UK-Stafford: fruit, vegetables and related products

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   STAFFORD
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:176408-2009
Publication Date:   Jun 27, 2009
Deadline:   Jul 28, 2009
Buyer:   STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
STAFFORD , WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND)  
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.staffordshire.gov.uk/purchasing

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2120 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 121/2009, #176408-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Restricted 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): Staffordshire County Council,
Staffordshire Procurement, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Attn:
Gillian Sperrink, UK-Stafford ST16 2DH. Tel. +44 1785854652. E-mail:
sp@staffordshire.gov.uk. Fax +44 1785854660.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.staffordshire.gov.uk/purchasing.
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:
Supply and Delivery of Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Staffordshire.
NUTS code: UKG.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with
several operators.
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6.
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 3 200 000 and 3 500 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The County
Council is looking to appoint providers to supply and deliver fresh fruit
and vegetables on a call off basis as and when required.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 15300000.
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: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit
and vegetables to Schools, Children's Units and Social Care and Health
establishments throughout the County of Staffordshire.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 3 200 000 and 3 500 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: Initial contract period 1.1.2010 to
31.12.2012 with the option to extend for a further period of up to 12
months. The options will be exercised at the discretion of the County
Council.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.1.2010. Completion: 31.12.2013.
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
TITLE: Leek Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Childrens Unit
establishments in the Leek area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 2
TITLE: Newcastle Under Lyme Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Childrens Unit
establishments in the Newcastle Under Lyme area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 3
TITLE: Cheadle Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Childrens Unit
establishments in the Cheadle area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 4
TITLE: Stone Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Stone area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 5
TITLE: Uttoxeter Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Uttoxeter area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 6
TITLE: Burton On Trent Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Burton On Trent area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 7
TITLE: Lichfield
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Lichfield area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 8
TITLE: Tamworth
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Tamworth area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 9
TITLE: Cannock Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Cannock area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 10
TITLE: South Staffordshire Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the South Staffordshire area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
LOT NO 11
TITLE: Stafford Area
1) SHORT DESCRIPTION: The supply and delivery of fresh fruit and
vegetables to Schools and Social Care and Health and Children's Unit
establishments in the Stafford area of Staffordshire.
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 15300000.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Not applicable.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Payments may be made
following acceptance by the banking agents of the County Council.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: No special legal form is required by
the grouping of providers but each provider will be required to become
jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance.
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: Any tender
may be rejected from a company/organisation who interalia:
(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 May 1997 and Article 3(1) of Council
Joint Action 98/742/JHA 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 June 1991 on prevention
of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Please refer to Regulation no 23 of the Public Procurement Regulations
2006 (SI No 5) for additional rejection criteria (see link).
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2006/20060005.htm.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Financial checks will be
undertaken for economic operators using the Councils current financial
assessors n2check (www.n2check.com). Economic operators will be assessed
according to the level of risk stipulated by n2checkEconomic . Any
Economic Operator being given an above average (or lower) risk rating may
be disqualified.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The organisation should
hold as a minimum the following insurance levels or be able to provide
with their response, a written statement advising that should they be
awarded the contract they will have the required levels of insurance in
place for the commencement of the contract.
Public Liability 5 000 000 GBP.
Employers Liability 10 000 000 GBP.
Professional Indemnity 2 000 000 GBP.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Minimum level(s) of standards possibly
required:
ISO9001 or equivalent.
ISO2200 or equivalent.
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.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
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: 5. Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Quality
40 %.
Technical Capacity 40 %.
Organisation Capacity 20 %.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
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:
PC251.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
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: 24.7.2009 - 15:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
28.7.2009 - 15:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 20.8.2009.
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: 29.7.2009.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: Yes.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Every 4 years.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: For further details of forthcoming
tenders/contracts please visit http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/business/
procurement/.
This notice is for a framework agreement for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
and is not in itself a contract and there is no guarantee of volumes of
business under this agreement.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Body responsible for
mediation procedures:
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum ten (10)
calendar day standstill period at the point when 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 contract is entered into. Applicants have two (2)
working days from the notification of the award decision to request
additional debriefing. Such information has to be provided a minimum of
three (3) working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such
additional information should be requested from (please refer to the named
person in the address in part I.1).
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract is not 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 three
(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. The purpose of the standstill
period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set
aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 26.6.2009.
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