UK-Leicester: potatoes

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   LEICESTER
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:158967-2009
Publication Date:   Jun 11, 2009
Deadline:   Jul 9, 2009
Buyer:   EASTERN SHIRES PURCHASING ORGANISATION (SEE WWW.ESPO.ORG) ON BEHALF OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (CATERING AND CLEANING SERVICES)
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   EASTERN SHIRES PURCHASING ORGANISATION (SEE WWW.ESPO.ORG) ON BEHALF OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL (CATERING AND CLEANING SERVICES)
LEICESTER  
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.espo.org

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2110 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 110/2009, #158967-2009
Referenced Document Number: 31264-2009
Contract Nature: Supply 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
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Eastern Shires Purchasing
Organisation (see www.espo.org) on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council
(Catering and Cleaning Services), Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby,
Attn: Hollie Ruston - Assistant Contracts Admin Officer, UK-Leicester LE19
1ES. Tel. +44 1162657928. E-mail: h.ruston@espo.org. Fax +44 1162944399.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.espo.org.
Address of the buyer profile: www.espo.org.
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.
Other: Local Authority Services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-Cambridgeshire: potatoes, fruit and vegtables - 75c/09.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Cambridgeshire Counthy Council, (Catering and
Cleaning Services).
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Duration of the framework
agreement: Duration in months: 36
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Tenders are
invited for the supply and delivery of a range of Potatoes, Fruit and
vegtables. CPV's; Potatoes; Fruit, vegetables and related products;
Apples; Pears; Bananas; Cabbage; Carrots; Cucumbers; Lemons; Milk;
Lettuce; Onions; Oranges; Peppers; Tomatoes; Broccoli; Cauliflower; Cheese
products; Eggs; Grapes; Kiwi fruit; Melons; Peaches; Sweetcorn; Mushrooms.
Herbs and spices.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 03212100, 15872000,
03221430, 03142500, 03222111, 03221410, 03221113, 03222322, 15540000,
03222332, 03221270, 03221310, 03221420, 03222340, 03221230, 03222118,
03222220, 15332180, 15331470, 03221260, 03222210, 15300000, 03222321,
15511000, 03221112, 03221240.
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.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The framework contract has the option to
extend for up to a further 12 months. The value stated in section 11.1.4.2
includes the option period.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
10.8.2009. Completion: 10.8.2012.
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: Yes.
The Supplier agrees that there shall be no discrimination by it against
any person with respect to opportunity for employment or conditions of
employment, because of age, culture, disability, gender, marital status,
race, religion or sexual orientation. The Supplier shall in all matters
arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the provisions of
the Sex Discrimination act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
and any regulations made there under. The Supplier shall in all matters
arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the provisions of
the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. The Supplier must comply
with the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Race Relations
(Amendment) Act 2002 and shall ensure that they perform their
responsibilities under this Agreement with due regard to the need to
eliminate unlawful racial discrimination, and to promote equality of
opportunity and good relationships between different racial groups.
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
in the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Minimum level(s) of standards
possibly required: As detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
As detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
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: Open.
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: GO
reference: GO 09060918/01
75C.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2009/S 22-031264 of 3.2.2009.
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: 2.7.2009.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
9.7.2009 - 17:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender).
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: ESPO, on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council
(Catering and Cleaning Services) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar
day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is
communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to
seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract
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 3 working days before the expiry of the
standstill period. Such information should be required from the address
stated in section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has
not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI
2006 No 5) 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 3 months). Where a contract has not been
entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision
or order the 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: 9.6.2009.
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