Geotechnical Works within Scotland

We will be awarding a Framework Contract in collaboration with Transport Scotland for Geotechnical Works within Scotland.

United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Geotechnical engineering services

2016/S 022-034369

Contract notice

Works

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Forestry Commission
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
For the attention of: Sharon Green
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3000675103

Internet address(es):

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11322

Further information can be obtained from: Forestry Commission Scotland
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Forestry Commission Scotland
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Forestry Commission Scotland
Silvan House, 231 Corstorphine Road
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Other: forestry

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Transport Scotland

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Geotechnical Works within Scotland.

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

Works
Execution
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland wide.

NUTS code UKM

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
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 5

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

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

We will be awarding a Framework Contract in collaboration with Transport Scotland (TS) for Geotechnical Works within Scotland.
The Framework scope seeks to cover all geotechnical works necessary to make sites safer and to install temporary and permanent geotechnical infrastructure, depending on requirements. This would include, but is not restricted to:
— Application of a range of rock and soil slope reinforcement techniques;
— Rock removal and scaling;
— Provision of specific plant (e.g. mobile barriers off-road vehicles and non-road engines);
— Removal of vegetation and arboreal control;
— Installation of protection measures against rock and debris falls such as draped mesh, baseline, temporary or permanent catch fencing (and removal if required);
— Provision of traffic management;
— Chainsaw work as required;
— Supply accurate as built details and specifications and GPS coordinates of all installed infrastructure.
The Framework will facilitate a combination of planned works, and unplanned emergency works (which would be required at very short notice); all of which will be carried out by suitably qualified and competent staff.
Emergency Call-Off:
If there is a requirement for an emergency response to a geotechnical incident, FES or TS will seek to award the call-off contract to the contractor they feel can offer the quickest response to the emergency. It is likely, for genuine emergencies, we could need contractors to mobilise and be on-site within 2 hours.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71332000

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:

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

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:

Delivery payment.

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Minimum Requirements are identified in the ITT document.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Minimum Requirements are identified in the ITT document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Minimum Requirements are identified in the ITT document.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Minimum Requirements are identified in the ITT document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Minimum Requirements are identified in the ITT document.

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:

FW0017

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: 14.3.2016

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

4.4.2016 – 13:00

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

We are running this tender process through the BIP e-tendering system.
In order to bid for this framework you have to click on the link below to access the tender documentation. The documentation should be available electronically through the link below from 2000 on the 28^th January: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/95YVH6YWE6(SC Ref:427703).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Head of Procurement
321 Corstorphine Road
EH12 7AT Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: We will apply a minimum 10 days standstill period between issuing out intention to award and entering into the Framework Agreement as per the Public Contract Scotland 2012 regulations (as amended).

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

29.1.2016