Supply of Electricity to Bolton Council
The purpose of this tender is to appoint a single supplier to the framework for the supply of electricity for Sub 100kw sites to Bolton Council.
United Kingdom-Bolton: Electricity distribution and related services
2014/S 194-342191
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Bolton Council
Corporate Procurement, 4th Floor, Paderborn House
For the attention of: Mr Robert Kelk
BL1 1JW Bolton
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.bolton.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: Bolton Council
The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Once registered, instructions and details for accessing /returning documents can be found on this website www.the-chest.org.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Bolton Council
The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Once registered, instructions and details for accessing /returning documents can be found on this website www.the-chest.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Bolton Council
The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST. Once registered, instructions and details for accessing /returning documents can be found on this website www.the-chest.org.uk
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
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Bolton.
NUTS code UKD32
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 1
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The purpose of this tender is to appoint a single supplier to the framework for the supply of electricity for Sub 100kw sites to Bolton Council.
UK Licenced electricity suppliers are invited to tender for the supply of electricity to all Bolton Council operational building stock, plus associated electricity supplies to all Bolton schools, and to affiliated independent organisations that secure their electricity through the Council.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
65300000, 65000000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
UK Licenced electricity suppliers are invited to tender for the supply of electricity to all Bolton Council operational building stock, plus associated electricity supplies to all Bolton schools, and to affiliated independent organisations that secure their electricity through the Council.
II.2.2)Information about options
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: As stated in ITT.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;
(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order compulsory winding up the administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;
(c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;
(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contract authorities can demonstrate;
(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;
(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;
(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organization, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;
(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;
(j)has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;
(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
As stated in ITT.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.2.1)Award criteria
IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 48 months.
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
The Council is using the e-business portal known as THE CHEST www.the-chest.org.uk to conduct the procurement exercise. To gain access to the invitation to tender documents, tenderers will need to register their company details at the above web site.
Once registered, tenderers will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the invitation to tender documents.
Tenderers will need to electronically submit their completed tender documents and accompanying documentation via the CHEST on-line portal by 16:00 hours on the 17.11.2014, as referred to in IV.3.4. Any supplier questions queries will also need to be submitted via THE CHEST website.
Under the agreement the provider will be required to support the Council’s economic and social regeneration objectives. Therefore selection and award criteria, specification requirements and contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.
The framework will be for one year commencing 15.12.2014 with an option to extend for up to an additional 3 years.
The Council reserves the right not to award a contract as a result of the procurement process initiated by this notice and will not be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: