Community Use of Astro Turf Pitch
Provider to Manage the Community Use Element of the Joint Use Agreement for the Torquay Girls Grammar School Artificial Turf Pitch.
UK-Torquay: other community, social and personal services
2012/S 137-229159
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Torbay Council
Legal & Procurement, Torbay Council, Procurement Team, “The Attic”, Torquay Town hall
Contact point(s): Mrs Josie Medforth
For the attention of: Mrs Josie Medforth
TQ1 3DR Torquay
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1803207049
E-mail: josie.medforth@torbay.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.torbay.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3)Main activity
General public services
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:
Provider to Manage the Community Use Element of the Joint Use Agreement for the Torquay Girls Grammar School Artificial Turf Pitch.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 26: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Torquay Grammar School for Girls, Shiphay Lane, Torquay TQ2 7DY.
NUTS code UKK
Service category No 26: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Torquay Grammar School for Girls, Shiphay Lane, Torquay TQ2 7DY.
NUTS code UKK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Require a Provider to manage the community use of the Astro Turf Pitch at Torquay Girls Grammar School. The pitch is a popular and well-established community resource.
The pitch was built with a grant from Sport England and the community use is overseen by a Facilities Management Committee.
Currently Community Use is currently not being provided as the Provider went into administration. The aim of this procurement exercise is to appoint a new Provider in order to manage and get the the Community Use up and running again.
The pitch was built with a grant from Sport England and the community use is overseen by a Facilities Management Committee.
Currently Community Use is currently not being provided as the Provider went into administration. The aim of this procurement exercise is to appoint a new Provider in order to manage and get the the Community Use up and running again.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
98000000, 92000000, 98110000, 98133000, 92600000, 92610000, 92620000, 70330000, 70000000, 70332200
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no
II.1.8)Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 220 000 and 400 000 GBP
Range: between 220 000 and 400 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (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:
Further information will be provided in the tender documents.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Further information will be provided in the tender documents.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Further information will be provided in the tender documents.
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: Any supplier may be disqualified who:
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
This will be covered by the Tender documents. Candidates are referred to.
Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tender documents accordingly.
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
This will be covered by the Tender documents. Candidates are referred to.
Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tender documents accordingly.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Applicants will be expected to provide a Bankers reference. This will be covered in the Tender documents. Candidates are referred to Regulation 24(1) and 24(2) of thePublic Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tenderdocuments generally.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Applicants shall be subjected to an independent financial check. Applicants are required to meetthe minimum risk of business failure. Candidatesare referred to Regulation 24(1) and 24(2) of thePublic Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tenderdocuments generally.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Applicants shall be subjected to an independent financial check. Applicants are required to meetthe minimum risk of business failure. Candidatesare referred to Regulation 24(1) and 24(2) of thePublic Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tenderdocuments generally.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
This will be covered in the Tender documents. Candidatesare referred to Regulation 25(2) and 24(2) of thePublic Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tenderdocuments generally.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Applicants will be required to pass a competencyassessment based on the details provided in the tender.
This will be covered in the Tender documents. Candidatesare referred to Regulation 25(2) and 24(2) of thePublic Contracts Regulations (2006) and the tenderdocuments generally.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Applicants will be required to pass a competencyassessment based on the details provided in the tender.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
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
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
T17112RVS
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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: 31.8.2012 – 12:00
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
31.8.2012 – 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
20.7.2012
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
English.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 31.8.2012 – 12:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
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: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Sport England Financed the Building of the Artificial Turf Pitch.
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): Sport England Financed the Building of the Artificial Turf Pitch.
VI.3)Additional information
This Contract was previously awarded to Groundwork SW on the 1st September 2011, however the company went into administration. Currently there is no community use being provided and so the facility is closed outside of school use hours. Therefore the aim of this procurement is to Contract with a new Provider who can get the Community Use element of the facility up and running again.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Please refer to the following link, which will detail the lodging of appeals process: www.torbay.gov.uk/index/business/procurement/tenderprocess/tender_appeals .htm
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Please refer to the following link, which will detail the lodging of appeals process: www.torbay.gov.uk/index/business/procurement/tenderprocess/tender_appeals .htm
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Please refer to the following link, which will detail the lodging of appeals process: www.torbay.gov.uk/index/business/procurement/tenderprocess/tender_appeals .htm
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Please refer to the following link, which will detail the lodging of appeals process: www.torbay.gov.uk/index/business/procurement/tenderprocess/tender_appeals .htm
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:17.7.2012