UK-Liverpool: meters

Request For Proposals

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

LIVERPOOL

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:79654-2009

Publication Date:

Mar 20, 2009

Deadline:

Apr 17, 2009

Buyer:

OGCBUYING.SOLUTIONS

Original Language:

English

Address:

OGCBUYING.SOLUTIONS
LIVERPOOL, UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 55/2009, #79654-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): OGCbuying.solutions, 3rd floor
Royal Liver Building, Contact: Utilities Team, Attn: AMR Team,
UK-Liverpool L3 1PE. Tel. +44 8454102222. E-mail: energy@ogcbs.gsi.gov.uk.
Fax +44 8454102222.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.ogcbuyingsolutions.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: URL:
www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
URL: www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: URL:
www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Other: Central Level.
Other: Public Procurement.
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:
Pan Government and collaborative Framework Agreement for the provision of
Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) and Associated Services for use by UK public
sector bodies in UK mainland (England, Scotland, Wales and offshore
islands including NI) and on the Military (Government) Estate in the rest
of Europe.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 27.
Main place of performance: OGCbuying.solutions as the Contracting
Authority is putting in place a Pan Government and collaborative Framework
Agreement for public sector bodies in UK mainland (England, Scotland and
Wales and offshore islands including NI) and on the Military (Government)
Estate in the rest of Europe.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with
several operators.
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 20.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 25 000 000 and 75 000 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
OGCbuying.solutions as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Pan
Government and collaborative Framework Agreement for Automatic Meter
Reading and Associated Services for use by UK public sector bodies
including but not limited to:
Central Government Departments, Executive Agencies and NDPBs.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/
index.htm
Executive Agencies.
http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ministerial_responsibilities/
executive_agencies.aspx
Public Corporations.
http://www.shareholderexecutive.gov.uk/portfolio/index.asp
Local Authorities.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/
AToZOfLocalCouncils/DG_A-Z_LG)
NDPBs (Non Departmental Public Bodies).
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/documents/pdf/public_bodies/
public_bodies_2007.pdf
Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the
Department for Children, Schools and Families including Schools,
Universities and Colleges but NOT Independent Schools.
http://www.edubase.gov.uk/search.xhtml;jsessionid=4767F89630A039E98FE593093
D577013?clear=true
Police Forces.
http://www.police-information.co.uk/police-directory/
index.php?cat=6&subcat=29
Fire and Rescue Services (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland).
http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs.php
NHS Bodies England including Acute Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Primary Care
trusts, Care Trusts, NHS Hospital Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities,
Mental Health Trusts, Special Health Authorities, Community Health
Councils, Local Health Boards, NHS Trusts, including Ambulance Trusts.
(There is also a drill down to NHS Doctors and Dentists making them
‘easily identifiable’).
http://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/Pages/PrimaryCareTrustListing.aspx
http://www.general-practitioners-uk.co.uk/
Hospices.
Hospices in UK including SOTLAND< Wales and Northern Ireland.
http://www.hauraki.co.uk/hospice_uk/
Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations).
http://www.housingcorp.gov.uk/server/show/nav.490
Charities.
http://www.ucandoit.org.uk/information/charities.html
Citizens Advice.
http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/aboutus/citizens_advice_offices.htm
Scottish Public Bodies.
The Scottish Government.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Home
Scottish public sector bodies.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/public-bodies/directory
Scottish Local Government.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Labour-Market/
EconomicProfilesLA
NHS Scotland.
http://www.archive.nhsscotland.com/organisations/orgindex.htm
http://www.archive.nhsscotland.com/AZ.asp
Citizens Advice Scotland.
http://www.cas.org.uk/casoffices.aspx
Police Forces Scotland.
http://www.police-information.co.uk/police-directory/
index.php?cat=6&subcat=30
Scottish Further and Higher Education Institutions.
http://www.ascol.org.uk/colleges.cfm
http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/index.php?page=members
Scottish Schools.
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/
index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=ispr
imaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/
index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=isse
condaryschool&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search
http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/scottishschoolsonline/
index.asp?schoolsearchstring=&addresssearchstring=&authority=&strTypes=issp
ecial&bSubmit=1&Submit=Search
Welsh Public Bodies National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government
and.
Welsh Local Authorities.
http://www.assemblywales.org/abthome/abt-links.htm
http://new.wales.gov.uk/?lang=en
https://www.sell2wales.co.uk/help/2158.html
NHS Wales.
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/catorgs.cfm1
NHS Wales GP Practices.
http://www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk/small/en/home/healthinformation/
usefulpatientinformation/localhealthboards
Police Forces Wales.
http://www.police-information.co.uk/police-directory/
index.php?cat=6&subcat=32
NI Public Bodies.
Northern Ireland Government Departments.
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm
Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities.
http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htm
Schools in Northern Ireland.
http://www.denidata.nics.gov.uk/appinstitutes/instmain.aspx
Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland.
http://www.unixl.com/info/northern-ireland.htm
Health and Social care in Northern Ireland.
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=hospitals
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=boards
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=agencies
http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=councils
http://www.centralservicesagency.com/files/currentmedicallists/file/
Northern%20Ireland%20Practice%20List.xls
Police Service of Northern Ireland.
http://www.police-information.co.uk/police-directory/
view.php?id=31&page=0&cat=6&subcat=31&subsubcat=0
Citizens Advice Northern Ireland.
http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/en/Where-We-Are/Bureaus/
http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/en/About-Us/Contact/.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 38550000, 38421100,
38551000, 38554000, 71314200.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: all lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Electricity Billing Meter - AMR
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Automatic Meter Reading of electricity meters and
the provision of associated services including data collection and
collation services, customer data and reporting services. Provision of
Meter Operation and Data Collection services. Approved AMR meters to be
used as sub-meters where required.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38554000, 71314200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Provision of an AMR solution including the
provision of data for settlements and customer energy management
requirements including the provision of customer reports.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: Nuts code: UK. Lot 1 covers the
provision of an AMR solution and includes the provision of data and
related services. If not already fitted, an advanced half-hourly meter
will need to be installed by the AMR service provider.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Gas Billing Meter - AMR
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Automatic Meter Reading of gas meters and the
provision of associated services including data collection and collation
services, customer data and reporting services. Provision of Meter Asset
Management services. Approved AMR metering to be used for sub-metering
where required.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38550000, 71314200.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Provision of an AMR solution including the
provision of meter reads to reduce estimated billing and data for customer
energy management requirements including the provision of customer
reports.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: Nuts code: UK. Lot 2 covers the
provision of an AMR solution and includes the provision of data and
related services. If not already fitted, an advanced half-hourly meter
will need to be installed by the AMR service provider.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: Water Billing Meter - AMR
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Automatic Meter Reading water meters and the
provision of associated services including data collection and collation
services, customer data and reporting services . Approved AMR metering to
be used for sub-metering where required.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38550000, 71314200, 38421100.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Provision of an AMR solution including the
provision of meter reads to reduce estimated billing and data for customer
energy management requirements including the provision of customer
reports.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: Nuts code: UK. Lot 3 covers the
provision of an AMR solution and includes the provision of data and
related services. If not already fitted, an advanced half-hourly meter
will need to be installed by the AMR service provider.
LOT NO 4
TITLE: Sub-metering and other utility metering AMR, Automatic Monitoring &
Targeting (aM&T) software
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Automatic Meter Reading of sub-meters and other
utility meters and the provision of associated services including data
collection and collation services, customer data and reporting services.
Provision of Automatic Monitoring Targeting (aM&T) software.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38550000, 71314200, 38554000,
38421100, 38551000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Provision of an AMR solution including the
provision of data for customer energy management requirements including
the provision of Automatic Monitoring & Targeting.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: Nuts code: UK. Lot 4 covers the
provision of an AMR solution and includes the provision of data and
related services.
LOT NO 5
TITLE: One-Stop-Shop solution for provision of all services detailed in
Lots 1,2,3 & 4
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: Automatic Meter Reading of electricity billing
meters, gas billing meters, water billing meters, sub-meters and meter
networks and other utility meters and the provision of associated services
including meter operation, asset management and data collection services,
customer data and reporting services. Provision of Automatic Monitoring
Targeting software.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 38550000, 71314200, 38551000,
38421100, 38554000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Provision of an AMR solution as per Lots 1,2,3 &4
including the provision of data for customer energy management
requirements including the provision of Automatic Monitoring & Targeting
(aM&T) software.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
4) INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR
STARTING/COMPLETION: Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the
contract).
5) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS: Nuts code: UK. Lot 5 covers the
provision of a “One-Stop-Shop” AMR solution and includes the provision of
data and related services.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Participants will be advised
if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other
guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by
Buying Solutions if considered appropriate.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: One member of any grouping /
consortium of suppliers will be required to accept prime contractorship.
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: Any supplier
may be disqualified who:
(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 26.5.1972 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.
Participants must express interest and submit completed pre-qualification
questionnaires using the OGCbuying.solutions eSourcing portal that can be
accessed at www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk.
Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4.
Instructions to Express Interest.
1. Log onto the OGCbuying.solutions eSourcing Portal:
http://www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk
2. Click the ‘Click here to register’ link
3. Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’
4. Enter your correct business and user details
5. Note the username you chose and click ‘Confirm’ when complete
6. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure)
7. Login to the portal with the username/password
8. Click the ‘Open Access PQQs’ link
9. Click on the name of the PQQ to display information about the
opportunity
10. Click the ‘Express Interest’ button (NOTE: This will move the PQQ from
the open area into your ‘My PQQs’ section)
11. Click the name of the PQQ to display information about the opportunity
12. You can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Attachments’
button
13. You can now choose to ‘Reply’ or ‘Reject’
14. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen
instructions to complete the PQQ.
For assistance please contact our Helpdesk operated by BravoSolution:
Freephone: 08000112470 Fax: +44 2070600480 e-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: a) appropriate
statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant
professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the
balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under
the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where
appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum
of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on
which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading,
as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
See the relevant pre-qualification questionnaire available from
www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: For each Lot you wish to bid for
provide details of all contracts, awarded to your organisation by Public
or Private Sector bodies within the EU. The contracts should be the same
or similar to the services detailed in the OJEU. Responses should be in
respect of contracts commencing after 1.10.2006.
Responses can include contracts awarded to consortium members (acting as
prime contractor), where a true risk sharing consortium is proposed for
the delivery of these services.
For each Lot you wish to bid for, provide two written references. Buying
Solutions may verify the references provided, by contacting referees
directly. Your organisation must therefore ensure that referees have given
their prior consent to this before submitting the required references.
Each reference must be relevant to the lot being bid and should preferably
be public sector and commenced after 1.10.2006.
See the relevant pre-qualification questionnaire available from
www.ogcbs.bravosolution.co.uk.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
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: 20. Maximum number: 40
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: To
encourage competition, SME involvement and to ensure sufficient capacity
to meet demand.
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:
RM679.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
17.4.2009 - 15:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 1.6.2009.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 17.4.2009 - 15:00.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.
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: The duration referenced in section II.1.4
is for the placing of orders.
The value provided in section II.1.4 is only an estimate. We cannot
guarentee to suppliers any business through this framework agreement.
In accordance with EU procurement regulations regarding restricted
procedures successful tenderers will, from time to time, be required to
enter further competitions to bid for call-off quantities.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Body responsible for
mediation procedures:
DRS-CIArb, on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, 12
Bloomsbury Square, UK-London WC1A 2LP. E-mail: padre@drs-ciarb.com. Tel.
+44 8452707055. URL: www.padre.org.uk.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: The contracting 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 framework agreement is entered into. Applicants have two working days
from the notification of the award decision to request additional
debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of three
working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional
information should be requested from the address in section 1.1. If an
appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully
resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 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 three
months). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority
to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been
entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 18.3.2009.

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