Public Rights of Way Works Contract 2016 Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Council (the Employer) is seeking to identify and appoint a Contractor to maintain and sign public rights of way routes and ensure they are open for use.

United Kingdom-Croft: Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

2016/S 038-062054

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Leicestershire County Council
Croft Depot, Arbor Road
For the attention of: Mrs Barbara Hunter
LE9 3GE Croft
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1163053833
E-mail: barbara.hunter@leics.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.leics.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.eastmidstenders.org

Electronic access to information: https://www.eastmidstenders.org

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.eastmidstenders.org

Further information can be obtained from: Leicestershire County Council
County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield
For the attention of: Mr Charles Ellis
LE3 8RA Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1163055859
E-mail: charles.ellis@leics.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Leicestershire County Council
Croft Depot, Arbor Road
For the attention of: Mrs Barbara Hunter
LE9 3GE Croft
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1163053833
E-mail: barbara.hunter@leics.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Leicestershire County Council
Croft Depot, Arbor Road
For the attention of: Mrs Barbara Hunter
LE9 3GE Croft
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1163053833
E-mail: barbara.hunter@leics.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

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:

Public Rights of Way Works Contract 2016.

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 UKF

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)

Leicestershire County Council (the Employer) is seeking to identify and appoint a Contractor to maintain and sign public rights of way routes and ensure they are open for use. The Contract will be awarded for the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 seasons with a works period between 4.5.2016 and 31.3.2018. Works as and when required will be instructed by a Task Order. The 1^st years’ work Only is included within the price list which will be doubled up to come up with the Total bid for the works. Depending on the Contractor’s performance the Contract may be extended in 1 year increments for a further 3 years making a maximum length of contract of 5 years. N.B. We will review the quality of materials and workmanship on a 6 monthly basis and also completion of task orders within agreed time scales.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

77000000, 77200000, 77300000

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

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:

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 300 000 and 750 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

As stated within the Invitation to Tender.

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

As stated within the Invitation to Tender.

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

As stated within the Invitation to Tender.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: As stated within the Invitation to Tender.

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 stated within the Invitation to Tender.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As stated within the Invitation to Tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated within the Invitation to Tender.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As stated within the Invitation to Tender.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As stated within the Invitation to Tender.

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

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:

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

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

1.4.2016 – 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

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of 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: 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

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: http://www.justice.gov.uk/

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Leicestershire County Council (LCC) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract, as communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended and may award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order for a fine to be paid, and/or order the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

19.2.2016