Periodic electrical testing

Periodic electrical testing for University of Birmingham

Framework Agreement.

UK-Birmingham: technical inspection and testing services

2012/S 20-032660

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

University of Birmingham
Finance Office, Procurement Division, Edgbaston
Contact point(s): https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/
For the attention of: Karen Manyika
B15 2TT Birmingham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1214145956
E-mail: k.manyika@bham.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1214143459

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.bham.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/

Further information can be obtained from: Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham/

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

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:

Periodic electrical testing.

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

Services
Service category No 14: Building-cleaning services and property management services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: University of Birmingham.
NUTS code UKG31

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

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 8
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: Commitment contract.

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

Lot 1.
— Periodic electrical testing to comply with 17th edition IEE regulations,
— Following inspection a line diagram of the electrical distribution system (auto cad format),
— Quotation for remedial work required following testing,
— Regular site meetings,
— All documentation available in both electronic and hard copy.
Lot 2.
Quarterly and annual testing of protection devices, RCD’s, RCBO’s and ELCB’s.
Suppliers must tender for both lot 1 and lot 2. Both lots will be awarded to the same supplier. Lot 2 will be awarded subject to budgetary considerations.
The University therefore reserves the right to:
a) Award lot 1 only;
b) Award lot 1 and lot 2;
c) Award Lot 1 and lot 2 with the option of adding lot 2 to lot 1 contract if budget becomes available.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71630000, 71632000, 71314100

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: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all 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:

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

Duration in months: 96 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Periodic electrical services

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71630000, 71632000, 71314100

3)Quantity or scope

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

5)Additional information about lots

Suppliers must tender for both lot 1 and lot 2. Both lots will be awarded to the same supplier. Lot 2 will be awarded subject to budgetary considerations.
The University therefore reserves the right to:
a) Award lot 1 only
b) Award lot 1 and lot 2
c) Award lot 1 and lot 2 with the option of adding lot 2 to lot 1 contract if budget becomes available.

Lot No: 2 Lot title: Periodic electrical testing

1)Short description

Lot 2.
Quarterly and annual testing of protection devices, RCD’s, RCBO’s and ELCB’s.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71630000, 71314100, 71632000

3)Quantity or scope

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:

Payment of invoices will be 30 days from date of invoice.

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

Limited company, joint and several liability.

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: Tenderers will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As requested in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
1. The University has a policy that requires that where contractors or suppliers operate on its site the contractors or suppliers should be compliant with CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Scheme www.chas.gov.uk) or an equivalent scheme approved by the University.

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

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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

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:

FRAM029/12

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: 1.3.2012
Payable documents: no

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

1.3.2012

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 tenders

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 8.

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 expression of interest will be required in the form of a completed pre-qualification questionnaire. This document is available upon registration at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofbirmingham.

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:27.1.2012