Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity:
Production of annual reports.
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: Warrington.
NUTS code UKD
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: 36
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The production of annual reports and ancillary items.
The scope includes: strategic advice, creative concepts and development, project and process management, page make up, typesetting and artwork, print production and supervision and distribution procurement and supervision.
Please read VI.3) additional information before contacting the buyer for further instructions.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79800000, 79811000, 79821000, 79822000, 79823000, 79824000, 79821100
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
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:
Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: no
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:
Further information is provided in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Further information is provided in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Further information is provided in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.
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: Further information is provided in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Further information is provided in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Further information is provided in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Applicants can access this through the web link provided. Details to login are provided below.
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: United Utilities reserve the right to hold an eauction should they wish. Applicants would be informed of this during the ITT stage.
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting entity:
PRO000424
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: 2.8.2012 – 09:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
2.8.2012 – 10:00
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 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: July 2015.
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:
Pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) can be accessed at: http://uukft.uudataroom.com/login.asp.
Name: annual report (case sensitive).
Password: bidder (case sensitive).
Interested parties are asked to e-mail Nathan.Davies@uuplc.co.uk once they have reviewed the downloaded documents and decided to participate. This is so we can provide any updates as a result of any clarification questions that could alter the pre-qualification exercise.
Interested parties must respond and return the PQQ by the closing date. No additional time shall be given after the closing date for applicants who have not completed the PQQ by this date.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Not used
UNITED KINGDOM
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Not used
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: UUW will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Utilities Contracts Regulations (SI 2005 No 6) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
29.6.2012