mail:
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:
Provision of Stray Dog Kennelling and Out of Hours Service for Wrexham County Borough Council.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Wrexham County Borough.
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Wrexham County Borough.
NUTS code UKL23
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)
This contract is for the provision of stray dog kenelling within Wrexham County Borough including provision for daytime and out of hours kennelling. The contract is scheduled to commence on the 30.4.2012 and will be for a contract period of 3 years ending 29.4.2015.
Community Benefits do not apply to this contract.
Community Benefits do not apply to this contract.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
98380000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
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:
Background information including detail of number of stray dogs taken to kennels in recent years is included within the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The contract carries an option to extend for a further 2 years (renewable annually subject to conditions).
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
Description of these options: The contract carries an option to extend for a further 2 years (renewable annually subject to conditions).
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 30.4.2012. Completion 29.4.2015
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:
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
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: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the courts, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection;
Any other information as may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the courts or for an arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceeding under national laws or regulations;
(c) has been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection;
Any other information as may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Any information as may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As information as may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
As information as may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As may be detailed in the Invitation to Tender Documentation.
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: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Providers must be licensed in accordance with the Animal Boarding Establishment Act 1963.
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Providers must be licensed in accordance with the Animal Boarding Establishment Act 1963.
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:
RJ/DK/0001
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: 13.4.2012 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.4.2012 - 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
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: 13.4.2012 - 14:00
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Duly authorised Members and Officers of Wrexham County Borough Council.
Place:
Wrexham County Borough Council Offices.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yesAdditional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Duly authorised Members and Officers of Wrexham County Borough Council.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
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
In the first instance should you be interested in this contract opportunity you should contact Robert Johnson via the contact details contained within section 1 of this notice. Upon receipt of expression of interest full invitation to tender documentation will be issued.
Your full proposal and all supporting documentation must be returned in the manner described in the Invitation to Tender Documentation no later than: 12 noon on the 13.4.2012.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 29452.
Your full proposal and all supporting documentation must be returned in the manner described in the Invitation to Tender Documentation no later than: 12 noon on the 13.4.2012.
Buy4Wales Reference Number: 29452.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision notice will specify the criteria for the award of the contract, the reasons for the decision, including when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages. The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 6 months (and 30 days in certain circumstances).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
28.2.2012