UK-London: cleaning services

Request For Proposals

UK-London: cleaning services

2220 - Contract notice

General Information

Country:    United Kingdom
Deadline for Responses:   Jan 16, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication:   #195132-2003 in 217 issue
Publication Date:   Nov 11, 2003
Awarding Authority:   CHELSEA, LONDON
Contract Nature:   Service contract
Procedure Type:   Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Global tender
Awarding Criteria:   The most economic tender
Original Language(s):   English
Abstract:   UK-London: contract to clean schools and education premises. Daily, weekly and periodic cleaning of primary schools and nursereies, youth centres and other education premises cleaning services. Building-cleaning services. School cleaning services. CPV: 74700000, 74731000, 74760000.

Goods, Works and Services
Regions:  
  • UK550 - GREATER LONDON
Commodities:  

Summary
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: Chelsea,
Att: Roger van Goethem, The Town Hall, Hornton Street, Kensington,
UK-London W8 7NX. Tel.: 020 7361 3345. Fax: 020 7938 3690. E-mail:
roger.vangoethem@rbkc.gov.uk. URL: www.rbkc.gov.uk.
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained: As in I.1.
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: As in I.1.
I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent: As
in I.1.
I.5) Type of contracting authority: Regional/local level.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) Description
II.1.3) Type of service contract Service category: 14.
II.1.4) Framework agreement: No.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-London: contract to clean schools and education premises.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: Daily, weekly and periodic
cleaning of primary schools and nursereies, youth centres and other
education premises cleaning services. Building-cleaning services. School
cleaning services.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance: 20
premises in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London Greater
London
NUTS code: UK550.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74700000, 74731000,
74760000.
II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC): CPC: 853, 8532,
85320.
II.1.9) Division into lots: No.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted: No.
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: 13 Primary schools, 2 nurseries, 2
youth centres, 1 training centre, 1 PRU and 1 adminstration office.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: Starting:
1.8.2004 - Ending: 31.7.2008.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: The successful contractor
will be required to enter into a performance bond and/or a parent-company
guarantee.
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: Payment of the contract sum will be made by the
individual premises in 12 equal instalments per annum.
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the
contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities
necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and
technical capacity required: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(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 in 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 been convicted of an offence concerning his professional conduct
by a judgement which has the force of res judicata;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means
which the contracting authorities can justify;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information
required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for
qualitative selection;
(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 authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in
accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is
established or those of the country of the contracting authority;
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
(b)the submission of the firm's balance sheets or extracts there from,
where publication of a balance sheet is required under company law in the
country in which the supplier is established;
(c)a statement of the firm's overall turnover and its turnover in respect
of the goods to which the contract relates for the previous three
financial years;
Applicants will be sent a Prequalification Questionnaire that will
require them to provide copies of audited accounts.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Provision of the service is reserved to a specific profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities required to state the names and professional
qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the
contract: Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender:
Number: 20.
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
16.1.2004. Time: 17:00.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 20.2.2004.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.2) Indication whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the
estimated timing for further notices to be published: This is a recurrent
procurement. The next anticipated appearance of the Contract Notice will
be in November 2007 or 2008.
VI.3) The contract relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds:
No.
VI.4) Additional information: Companies that completed a
Prequalification Questionnaire for Kensington & Chelsea's Corporate
Cleaning Contract (OJEU Ref 03/S 134-120927/EN) advertised on 16 July
2003 must notify the Contracting Authority by 16/1/04 of their wish to be
considered amongst those issued with an Invitation to Tender for this
contract. There will be no need for such companies to complete another
Prequalification Questionnaire.
Companies that were issued with a Prequalification Questionnaire in
connection with OJEU Ref 03/S 134-120927/EN but did not return it must
re-apply to the Contracting Authority by 16 January 2004 for another
copy, if they wish to be considered amongst those issued with an
Invitation to Tender.
All other companies have unitl 16/1/04 to express an interest and they
will be sent a Prequalification Questionnaire.
In the event that more than 20 companies satisfy the selection criteria,
those invited to tender will be randomly selected.
GO Reference: GO 03110627/01.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 7.11.2003.