Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Helena Partnerships Ltd
Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street
Contact point(s): Procurement and Accounts Payable
For the attention of: Alastair Barton
WA9 1LD St Helens
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1744675747
E-mail:
alastair.barton@helenapartnerships.co.ukFax: +44 174426228
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.helenapartnerships.co.ukAddress of the buyer profile:
http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA12041Further information can be obtained from: Helena Parnerships Ltd
Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street
Contact point(s): Procurement and Accounts Payable
For the attention of: Alastair Barton
WA9 1LD St Helens
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1744675747
E-mail:
alastair.barton@helenapartnerships.co.ukFax: +44 174426228
Internet address:
www.helenapartnerships.co.ukSpecifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
from: Helena Partnerships Ltd
Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street
Contact point(s): Procurement and Accounts Payable
For the attention of: Alastair Barton
WA9 1LD St Helens
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1744675747
E-mail:
alastair.barton@helenapartnerships.co.ukFax: +44 174426228
Internet address:
www.helenapartnerships.co.ukTenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Helena Partnerships
Ltd
Helena Central, 4 Corporation Street
Contact point(s): Procurement and Accounts Payable
For the attention of: Alastair Barton
WA9 1LD St Helens
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1744675747
E-mail:
alastair.barton@helenapartnerships.co.ukFax: +44 174426228
Internet address:
www.helenapartnerships.co.ukI.2) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing Association
I.3) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
HHC212 - Building and Window Cleaning Services.
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:
Throughout the St Helens aresa.
NUTS code UKD5
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)
Office, Communal Areas and Window Cleaning Services.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional
information please visit the myTenders Web Site at
http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=85278.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
90910000, 90911100, 90911200, 90911300, 90911000, 90919200
II.1.
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:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 340 000 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: An initial 3 years contract with a further 2
year contract, depending on performance.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3) Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 1
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated
timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 6.6.2012. Completion 5.6.2015
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: 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 the requirements
are met: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an
administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust
deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of
their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed
and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any
other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the
candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or
money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the
candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to
participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal
offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave
misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which
they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade
register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in
providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not
selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of
the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is
established.
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All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of
the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements
are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of
relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3
previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate
and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type
to the subject matter of this notice.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements
are met:
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and
managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their
managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for
providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the
contract.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide certification from an
independent body attesting conformity to environmental management
standards in accordance with the Community Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
(EMAS); or the European standard BS EN ISO 14001.
(4) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services
provider intends possibly to subcontract.
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 6: and maximum number 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The
scoring on the PQQ in allocated against each question.
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) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents: 10.2.2012
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
24.2.2012 - 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates
9.3.2012
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
(MT Ref:85278).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
18.1.2012