Official control services for shellfish sanitary surveys

Food Standards Agency. UK-York: agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products

2012/S 23-037732

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Food Standards Agency
1-2 Peasholme Green
Contact point(s): Nick Streets
For the attention of: Nick Streets
YO1 7PR York
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: fsa.procurement@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Address of the buyer profile: https://fsa-esourcing.eurodyn.com

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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

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: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

The provision of official control services for shellfish sanitary surveys (this is a retender of the sanitary survey Section of OJEU Notice 276422-2011-EN).

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)

The food standards agency (FSA) is the Central Competent Authority for the delivery of official controls on food in the UK and has a key role in safeguarding public health, animal welfare and that foods produced or sold in the UK are safe to eat. Its role includes the provision of verification through sampling, inspection, analysis and audits at locations throughout the UK.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

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:

See ITT documentation.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 415 000,00 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Duration in months: 30 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: The Provision of services for the completion of sanitary surveys in England and Wales

1)Short description

See ITT Documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of sanitary surveys in Scotland (excl Shetland & Orkney)

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 3 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of sanitary surveys in Northern Ireland

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT Documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 4 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of sanitary surveys in Shetland and Orkney Isles

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 5 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of survey reviews in England and Wales

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 6 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of survey reviews in Scotland (excl Shetland & Orkney)

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 7 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of survey reviews in Northern Ireland

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 8 Lot title: The provision of services for the completion of survey reviews in Shetland & Orkney Isles

1)Short description

See ITT documentation.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

03000000

3)Quantity or scope

See ITT documentation.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

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:

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

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

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: 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:

FSA199

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

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

20.3.2012 – 13:00

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Date: 22.3.2012

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

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:1.2.2012