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UK-Wokingham: agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   WOKINGHAM
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:74231-2010
Publication Date:   Mar 12, 2010
Deadline:   Apr 19, 2010
Buyer:   WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   WOKINGHAM BOROUGH COUNCIL
WOKINGHAM, Berkshire
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.wokingham.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 50/2010, #74231-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global or partial 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): Wokingham Borough Council,
Civic Offices, Shute End, Attn: Joan Grady, Wokingham RG40 1WL, UNITED
KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1189746308. E-mail: gmctender@wokingham.gov.uk. Fax +44
1189746312.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.wokingham.gov.uk.
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:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Grounds maintenance contract.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 12.
Main place of performance: Wokingham Borough.
NUTS code: UKJ11.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The grounds
maintenance contract is for the upkeep of parks and open spaces,
cemeteries, play areas, sports grounds, pavilions, highway verges,
schools, sponsored roundabouts and property sites.
The work comprises grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance, litter bin
emptying, hedge cutting, sports pitch maintenance and attendant duties,
play area maintenance, pavilion cleaning and various other grounds
maintenance duties.
The Tender process will consist of three options:
1.Grounds Maintenance for the Northern Area of the Borough only.
2.Grounds Maintenance for the Southern Area of the Borough only.
3.Grounds Maintenance for the combined Northern and Southern Areas of the
Borough.
Options 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive from Option 3.For clarification if
Options 1 and 2 are taken up there will be 2 separate contracts and if
Option 3 is taken up only 1 contract will be awarded.
The contractor will provide all manpower, management, resources, equipment
and depot facilities.
The initial contract will be for a period of 5 years from 1.4.2011 to
31.3.2016 with the option to extend for up to a further 2 years subject to
satisfactory performance and mutual agreement of the parties.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 77000000, 77100000,
77300000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders should be submitted for: one or more lots.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: See II.1.5.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.4.2011. Completion: 31.3.2016.
INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS
LOT NO 1
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 77000000, 77100000, 77300000.
LOT NO 2
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 77000000, 77100000, 77300000.
LOT NO 3
2) COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV): 77000000, 77100000, 77300000.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: A Performance Bond will be
required for 15 % of the annual value of the contract. (The Bondsman to be
approved by the Council) or if the successful Tenderer is a subsidiary
company a Parent Company Guarantee may be acceptable at the Council's sole
discretion.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Payment will be
monthly in arrears and will normally be within 28 days of receipt of a
properly rendered invoice.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
As detailed in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Tender
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: As detailed
in the PQQ and Tender documents.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As detailed in the PQQ
and Tender documents.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
As detailed in the PQQ and 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:
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: 3. Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As
determined by the responses to the PQQ.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
1. Value for money. Weighting: 50.
2. Technical ability. Weighting: 20.
3. Quality/performance management. Weighting: 15.
4. Financial stability. Weighting: 10.
5. Environmental considerations. Weighting: 5.
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.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
19.4.2010.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 10.3.2010.
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