Supply of Grounds Maintenance Services Across Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks grounds maintenance Framework.

United Kingdom-Belfast: Grounds maintenance services

2016/S 160-290539

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

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

Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
120 Malone Road
For the attention of: Roisin McNeill
BT9 5HT Belfast
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2890689165
E-mail: roisin.mcneill@nienetworks.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890689165

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting entity: www.nienetworks.co.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

Electronic access to information: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk/

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

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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)Main activity

Electricity

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

The contracting entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

B916 — Supply of Ground Maintenance Services.

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

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Throughout Northern Ireland.

NUTS code UKN

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

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

Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 700 000 and 900 000 GBP

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

NIE Networks wishes to procure the services of a suitably qualified and competent service provider for the supply of ground maintenance services to all NIE Networks premises throughout Northern Ireland.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

77314000, 79993000, 79993100

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Information about 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:

The requirement for Grounds Maintenance will be divided into 5 lots. NIE reserve the right to award either by Option 1 — Lot 1, Lot 2, Lot 3, Lot 4 and Lot 5 separately. Option 2 More than 1 lot. Option 3 — All lots. NIE will choose whichever option offers the greatest opportunity to deliver costs and efficiency savings. In anticipation of NIE deciding on any of the above options, and in order to mitigate the risk of being excluded from the competition for not participating in a required Lot, tenderers are encouraged to compete for all Lots. This contract shall be established for an initial period of 5 years, but contains an option (exercisable exclusively by NIE at their discretion) to extend the contract by up to a further 2 years (7 in total). The estimated figures given are based on the maximum 5 year contract period.
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 700 000 and 900 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: This contract shall be established for an initial period of 5 years, but contains an option (exercisable exclusively by NIE at their discretion) to extend the contract by up to a further 2 years (7 in total). The estimated figures given are based on the maximum 5 year contract period.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

To be detailed in the documentation to be issued to Bidders at the time of tender publication — September/October 2016.

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

To be detailed in the documentation to be issued to Bidders at the time of tender publication — September/October 2016.

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

To be detailed in the documentation to be issued to Bidders at the time of tender publication — September/October 2016.

III.1.4)Other 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: To be detailed in the documentation to be issued to Bidders at the time of tender publication — September/October 2016.

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

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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

Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

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 entity:

B916

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents(except for a DPS)

Payable documents: no

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

10.10.2016 – 12:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

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:

Please note: The award in respect of each Lot may be made to 1 or more service providers. At its absolute discretion, NIE may elect to terminate this procurement process in respect of 1 or more Lots at any time. NIE reserves the right to clarify any aspect of responses received.

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:

17.8.2016

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