Supply and Delivery of Cleaning Products
Tenders are invited for the supply and delivery of a selection of hand soaps and cleaning chemicals to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
United Kingdom-Leicester: Cleaning products
2015/S 057-099310
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
ESPO
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
For the attention of: Mr Kapil Rajput
LE19 1ES Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1162944105
E-mail: tenders@espo.org
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.espo.org
Further information can be obtained from: ESPO
In order to express an interest in tendering for this opportunity and obtaining tender documents and/or requesting any further information, please see details below and please ensure you refer to instructions and guidance available: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) If you are not already registered) Register your company by selecting the ‘Register’ box on the top of the home page, (c) Once registered visit the home page and search for the tender ‘27_15 ESPO Own-Brand Cleaning Chemicals’ by selecting ‘View Opportunities’, (d) Express an interest by selecting the ‘Register Interest’ box at the bottom of the screen. You should receive a notification email confirming your expression of interest, (e) Once fully registered, you should download the tender from the website, (f) If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the discussion tools provided within the website. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest, please refer any queries on Portal operation to support@due-north.com or telephone +44 1670597136
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: ESPO
Please see above section ‘Further information can be obtained at’
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: ESPO
Please see above section ‘Further information can be obtained at’
I.2)Type of the contracting authority
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Purchase
NUTS code UKF21
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 3
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 000 000 and 8 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Items required include, but are not limited to, hand soaps and hand sanitisers, anti-bacterial surface cleaners, wax-free polish, bleach, washing up liquid and toilet cleaner. All items are required to be delivered with a specific ESPO own-branded product label adhered to the bottle / container.
An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
In order to express an interest in tendering for this opportunity and obtaining tender documents and/or requesting any further information, please see details below and please ensure you refer to instructions and guidance available: (a) Go to www.eastmidstenders.org, (b) If you are not already registered) Register your company by selecting the ‘Register’ box on the top of the home page, (c) Once registered visit the home page and search for the tender ‘27_15 ESPO Own-Brand Cleaning Chemicals’ by selecting ‘View Opportunities’, (d) Express an interest by selecting the ‘Register Interest’ box at the bottom of the screen. You should receive a notification email confirming your expression of interest, (e) Once fully registered, you should download the tender from the website, (f) If you have any query regarding the content or require further information, please use the discussion tools provided within the website. If you experience any problems with registration or expression of interest, please refer any queries on Portal operation tosupport@due-north.com or telephone +44 1670597136.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
39830000, 24455000, 33700000, 33711900, 33741300, 39800000, 39811100, 39831210, 39831600, 39832100, 39832000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated values stated in Section II.1.4 include the option period.
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Information about lots
Lot No: 1Lot title: ESPO Own-Brand Cleaning Chemicals
1)Short description
Items required include, but are not limited to, hand soaps and hand sanitisers, anti-bacterial surface cleaners, wax-free polish, bleach, washing up liquid and toilet cleaner. All items are required to be delivered with a specific ESPO own-branded product label adhered to the bottle / container.
An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.
Full details on Lots are provided in the Invitation to Tender.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
39830000, 24455000, 33700000, 33711900, 33741300, 39800000, 39811100, 39831210, 39831600, 39832100, 39832000
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
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
Description of particular conditions: 1. The Supplier agrees that there shall be no discrimination by it against any person with respect to opportunity for employment or conditions of employment, because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. The Supplier shall in all matters arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998 and all other discrimination legislation.
Determined by use of the credit rating agency, Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited.
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
As detailed in Invitation to Tender.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
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
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3)Additional information
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by ESPO 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 (SI 2105 No. 102) 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 not 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.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: