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

Railway services

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:

Manufacture and Distribution of Corporate Uniform.

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

Supplies
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)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

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. In the first instance, the supplier will deliver a roll out of a new uniform which will be produced from a provided design. There will possibly be future requirements for the supplier to offer design services.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

18110000, 18100000, 18140000

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Information about 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:

Virgin Trains East Coast currently has approximately 2 100 uniform wearers. A supplier would need to be able to manage the supply and distribution across the whole of the East Coast route. This will include managing the forecasting, ordering processes and systems.
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

Options: yes
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

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 36 (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:

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

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions:

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: When expressing an interest in this notice, parties must also submit a signed declaration confirming that the grounds on which bidders may be rejected under Regulation 26(1) of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2006 (which grounds East Coast Main Line Company Limited have elected to apply voluntarily to the present procurement) do not apply to such parties or to any of their directors or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control over that party is not and has not been convicted of:
(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.

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

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

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 entity:

BL/Uniform/0515

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

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

12.6.2015 – 17:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

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: no

VI.3)Additional information:

Please note that East Coast Main Line Company Limited is not a utility or a contracting authority for the purposes of Directives 2004/17/EC, 2004/18/EC, 2014/24/EU or 2014/25/EU. This notice is published as voluntarily calling for competition for publicity purposes only and not pursuant to the requirements of the above Directives. Reference in this notice to the “most economically advantageous tender” and the “negotiated procedure” should not be construed as implying the application of the relevant rules and jurisprudence of the above-mentioned Directives to the present procurement.
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.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

21.5.2015