Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Supply Framework
Fruit, vegetables and related products.
United Kingdom-Stoke-on-Trent: Fruit, vegetables and related products
2016/S 045-073640
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Stoke-on-Trent City Council
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
For the attention of: Andrew Elliott
ST4 1HH Stoke-on-Trent
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1782232448
E-mail: andrew.elliott@stoke.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.stoke.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/
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
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Purchase
NUTS code UKG23
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 2
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: Not applicable.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 180 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The initial contract period will be for 2 years with 2 annual options to extend to a maximum of 4 years.
The total value of this requirement is approximately 295 000 GBP per annum. However, this requirement is split into 2
geographical lots and it is anticipated that 2 providers will be appointed.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
15300000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one lot only
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: LOT 1 — Establishment List
1)Short description
The total value of this requirement is approximately 295 000 GBP per annum. However, this requirement is split into 2 geographical lots and it is anticipated that 2 providers will be appointed.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
15300000
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: LOT 2 — Establishment List
1)Short description
Tenders are invited for the supply and delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to various sites in Stoke-on-Trent. The initial contract period will be for 2 years with 2 annual options to extend to a maximum of 4 years.
The total value of this requirement is approximately 295 000 GBP per annum. However, this requirement is split into 2 geographical lots and it is anticipated that 2 providers will be appointed.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
15300000
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
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: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
(b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established
(c) A statement of the undertaking’s overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Relevant officers on the City Council.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
If you would be interested in taking a look at our brief for this project and potentially bidding, please follow the instructions below;
Tender Title: Fruit and Vegetables (Supply and Delivery) (PE — CYPS/2015/103)
Bravo Project code: project_18927
Bravo ITT code: itt_30118
Supplier instructions;
1.Browse to the WMCoE eSourcing Portal:
https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/
2. Click the ‘Click here to register’ link.
3. Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’.
4. Enter your correct business and user details.
5. Note the username you chose and click ‘save’ when complete.
6. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure).
7. Login to the portal with the username/password.
8.Click the ‘ITTs open to all suppliers’ link. (These are ITTs open to any registered supplier).
9. Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
10. Click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ on the left-hand side of the page.
This will move the ITT over to the ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
11. Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Settings and Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page.
12. You can now choose to ‘Reply’ or ‘Reject’.
13. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT.
If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon-Fri — 8 am – 6 pm on: email: help@bravosolution.co.uk
Telephone No: 0800 368 4850 / Fax No: 020 7080 0480
1.Browse to the WMCoE eSourcing Portal:
https://iewm.bravosolution.co.uk/sotandstaffordshireauthorities/
2. Click the ‘Click here to register’ link
3. Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’
4. Enter your correct business and user details
5. Note the username you chose and click ‘save’ when complete
6. You will receive an email with your unique password (keep this secure)
7. Login to the portal with the username/password
8.Click the ‘ITTs open to all suppliers’ link. (These are ITTs open to any registered supplier)
9. Click on the relevant ITT to access the content
10. Click the ‘Express Interest’ button in the ‘Actions’ on the left-hand side of the page.
This will move the ITT over to the ‘My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
11. Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ‘Settings and Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘Actions’ box on the left-hand side of the page
12. You can now choose to ‘Reply’ or ‘Reject’
13. Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
If you require any further assistance the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon-Fri — 8 am – 6 pm on: email: help@bravosolution.co.uk
Telephone No: 0800 368 4850 / Fax No: 020 7080 0480
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=190769853
GO Reference: GO-201631-PRO-7836829.
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: