Delivery of Building Control Services Lancaster

Provision of a partner to assist in the delivery of Building Control Services.

United Kingdom-Lancaster: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

2015/S 235-426621

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Lancaster City Council
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Sq
For the attention of: Mrs Helen McMahon
LA1 1PJ Lancaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1524582122
E-mail: hmcmahon@lancaster.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Further information can be obtained from: Lancaster City Council
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square
Contact point(s): all information will be available electronically via the supplier portal (www.the-chest.org.uk) against ref DN79877
LA1 1PJ Lancaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Lancaster City Council
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square
Contact point(s): all information will be available electronically via the supplier portal (www.the-chest.org.uk) against ref DN79877
LA1 1PJ Lancaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Lancaster City Council
Lancaster Town Hall, Dalton Square
Contact point(s): all information will be available electronically via the supplier portal (www.the-chest.org.uk) against ref DN79877
LA1 1PJ Lancaster
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://www.the-chest.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:

Provision of a partner to assist in the delivery of Building Control Services.

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

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Lancaster City Council District Boundry.
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)

Lancaster City Council is seeking tenders for a partner to lead and support a small team of existing officers in the delivery of building control services for the Lancaster district.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71000000

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: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The contract will be let for an initial period of 3 years, following the three year contract the authority wishes to contract on an annual basis following satisfactory assessments or until such time that it becomes necessary for the authority to change its service provision.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 200 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Following the 3 year contract the authority wishes to contract on an annual basis following satisfactory assessments or until such time that it becomes necessary for the authority to change its service provision.

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

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

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:

DN79877

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: 22.1.2016
Payable documents: no

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

22.1.2016

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 25.1.2016 – 12:00

Place:

Tenders will be opened through the supplier portal — The Chest on a computer based at Lancaster Town Hall.

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: 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

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:

2.12.2015