Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 130/2008
, #
173566-2008
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): One NorthEast, Stella House,
UK-Newcastle Upon Tyne NE15 8NY.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.onenortheast.co.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.onenortheast.bravosolution.com.
Further information can be obtained at: One NorthEast, All requests for
information must be sent through the messaging facility on the One
NorthEast eTendering system..
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: One NorthEast, All
requests for information must be sent through the messaging facility on
the One NorthEast eTendering system..
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local agency/office.
Other: Regional Development Agency for the North East of England.
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:
ICT Managed Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 7.
Main place of performance: Stella House, Newburn Riverside, Newcastle Upon
Tyne.
NUTS code: UKC22.
II.1.3) 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 year(s): 4.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): One NorthEast
requires a single contractor to support and manage its ICT Systems and
networks, including hardware, operating systems and desktop application
software.
Heldesk services and end user support for the above and combined helpdesk
liaison support for applications supported by third parties are also
required.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 30200000 - E008 - E051 -
E063 - E021 - E094 - E125, 30231000, 30231100, 30231110, 30231200,
30231220, 30231300, 30232100, 30233231, 30236000, 30241000, 30242000,
30242100, 30245000, 30248000, 30248100, 30249000, 30248300, 30254100,
30263000, 72253100, 72261000, 72224000, 72223000, 72222300, 72222000,
72200000, 72150000, 72140000, 30230000, 30240000, 30250000, 30260000,
50312000, 50312300, 50312500, 50312600, 50324100, 50324200, 50961100,
72000000, 72100000, 72110000, 72120000, 72130000, 72224100, 72224200,
72226000, 72246000, 72250000, 72251000, 72253000, 72254100.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The Agency estimates that the
approximate budget available for this framework will be £1 250 000.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 250 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 48 (from the award of the contract).
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
reserves the right to demand any deposits, guarantees, bonds and insurance
cover it deems appropriate.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Details will be in
the Tender Specification.
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 reserves the
right to require groupings of contractors to take particular legal form or
to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
Where a consortium or sub-contracting approach is proposed, you will be
required to provide all information in respect of the relationships and
roles between the parties and identify the proportion of the work to be
delivered by the parties named.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
One NorthEast General Conditions of Contract for Services which will be
issued with the Invitation to Tender.
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://onenortheast.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: Further details will be
in the Pre Qualification and Contracts Documents mentioned in III.2.1.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Further details will be in the Pre
Qualification and Contract Needs Documents mentioned in III.2.1.
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: 6.
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:
OJEU0809-009.
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 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
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: Variant bids will be accepted at the
discretion of the Contracting Authority and in accordance with the
Instructions to Tenderers Document.
Tenderers should be aware that although the Contracting Authority for the
purposes of this procurement is One NorthEast, One NorthEast may allow one
or more of the other Regional Development Agencies and/or public bodies
and/or subsidiary companies, and/or recipients of Public monies may choose
to access the concluded Contract/Framework, without creating any
obligation of any of them to do so. In that event, the contractual
relationship would be between the approved individual accessing the
contract and the contractor.
The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and
withholds the right to appoint outside any contract should it be
considered to be in the best interest of the Contracting Authority.
The Contracting Authority is not liable for any costs incurred by those
expressing an interest or tendering for this opportunity.
Compliance with all legislation is required, both in the contract award
procedure and during the term of the contract.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to extend the contract for a
period of not more than 12 months.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 3.7.2008.
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