Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meat and Poultry Belfast

Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meat and Poultry to Accommodation and Hospitality (Student Plus).

United Kingdom-Belfast: Meat

2015/S 039-066170

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Queen’s University Belfast
University Road
For the attention of: Betty Robinson
BT7 1NN Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2890973026
E-mail: betty.robinson@qub.ac.uk
Fax: +44 2890971390

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.qub.ac.uk/po

Further information can be obtained from: Queen’s University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
BT7 1NN Belfast
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Queen’s University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
BT7 1NN Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/queensuniversitybelfast/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Queen’s University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
BT7 1NN Belfast

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

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:

QUB/1277/15 Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meat and Poultry to Accommodation and Hospitality (Student Plus).

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

Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKN01

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)

Tenders are invited from firms wishing to be considered for the Supply and Delivery of Fresh Meats and Poultry to The Great Hall and Riddell Hall, Queens University Belfast.
Deliveries maybe required on a daily basis, no later than 10:00, Monday to Friday and on an occasional Saturday to the Great Hall and Riddel Hall. This contract will also facilitate the purchase of ad hoc produce which Accommodation and Hospitality may have at various locations across the University Campus.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

15110000, 15112100, 15112000, 15130000

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: 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:

The tender is for the supply and delivery of fresh meat and poultry to the Great Hall and Riddell Hall, Queens University Belfast.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 and 300 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The University will reserve the right on agreement with the successful tenderer to extend the contract by a further 4 x 12 months extension periods.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 12 (from the award of the contract)

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 4

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

Duration in months: 12 (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:

None.

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

None.

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

Joint and serverably liable.

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to Letter of Invitation and associated documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Please refer to Letter of Invitation and associated documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to Letter of Invitation and associated documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please refer to Letter of Invitation and associated tender documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please refer to Letter of Invitation and associated documents.

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:

QUB/1277/15

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: 25.3.2015
Payable documents: no

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

1.4.2015 – 16:00

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: 120 (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: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

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

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to Tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
The Public Contract Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

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

Queen’s University Belfast
Procurement Office, University Road
BT7 1NN Belfast
E-mail: betty.robinson@qub.ac.uk

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

20.2.2015