Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Transport for London (Commercial – Premises and Office Services Team)
Windsor House 42- 50 Victoria St.
For the attention of: Renna Chauhan
SW1H 0TL London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: rennachauhan@tfl.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.tfl.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: Transport for London
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
Other: Government Body
I.3)Main activity
Other: Transport Industry
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:
Monitoring and press cuttings service.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 27: Other services
NUTS code UK
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)
Monitoring and press cuttings service on behalf of Transport for London (TfL) which includes Crossrail, GLA (Greater London Authority) and the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service).
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
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:
Please complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site, https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *Media Monitoring & Press Cuttings Service*. If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: tfl-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com
Telephone: +44 8000740503
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
Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
The contracting entities’ requirements will be set out in the Invitation to Tender.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Payment will be made in pounds sterling and will normally be made by means of electronic funds transfer. Full details will be contained in the Invitation to Tender document.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
No special legal forms is required, but in the event of the suppliers submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary to provide an undertaking that each company will be jointly and severally be responsible for due performance of the contract.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: As per PQQ. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site,
https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *Media Monitoring & Press Cuttings Service*. If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: tfl-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com
Telephone: 0800 074 0503
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: Suppliers must express an interest by completing the conditions for participation II.2.3.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Minimum turnover of GBP 500000 per annum is required.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please complete and return the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site,
https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *Media Monitoring & Press Cuttings Service*. If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: tfl-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com
Telephone: +44 8000740503
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: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
Restricted
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:
GLA 80386
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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: 14.6.2013 – 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
14.6.2013 – 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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 5 years.
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
Please follow instructions in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. All interested suppliers will need to register on the following site, https://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do if you have not already done so, in order to get access to the PQQ, which is detailed in the OJEU Notice. If you have already registered, then the PQQ can be found if you search the following tender title under the opportunities tab found on the top right-hand side: *Media Monitoring & Press Cuttings Service*. If you experience any problems registering on the system, please contact the helpdesk below:
E-mail: tfl-eproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com
Telephone: +44 8000740503
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
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:
15.5.2013