Masonry Work West Midlands

This contract is specific to the making safe of unstable memorials identified by Dudley MBC and fixing them to The National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) or The British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM) approved standards in the Borough cemeteries and churchyards.

United Kingdom-Dudley: Masonry work

2014/S 097-169840

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Priory Road
For the attention of: Mr. C. Morgan
DY1 1HF Dudley
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 384814862
E-mail: contracts@dudley.gov.uk
Fax: +44 384814831

Internet address(es):

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

Address of the buyer profile: www.blackcountrybusiness.co.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

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:

DUD – The repair and making safe of Memorials in Dudley”s Cemeteries and Churchyards.

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: Cemeteries and churchyards within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, UK.

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)

Dudley MBC is responsible for the memorial safety in 7 cemeteries and 18 closed churchyards.
This contract is specific to the making safe of unstable memorials identified by Dudley MBC and fixing them to The National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) or The British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM) approved standards in the Borough cemeteries and churchyards.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45262522

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

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Starting 1.9.2014.

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:

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

Joint and several.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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: Repairs are to be carried out in accordance with The National Association of Memorial Masons (NAMM) or The British Register of Accredited Memorial Masons (BRAMM).

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

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

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:

Ad-hoc 81

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: 25.6.2014 – 23:59
Payable documents: no

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

26.6.2014 – 12:00

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 26.6.2014 – 12:01
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Members and Officers of the Council only.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 60 months.

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

The successful contractor(s) are required to take account of sustainable development e.g. environmental, social and economic impacts of delivery and to actively participate in the protection of the environment.
Accordingly contract performance and conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
Please note that estimated spend figures provided in this notice are based on historical information and cannot be guaranteed under this contract.
Dudley MBC will be utilising its e-procurement portal In-Tend for this procurement exercise.

The Tender should be received no later than Thursday 26th June 2014 at (noon) 12.00 hours and will be available for download until 23.59 hours on Wednesday 25th June 2014. URL: www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

To access documents bidders are required to register with the website.
This may be done in two ways; 1) use the Register/Sign In button located on the Home screen or 2) find the project under the All Opportunities link and use the Express Interest button. Companies who have previously registered with the website will be invited to input their login detail
New Users will be invited to go through the Registration wizard.
New Users, upon registration will receive an automatic notification of their unique login details.
Once an expression of interest has been accepted by the system, Users MUST log back into the system to access documents.
Now they will appear under the My Tenders tab.

Further assistance with the system may be obtained by contacting the System Administrator on 01384 814862 or contracts@dudley.gov.uk

Guidance documents are also published under the Help screen which can be found on the home screen at www.blackcountrybusiness.co.uk

The Council expressly reserves the right;
i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
ii) to make whatever changes it sees fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;
iii) to award contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the requirement covered by this notice; and
iv) to award contract(s) in stages and in no circumstances will the Council be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Priory Road
DY1 1HF Dudley
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: contracts@dudley.gov.uk
Internet address: www.dudley.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1384814831

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:

16.5.2014