Invitation to Tender for Asbestos Removal

ITT for the Provision of Asbestos Removal and Associated Works.

United Kingdom-Oldbury: Asbestos-removal work

2016/S 104-186330

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street
Contact point(s): Corporate Procurement Service
For the attention of: Matthew Cotter
B69 3DB Oldbury
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1215696073
E-mail: matthew_cotter@sandwell.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Address of the buyer profile: www.sandwell.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: Sandwell MBC In-Tend Supplier Portal (please see Internet address URL below)
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:Sandwell MBC In-Tend Supplier Portal (please see Internet address URL below)
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Sandwell MBC In-Tend Supplier Portal (please see Internet address URL below)
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

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:

ITT for the Provision of Asbestos Removal and Associated Works.

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

Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: The Borough of Sandwell comprises of the 6 towns — Oldbury, West Bromwich, Wednesbury, Tipton, Smethwick and Rowley Regis.

NUTS code UKG34

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

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

ITT for Asbestos Removal and Remedial Works:
Sandwell MBC Neighbourhoods Directorate is responsible for the management upkeep and repair of properties owned by the Council. Tenders are invited for asbestos removal and remedial works to properties within the Borough of Sandwell. The work is unscheduled and of a jobbing nature as we cannot determine the presence of asbestos until the repair is allocated.
There are approximately 29 000 domestic properties covered by this contract that consist of municipal housing varying in age from 30 to 150 years, of both traditional and system built construction of low, medium and high rise.
The contract period is for 4 years with a current annual budget of 178 000 although this cannot be guaranteed as a level of expenditure throughout the duration of the contract.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents.
In order to view the On-Line Questionnaire and submit a tender, you will be required to’ Opt-In’.
Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the On-Line Questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire.
For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the ‘Guidance for Suppliers’ section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
Closing date: Wednesday, 29.6.2016 at 15:00.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45262660, 90650000

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:

The contract period if for 4 years with an annual budget of 178 000 GBP which cannot be guaranteed.
Total value of the contract is 712 000 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 712 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Starting 12.8.2016. Completion 31.7.2020

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Please refer to the ITT.

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

Please refer to the ITT.

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

Please refer to the ITT.

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: Licensed under the Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1993. The Control of Asbestos at Works Regulations 2012. The Asbestos (Licensing) Regulations 1983 as amended. Have a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with Asbestos, Insulation and Coatings.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please see invitation to tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please see invitation to tender.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please see invitation to tender.

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

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:

SCC 268

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: 22.6.2016 – 17:00
Payable documents: no

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

29.6.2016 – 15:00

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

in days: 120 (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

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

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Sandwell MBC will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

27.5.2016

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