CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Essex County Council, County
Hall, Market Road, Attn: Cara Gale, UK-Chelmsford CM1 1LX. Tel. +44
8457430430. E-mail:
cara.gale@essex.gov.uk. Fax N/A.
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:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-Essex: Provision of Cleaning Services at Roding Valley High School.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 14.
Main place of performance: Roding Valley High School.
Alderton Hill.
Loughton.
Essex.
IG10 3JA.
NUTS code: UKH33.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Provision of
building cleaning services at Roding Valley High School.
Prospective bidders must demonstrate strong evidence of work of a similar
nature and value.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 90910000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.
Division into lots: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The contract will commence on 1.8.2009
and will run for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for up to a
further 2 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 420 000,00 and 700 000,00 GBP.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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: Suppliers
Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender~: 1. Register your
company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) - Browse to
the eSourcing Portal:
https://essex.bravosolution.com and click the link
to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” - Enter
your correct business and user details - Note the username you chose and
click “Save” when complete - You will shortly receive an email with your
unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the
tender - Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the “PQQs
Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires
open to any registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ to access the
content - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the
left-hand side of the page - This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs
page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) - You can
now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer
Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to the tender - You can
now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting) -
You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and
seek any clarification - Note the deadline for completion, then follow the
onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ - There may be a mixture of
online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help
available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in
the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page. If you require any
further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the
eTendering help desk.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
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: Envisaged minimum number: 4. Maximum number: 8.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
1. Price. Weighting: 60.
2. Quality. Weighting: 40.
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:
Reference number 2067.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
6.2.2009 - 17:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 9.3.2009.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Contracting Authority intends to use an
eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to
use a reverse auction.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 8.1.2009.
