Purchase of Gritters

Purchase of Gritters – this is a 1 off procurement of 2 gritters (1 x 18 tonne and 1 x 26 tonne).

United Kingdom-Chester: Gritter vehicles

2016/S 109-194928

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Cheshire West and Chester
HQ, 58 Nicholas Street
For the attention of: Mrs Debbie Pitcher
CH1 2NP Chester
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244976943
E-mail: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

Electronic access to information: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.the-chest.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The Chest
58 Nicholas Street
For the attention of: Debbie Pitcher
CH1 2NP Chester
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244976943
E-mail: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:The Chest
58 Nicholas Street
For the attention of: Debbie Pitcher
CH1 2NP Chester
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244976943
E-mail: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The Chest
58 Nicholas Street
For the attention of: Debbie Pitcher
CH1 2NP Chester
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1244976943
E-mail: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.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:

Purchase of Gritters.

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

Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKD22

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

Purchase of Gritters.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

34144440

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

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

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

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:

Purchase of Gritters — this is a 1 off procurement of 2 gritters (1 x 18 tonne and 1 x 26 tonne).
Bidders can include options for low maintenance alternatives.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 140 000 and 200 000 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

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: 18 tonne gritter

1)Short description

18 tonne gritter.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

34144440

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2 Lot title: 26 tonne gritter

1)Short description

26 tonne gritter.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

34144440

3)Quantity or scope

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Parent guarantee may be 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:

Jointly and severally.

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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The council will use Dunn and Bradstreet to carry out an independent financial check. Companies scoring a 3 or 4 will be contacted to explain their rating, It is unlikely that a company scoring 4 will be accepted.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please see evaluation questions in 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

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 8.7.2016 – 10:00
Payable documents: no

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

8.7.2016 – 10:00

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 of tenders

Date: 8.7.2016 – 10:00
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

Cheshire West and Chester use an e-tendering portal, The Chest, www.the-chest.org.uk Bidders must register their interest in the tender on The Chest, then all the documents will be available on The Chest for download. All questions and completed tender must be directed through the Chest portal. Cheshire West and Chester will incorporate a 10 day standstill period.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
EC London
United Kingdom

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Cheshire West and Chester will incorporate a 10 day standstill period.

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

Director of Governance
58 Nicholas Street
CH1 2NP Chester
United Kingdom
E-mail: debbie.pitcher@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 1244976943
Internet address: http://cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

7.6.2016

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