Supply and Distribution of Drinking Water Dispensers

Supply and Distribution of Drinking Water Dispensers to Crescent Purchasing Consortium

United Kingdom-Salford: Catering services

2014/S 199-351306

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC)
Technology House, Lissadel Street
For the attention of: Martin Angell
M6 6AP Salford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1612956728
E-mail: m.angell@salford.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1612955599

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.thecpc.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cpc/aspx/home

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

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: yes

As Per Notice Description

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Supply and Distribution of Drinking Water Dispensers and Related Services.

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

Supplies
A combination of these
NUTS code

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

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 000 000 and 1 500 000 GBP

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

The purpose of this exercise if to put a framework agreement in place with a number of suppliers for the supply and distribution of drinking water Dispensers and related services. The framework will be split into 2 lots as follows:
— Lot 1 — Bottled Water Dispensers;
— Lot 2 — Plumbed In Water Dispensers.
This PQQ is stage one of the tender for the provision of this service to CPC members across the UK. It is a requirement of the Tender that the selected Supplier(s) will extend the terms to all eligible Institutions, Consortia and Bodies, as defined by the CPC including Further Education institutions, Sixth Forms, Academies, Schools, Museums and other similar organisations who are members of the CPC.

The Framework will also be available to members of NWUPC (North West Universities Purchasing Consortium http://www.nwupc.ac.uk), the framework may also be available for other Higher Education Institutions directly through CPC as a single contract member. The CPC reserves the right during the period of this agreement to make subtractions from the list of Participating Institutions.

The Framework Agreement shall be established for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.

Please go to https://in-tendhost.co.uk/cpc to express an interest and download the tender documents.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

55520000, 31141000, 41110000

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: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more 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:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Information about lots

Lot No: 1Lot title: Bottled Water Dispensers

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

31141000, 41110000

3)Quantity or scope

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

5)Additional information about lots

Lot No: 2Lot title: Plumbed In Water Dispensers

1)Short description

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

31141000, 41110000

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:

As per tender documents.

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:

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions:

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 per tender documents.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per tender documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per tender 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

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 3: and maximum number 6

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 below

1. As Per Tender Documentation

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: An electronic auction is not being used for this tender process but CPC members may wish to utilise E-Auctions during the further competition stage of the supplier selection process.

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

CPC/MA/03/2014

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: 18.11.2014
Payable documents: no

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

18.11.2014

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: 18.11.2014

Place:

CPC Offices via In-Tend.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Officers of the CPC.

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

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

14.10.2014