SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Exeter College
Hele Road Campus, Hele Road
EX4 4JS Exeter
UNITED KINGDOM
Further information can be obtained at: Tenet Education Services Ltd
1st floor, 6 Atlantic Square, Station Road
Attn: Mrs. Melanie Marks
CM8 2TL Witham, Essex
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1376511411
E-mail:
melanie.marks@tenetservices.comFax +44 1376515970
Internet:
www.tenetservices.comSpecifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
Tenet Education Services
1st floor, 6 Atlantic Square, Station Road
Attn: Mrs Melanie Marks
CM8 2TL Witham, Essex
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1376511411
E-mail:
melanie.marks@tenetservices.comFax +44 1376515970
Internet:
www.tenetservices.comTenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Tenet Education
Services
1st Floor, 6 Atlantic Square, Station Road
Attn: Mrs. Melanie Marks
CM8 2TL Witham, Essex
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1376511411
E-mail:
melanie.marks@tenetservices.comFax +44 1376515970
Internet:
www.tenetservices.comI.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Body governed by public law
Education
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
Building cleaning services.
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 Exeter College, Hele Road, Exeter, Devon EX4
4JS, UNITED KINGDOM.
NUTS code UKK43
II.1.3) The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Exeter College are looking for suitably qualified cleaning contractors for
the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, 6 mnthyl and annual cleaning
requirements to the college estate in and around the Exeter area. Total
square metreage for the sites is circa 35,500 sq mtrs.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90911200
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No
II.1.
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
3 year contract with the scope for 2 possible 1 year extensions. Value
below is estimated contract value range for the duration of the contract 3
year contract.
Excluding VAT
Range between 1 650 000,00 and 1 750 000,00 GBP
II.2.2) Options
Yes
description of these options: The contract is for 3 years with 2 possible
1 year extensions.
provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 36 (from
the award of the contract)
Number of possible renewals 2
in the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated
timeframe for subsequent contracts: in months: 36 (from the award of the
contract)
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Starting 1.8.2011. Completion 31.7.2014
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
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: In the first instance, candidates should e-mail Tenet Education
Services to obtain a pre-tender qualification questionnaire which will
need to be completed and returned as part of the request to participate
process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to
participate process details of enrolment on professional or trade
registers and details on whether bankruptcy, convictions of professional
misconduct, non payment relating to social security contributions or taxes
applies to the economic operator. Economic operators may be excluded from
participation if any of these circumstances applies. Any candidate found
to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate
information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with
the process.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met: In the first instance, candidates should e-mail Tenet Education
Services to obtain a pre-tender qualification questionnaire which will
need to be completed and returned as part of the request to participate
process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to
participate process details of turnover, profit and capital and reserves
for previous 3 years. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious
misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be
declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met:
In the first instance, candidates should e-mail Tenet Education Services
to obtain a pre-tender qualification questionnaire which will need to be
completed and returned as part of the request to participate process.
Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate
process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and
relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious
misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be
declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.
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
Yes
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 5 maximum number 7
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The
selection criteria can be found in the request to participate
(pre-qualification questionnaire) documentation.
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.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents 18.2.2011 - 12:00
Payable documents No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
18.2.2011 - 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates
4.3.2011
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up
English.
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
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial 3 year contract period and do
not include the option of the 1 year extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – dates are an estimate.
Section IV.3.
– dates are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should e-mail Tenet Education Services
to obtain a pre-tender qualification questionnaire which will need to be
completed and returned as part of the request to participate process. The
questionnaire will cover area management, company structure, and financial
information, quality assurance policies, health and safety, evidence of
similar experience and references. The questionnaire can be obtained by
e-mailing
melanie.marks@tenetservices.com quoting the file reference no.
found at IV.3.1.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Authority will
incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days if non
electronic methods used) at the point that information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of
contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are
at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court.
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
7.1.2011