SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
C/O County Durham Procurement Consortium, University Hospital of North
Durham, North Road Durham
Attn: Amanda Reed
DH1 5TW Durham
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1913332518
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6197Address of the buyer profile
http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6197Further 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
Health
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities Yes
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
SP247 Window cleaning services.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Services
Service category: No 14
NUTS code UKC
II.1.3) The notice involves
A public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
County Durham Procurement Consortium Invite Expressions of interest from
suitably qualified and resourced companies for the provision of Window
Cleaning Services to the Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust
(TEWV).
The Trust specialises in providing mental health care to a broad spectrum
of age groups ranging from young children to the elderly and covering a
large geographical area of County Durham, Darlington, the Tees Valley and
North Yorkshire.
The Window Cleaning Services will be provided at various locations across
the estate. The current requirement for services is at a total of 55
locations, comprising Hospitals, Residential Units and Administration
Centres.
The service will comprise the window cleaning of the premises with the
requirements tailored to the site specific needs. Full details of the
service requirement will be contained in the subsequent tender documents.
The period of the contract will be 36 months with the option to extend for
a further 24 months.
To express you interest please click the following link
http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6197.
Interested parties will be requested to complete a Pre Qualification
Questionnaire PQQ. Tender documents will be issued to companies short
listed from the PQQ stage.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90911000, 90000000, 90910000
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.
Division into lots
No
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted
Yes
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require deposits,
guarantees, bonds, insurance cover and/or other forms of security cover it
deems appropriate.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
Further details will be provided to those who express interest in this
opportunity and/or are invited to tender.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded
Groupings of bidders may be required to form a separate limited company
and/or that one takes full responsibility and/or that each takes 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: Please see pre-qualification questionnaire and for those shortlisted,
the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met: Please see pre-qualification questionnaire and for those shortlisted,
the Invitation to Tender.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are
met:
Please see pre-qualification questionnaire and for those shortlisted, the
Invitation to Tender.
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
Yes
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Accelerated 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 15
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
SP247
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Payable documents No
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
9.9.2011 - 12:00
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
Please use the following link to express your interest in this opportunity
http://events.transaxions.com/service.aspx?event=6197.
Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling and all
payments made in relation to the project will be made in sterling.
Any resulting contract will be considered as a contract made in England
according to English Law and subject to the exclusive juridiction of the
English Courts. All discussions will be in English.
The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any
Tender and reserves the right to cancel this award procedure at any time.
The Contract Award Criteria will be provided in the Invitation to Tender.
The Contracting Authority shall not be liable for any costs incurred by
those expressing interest in, negotiation or tendering for this
opportunity.
The successful tenderer will be required to give an undertaking that it
will comply with all UK and EC legislation, standard and applicable
guidance.
All dates detailed in this Contract Notice are approximate and are subject
to change. Division into lots and variations are at the Contracting
Authority's absolute discretion and whether these options will be pursued
will be detailed by the Contacting Authority in due course.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
19.8.2011