SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
English Heritage, Maritime Archaeology Team, Fort Cumberland, Fort Cumberland Road, Eastney, Contact: Mark Dunkley, Attn: Mark Dunkley, UK-Portsmouth PO3 9LD. Tel.
02392 856768. E-mail: mark.dunkley@english-heritage.org.uk. Fax
02392856701.
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:
Body governed by public law.
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-United Kingdom: archaeological services in support of the protection of wrecks act 1973.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services.
Service category: No 27.
II.1.3)
The notice involves:
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
English Heritage wishes to establish a contract for the provision of archaeological services in relation to The Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. The Protection of the Wrecks Act 1973 empowers the Secretary of State (SoS) to designate by order an area around the site of a wrecked vessel lying on or in the seabed in United Kingdom waters as a restricted area if he/she is satisfied that, on account of historical, archaeological or artistic importance of the vessel or its contents or former contents, the site ought to be protected from unauthorized interference. Designation orders which protect the sites of wrecks located in English waters are made by the SoS for Culture Media and Sport. With regards to wrecks located in Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland waters, the powers conferred on the SoS by the Protection of Wrecks Act (1973) are exercised by the Welsh Ministers, Scottish Ministers and Northern Ireland Ministers, in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively. The services under the framework agreement fall into the following categories: Technical and advice: The principle aim of the contract is to supply advice to English Heritage, Historic Scotland, Cadw and the Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland to enable them to advise their respective Ministers, about issues of designation, licensing and management, under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973.
Fieldwork: analysis and fieldwork to facilitate the management and understanding of sites designated under the Protection of Wrecks Act, or being considered for designation. Archiving: maintenance of records of interventions and analysis, and dissemination of information. Contractors are required to be conversant with all aspects of maritime archaeology described.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
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:
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:
A performance bond may be required, or a parent company guarantee in the case of a subsidiary company.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Payments will be accordance with the standard terms of payment detailed within the tender documentation.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal form is required but in the case of combined or consortium bids, each service provider will be required to become jointly or severally liable.
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: Service providers expressing an interest in this tender must complete a prequalification questionnaire which will be available on written or e-mailed request from the address in I.1. On the basis of responses to the questionnaire English Heritage will select the suppliers who will be invited to tender. Pre-qualification questionnaires can be requested no later than 1.10.2007 and returned no later than 5.10.2007.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As in III.2.1).
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As in III.2.1).
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:
5.10.2007 - 16:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
25.10.2007.
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:
English Heritage may wish to receive tenders electronically by using Vault through BIPs Delta-ets. If English Heritage does decide to use this process, this will be confirmed to all the successful pre qualified suppliers in advance. If English Heritage does decide to use Vault the following will apply - Your tender must be completed and submitted electronically by using Vault through BIPs Delta-ets by the due date of (successful suppliers will be notified of this date and time after pre qualification). The information and documents for this tender will be accessible at the following website
http://www.delta-ets.com. To be able to access these documents you will firstly need to register your company details and 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. You must then log in Delta-ets and then click on the Vault tab, you will then automatically view the tender title, click on this link and you will be taken to the tender documents. Please check that you are able to access these online ITT documents, if you are experiencing problems, then please contact the Delta helpdesk:
helpdesk@delta-ets.com or call 0845 270 7050 for further assistance. If you have registered and have forgotten your username and password, please click on the forgotten password link on the Delta-ets homepage. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invite prior to the closing date and time. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load 1 document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application like WinZip or WinRar. Please keep this Username and Password secure, and do not pass it to any 3rd parties. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all payments made under the contract will be in sterling. The contract shall be considered as a contract made under English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. Award criteria will be most economically advantageous tender including quality of service and experience. The date for dispatch of tenders is an estimate only.
GO reference: GO 07083108/01.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
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:
31.8.2007.
