HSE Radiation Protection Services Tender

Framework for radiation protection services.

United Kingdom-Bootle: Radiation protection services

2016/S 047-078250

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Health and Safety Executive
Redgrave Court Merton Road, Merseyside
For the attention of: Gary Owens
L20 7HS Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1519513015
E-mail: procurement@hse.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1519514141

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.hse.gov.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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Other: health and safety at work

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:

The Provision of Support to the Health and Safety Executive for the Implementation of Directive 2013/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council covering Worker Exposure to Electromagnetic Fields.

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: UK.

NUTS code UK

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 months: 12

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 and 50 000 GBP

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

Support to HSE for Implementation of the EMF Directive.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90721600

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:

Support to HSE for Implementation of the EMF Directive.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 and 50 000 GBP

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

Starting 1.4.2016. Completion 31.3.2017

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

None.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

None.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

None.

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: None.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: None.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: None.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Details provided in the tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Details provided in the tender documentation.

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

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

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:

HSE/T2851

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2015/S 229-416723 of 26.11.2015

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: 29.3.2016
Payable documents: no

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

29.3.2016 – 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: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 29.3.2016

Place:

Bootle.

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

This opportunity is one aspect of the service requirements published in PIN Notice 2015/S 229-416723. HSE recognises that the value of this specific aspect of service requirements is below the OJEU threshold but as the requirement was advertised and part of an overall package of work in the relevant PIN notice, it has been decided to proceed with the procurement of the required services in the manner anticipated. Provision of the residual aspect of the service requirement covered by the original PIN notice is still being considered and will be published in due course, if applicable. Bidders should bear in mind that although the deadline for applying for the participation documents is 29 March (13:00), the deadline for submitting tender submissions is also 29 March (13:00) and you should allow yourself sufficient time to be able to complete and return the documents.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Eleri James
L20 7HS Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: eleri.james@hse.gsi.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1519514776
Internet address: http://hse.gov.uk

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:

3.3.2016