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UK-Birkenhead: energy-efficiency consultancy services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   BIRKENHEAD
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:118446-2009
Publication Date:   Apr 29, 2009
Deadline:   Jun 18, 2009
Buyer:   WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   WIRRAL BOROUGH COUNCIL
BIRKENHEAD, UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.wirral.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2210 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 82/2009, #118446-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial 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): Wirral Borough Council,
Municipal Building, Cleveland Street, Contact: Finance, Attn: Donna Long,
UK-Birkenhead CH41 6BU. Tel. +44 151-6663338. E-mail:
donnalong@wirral.gov.uk. Fax +44 151-6663705.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.wirral.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1225.
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: Wirral Borough
Council, C/O One Stop Shop, Wallasey Town Hall, Brighton Street, Contact:
Law, H.R & Asset Management, Attn: Legal & Members Services, UK-Wallasey,
Wirral CH44 8ED. Tel. +44 151-6663338. E-mail: donnalong@wirral.gov.uk.
Fax +44 151-6663705. URL: www.wirral.gov.uk.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Wirral Fuel Poverty Initiatives.
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: Within the North West.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Wirral Council
has a strong track record of providing affordable warmth solutions to
residents in the Borough. The first Wirral Affordable Warmth Strategy was
published in 2004 and has recently been updated, committing the Council to
assist in the eradication of fuel poverty in line with Government targets.
The Strategy provides a framework and direction for the Council and its
partners until 2010 and has identified the need to continue the provision
of warmer homes grants and to promote them to households in an area-based,
co-ordinated manner. To this end, we are seeking suppliers who can provide
either one or both of the following initiatives, for the period 1st August
2009 to 31st March 2011 (with the option to extend for a further 2 years
to be renewed annually):
1. The management and facilitation of energy efficiency grants for Wirral
private sector households;
2. The delivery of a programme to raise awareness amongst householders of
fuel poverty alleviation measures and the management of referrals (known
as Warmer Wirral).
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 71314300, 71314200,
71314000.
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.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Estimated value excluding VAT: 370 000
GBP.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The contract is for 20 months (with an
option to extend for a further 2 years to be renewed annually).
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.8.2009. Completion: 31.3.2011.
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Warmer Wirral
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The Council is seeking a supplier to lead an
awareness raising programme of fuel poverty alleviation assistance in
tandem with the management of referrals to partner agencies to assist fuel
poor households.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 71314300, 71314200, 71314000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Please see tender document.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 75 000 GBP.
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Energy Efficiency Grants
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: We are seeking suppliers to manage and facilitate
energy efficiency grants to private sector dwellings within the boundary
of the Wirral Housing Market Renewal Initiative (HMRI) area.
The supplier will provide a customer-focused service based upon the
criteria set out in the tender for each of the three improvement
programmes (insulation, heating and solar water heating).
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 71314300, 71314200, 71314000.
3) QUANTITY OR SCOPE: Please see tender document.
Estimated cost excluding VAT: 290 000 GBP.
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: As detailed within the tender
document.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
As detailed within the tender document.
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: As detailed
within the tender document.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As detailed within the
tender document.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: As detailed within the tender
document.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
Yes.
All participating suppliers will have gained a minimum of 2 years
experience working with Public Sector fuel poverty and / or domestic
energy efficiency projects.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate:
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:
RGCP0856.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 17.6.2009.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
18.6.2009 - 12:00.
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: 18.6.2009 - 13:00.
Place: Wallasey Town Hall.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Members and Officers of Wirral Borough Council.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (MT Ref:61500).
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 27.4.2009.
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