Managed Print Services Contract
Bright Futures Educational Trust is looking to procure a firm of competent and capable print managed service providers to offer hardware, software and maintenance services.
United Kingdom-Altrincham: Reproduction equipment
2015/S 046-079143
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Bright Futures Educational Trust
Lodge House, Cavendish Road, Bowdon, Cheshire
Contact point(s): Schools Buying Club, Technology House, 151 Silbury Boulevard, Milton Keynes, MK9 1LH
For the attention of: Mike Elkins
WA14 2NJ Altrincham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1908545734
E-mail: mike.elkins@schoolsbuyingclub.com
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://bfet.co.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/thebuyingclub/aspx/Home
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
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, Cedar Mount Academy, Connell Sixth Form College, Gorton Mount Primary Academy, Manchester Creative and Media Academy, Melland High School, Merton Primary Academy, Stanley Grove Primary Academy, South Shore Academy and Wigan UTC
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
Service category No 7: Computer and related services
NUTS code UKD32
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)
The Trust is a growing educational entity based in Manchester, with Schools across the North West of England.
The Contract advertised encompasses all current and future Schools that may join the Trust. However, the precise number of Schools to join the agreement may vary and will be confirmed during the Invitation to Tender stage.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
30121300, 79810000, 30232150, 50313000, 30232100, 30232110
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The Trust is a growing educational entity based in Manchester, with Schools across the North West of England.
The Contract advertised encompasses all current and future Schools that may join the Trust. However, the precise number of Schools to join the agreement may vary and will be confirmed during the Invitation to Tender stage.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 150 000 and 650 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
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.1.4)Other particular conditions
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Full details of the information to be utilised are detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, which must be sought and returned by the closing deadline.
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
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: Full details of the information to be utilised are detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, which must be sought and returned by the closing deadline.
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
To receive information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/schoolsbuyingclub/aspx/Home
Following an expression of interest on in-tendhost.co.uk the PQQ will be available to access on https://in-tendhost.co.uk/schoolsbuyingclub/aspx/Home The PQQ must be returned in accordance with the instructions set out in the PQQ, by the time and date indicated. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any offer and reserves the right to accept an offer in either whole or in part. The Contracting Authority is not responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to the participation in this process.
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
See below VI.4.2)
Body responsible for mediation procedures
See below VI.4.2)
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed, or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: