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Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   LONDON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:65289-2010
Publication Date:   Mar 10, 2010
Deadline:   Apr 6, 2010
Buyer:   LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom
Email:   Click here

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Notice Type: 2540 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 44/2010, #65289-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender


Update: Mar 10, 2010


Notice Type: 8098 - Additional information
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 48/2010, #69561-2010
Referenced Document Number: 65289-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): London Bus Services Limited,
Palestra, Zone Y3, 7th Floor, 197 Blackfriars Road, Attn: Chris Gilham,
London SE1 8NJ, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 2030541462. E-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.tfl.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.tfl.bravosolution.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: URL: www.tfl.bravosolution.co.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic
purchasing system) can be obtained at: URL: www.tfl.bravosolution.co.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: URL:
www.tfl.bravosolution.co.uk.
I.2) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Urban
railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Painting of Bus Shelters.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 1.
Main place of performance: UK.
NUTS code: UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Painting of Bus
Shelters.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 50000000, 45442120,
45442180, 45442121.
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: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: There are approximately 6 896 non
advertising bus shelters in the London area and the purpose of the
contract will be to provide a one stop shop solution for the painting of
bus shelters.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: An option, exercised at the sole discretion
of London Bus Services Limited (LBSL), to extend the contract for up to a
further twenty four months.
provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 36 (from
the award of the contract).
in the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent
calls for competition: in months: 48 (from the award of the contract).
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 36 (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: The Contracting Authority's
requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Negotiate documents. A
Parent Company or Performance Bond may be required.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: The Contracting
Authority's requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Negotiate
documents.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: The Contracting Authority shall
require that any Contract(s) awarded will be entered into by a single
entity on behalf of the successful candidate(s).
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: To express
an interest in this tender your company needs to be registered on the
eSourcing portal. To register or to check if you are already registered
log on to https://tfl.bravosolution.co.uk It is important that suppliers
do not register more then once so please read carefully the instructions
on the home page before proceeding with a registration. If you are not
registered click on the green Register link. Complete the online form as
requested, make a note of your chosen Username and Save. From the next
screen either Continue - to select your supplier type or Exit. You will
shortly receive a welcome e mail from help@bravosolution.co.uk. Read this
e mail fully before continuing and following its instructions. When you
first sign into the site you will be requested to Accept the Conditions of
Use. If you agree you may continue by selecting Enter. You will be asked
to change your password and Submit. On entering the Portal for the first
time it is useful to read the Getting Started information. To access the
documents for this notice: Click on the link for - PQQs open to all
suppliers - and search for PQQ Code pqq_29097. When you click on the PQQ
and Express an Interest it will move to your My PQQs area where you can
then manage it. There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you
to perform (there is detailed online help available). If you require any
further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the
eTendering help desk.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Specific information shall be
required in a pre-qualification questionnaire. Interested parties should
note that they may be additionally required to supply copies of at least
three years of their audited accounts. Services of an independent third
party financial assessment agency may also be used.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Interested parties will be required to
undergo assessment via pre-qualification questionnaire and the ITN if
invited at a later stage.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
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: Negotiated
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 below
1. Technical. Weighting: 0.
2. Financial. Weighting: 80-95.
3. Commercial. Weighting: 5-20.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: Yes.
TfL reserves the right to utilise an electronic aution as a means of
offering tenderers the opportunity to rebid. Further information will be
provided in the course of the tendering process.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
PRO1742.
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
6.4.2010 - 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: Yes.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 or 5 years.
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The procurement process is being conducted
on behalf of Transport for London (TfL). TfL is a complex organisation
operating both as a Functional Body of the Greater London Authority (GLA)
under the direction of the Mayor of London and as a provider of transport
services. The services supplies or works may be provided to TfL and/or its
subsidiaries and/or the GLA or any other authority that is subject to the
requirements of either EU directive 2004/17/EC or 2004/18/EC. It is
anticipated that a contract(s) will be awarded by London Bus Services
Limited but any part of TfL and/or any of its subsidiaries may award
Contract(s). The Awarding Authority reserves the right to withdraw from
the procurement process and may award a contract(s) in whole, in part, or
not at all as a result of the competition called for by this notice and
the Awarding Authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses
incurred by any candidates in considering and/or responding to the
procurement process. All discussions and meetings will be conducted in
English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in sterling and
all payments made under the contract will be in sterling. TfL and/or any
subsidiary of TfL or the GLA may interview any or all companies who
express an interest for tendering for this work. If and when this
requirement is offered to tender, it may be done in whole or in part via
electronic means using the Internet, and may also be through the medium of
an electronic reverse auction. TfL strongly supports and implements the
Greater London Authority Group Responsible Procurement Policy. Details
about the policy can be found on www.london.gov.uk/rp. Further details as
to the application of the Greater London Authority Group Responsible
Procurement Policy to this procurement will be set out in the tender
documents.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Refer to section VI.4.2.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: London Bus Services Limited will incorporate a standstill
period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information
on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum
of 10 calander days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge
the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2005 No 6) 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).
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 2.3.2010.


London Bus Services Limited, Palestra, Zone Y3, 7th Floor, 197 Blackfriars
Road, attn: Chris Gilham UK-SE1 8NJ London. Tel. +44 2030541462. E-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk.
(Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, 4.3.2010,
2010/S 44-065289)
RE: CPV: 50000000, 45442121, 45442180, 45442120.
Repair and maintenance services.
Painting work of structures.
Repainting work.
Instead of: III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including
requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
To express an interest in this tender your company needs to be registered
on the eSourcing portal. To register or to check if you are already
registered log on to https://tfl.bravosolution.co.uk It is important that
suppliers do not register more then once so please read carefully the
instructions on the home page before proceeding with a registration. If
you are not registered click on the green register link. Complete the
online form as requested, make a note of your chosen username and save.
From the next screen either continue - to select your supplier type or
exit. You will shortly receive a welcome e mail from
help@bravosolution.co.uk. Read this e mail fully before continuing and
following its instructions. When you first sign into the site you will be
requested to accept the conditions of use. If you agree you may continue
by selecting enter. You will be asked to change your password and submit.
On entering the portal for the first time it is useful to read the getting
started information. To access the documents for this notice: Click on the
link for - PQQs open to all suppliers - and search for PQQ Code pqq_29097.
When you click on the PQQ and express an interest it will move to your My
PQQs area where you can then manage it. There may be a mixture of online &
offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help
available). If you require any further assistance please consult the
online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
Read: III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including
requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
To express an interest in this tender your company needs to be registered
on the eSourcing portal. To register or to check if you are already
registered log on to https://tfl.bravosolution.co.uk It is important that
suppliers do not register more then once so please read carefully the
instructions on the home page before proceeding with a registration. If
you are not registered click on the green register link. Complete the
online form as requested, make a note of your chosen username and save.
From the next screen either continue - to select your supplier type or
exit. You will shortly receive a welcome e mail from
help@bravosolution.co.uk. Read this e mail fully before continuing and
following its instructions. When you first sign into the site you will be
requested to accept the conditions of use. If you agree you may continue
by selecting enter. You will be asked to change your password and submit.
On entering the portal for the first time it is useful to read the getting
started information. To access the documents for this notice: Click on the
link for - PQQs open to all suppliers - and search for PQQ Code pqq_29128.
When you click on the PQQ and express an interest it will move to your My
PQQs area where you can then manage it. There may be a mixture of online &
offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help
available). If you require any further assistance please consult the
online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
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