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07/07/2009
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European Communities – Services – Restricted procedure
UK-London: digital-TV boxes
2009/S 127-185770
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Department for Business Innovation and Skills, 1 Victoria Street, Contact: Paresh Rayvadera, Attn: Paresh Rayvadera, UK-London SW1H 0ET. Tel. +44 2072153682. E-mail: paresh.rayvadera@bis.gsi.gov.uk. Fax +44 2072155442.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.bis.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.bis.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:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
UK-London: testing of consumer digital tv reception equipment for ease of use.
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services.
Service category: No 27.
Main place of performance: United Kingdom.
Service category: No 27.
Main place of performance: United Kingdom.
NUTS code: UK .
II.1.3)
The notice involves:
A public contract.
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Testing of consumer digital TV reception equipment for ease of use: Period 1.1.2010 - 31.12.2011.
Contracted activities.
a) Purchase consumer equipment available in the UK market as necessary, - test and assess it according to criteria agreed with BIS,
b) Provide comparative information in reports which are transparently independent, and
c) Disseminate the information widely, primarily via the web and press releases.
This superseding contract will start shortly after it is awarded. The scope of the programme will be kept under review to reflect developments in the market for consumer TV products, and availability of funding. Tenders for the contract should include information on:
a) How independence can be guaranteed and demonstrated,
b) How test results will be obtained and disseminated widely to the general public
c) Resources available, any sub-contractor dependencies and/or any other constraints of relevance to a timely delivery of reports etc.
Background.
The switch from analogue to digital television transmission in the UK means that all consumers are faced with a number of choices in equipping themselves for digital television reception. Clarifying these choices for each consumer's individual situation is difficult given the technical complexity and variety of individual needs involved. Many consumers need help in making the right choices of what to buy, including reliable information about suitable equipment, its performance compared against similar products and advice on particular features they may require.
This exercise will complement activities by a number of other organisations involved in switchover and the successful bidder will need to understand these and cross-reference as appropriate. The Reports will be owned by BIS and a condition of web publication will be to allow mirror sites to be set up (if BIS agrees) and for links to be made to and from associated websites. Please complete a PQQ, available on request from the contact details shown in 1.1 of this Notice.
Contracted activities.
BIS has an existing contract which provides reports on the comparative suitability of consumer equipment and services based on independent tests and assessments against agreed criteria. This contract ends on 31.12.2009. A new contract is required in order to continue providing consumers and others with accurate information on the choices they face in acquiring a full digital TV (DTV) capability for a further period of 2 years. There is also the possibility of extending the contract up to a further year to cover the completion of switchover in the UK. The superseding contract will take over the BIS-owned assets from the existing contract (See reports etc at http://www.ricability-digitaltv.org.uk). The main deliverable will be a series of reports on different types of equipment against given sets of criteria.
For each of these reports, the successful bidder will be required to:a) Purchase consumer equipment available in the UK market as necessary, - test and assess it according to criteria agreed with BIS,
b) Provide comparative information in reports which are transparently independent, and
c) Disseminate the information widely, primarily via the web and press releases.
This superseding contract will start shortly after it is awarded. The scope of the programme will be kept under review to reflect developments in the market for consumer TV products, and availability of funding. Tenders for the contract should include information on:
a) How independence can be guaranteed and demonstrated,
b) How test results will be obtained and disseminated widely to the general public
c) Resources available, any sub-contractor dependencies and/or any other constraints of relevance to a timely delivery of reports etc.
Background.
The switch from analogue to digital television transmission in the UK means that all consumers are faced with a number of choices in equipping themselves for digital television reception. Clarifying these choices for each consumer's individual situation is difficult given the technical complexity and variety of individual needs involved. Many consumers need help in making the right choices of what to buy, including reliable information about suitable equipment, its performance compared against similar products and advice on particular features they may require.
This exercise will complement activities by a number of other organisations involved in switchover and the successful bidder will need to understand these and cross-reference as appropriate. The Reports will be owned by BIS and a condition of web publication will be to allow mirror sites to be set up (if BIS agrees) and for links to be made to and from associated websites. Please complete a PQQ, available on request from the contact details shown in 1.1 of this Notice.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
32324600, 92224000.
