Corporate Uniform Tender
Virgin Trains East Coast seeks a supplier to produce, distribute and manage the supply of the Virgin Trains East Coast uniform worn by our customer facing staff.
United Kingdom-York: Occupational clothing
2015/S 099-181054
Contract notice – utilities
Supplies
Directive 2004/17/EC
Section I: Contracting entity
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
East Coast Main Line Company Limited trading as Virgin Trains East Coast
East Coast House, 25 Skeldergate
Contact point(s): East Coast Main Line Company Limited trading as Virgin Trains East Coast
For the attention of: Bianca Loftus
YO1 6DH York
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1163663185
E-mail: bianca.loftus@virgintrainseastcoast.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: http://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.virgintrainseastcoast.com
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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)
I.2)Main activity
I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: UK.
NUTS code
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
18110000, 18100000, 18140000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Information about lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The estimated values below are for the initial 3 year contract.
The uniform will be of a high quality and consist of a range of items which may include shirts, trousers, jumpers, coats, skirts, dresses, waistcoats, scarves, ties, jackets and accessories.
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 1 600 000 and 2 400 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: This is for an intial 3 year contract with the option to extend for 2 further 1 year periods.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
(a) Conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977 where that conviction relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(b) Corruption within the meaning of section 1 of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 or section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906;
(c) The offence of bribery;
(d) Fraud, where the offence relates to fraud affecting the financial interests of the European Communities as defined by Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Union, within the meaning of:
(i) The offence of cheating the Revenue;
(ii) The offence of conspiracy to defraud;
(iii) Fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968 and the Theft Act 1978;
(iv) Fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985;
(v) Defrauding the Customs within the meaning of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 and the Value Added Tax Act 1994;
(vi) An offence in connection with taxation in the European Community within the meaning of section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993; or;
(vii) Destroying, defacing or concealing of documents or procuring the extension of a valuable security within the meaning of section 20 of the Theft Act 1968.
(e) Money laundering within the meaning of the Money Laundering Regulations 2003. In the case of a consortium, the declaration referred to above must be provided by each member of the consortium. In addition, when expressing an interest in this procurement, parties must submit the following information:
(1) The name (including previous trading name if different) and nature of the candidate’s organisation (e.g. company, partnership or consortium);
(2) Type of organisation, registered number, year of registration, registered address;
(3) Contact name, address, telephone and facsimile numbers, and email address for the candidate;
(4) In the case of a consortium candidate, the names and legal status of each of its constituent members;
(5) Where applicable, the name of the ultimate holding company of the candidate;
(6) Where applicable, details of any groups of companies to which the candidate belongs.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information:
All potential supliers should email their expression of interest to the point shown in 1.1 above. A Pre Qualification Questionnaire will be issued to all those expressing an interest in order to draw up a shortlist of suppliers who will receive an Invitation To Tender. Completed Pre Qualification Questionnaires should be emailed to the contact detailed in point 1.1 above by the deadline of 17:00 on Friday 6th June. Please allow sufficient time to make your return as late returns may not be accepted.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: