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General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   LONDON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:303916-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 2, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 21, 2009
Buyer:   CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   CITY OF LONDON CORPORATION
LONDON, LONDON
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.cityoflondon.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: 211/2009, #303916-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open 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): City of London Corporation, PO
Box 270, Attn: Mr Paul Mathews, UK-London EC2P 2EJ. Tel. +44 2073321309.
E-mail: paul.mathews@cityoflondon.gov.uk.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/
LGNL_Services/Business/Tenders_and_contracts/buyer_profile.htm.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
Public order and safety.
Environment.
Economic and financial affairs.
Housing and community amenities.
Social protection.
Recreation, culture and religion.
Education.
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:
City of London Investment Consultancy Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 6.
Main place of performance: Central and Greater London.
NUTS code: UKI.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The City is
looking to appoint consultants for the supply of an investment consultancy
service for the investment assets of the Pension Fund, City’s Cash and
Bridge House Estates.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 66131100, 66100000,
66120000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
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.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: As specified in contract
documents.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: As set out in the
contract documents.
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.
As specified in contract documents.
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: Prospective
bidders will be required to complete and submit a Mutual Non-Disclosure
Agreement (available from the City of London).
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Further details set out
in the Invitation to Tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Further details set out
in the Invitation to Tender documents.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
Further details set out in the Invitation to Tender documents.
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:
Yes.
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.3.2) 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: 14.12.2009 - 17:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
21.12.2009 - 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: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: 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: Regarding II.3 above, the duration of the
contract will be for 3 years (36 months) with an option to extend the
contract for a further 2 years (24 months). If you wish to apply for this
contract please follow the steps below: Register your company free of
charge via the London Tenders Portal https://www.londontenders.org/
procontract/supplier.nsf/frm_home?openFormAwait acceptance. You will
receive an email confirming your username and password for the London
Tenders Portal. Use your username and password to log into the London
Tenders Portal and express your interest in the City of London Investment
Consultancy Services contract. Shortly after you have expressed interest,
you will receive a second email containing a link to access the Tender
Documents.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: The High Court of Justice
of England and Wales.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 29.10.2009.
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