Supply of Plastic Identity Cards to Environment Agency
This is a low spend requirement and the addition of a 5th year is not considered significant enough to distort the market.
United Kingdom-Bristol: ID cards
2016/S 117-208721
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Environment Agency
Horizon House, Deanery Road
For the attention of: Paylor Sasha
BS1 5AH Bristol
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 2084745203
E-mail: sasha.paylor@environment-agency.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Electronic access to information: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk
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
I.3)Main activity
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Defra
Nobel House, 17 Smith Square
SW1P 3JR London
United Kingdom
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: Throughout England, Wales and Scotland.
NUTS code UK
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: 5
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: This is a low spend requirement and the addition of a 5th year is not considered significant enough to distort the market. In addition, including a 5th year also reduces the administrative burden and costs relating to the provision of these goods.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 150 000 and 250 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
22455000 – AB06
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: Initial framework term 24 months with 3 additional 12 month options.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: See relevant detail in ‘Invitation to Tender: Information and Guidance Document’ which can be located via instruction in III.2.1).
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: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal: https://defra.bravosolution.co.uk and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click ‘continue’ — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click ‘Save’ when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an Interest in the tender — Login to the portal with the username/password — Click the ‘PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers’ link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier) — Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content. — Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page. — This will move the PQQ /ITT into your ‘My PQQs/ My ITTs’ page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only) — You can now access any attachments by clicking ‘Buyer Attachments’ in the ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’ box. 3. Responding to the tender — Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ/ ITT Details’, you can choose to ‘Create Response’ or to ‘Decline to Respond’ (please give a reason if declining) — You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification — Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT — There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available). — You must then submit your reply using the ‘Submit Response’ button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See relevant detail in ‘Invitation to Tender: Information and Guidance Document’ which can be located via instruction in III.2.1).
III.2.3)Technical capacity
See relevant detail in ‘Invitation to Tender: Information and Guidance Document’ which can be located via instruction in III.2.1).
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See relevant detail in ‘Invitation to Tender: Information and Guidance Document’ which can be located via instruction in III.2.1).
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.3.6)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
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2020.
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
The Environment Agency reserves the right to discontinue the procurement process at any time, which shall include the right not to award a framework or contract, and does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award the framework or contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary.
The Environment Agency shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any candidate or tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender.
This contract/framework is primarily intended to meet the needs of the Environment Agency. The Agency may require the successful bidder(s) to provide the goods/services on the same terms that are agreed as a result of this tender to the Department of the environment, food and rural affairs, and to its associated bodies including any agencies and non departmental public bodies. A full list can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations#department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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