Cornwall Council Water Testing Services Tender
The samples are to be collected from locations in Cornwall and the test results reported to the Council.
United Kingdom-Truro: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
2017/S 234-486426
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
United Kingdom
Contact person: Mr Wayne Rossiter
Telephone: +44 1872322493
E-mail: wrossiter@cornwall.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKK3Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Provision of Water Testing Services.
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation that is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, in accordance with the Drinking Water Testing Specification (DWTS), by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and can provide the range of water testing requirements for the Neighbourhoods and Public Protection Service and the Waste Service in the Neighbourhoods Directorate at the Council as outlined in the tender documents.
The samples are to be collected from locations in Cornwall and the test results reported to the Council.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organization that is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, in accordance with the Drinking Water Testing Specification (DWTS), by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and can provide the range of water testing requirements outlined in the tender documents.
The tender documents set the parameters of the service provision, and outline the outcomes expected as a result of service delivery. The samples are to be collected from locations in Cornwall and the test results reported to the Council.
It is intended to set up a framework agreement with one supplier to cover the requirements of the Neighbourhoods and Public Protection Service and the Waste Service in the Neighbourhoods Directorate at the Council for a period of up to 4 years commencing on 16.04.18 to enable it to replace an existing framework for the Provision of Water Testing.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.6)Estimated value
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
II.2.14)Additional information
This procurement will be managed electronically via the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North) to manage tender processes.
New users to the system must register on this site to obtain a username and password before gaining access to the system. All interaction with the Council in respect of this requirement will be conducted through the system.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organization that is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, in accordance with the Drinking Water Testing Specification (DWTS), by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and can provide the range of water testing requirements outlined in the tender documents.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to the Invitation to Tender.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North) to manage tender processes.
New users to the system must register on this site to obtain a username and password before gaining access to the system. All interaction with the Council in respect of this requirement will be conducted through the Due North system.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organization that is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025, in accordance with the Drinking Water Testing Specification (DWTS), by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and can provide the range of water testing requirements outlined in the tender documents.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contract Regulations (implementing the Directive) on the basis of information provided in response to the Invitation to Tender.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North) to manage tender processes.
New users to the system must register on this site to obtain a username and password before gaining access to the system. All interaction with the Council in respect of this requirement will be conducted through the Due North system. In the event that you need to contact the Council in relation to this opportunity please follow the instructions in the advert, the tender documentation, and guidance provided on the Due North system.
III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:
The Framework Agreement with the Terms and Conditions is uploaded onto the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North) together with the other Tender Documents which outline the requirements.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
The Council uses a web-based system on the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North) to manage tender processes.
The person appointed to the Verifier role for the project on the Due North system will release the tender submissions in Cornwall.
The person appointed to the Verifier role for the project on the Due North system will release the tender submissions in Cornwall.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
The contract may be renewed in 4 years following a satisfactory business review and if it is renewed details of the project will be advertised and an OJEU Contract Notice or other forms of the advertisement issued relating to the scope of the project.
VI.2)Information about electronic workflows
VI.3)Additional information:
This Contract opportunity is also being advertised via the Contracts Finder website as well as the OJEU but the only portal by which the full tender documentation can be freely accessed is https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/.
VI.4.1)Review body
Cornwall Council, County Hall, Treyew Road
Truro
TR1 3AY
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1872322120
E-mail: Anne.Brown@cornwall.gov.ukInternet address:https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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