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.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
This is a 2 year contract from 1.1.2010 to 31.12.2011.
II.2.2)
Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: This contract may be extended for a period up to a further 12 months.
Description of these options: This contract may be extended for a period up to a further 12 months.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 36 (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:
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
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: (a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or 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 of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(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 with 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 with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;
(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 with 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 with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last two financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
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.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged number of operators 6.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
IV.2)
AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1)
Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below:
Understanding contract requirements. Weighting: 5.
Technical capability. Weighting: 4.
Demonstrable Track Record of experience of similar work. Weighting: 3.
Ability to provide a quality product. Weighting: 4.
Cost. Weighting: 4.
Demonstration of ability to deliver on time to the required standard. Weighting: 4.
Understanding contract requirements. Weighting: 5.
Technical capability. Weighting: 4.
Demonstrable Track Record of experience of similar work. Weighting: 3.
Ability to provide a quality product. Weighting: 4.
Cost. Weighting: 4.
Demonstration of ability to deliver on time to the required standard. Weighting: 4.
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:
01.04.03./123P.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 17.8.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
17.8.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
21.8.2009.
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:
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders:
Date: 2.10.2009 - 12:00.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
To apply to for this work please supply the following pre-qualification information to Paresh Rayvadera , Department for Business Innovation and Skills, 1 Victoria Street, London, SW1H 0ET before 12:00 noon on the 17.8.2009 - Please supply your company response by numbering your answers aligned to the following;
1. Company Name;
2. Company Registration Number;
3. Full Address of Registered Office;
4. Date of Registration, Formation or Incorporation;
5. Name, address, telephone & fax number and e-mail of a person nominated to be the main contactor for the duration of your participation in this process;
6. Details of parent company (if applicable) and other group companies. Please include a structural organogram;
7. Full audited accounts for financial years 2006-2007 and if available full audited accounts for 2007-2008, or a draft balance sheet signed off by the Chief Finance Officer or equivalent;
8. Please separately identify your annual turnover for the last 2 financial years, or an estimate signed off by the Chief Finance Officer or equivalent Technical Capacity;
9. Please give details (including size and scope) of up to three similar contracts held and operated, from whom references may be sought;
10. A statement describing the measures that your company has in place for ensuring quality, including details of any quality assurance controls or quality management systems. Please provide details of any certification or accreditation to relevant BS, EN or ISO standard.
11. A statement describing measures you have in place to establish the expertise of your staff; how you assess the performance of your staff and how you ensure that staff are continually developed to maintain standards of expertise.
GO reference: GO 09070328/01.
1. Company Name;
2. Company Registration Number;
3. Full Address of Registered Office;
4. Date of Registration, Formation or Incorporation;
5. Name, address, telephone & fax number and e-mail of a person nominated to be the main contactor for the duration of your participation in this process;
6. Details of parent company (if applicable) and other group companies. Please include a structural organogram;
7. Full audited accounts for financial years 2006-2007 and if available full audited accounts for 2007-2008, or a draft balance sheet signed off by the Chief Finance Officer or equivalent;
8. Please separately identify your annual turnover for the last 2 financial years, or an estimate signed off by the Chief Finance Officer or equivalent Technical Capacity;
9. Please give details (including size and scope) of up to three similar contracts held and operated, from whom references may be sought;
10. A statement describing the measures that your company has in place for ensuring quality, including details of any quality assurance controls or quality management systems. Please provide details of any certification or accreditation to relevant BS, EN or ISO standard.
11. A statement describing measures you have in place to establish the expertise of your staff; how you assess the performance of your staff and how you ensure that staff are continually developed to maintain standards of expertise.
GO reference: GO 09070328/01.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Department for Business Innovation and Skills, Bay 515, 1 Victoria Street, UK-London SW1H 0ET. E-mail: glen.humbles@berr.gsi.gov.uk. Tel. +44 2072153746. URL: www.bis.gov.uk. Fax +44 2072153741.
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
3.7.2009.
