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UK-Barrow in Furness: research and development services and related consultancy services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   BARROW IN FURNESS
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:260528-2009
Publication Date:   Sep 19, 2009
Deadline:   Nov 27, 2009
Buyer:   BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   BARROW IN FURNESS BOROUGH COUNCIL
BARROW IN FURNESS, NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.thechest.nwiep.org.uk

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 181/2009, #260528-2009
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): Barrow in Furness Borough
Council, Town Hall, Contact: Mr Mohamad Saleh, Attn: Mr Mohamad Saleh,
UK-Barrow in Furness LA14 2LD. Tel. +44 1229876433. E-mail:
msaleh@barrowbc.gov.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
the chest. URL: www.thechest.nwiep.org.uk.
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:
Provision of Internal Audit Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 9.
Main place of performance: Barrow in Furness, Cumbria, UK.
NUTS code: UKD.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Estimated total value of
purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded: 135 000.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Summary:
Provision of statutory internal audit function for the Borough Council.
Additional services of coordinating the Council’s involvement with
National Fraud Initiative, provision of the Council’s Fraud Hotline and
Whistle blowing service, auditing of community centre and charity
accounts, and external funding checks on behalf of the Council as the
accountable body. The Council requires a substantial on-site presence at
all times.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 60 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
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: Pass to be
obtained in relevant criteria assessed by the PQQ. (Pre-Qualification
Questionairre).
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Pass to be obtained in
relevant criteria assessed by the PQQ. (Pre-Qualification Questionairre).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Pass to be obtained in
relevant criteria assessed by the PQQ. (Pre-Qualification Questionairre).
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
Pass to be obtained in relevant criteria assessed by the PQQ.
(Pre-Qualification Questionairre).
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: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 1. Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Technical Criteria scores as identified in the PQQ. (Pre Qualification
Questionnairre.).
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.3.2) 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: 27.11.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
27.11.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 17.12.2009.
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: 26.1.2010 - 12:00.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Mohamad Saleh, Ola Oduwole, Sue Roberts, Tom Campbell.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: Yes.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To express an interest and participate in
this tender opportunity all parties must register their interest via "the
chest" www.thechest.nwiep.org.uk. Registration is free of charge and will
assist in the delivery of a fair and transparent tender.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Barrow Borough Council,
Ola Oduwole, Solicitor and Corporate Services Director, Town Hall, Duke
Street, UK-Barrow in Furness LA14 2LD. E-mail: ooduwole@barrowbc.gov.uk.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 16.9.2009.
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