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UK-Shrewsbury: catering services

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General Information

Country:    United Kingdom
Deadline for Specification:   Jan 20, 2004
Deadline for Responses:   Jan 21, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication:   #215553-2003 in 242 issue
Publication Date:   Dec 16, 2003
Referenced Document Number:  
Awarding Authority:   WEST MERCIA SUPPLIES (ON BEHALF OF BOROUGH OF TELFORD & WREKIN), SHREWSBURY
Contract Nature:   Service contract
Procedure Type:   Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Not defined
Awarding Criteria:   The most economic tender
Original Language(s):   English
Abstract:   CS832 - Provision of catering services at Burton Borough School, Newport, Shropshire. The Contracting Authority intends to set up a contract for the provision of catering services at Burton Borough School, Newport, Shropshire, for a period of up to 3 years commencing 16.7.2004, with the option of a possible extension to the contract period of a further two 12-month periods.

Goods, Works and Services
Regions:  
  • UK721 - SHROPSHIRE
Commodities:  

Summary
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: West Mercia
Supplies (on behalf of Borough of Telford & Wrekin), Att: Managing
Director, Holsworth Park, Oxon Business Park, Bicton Heath, UK-Shrewsbury
SY3 5HJ. Tel.: 01743 237309. Fax: 01743 242808.
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: 17.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
CS832 - Provision of catering services at Burton Borough School, Newport,
Shropshire.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: The Contracting Authority
intends to set up a contract for the provision of catering services at
Burton Borough School, Newport, Shropshire, for a period of up to 3 years
commencing 16.7.2004, with the option of a possible extension to the
contract period of a further two 12-month periods.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
UK-Newport, Shropshire, within the Borough of Telford & Wrekin.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted: Yes.
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: See tender documents for details.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: Starting:
16.7.2004 - Ending: 15.7.2006.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: See tender documents for
details.
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: See tender documents for details.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers,
contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded: See
tender documents for details.
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: Enterprises wishing to be considered for
inclusion in the tender process must first complete and return a request
to participate questionnaire by the date in paragraph IV.3.3. The
questionnaire can be obtained on request, by writing to the Managing
Director, quoting reference CSS32. The information in the questionnaire
shall form the basis for the selection of suppliers to be invited to
tender. Depending on the level of response, the Contracting Authority
reserves the right to undertake subsequent stages of selection prior to
the issue of a formal invitation to tender.
III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: See above III 2.1.
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
See above III 2.1.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: See above III
2.1.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
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: 6.
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional
documents: Obtainable until: 20.1.2004.
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
21.1.2004. Time: 16:00.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 28.1.2004.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders
IV.3.7.2) Date, time and place: 11.3.2004West Mercia Supplies, Holsworth
Park, Oxon Business Park, Bicton Heath, UK-Shrewsbury SY3 5HJ, Shropshire.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.1) Non-mandatory notice: No.
VI.4) Additional information: Applications are invited from proven
service providers who are able to provide catering services including
school meals, lunch, mid-morning break and potential breakfast services
at the Burton Borough School, Newport, Shropshire, which is a secondary
school of approximately 1 000 pupils situated within the Borough of
Telford & Wrekin.
Conforming tenders to be submitted. However, variants may be considered
but the Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any variants.
In the event of the tender response being inadequate in either the number
of bids received or the quality of bids received, the contracting
authority will move automatically to the negotiated procedure without a
further notice. Any move to the Negotiated Procedure will apply for the
full duration of the contract.
The contracting authority reserves the right not to award a contract or
to award any option(s) it so wishes.
Enterprises selected to submit a tender should not assume that their
selection implies any recognition or acceptance of their suitability to
undertake the contract.
Service providers selected for inclusion in the tendering process will be
invited to complete tender documents.
West Mercia Supplies reserves the right to allow any of its constituent
authorities to join this arrangement at any time before the expiry date.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 8.12.2003.