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UK-London: estates and valuation services

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UK-London: estates and valuation services

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General Information

Country:    United Kingdom
Deadline for Responses:   May 15, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Union, with participation of GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication:   #63034-2004 in 74/ issue
Publication Date:   Apr 15, 2004
Awarding Authority:   LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON, CONTRACTS ADMINISTRATION UNIT, 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: estates and valuation services. The council is seeking to appoint a firm of surveyors or property consultants to undertake a significant proportion of its professional estates and valuation workload which is currently performed in-house.The scope of the contract includes valuation, rating, landlord and tenant, agency and general property management. Real estate services. CPV: 70000000.

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: London
Borough of Islington, Contracts Administration Unit, Att: John Gribbin,
Town Hall, Upper Street, UK-London N1 2UD. Tel.: 020 7527 3139. Fax: 020
7527 3013. E-mail: john.gribbin@islington.gov.uk. URL:
www.islington.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: 27.
II.1.4) Framework agreement: No.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-London: estates and valuation services.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: The council is seeking to
appoint a firm of surveyors or property consultants to undertake a
significant proportion of its professional estates and valuation workload
which is currently performed in-house.The scope of the contract includes
valuation, rating, landlord and tenant, agency and general property
management. Real estate services.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
London Borough of Islington.
NUTS code: UK550.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 70000000.
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: The contract workload relates to a
current staff complement of 25.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: 36 months
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: A performance bond or
parent-company guarantee may be required.
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: As stated in tender documents.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers,
contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded: Joint
and several liability.
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;
(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;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information
required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for
qualitative selection.
III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: Certificate of
enrolment on the professional or trade register under the conditions laid
down by the laws of the Member State in which he is established, for
instance on the Register of Companies in the United Kingdom and Ireland
or declaration on oath or solemn declaration.
Extract from the judicial record or, failing this, an equivalent document
issued by a competent judicial or legal authority in the country of
origin or the country whence that person comes, or declaration on oath or
solemn declaration.
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
(a) Appropriate statements from bankers.
(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.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: Applicants must
provide:
a statement of the applicant's experience in the delivery of professional
estates and valuation services;
a statement of the applicant's experience in providing services to local
authorities;
a list of at least four past or present customers of the applicant who
can be approached for technical references;
a statement of the applicant's professional resources, including
professional indemnity insurance;
a statement of the applicant's quality assurance procedures;
a statement of the applicant's general approach to the management and
organisation of contracts such as this.
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: 4.
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting
authority: 04/049.
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 37
days from dispatch of notice.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 2.8.2004.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.3) The contract relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds:
No.
VI.4) Additional information: The term of the contract is for three
years with the authority having the option to extend for a further two
years. TUPE will apply to this contract. Interested parties should
express their interest in writing (preferably by e-mail to
john.gribbin@islington.gov.uk) no later than 17:00 on the 17th May 2004
and return the pre-qualification questionnaire to the Contracts
Administration Manager, Room 111, Islington Town Hall, Upper Street,
London N1 2UD no later than 12:00 hours on the 31st May 2004.
GO reference: GO 04040815/02.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 8.4.2004.