UK-London: passenger transport services by water

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

LONDINO

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:157252-2008

Publication Date:

Jun 19, 2008

Deadline:

Aug 4, 2008

Buyer:

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

Original Language:

English

Address:

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON
LONDON , LONDON
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.tfl.gov.uk

Notice Type: 2250
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 118/2008
, #
157252-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Accelerated negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Not defined
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Transport for London, Tower
Pier, Lower Thames Street, Attn: Carol Lin, UK-London EC3N 4DT. Tel. (44)
020 30 54 14 73. E-mail: Carol.lin@tfl.gov.uk. Fax (44) 020 30 54 20 06.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.tfl.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.tfl.bravosolution.com.
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:
Regional or local authority.
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 authority:
Woolwich Free Ferry Operations.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 19.
NUTS code: UKI.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Operation of
the Woolwich Ferry for the provision of free of charge passenger and
vehicle transport services including the maintenance of the vessels and
all associated land based infrastructure.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 61100000, 50240000,
50241200, 61110000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The operations and maintenance services
of the Woolwich Ferry starting from 30 September 2008 for a duration of
approximately eighteen months.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 10 000 000 and 13 000 000 GBP.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
30.9.2008. Completion: 31.3.2010.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: The contracting authority's
requirement will be set out in the invitation to tender documents. A
parent company guarantee or performance bond may be required.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The contracting
authority's standard payment terms shall apply.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: The contracting authority requires
that any contract awarded will be entered into by a single entity on
behalf of the successful candidate.
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: Suppliers
Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your
company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to
the eSourcing Portal: https://tfl.bravosolution.com 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 in the "Actions" box on the left-hand side 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 the "Settings and Buyer Attachments" in the
"Actions" box 3. Responding to the tender - You can now choose to "Reply"
or "Reject" (please give a reason if rejecting) - 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 publish your reply using the publish button in
the "Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any
further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the
eTendering help desk.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Specific information
shall be required in a pre-qualification questionnaire. Interested parties
should note that they may be additionally required to supply copies of at
least 3 years of their audited accounts. Services of an independent third
party financial assessment agency may also be used.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Accelerated negotiated.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Voluntary Notice
-Part B Service see additional information.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Financial Status
Relevant Experience.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
1. Organisational Resources and Capability to meet Specification.
Weighting: 30-40.
2. Technical Capability to meet the specification (including the
operational and maintenance activities). Weighting: 15-25.
3. Cost. Weighting: 15-30.
4. Commercial terms of contract including compliance with appropriate
Responsible Procurement requirements. Weighting: 10-20.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: Yes.
The contracting authority reserves the right to utilise an electronic
auction as a means of offering tenderers the opportunity to bid. If
applicable, further details will be provided in the course of the
tendering process.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
PRO1533.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
4.8.2008.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 7.7.2008.
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: For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is
published voluntarily. It is intended that the competitive process leading
to the award of the contract will follow the negotiated procedure.
However, [LRSL] reserves the right to vary or alter the process and will
identify any such variations or alterations in the tender documents.
This procurement process is being conducted for London River Services
Limited (LRSL) which is a subsidiary of Transport for London (TfL). TfL is
a complex organisation operating both as a functional body of the Greater
London Authority (GLA) under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a
provider of transport services. The services supplies or works may be
provided to TfL and/or its subsidiaries and/or the GLA or any other
authority that is subject to the requirements of either EU directive
2004/17/EC or 2004/18/EC. Any part of TfL and/or any of its subsidiaries
may award contract(s). The awarding authority reserves the right to
withdraw from the procurement process and may award a contract(s) in
whole, in part, or not at all as a result of the competition called for by
this notice and the awarding authority shall not be liable for any costs
or expenses incurred by any candidates in considering and/or responding to
the procurement process. All discussions and meetings will be conducted in
English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in sterling and
all payments made under the contract will be in sterling. LRS and/or tfL
and/or any subsidiary of TfL or the GLA may interview any or all companies
who express an interest for tendering for this work. If and when this
requirement is offered to tender, it may be done in whole or in part via
electronic means using the Internet, and may also be through the medium of
an electronic reverse auction.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 17.6.2008.

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