Retail Packaging Tender

The Provision of Retail Packaging such as Plastic Carrier Bags.

United Kingdom-Edinburgh: Plastic products

2013/S 231-400611

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Historic Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Keith Muirhead
EH9 1SH Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: hs.procurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1316688877

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00164

Further information can be obtained from: Historic Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Keith Muirhead
EH9 1SH Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: hs.procurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1316688877
Internet address: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Historic Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Keith Muirhead
EH9 1SH Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: hs.procurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1316688877
Internet address: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Historic Scotland
Longmore House, Salisbury Place
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Keith Muirhead
EH9 1SH Edinburgh
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1316688866
E-mail: hs.procurement@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1316688877
Internet address: http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

National or federal agency/office

I.3)Main activity

Other: Built Heritage/Conservation/research and Tourism

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:

Provision of Retail Packaging.

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

Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Edinburgh.
NUTS code UKM25

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)

The Provision of Retail Packaging such as Plastic Carrier Bags.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=286217

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

19520000, 18937100

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: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Please see Tender Docs for details.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: Extension[s] possible subject to agreement.

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: 24 (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:

As detailed in the Tender Documentation.

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

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

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

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

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:

HS/C/3786

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

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

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

7.2.2014 – 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 of tenders

Date: 7.2.2014 – 12:00
Place:

Edinburgh.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2018.

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

(SC Ref:286217)

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Historic Scotland will incorporate a minimum of a 10 calander day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract when communicated to Tenderers. This period will allow unsuccessful Tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the contact point noted in Part 1.1 of this Contract Notice. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006 No 1) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the Sheriff Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract is entered into the Court may only award damages.

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:26.11.2013