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UK-Sunderland: travel agency and similar services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   SUNDERLAND
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:320621-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 19, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 23, 2009
Buyer:   UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND
SUNDERLAND, Sunderland
United Kingdom
Email:   Click here

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 223/2009, #320621-2009
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): University of Sunderland,
Planning & Financial Services, 2nd Floor, Edinburgh Building, City Campus,
Chester Road, Attn: Maureen Casey, UK-Sunderland SR1 3SD. Tel. +44
1915152473. E-mail: tenders@sunderland.ac.uk. Fax +44 1915152034.
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:
Other.
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:
Business Travel Management Services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 20.
Main place of performance: Sunderland.
NUTS code: UKC23.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Appointment of
Travel Management Companies capable of providing an efficient responsive
service to the University of Sunderland. Agents must be capable of
advising the most cost effective travel options with the ability to
secure, Air, Rail (UK and Foreign, Inc Eurostar), Hotel, Car Hire and
Ferry Tickets. Associated Business Travel Facilities for example Passport,
Visa and Emergency Aid should be available. Agents must be able to
demonstrate a proactive account management capability, variety of payment
methods, management information reporting and the ability to utilise
current and future technology to best advantage.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 63510000.
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: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: There will be an option for the University
to extend the contract duration by 1 year.
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: Suppliers
will be expected to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) which
must be returned when requested. Applicants will need to satisfy the
awarding authority that they possess the technical ability, experience,
financial standing, health and safety policy and procedures, environmental
and quality system and the ability to meet the requirements of the
service.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Information will be
requested in the form of a pre qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
Information will be requested in the form of a pre qualification
questionnaire.
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.
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:
UoS/Travel Tender/1109.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Payable documents:
Price: 50.00 pounds GBP.
Terms and method of payment: To participate in this tender please submit a
cheque for 50.00 pounds sterling made payable to the "University of
Sunderland" with the request to participate sent to:
Maureen Casey.
University of Sunderland.
Planning & Finance.
2nd Floor Edinburgh Building
Chester Road.
Sunderland.
SR1 3SD, UNITED KINGDOM.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
23.12.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
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: II.3) Duration of the contract or
time-limit for completion: Starting: 4.2010.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Body responsible for
mediation procedures:
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may
be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 17.11.2009.
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