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UK-Leicester: fruit, vegetables and related products

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   LEICESTER
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:262023-2010
Publication Date:   Sep 3, 2010
Deadline:   Sep 30, 2010
Buyer:   EASTERN SHIRES PURCHASING ORGANISATION (WWW.ESPO.ORG) ON BEHALF OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   EASTERN SHIRES PURCHASING ORGANISATION (WWW.ESPO.ORG) ON BEHALF OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET
LEICESTER, LONDON
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.espo.org

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice type: 01221 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 171/2010, #262023-2010
Referenced Document Number: 338063-2009
Contract Nature: Supply contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Supplies
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (www.espo.org) on behalf of The
London Borough of Barnet
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
Attn: Pola Walecka - Asst. Contracts Admin Officer
LE19 1ES Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1162657928
E-mail: p.walecka@espo.org
Fax +44 1162944399
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority www.espo.org
Address of the buyer profile www.espo.org
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
Other Local Authority Services
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
UK-London: potatoes, fruit and vegetables - 75b/10.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Supplies
Purchase
Main place of delivery The principal users of the contract will be schools
and education establishments in The London Borough of Barnet although
throughout the period of the contract other eligible establishments within
The London Borough of Barnet may opt to take advantage of the contract.
NUTS code UKI
II.1.3) The notice involves
The establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 2
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
estimated cost excluding VAT 1 500 000 GBP
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
ESPO, on behalf of London Borough of Barnet, invites tenders for supply
and delivery of Fruit and Vegetables to establishments within the London
Borough of Barnet. Whilst the preference is for a single source of supply,
the Borough will consider all innovative approaches and thus reserves the
right to award to more than one contractor across the scope of the
requirement. CPV Code: fruit, vegetables and related products.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
15300000
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: The framework has the option to extend for
up to a further 24 months. The total estimated value stated in Section
II.1.4.2 includes the option period.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 22.10.2010. Completion 21.10.2012
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
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
The Supplier agrees that there shall be no discrimination by it against
any person with respect to opportunity for employment or conditions of
employment, because of age, culture, disability, gender, marital status,
race, religion or sexual orientation. The Supplier shall in all matters
arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the provisions of
the Sex Discrimination act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995
and any regulations made there under. The Supplier shall in all matters
arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the provisions of
the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. The Supplier must comply
with the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976 and the Race Relations
(Amendment) Act 2002 and shall ensure that they perform their
responsibilities under this Agreement with due regard to the need to
eliminate unlawful racial discrimination, and to promote equality of
opportunity and good relationships between different racial groups.
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 within invitation to tender.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required As detailed within
invitation to tender.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met:
As detailed within invitation to tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
As detailed within invitation to tender.
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
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.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
75B/10
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
Prior information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2009/S 236-338063 of 8.12.2009
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents 23.9.2010
Payable documents No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
30.9.2010 - 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 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for
economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). For the
avoidance of doubt, the contracting authority confirms that no weight will
be attached to whether or not an economic operator is an SME in selecting
economic operators to participate or in assessing the most economically
advantageous tender.
GO reference: GO 10090111/01.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: ESPO, on behalf of
The London Borough of Barnet, will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days
standstill period at the point information on the decision to award the
contract is communicated to tenderers. This decision notice will
incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons
(if any) why a tenderer did not meet any technical specification, the
identity of the successful tenderer(s) and a precise statement of when the
standstill period is expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the
award decision must be communicated to the address stated in section I.1
within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge regarding the
decision to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) provide for aggrieved
parties who have suffered harm or are at risk of harm by a breach of the
procurement rules to take action in the High Court (England Wales and
Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally
within 3 months) (NB this time limit may be reduced to 30 days in
circumstances where the contract award has been publicised to all
participants in accordance with the Regulations). Where a legal challenge
is launched against the award decision ESPO is obliged to suspend the
making of the contract. Where a challenge is made after the contract has
been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and/or
shortened and/or a fine imposed by the court, but only where the court are
satisfied that there has been a serious breach of the procurement rules.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
1.9.2010
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