Supply of Liquid Fuels for Government Procurement Service

The Framework Agreement will cover the supply of liquid fuels including heating oil and automotive, marine and aviation fuels to central government organisations and the wider public sector across the UK including Northern Ireland.

UK-Liverpool: heating oil

2012/S 149-248884

Prior information notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Government Procurement Service
9th Floor The Capital Old Hall Street
L3 9PP Liverpool
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: supplier@gps.gsi.gov.uk, eEnablement@gps.gsi.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

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

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Other: Public Procurement

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

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

Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)

II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Framework Agreement for the Supply of Liquid Fuels.

II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance

Supplies
United Kingdom including Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UK

II.3)Information on framework agreement

II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09135100, 09100000, 09130000, 09131000, 09131100, 09132000, 09132100, 09132200, 09132300, 09133000, 09134000, 09134100, 09134200, 09134210, 09134220, 09134230, 09134231, 09134232, 09135000, 09135110, 24951000

II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures

31.10.2012

II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

II.8)Additional information:

With reference to the information in Section II.5 of this PIN, please note that this is the Contracting Authority’s intended date of publication of the OJEU notice. With reference to the information in II.3, the Contracting Authority has not yet decided whether the requirement will be divided into Lots.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.2)Additional information:

Government Procurement Service, Ministry of Defence and Scottish Procurement are collaborating on a replacement to the current Liquid Fuels Framework Agreement to commence in April 2013. We are seeking market enagement to inform and shape the next Framework and suppliers are invited to participate in this.
The market engagement will be managed electronically via the Government Procurement Service’s e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this market engagement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
The closing date for responses to the RFI is 17.8.2012.
REGISTRATION.
If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for GPS eSourcing’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at. http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender

Note that, by registering for the eSourcing Suite in this way, you will then be in a position to express an interest in any future procurements run by Government Procurement Service.
MARKET ENGAGEMENT REQUEST.
Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can request access to the market engagement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@gps.gsi.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the market engagement; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Government Procurement Service will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the market engagement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Government Procurement Service Helpdesk: Freephone: +44 3450103503.
Email: supplier@gps.gsi.gov.uk.

VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework

Relevant governmental Internet sites where information can be obtained
Tax legislation http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/thelibrary/legislation.htm

Environmental protection legislation http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/43/contents

Employment protection and working conditions http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/index.htm

VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:2.8.2012

Supply of Liquid Fuels for Government Procurement Service