UK-Sheffield: recreational, cultural and sporting services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

SHEFFIELD

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:121277-2008

Publication Date:

May 8, 2008

Deadline:

Jun 13, 2008

Buyer:

DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES

Original Language:

English

Address:

DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN, SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
SHEFFIELD , UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom

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92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 89/2008
, #
121277-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Department for Children,
Schools and Families, E4c, Moorfoot, UK-Sheffield S1 4PQ. Tel. 011 42 59
31 44. E-mail: jane.lavender@dcsf.gsi.gov.uk.
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 ACTIVITIES:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their
regional or local sub-divisions.
Education.
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:
UK-Sheffield: residential activities.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 26.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The DCSF
published Aiming High for young people: a ten year strategy for positive
activities in.
July 2007. Aiming High committed the Department to "build on the success
of the Do it 4 Real.
Programme to offer more young people from deprived neighbourhoods access
to residential.
opportunities."
The current Do it 4 Real scheme is managed by the Youth Hostel Association
(YHA) and.
Delivers around 10,000 summer camp places at 27 locations throughout
England.
We are looking for an innovative proposal that builds on the success of
the Do it 4 Real.
Scheme to deliver or facilitate the delivery of residential provision for
young people aged 10-16.
The proposal must show how the number of places for disadvantaged young
people will be.
Increased and how the benefits will be publicised.
Proposals will be welcomed from a range of suppliers for example:
partnerships or.
Consortiums of activity and/or residential providers; single commercial or
third sector.
Providers; managing agents with the proven experience of block purchasing
provision.
The successful bid will:
— ensure that young people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds
have the opportunity to take part in subsidised residential experiences
and to mix with young people from different social, ethnic religious and
economic backgrounds,
— increase the number of young people participating from economically
disadvantaged backgrounds, and at the same time reduce or possibly
eliminate the subsidy available for those more able to pay,
— generate income from other sources to support the longer-term
sustainability of the scheme.
Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 92000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 11 000 000 and 13 000 000 GBP.
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.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability.
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, where his affairs are being administered by
the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where
he has suspended business activities or 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 court or of an
arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under
national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata
in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence
concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means
which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(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 with 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 with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information
required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal
organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action
98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in
Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council
Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of
Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial
interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined
in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of
the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Evaluation will take into account financial, economic and professional
considerations in selecting those bidders to tender for the service.
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.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 6.6.2008 - 17:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
13.6.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 30.6.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This procurement is being run under the EU
restricted process. This is a 2 stage process:
Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ): firstly, bidders are requested to
submit a completed PQQ. The PQQ which is available from the address in 1
will allow the DCSF to identify those bidders with the appropriate
expertise, financial and professional standing.
Successful bidders from the PQQ stage will be invited to tender (ITT).
ITT: DSCF will issue an ITT to those bidders who have been successful at
the PQQ stage. It.
Is anticipated that ITTs will be issued to between 5 and 6 bidders. The
ITT will include a more.
detailed specification.
Residentials are part of the wider youth offer as described in Aiming High
that if delivered in.
The right way and at the right time, can meet the outcomes that young
people themselves.
Identified they most need - to Be healthy, Stay safe, Enjoy and achieve,
make a positive.
Contribution and Achieve economic well-being.
Residentials may also strengthen local communities by funding and bringing
together young.
People from different backgrounds based on gender, race, ethnicity, social
class and generation. As part of this contract, money has been allocated
to support the underlying
Community cohesion issues of taking part in positive activities by
breaking down prejudices.
And measuring the progress of young people's attitudes.
The successful contractor should achieve the following outcomes:
— manage the delivery of activity based residential provision for young
people aged 10-16 years.
That delivers effective outcomes for those young people;
— involve young people in the design of the provision that meets their
identified needs,
— develop a scheme that will become more sustainable and efficient in it's
delivery,
— increase the number of subsidised places available to economically
disadvantaged young.
People giving them the opportunity to mix with their peers from all
backgrounds;
— grow the supply and demand for all places while maintaining the
successful proportional.
Mix of 70 % universal young people and 30 % economically disadvantaged;
— deliver identifiable community cohesion outcomes.
The contract is for 2 years with a possible extension of a further year.
GO reference: GO 08050608/01.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: To the address in 1 in
the first instance..
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: The authority will incorporate a minimum.
10 calendar day standstill period at the
Point when information on the award of the.
Contract is communicated to tenders.
This period allows unsuccessful tenders.
To seek further debriefing from the.
Contracting authority before the contract is.
Entered into. Applicants have two working.
Days from notification of the award.
Decision to request additional debriefing.
And that information has to be provided a.
Minimum of three working days before.
Expiry of the standstill period. Such.
Additional information should be.
Requested from the address in section 1.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 6.5.2008.

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