UK-Pentre: water coolers

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

PENTRE

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:97247-2008

Publication Date:

Apr 12, 2008

Deadline:

Jun 2, 2008

Buyer:

RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Original Language:

English

Address:

RHONDDA CYNON TAF COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL
PENTRE , WALES
United Kingdom

Email:

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Notice Type: 2110
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 72/2008
, #
97247-2008
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Rhondda Cynon Taf County
Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Municipal Office, Llewellyn Street,
Attn: Miss Kerri Allen, UK-Pentre CF41 7BT. Tel. (44-1443) 43 20 70.
E-mail: purchasing@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk. Fax (44-1443) 43 13 03.
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 ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Supply of Free Standing and Plumbed in Water Coolers and Accessories.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
A combination of purchase, lease, rental and hire purchase.
Main place of delivery: Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council.
NUTS code: UKL.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with
several operators.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 3.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): To supply
establishments within Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Monmouthshire, Neath Port
Talbot, Newport City Council, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Torfaen and Vale of
Glamorgan County Borough Councils with a combination of free standing and
plumbed in water coolers, water bottles and associated accessories.
This contract is for a period of three years with an option to extend for
a further period of up to twelve months.
Please note that the contract which will be entered into by the
contracting Authority will, subject to supplier approval, be made
available to all public sector bodies within the boundaries of Wales (as
defined in directive 92/50/EEC, as amended by directive 97/52/EC).
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 31141000, 41110000,
19225100, 15981000, 15981100, 41000000, 29875000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.10.2008. Completion: 30.9.2011.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
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 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.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (a) bank statement
and/or evidence of professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) balance sheets or extracts of balance sheets;
(c) statement of turnover for a maximum of the last 3 years.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: (b) a list of principal deliveries
effected or services provided in the last 3 years and evidence of
delivery;
(c) an indication of technicians or technical bodies involved;
(d) a description of technical facilities and measures used to ensure
quality;
(e) educational and professional qualifications of the supplier and staff
responsible for performing the contract;
(f) where appropriate, an indication of the environmental management
measures that would be applied when performing the contract;
(h) a statement of tools, plant and equipment available to the supplier;
(i) details of any intended sub-contracting arrangements;
(j) where appropriate, samples, descriptions and photographs of products
and quality assurance certificates.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
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) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
R193/07.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 27.5.2008 - 17:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
2.6.2008 - 12:00.
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: Duration in month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 2.6.2008 - 12:30.
Place: Procurement Unit, UK-Pentre.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
2 delegated officers.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Buy4Wales Reference Number: 11501.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10-calendar-day
standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to
seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract
is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of
the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information
has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the
standstill period. Such additional information should be required from
Kerri Allen at the address above.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully
resolved 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). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3
months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend
any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into
the Court may only award damages.
The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties
to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract
is entered into.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 10.4.2008.

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