SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Belfast City Council
Adelaide Exchange, 24-26 Adelaide Street
Attn: Caitriona Boyd
BT2 8GB Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2890270593
E-mail:
boydc@belfastcity.gov.ukFax +44 2890270590
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
Tender for the provision of toilet hygiene and floor care services to
Belfast City Council.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Services
Service category: No 16
Main place of performance Various locations throughout Belfast.
NUTS code UKN01
II.1.3) The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Tender for the provision of toilet hygiene and floor care services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90910000, 90510000
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope
The contract shall be for the period from 1.4.2011 until 31.3.2012 with
the option of renewal annually for a further four years, subject to
satisfactory performance of contractor.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
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.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: Conditions for participation are contained in the documents which may
be accessed by logging onto
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenders.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met: Conditions for participation are contained in the documents which may
be accessed by logging onto
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenders.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Details are contained in
the tender documents which may be accessed by logging onto
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenders.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met:
Details are contained in the tender documents which may be accessed by
logging onto
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenders.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Details are contained in the tender documents which may be accessed by
logging onto
www.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenders.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts
No
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open
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
No
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
T979.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
22.12.2010 - 15:00
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
Duration in month(s): 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
No
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
No
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this
procurement exercise. 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://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk 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 / ITTs
Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires
or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) - Click on the
relevant PQQ/ ITT 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 /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs” 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) See PQQ documents for further
information on e-tendering.
The contract period is intially for one year with the option to renew
annually for a further four years.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority
will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days
if non-electronic or fax methods used) at the point that information on
the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal
regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved then
the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (England, Wales and Northern
Ireland) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk
of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court
(England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought
promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
11.11.2010
