Interactive Exhibit Software Contractors for National Museums of Scotland
National Museums Scotland wishes to appoint four contractors to create software exhibits for the new galleries. The exhibit subjects range from sophisticated art and design, through thought provoking bioscience and the latest in technology.
United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Software package and information systems
2014/S 246-433555
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
National Museums of Scotland
Chambers Street
For the attention of: Karyn Hanna
EH1 1JF Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1312474015
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.nms.ac.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00423
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: National Museums of Scotland
Chambers Street
EH1 1JF Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3001236789
Internet address: http://www.nms.ac.uk/
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: National Museums of Scotland
Chambers Street
EH1 1JF Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3001236789
Internet address: http://www.nms.ac.uk/
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: National Museums of Scotland
Chambers Street
EH1 1JF Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3001236789
Internet address: http://www.nms.ac.uk/
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
Other: museums
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
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
National Museums Scotland wishes to appoint four contractors to create software exhibits for the new galleries. The exhibit subjects range from sophisticated art and design, through thought provoking bioscience and the latest in technology. There will be informative digital labels, exciting games and innovative experiences which push the boundaries of what museum exhibits can do. Amongst these exhibits are the software for a full size Formula One simulator, a full body interaction fashion exhibit and other games which let visitors ‘turn it up to 11’.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=330853
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II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
48000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Range: between 270 000 and 330 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1Lot title: Information exhibits
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
48000000, 48100000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 2Lot title: Games
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
48000000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 3Lot title: Bioscience
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
48000000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Lot No: 4Lot title: Innovative
1)Short description
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
48000000
3)Quantity or scope
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(6) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(7) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
(1) A statement of the candidate’s average annual number of staff and managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.
(3) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(4) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract; particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the candidate.
(5) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade or profession and properly completed.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Mandatory and scored questions within the PQQ.
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below
1. Creativity and innovation. Weighting 10
2. Suitability for the audience. Weighting 10
3. Understanding of the brief. Weighting 10
4. Visual design / quality. Weighting 10
5. Ability to deliver. Weighting 10
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: