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Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
FirstGroup (Tramlink Operations Limited)
Coomber Way
Contact point(s): First Group - Procurement
For the attention of: Andrew Williams
CRO 4TQ Croydon
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: andrew.williams@firstgroup.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.firstgroup.com
Address of the buyer profile: andrew.williams@firstgroup.com
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact
point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic
purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact
point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned
contact point(s)
I.2) Main activity
Urban railway, tramway, trolleybus or bus services

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Provision of Cleaning Services (TramLink).
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Services
Service category No 14: Building-cleaning services and property management
services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: South
London.
NUTS code UKI22
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a
dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Tram Operations a division of First Group are seeking to enter into a 3
year agreement for cleaning and associated services covering the below
areas:
Head Office / Depot (Premise cleaning).
Tram Stops (To be cleaned on a frequent basis) 39 stops in total across
South London.
Tram and Infrastructure cleaning to run in parallel with run - out and run
in schedules.
To supply all cleaning consumables via DD to designated areas.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90910000
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1. Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Tram Operations a division of First Group are seeking to enter into a 3
year agreement for cleaning and associated services covering the below
areas:
Head Office / Depot (Premise cleaning).
Tram Stops (To be cleaned on a frequent basis) 39 stops in total across
South London.
Tram and Infrastructure cleaning to run in parallel with run - out and run
in schedules.
To supply all cleaning consumables via DD to designated areas.
II.2.2) Information about options
Options: no
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (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:
Not Applicable.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
90 Day Terms
III.1.4) Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements
are met: To be advised a tender stage.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of
the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain
types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.2) Award criteria
IV.2.1) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated
in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction
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
(except for a DPS)
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents: 19.12.2011 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
19.12.2011 - 12:00
IV.3.5) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up
English.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European
Union funds: no
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
5.12.2011