Dry Goods Tender for House of Lords

House of Lords Dry Goods and Associated Products. Dry goods. Vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard. Condiments and seasonings. Herbs and spices. Food mixes. Gravy mixes. Sugar and related products. Pasta products. Special nutritional products. Miscellaneous food products and dried goods. UK-London: dry goods

2012/S 134-223197

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

The Corporate Officers of the House of Lords
Palace of Westminster
Contact point(s): House of Lords Procurement office
For the attention of: Barry Sizer
SW1A 0PW London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2072191868
E-mail: holprocurement@parliament.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: House of Lords
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and 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)Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

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:

House of Lords Dry Goods and Associated Products.

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

Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UKI

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)

Dry goods. Vinegar; sauces; mixed condiments; mustard flour and meal; prepared mustard. Condiments and seasonings. Herbs and spices. Food mixes. Gravy mixes. Sugar and related products. Pasta products. Special nutritional products. Miscellaneous food products and dried goods. Dessert mixes. Grain mill products, starches and starch products. Animal or vegetable oils and fats. The contract is for the sole supply of Dry Goods & Associated Products for the House of Lords.The information and/or documents for this opportunity will be available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com.

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II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15893000, 15871000, 15870000, 15872000, 15893100, 15893300, 15830000, 15850000, 15880000, 15890000, 15893200, 15600000, 15400000

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

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

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 is for the sole supply of Dry Goods & Associated Products for the House of Lords. The successful Contractor will be invited to supply the House of Lords the requirements as stated in this agreement for the duration of four years with two possible 12 month extensions subject to satisfactory performance and the requirements of the Authority.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 640 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

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: 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:

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

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

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:

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2011/S 155-257877 of 13.8.2011

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

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

8.8.2012

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

until: 9.8.2012

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

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

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement,and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.The information and/or documents for this opportunity will be available on https://www.delta-esourcing.com.

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:11.7.2012