SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, Attn: Laura Newby, UK-London SW1A 0AA. Tel.
+44 2072192259. E-mail: transactions@parliament.uk. Fax
+44 2072193947.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: URL:
www.delta-ets.com Tenderbox Access Code: 04T663366.
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Other: Parliament.
General public services.
Other: Parliament.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-London: fwk1023 - asbestos consultant services.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services.
Service category: No 14.
II.1.3)
The notice involves:
The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with several operators.
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 6.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 2.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000 GBP.
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
A framework for Asbestos Consultancy Services for a range of refurbishment, conservation construction, M&E, security, fire safety and ICT projects across the estate. Estimated duration: 2 years, with the possibility of extending in 1 year stages up to 4 years in total. Estimated value: 500 000 GBP per annum.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8)
Division into lots:
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted:
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)
Options:
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
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:
Joint and several liability.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
No.
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: Applicants seeking to be included on the selected list for service providers are required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire. This may be obtained from the following website
www.delta-ets.com as described at III.2.3 and must be completed and returned by the deadline given at IV.3.4 below. The pre-qualification questionnaire shall include, but not be limited to , the matters detailed under clauses III.2.2 and III.2.3 below.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Copies of full audited accounts, or other equivalent documentation indepedently certified, for the previous three financial years. Details of annual turnover in respect of similar services. Details of parent company(s) and of other companies in the group.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire will be accessible at the following website
www.delta-ets.com. To be able to access these documents you will need to register your company details and enter the following Tender Access Code (TAC)04T663366 at the bottom of the registration page, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have already registered with Delta previously, please follow the link shown and click on the 'Delta-ets Home' tab instead. This will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and have forgotten your Username and Password, please click on the forgotten password link on the Delta-ets homepage. Please keep this USERNAME and PASSWORD secure, and do not pass it to any third parties. You must log into Delta-ets and then click on the Vault tab, if you have added the TAC code to your registration you will automatically view the tender title. Click on this link and you will be taken into the tenderbox where the documents are stored. If you have previously accessed Delta then please enter the TAC code in Vault and you will then be able to access the documentation. Please check that you are able to access these online ITT documents. If you are experiencing problems, then please contact the Delta helpdesk via email:
helpdesk@delta-ets.com or call 0845 270 7050 for further assistance Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this call for expressions of interest prior to the closing date and time. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application like WinZip or WinRar.
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:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Restricted.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
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 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:
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
23.10.2009 - 15:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
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:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
GO reference: GO 09081920/01.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Department of Resources, 5th Floor, Canon Row, House of Commons, UK-London SW1A 2JN.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Department of Resources, 5th Floor, Canon Row, House of Commons, UK-London SW1A 2JN.
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:
19.8.2009.
