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General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   NEWPORT
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:312048-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 10, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 14, 2009
Buyer:   WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   WALES & WEST UTILITIES LIMITED
NEWPORT, SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.wwutilities.co.uk

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Notice Type: 2520 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 216/2009, #312048-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Wales & West Utilities
Limited, Wales & West House, Spooner Close, Celtic Springs, Coedkernew,
Contact: Lee Mozley, UK-Newport NP10 8FZ. E-mail:
procurementenquiries@wwutilities.co.uk.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.wwutilities.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Production,
transport and distribution of gas and heat.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Supply of Carbon Steel Linepipe for Gas Distribution.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: Various locations throughout Wales and South West
England.
NUTS code: UKK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Supply of
carbon steel linepipe and coatings for high pressure gas distribution, to
meet the requirements of C4Gas specification.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 65000000, 65200000,
65210000, 44160000, 44161000, 44161100, 44161500, 44161110.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Supply of carbon steel linepipe and
coatings for high pressure gas distribution, to meet the requirements of
C4Gas specification.
Full technical specifications and estimated requirements are available on
request from Wales & West Utilities Ltd. (via the e-mail address in
section I.1).
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.4.2010. Completion: 31.3.2013.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: To be identified in Invitation
to Tender documentation if required by WWU Ltd.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: To be identified in
Invitation to Tender documentation if required by WWU Ltd.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: To be identified in Invitation to
Tender documentation if required by WWU Ltd.
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: It is the
preference of the contracting entity that all interested parties are
registered suppliers on Achilles (www.achilles.com).
It is a requirement that any successful tenderer will be registered on the
Achilles system prior to contract commencement.
Applicants will be ineligible for participation in the tender process
where the applicant:
a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered
by the court, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is
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 for an
arrangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar
proceedings under national laws or regulations;
c) has a serving director or partner who has been convicted of an offence
concerning his professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of
res judicata;
d) has a serving director or partner who has been guilty of grave
professional misconduct proven by a judgement which the contracting entity
can justify;
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 those of the country of the
contracting entity;
f) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information
required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for
qualitative criteria.
Applicants must supply a statement with their request to participate
confirming that none of the foregoing apply.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Applicants are required to
state the following annual figures for the last 3 years accounts:
1. Turnover (in GBP, EUR or local currency)
2. Gross Profit (in GBP, EUR or local currency).
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Applicants are required to demonstrate
experience of similar contracts. Applicants request to participate should
include details of relevant experience specifically:
— Name of contract,
— Name of client,
— Value of contract (total or per annum),
— Duration of contract,
— Name of referee.
Applicants should include details of a maximum of 3 contracts undertaken
in the last 5 years.
Applicants expressing an interest to participate should contact Wales &
West Utilities Ltd. (via the e-mail address in section I.1) to obtain a
copy of the C4Gas specification.
Applicants wishing to be considered for the next stage of the selection
process will need to demonstrate they are able to supply carbon steel
linepipe that meets the requirements of the C4Gas specification.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal persons 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
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents: 7.12.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
14.12.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Applicants responding to this Notice, who
satisfy the conditions as indicated in section III, will be invited to
take part in a comprehensive tender process. This tender process will
determine whether applicants can provide an economically advantageous
service to the client, which may lead to an award of contract.
Applicants must provide details of a single point of contact including an
electronic mail address that will be used for further communications. Any
communications from applicants, including the request to participate, must
be by electronic mail or letter to the address shown in section I.1.
Applicants are advised that the contract duration indicated in section
II.3 is an indicative minimum period under consideration. The dates and
associated conditions will be stipulated in the Invitation to Tender.
Applicants should note that Wales & West Utilities Ltd employs an
eSourcing system and all participants will be required to use this system
whilst tendering. Further information on the eSourcing system will be
provided at tender stage.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: Wales & West Utilities Ltd will incorporate a minimum 10
calendar day standstill period at the point of 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 2 working days from
notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and
that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before
expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be
requested from the address in section I.1.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 6.11.2009.
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