Provide Traffic Management Services to Gateshead Council

This contract will be let as a framework and is to provide installation, removal and hire of temporary traffic management equipment as necessary across the Borough of Gateshead.

United Kingdom-Gateshead: Traffic control services

2015/S 093-167286

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Borough Council of Gateshead
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Mr Shaun Naylor
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: shaunnaylor@gateshead.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: Borough Council of Gateshead
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Mr Shaun Naylor
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: shaunnaylor@gateshead.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Borough Council of Gateshead
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Mr Shaun Naylor
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: shaunnaylor@gateshead.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Borough Council of Gateshead
Civic Centre, Regent Street
For the attention of: Mr Shaun Naylor
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1914333000
E-mail: shaunnaylor@gateshead.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services
Public order and safety
Environment
Housing and community amenities
Social protection
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:

The provision of temporary traffic management services.

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

Services
Service category No 20: Supporting and auxiliary transport services

NUTS code UKC22

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 several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 400 000 and 700 000 GBP

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

This contract will be let as a framework and is to provide installation, removal and hire of temporary traffic management equipment as necessary across the Borough of Gateshead, this will be mainly for high speed roads above 30 mph but occasionally the requirements may stretch to lower speed roads below 30 mph.
A maximum of three Organisations will be awarded a place on this framework based on the most economically advantageous tenders as detailed in the tender documents.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

63712700, 34920000

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)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: yes
Description of these options: Initial contract period is for 24 months. Following the initial period there is an option to extend for a further 2 x 12 months.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

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: 48 (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:

As detailed within the tender documents.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As detailed within the tender documents.

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

As detailed within the tender documents.

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: As detailed within tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed within tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed within tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed within tender documents.

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

Envisaged number of operators: 0

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:

9PAF-H9CHOD

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: 17.6.2015 – 12:00
Payable documents: no

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

17.6.2015 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

17.6.2015

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 of tenders

Date: 17.6.2015 – 12:00
Place: Borough Council of Gateshead
Civic Centre, Regent Street
NE8 1HH Gateshead
UNITED KINGDOMNO.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Representatives from Gateshead Council’s Corporate Services and Governance Service.

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

This procurement process is being managed electronically through the councils e-tendering system. Tender Documentation will only be available electronically and bids must be submitted using the internet. To register interest in this contract and to obtain the relevant tender documentation please go to www.nepoportal.org Suppliers Area and register interest against Contract reference No: 9PAF-H9CHOD.

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:

11.5.2015