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Provision of sheriff officer services

The Glasgow Housing Association Limited intends to appoint sheriff officers for the provision of sheriff officer services for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further period of one year.

UK-Glasgow: legal services

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

The Glasgow Housing Association Ltd.
Granite House, 177 Trongate
Contact point(s): Lesley McLean, Senior Procurement Advisor
G1 5HF Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 412746338
E-mail: lesley.mclean@gha.org.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.gha.org.uk

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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Housing and community amenities

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 sheriff officer services.

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 UKM34

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)

Legal services. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. Legal documentation and certification services. Justice services. The Glasgow Housing Association Limited intends to appoint sheriff officers for the provision of sheriff officer services for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further period of one year. Sheriff officers must be qualified and able to carry out Sheriff Officer services within the Glasgow area and have experience in providing a wide range of sheriff officer services and dealing with a high volume of work. The work may include service of legal documents, notices of proceedings and letters in accordance with legal requirements, serving charges on decrees for ejection and carrying out ejections; enforcing decrees for access to premises and any other services appropriate to be carried out by sheriff officers as and when required under the exigencies of the legal or other service requirements of The Glasgow Housing Association Limited.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79100000, 79000000, 79130000, 75230000

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: no

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:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 210 000 and 270 000 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: 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:
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
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: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Sheriff officers and messengers at arms.

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: yes

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

Envisaged number of operators: 3
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:

C454

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

no

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

Payable documents: no

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

30.4.2012 – 12:00
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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The pre-qualification documents for the above project are now available and can be accessed as follows:

You will need to register your company details with Delta-ETS and this can be done via the following link https://delta-ets.com.

On registering you will be issued with a user name and password. You will need these together with the following tender access code TU86QS73Q2 to download the relevant documentation. The documentation must be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions therein and must be submitted no later than 30.4.2012 at 12.00 noon. Please ensure that you allow yourself adequate time (at least 2 hours) to upload your documents when responding to this invitation. Late offers will not be considered.

If you experience any technical difficulties with the system please contact the Delta helpdesk on +44 8452707050 or e-mail helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com. GO Reference: GO-2012330-PRO-3821713.

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:30.3.2012

UK-Glasgow: legal services

2012/S 66-107983

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

The Glasgow Housing Association Ltd.
Granite House, 177 Trongate
Contact point(s): Lesley McLean, Senior Procurement Advisor
G1 5HF Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 412746338
E-mail: lesley.mclean@gha.org.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.gha.org.uk

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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Housing and community amenities

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 sheriff officer services.

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 UKM34

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)

Legal services. Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security. Legal documentation and certification services. Justice services. The Glasgow Housing Association Limited intends to appoint sheriff officers for the provision of sheriff officer services for a period of 2 years with the option to extend for a further period of one year. Sheriff officers must be qualified and able to carry out Sheriff Officer services within the Glasgow area and have experience in providing a wide range of sheriff officer services and dealing with a high volume of work. The work may include service of legal documents, notices of proceedings and letters in accordance with legal requirements, serving charges on decrees for ejection and carrying out ejections; enforcing decrees for access to premises and any other services appropriate to be carried out by sheriff officers as and when required under the exigencies of the legal or other service requirements of The Glasgow Housing Association Limited.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

79100000, 79000000, 79130000, 75230000

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: no

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:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 210 000 and 270 000 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: 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:
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
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: yes
Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision: Sheriff officers and messengers at arms.

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: yes

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

Envisaged number of operators: 3
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:

C454

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

no

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

Payable documents: no

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

30.4.2012 – 12:00
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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The pre-qualification documents for the above project are now available and can be accessed as follows:

You will need to register your company details with Delta-ETS and this can be done via the following link https://delta-ets.com.

On registering you will be issued with a user name and password. You will need these together with the following tender access code TU86QS73Q2 to download the relevant documentation. The documentation must be completed strictly in accordance with the instructions therein and must be submitted no later than 30.4.2012 at 12.00 noon. Please ensure that you allow yourself adequate time (at least 2 hours) to upload your documents when responding to this invitation. Late offers will not be considered.

If you experience any technical difficulties with the system please contact the Delta helpdesk on +44 8452707050 or e-mail helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com. GO Reference: GO-2012330-PRO-3821713.

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:

30.3.2012