Scotland Excel Framework for Supply of Furniture

Scotland Excel
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Contact point(s): Construction Team
PA1 1AR Paisley
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3003001200
E-mail: construction@scotland-excel.org.uk
Fax: +44 1416187423

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383

Electronic access to information: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and 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)

Regional or local authority

General public services

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeenshire Council

Angus Council

Argyll and Bute Council

City of Edinburgh Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dundee City Council

East Ayrshire Council

East Dunbartonshire Council

East Lothian Council

East Renfrewshire Council

Falkirk Council

Fife Council

Glasgow City Council

Highland Council

Inverclyde Council

Midlothian Council

Moray Council, The

North Ayrshire Council

North Lanarkshire Council

Orkney Islands Council

Perth and Kinross Council

Renfrewshire Council

Scottish Borders Council

Shetland Islands Council

South Ayrshire Council

South Lanarkshire Council

Stirling Council

West Dunbartonshire Council

West Lothian Council

Scottish Prison Service — All establishments owned and managed by the Scottish Ministers through the Scottish Prison Service

Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Ltd, its members and associate members and affiliated bodies

Associate Members of Scotland Excel (http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/AboutUs/OurMembers/AssociateMembers.aspx)

Domestic Furniture and Furnishings.

Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Various locations throughout the geographical boundaries of the participating Councils and associate members within.

NUTS code UK

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 20

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: Maximum duration of 4 years, anticipated duration 2 years plus the option to extend for up to 2 12-month periods.

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 000 GBP

This framework is for the Supply, Delivery, Installation and Disposal of a range of domestic furniture, furnishings and white goods for the period of 1.11.2016 until 31.10.2018 with the option to extend for up to 2 12-month periods until 31.10.2020. This provision will relate to, but not be limited to, domestic dwellings such as temporary accommodation and hostels.
This framework will cover new and reuse goods. Service providers awarded to supply new goods will be required to provide the full range of services under the framework; supply, delivery, installation and disposal. Service providers awarded to provide reuse goods will be required to provide supply and delivery only.
Community Benefits will be scored under this framework.
NOTE: The buyer is using PCS-Tender to carry out this procurement process. Please note this is a separate website and if you are not already registered, registration will be required.

To access PCS-Tender, record your interest in this notice and access the tender documentation please visithttps://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk and search for project Code 5625 under ITTs Open to All Suppliers. Please use the Search/Filter function, then select Project Code from the drop-down. Please note that once you have expressed interest in the ITT it will move to your My ITTs area.

For further information on using PCS-Tender, please read the Supplier Response Guide:https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/supplierhelppage/PCS-TSupplierResponseGuide.pdf

If you have already registered on Public Contracts Scotland and PCS-Tender and paired your accounts you can access PCS-Tender through your Public Contracts Scotland Control Panel.

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The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

Variants will be accepted: yes

Two years with option to extend for up to 2 12-month periods.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 80 000 000 GBP

Options: yes
Description of these options: Scotland Excel reserves the right to extend this framework up to two 12 month periods subject to satisfactory performance and customer satisfaction.

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Starting 1.11.2016. Completion 31.10.2020

Supply, delivery, installation and disposal of new domestic furniture and furnishings.

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This provision will relate to, but not be limited to, domestic dwellings such as temporary accommodation and hostels however this is not limited and provision will apply to other similar types of related dwellings as required by members and participants of the framework. It is anticipated that any service providers awarded onto a future framework will be required to provide the full range of services under the framework, including but not limited to the supply, delivery and installation of domestic furniture, furnishings and white goods.

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Supply and delivery of reuse domestic furniture.

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This provision will relate to, but not be limited to, domestic dwellings such as temporary accommodation and hostels however this is not limited and provision will apply to other similar types of related dwellings as required by members and participants of the framework. It is anticipated that any service providers awarded onto a future framework will be required to provide the full range of services under the framework, including but not limited to the supply and delivery of reuse domestic furniture, furnishings and white goods.

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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 have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) 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
(9) 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.
Please refer to the tender documents for all details on all requirements.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
Scotland Excel will conduct a financial analysis for each Tenderer based on reports from a credit referencing agency such as Equifax or similar. Should Scotland Excel identify any degree of risk following analysis we reserve the right to request your last 2 financial years accounts.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to the tender documents for all details on all requirements.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) A check may be carried out by the contracting authority or by a competent official body of the State in which the candidate is established, to verify the technical capacity of the candidate; and if relevant, on the candidates study and research facilities and quality control measures;
(2) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please refer to the tender documents for all details on all requirements.

Open

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

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: Although an electronic auction will not form part of the evaluation process to establish the framework, electronic auctions may be used where competition is re-opened for the purpose of awarding a specific contract.

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Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 210-380872 of 29.10.2015

Other previous publications

Notice number in the OJEU: 2016/S 013-018181 of 18.1.2016

23.5.2016 – 12:00

English.

until: 1.11.2016

Date: 23.5.2016 – 12:00

Place:

Scotland Excel offices, Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AR.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Scotland Excel officers and members.

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Yes, approximately one year before expiry of the existing framework.

Scotland Excel will hold two Tenderer Information Sessions which interested parties may attend. The purpose of these sessions will be to provide an introduction to the use of the electronic tendering system and an overview of the structure of the tender documents.
The first session will take place at 10 am on Thursday 14th April at Scotland Excel office in Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AR.
The second session will take place at 10 am on Friday 22 April at Scotland Excel office in Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street, Paisley, PA1 1AR.

Should a Tenderer wish to attend either session please email construction@scotland-excel.org.uk at least 24 hours prior to the session you wish to attend with the name of the representative attending and a valid email address for the representative.

Attendance at the sessions will be on a first come first served basis and Tenderers should only attend 1 session.
Any material presented at the sessions will be published on the tendering system as soon as reasonably practicable after the session.
(SC Ref:440004).

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (Scottish SI 2012/88) (as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.

11.4.2016