Contract for the Management of Roundabout Advertising

The Council is seeking to engage a suitable advertising and marketing agency to facilitate and administer a commercial advertising scheme for (initially) approximately 19 roundabouts.

United Kingdom-Gateshead: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

2015/S 110-200107

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Gateshead Council
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Miss Lindsay Rosul
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: lindsayrosul@gateshead.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.gateshead.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.nepoportal.org

Electronic access to information: www.nepoportal.org

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.nepoportal.org

Further information can be obtained from: Gateshead Council
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Miss Lindsay Rosul
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: lindsayrosul@gateshead.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Gateshead Council
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Miss Lindsay Rosul
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: lindsayrosul@gateshead.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Gateshead Council
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Miss Lindsay Rosul
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: lindsayrosul@gateshead.gov.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:

Contract for the Management of Roundabout Advertising.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services
Service category No 13: Advertising services

NUTS code UKC22

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Council is seeking to engage a suitable advertising and marketing agency to facilitate and administer a commercial advertising scheme for (initially) approximately 19 roundabouts across the Borough of Gateshead. The scope of the Contract includes the erection/installation and dismantling/removal of signs as is necessary. The amount of roundabouts could fluctuate during the period of Contract as further suitable sites are identified.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

II.1.8)Lots

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:

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in days: 0 (from the award of the contract)

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:

As specified within the tender documents.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As specified within 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:

As specified within 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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

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:

9WXD-D83J9M

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

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: 14.7.2015 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

14.7.2015 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

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 of tenders

Date: 14.7.2015 – 12:30
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Approximately 4 years depending on whether option to extend is taken up.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

This procurement process is being managed electronically through the councils e-tendering system. Tender Documentation will only be available and bids must be submitted using the internet. To register interest in this contract and to obtain the relevant tender documents please go towww.nepoportal.org Contract Ref No: 9WXD-D83J9M.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Gateshead Council, Corporate Commissioning and Procurement
Civic Centre, Regent Street
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
Internet address: www.gateshead.gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Gateshead Council, Corporate Commissioning and Procurement
Civic Centre, Regent Street
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
Internet address: www.gateshead.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Gateshead Council, Corporate Commissioning and Procurement
Civic Centre, Regent Street
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
Internet address: www.gateshead.gov.uk

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

5.6.2015