Printing Tender for Network Rail
Printing and distribution of railway operating notices.
United Kingdom-Milton Keynes: Printed books, brochures and leaflets
2014/S 075-130605
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Printing and distribution of railway operating notices.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 15: Publishing and printing services on a fee or contract basis
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: United Kingdom.
NUTS code UK
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: 3
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 124 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
Network rail seeks expressions of interest for the database management, printing and distribution of Railway Operating Notices consisting of Weekly Operating Notices (WONS), Periodic Operating Notices (PONS) and the Working Timetable (WTT).
The successful bidder will be required to supply and invoice for these publications to customers across the rail industry.
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)Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
The total quantity printed is gradually reducing over time as alternative and the winning bidder will be required to assist in managing demand downwards to meet strict budgetary guidelines.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 2 124 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: Option to extend contract by a period of up to 24 months.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (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:
Refer to the prequalification documentation.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Refer to the prequalification documentation.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Refer to the prequalification documentation.
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: Refer to the prequalification documentation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Refer to the prequalification documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Refer to the prequalification documentation.
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
Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction:
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
3793826
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 2.5.2014 – 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
9.5.2014 – 09:00
IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: 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:
Bidders are requested to submit expressions of interest by the deadline shown above.
Pre-qualification documents are not expected to be sent out until week commencing 28 April 2014.
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Network Rail will incorporate a 10 calendar day stand still period after notification to unsuccessful bidders and until such point will not enter into a contract for this requirement.
Bidders considering lodging an appeal must do so within this timescale in order to allow NetworkRail to consider such an appeal.
Successful appeals after the conclusion of contract award can only be dealt with through the processes available via the High Court.