Framework Agreement for the Provision of Taxi Services

Framework agreement for the provision of taxi services for the Council of the City and County of Swansea.

United Kingdom-Swansea: Taxi services

2015/S 058-102197

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

City and County of Swansea
c/o Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road
Contact point(s): Transportation, Penllergaer Offices
For the attention of: Catherine Swain
SA1 3SN Swansea
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1792636079
E-mail: cath.swain@swansea.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1792637260

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.swansea.gov.uk

Electronic access to information: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

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

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Environment
Economic and financial affairs
Housing and community amenities
Social protection
Recreation, culture and religion
Education

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:

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Taxi Services.

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

Services
Service category No 2: Land transport services [2], including armoured car services, and courier services, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Swansea, Wales, UK.

NUTS code UKL18

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

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 15

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

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

Framework agreement for the provision of taxi services for the Council of the City and County of Swansea. See Tender Documents for full details.
Anticipated framework agreement period: 1.9.2015 to 31.8.2017, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months.

Note: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales athttp://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=14568

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000, 60000000, 60130000, 60140000, 60170000, 60112000, 60100000

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: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more 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:

Framework agreement for the provision of taxi services for the Council of the City and County of Swansea. The Invitation to Tender comprises two Lots. Tenderers may submit a tender for one Lot or both Lots and there shall be no limitation on the number of Lots that may be awarded to one tenderer. See Tender Documents for full details.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The framework agreement will run for an initial period of 24 months, anticipated to be 1.9.2015 to 31.8.2017. The Council may, at its sole discretion, extend the framework agreement for a further period of up to 24 months.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Education and Social Services Only

1)Short description

See Tender Documents for full details.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000, 60000000, 60130000, 60140000, 60170000, 60112000, 60100000

3)Quantity or scope

See Tender Documents.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

The Council intends to award Framework Agreements under Lot 1 to an unlimited number of Providers.

Lot No: 2Lot title: Corporate (Including Education and Social Services)

1)Short description

See Tender Documents for full details.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

60120000, 60000000, 60130000, 60140000, 60170000, 60112000, 60100000

3)Quantity or scope

See Tender Documents.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

The Council intends to award Framework Agreements under Lot 2 to the 15 highest scoring Tenderers for each of the six Vehicle Categories specified in the Tender Documents. Therefore, the total number of Tenderers awarded a Framework Agreement under Lot 2 may exceed 15, but shall not exceed 15 for any Vehicle Category.

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: yes
Description of particular conditions: See Tender Documents.

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: See Tender Documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See Tender Documents.

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

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

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:

CCS/15/011

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 178-314719 of 17.9.2014

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

29.4.2015 – 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

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 29.4.2015 – 12:00

Place:

Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road, Swansea.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Members of the Council’s Procurement team.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Six to 12 months prior to conclusion of the framework agreement.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged is stated as ’15’ in section II.1.4. However, there is a different number of participants envisaged for each Lot. See Annex B (‘Information About Lots’) for details of the number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged for each Lot.

Economic operators interested in submitting a tender can download the tender documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk). You will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.

1. Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):

— Navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk

— Click the ‘Suppliers register here’ link;
— Enter your correct business and user details;
— Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete;
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure);
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
2. Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password;
— Click the ‘ITTs Open to All Suppliers’ link (these are the ITTs open to any registered supplier);
— Click on the relevant ITT to access the content;
— Click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page;
— This will move the ITT into your ‘My ITTs’ page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only);
— Click on the ITT code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Settings and Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘Actions’ box.
3. Responding to the invitation to tender:
— You can now choose to ‘Reply’ or ‘Reject’ (please give a reason if rejecting);
— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification;
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the ITT;
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution help-desk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:

— E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk

— Phone: +44 8003684852.
The ITT code required to locate this tendering opportunity is: itt_43922.
For Operators that require help with the tender process, free support is available from the Business Wales Tendering Team. Contact details are as follows:
Busnes Cymru/ Business Wales.
Tel: +44 3000 603000; or:
Alan Doyle, Tendering Advisor;

Tel: +44 1554 754862 or e-mail: alan.doyle@businesswales.org.uk

(WA Ref:14568).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

City and County of Swansea
Legal, Democratic Services and Procurement, Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road
SA1 3SN Swansea
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period will extend to 15 calendar days for communication by non-electronic means. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Council as soon as possible after the decision has been made. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 30 days). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Council to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Council to pay a civil financial penalty, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Council has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

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

City and County of Swansea
Legal, Democratic Services and Procurement, Civic Centre, Oystermouth Road
SA1 3SN Swansea
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

19.3.2015