Supply of Rags and Cloths

Medical and General Supplies (M&GS), DE&S
DE&S, #4226 Elm 2B, Abbeywood
For the attention of: Helen Stock
BS34 8JH Bristol
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3067983548
E-mail: helen.stock256@mod.uk
Fax: +44 1179138907

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)

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

Defence

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

The Supply of Rags and Cloths.

Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UKG

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with a single operator
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: 3 722 000 GBP

Rags. Cleaning cloths. Dishcloths. Dusters. Notice re-advertised due to non publication in OJEU . Requests to participate should be re-submitted.
Rags. Cleaning cloths. Dishcloths. Dusters. The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), Medical and General Supplies (M&GS) Team has a requirement for the supply and delivery of a variety of Rags and Cleaning Cloths .A four year framework agreement , the range is for approximately nine line items of Rags and Cleaning Cloths. .
Ordering, receipting and invoicing will be electronic via DECS P2P (details at www.d2btrade.com).

Please note that the requirement to which this notice relates comes under Logistic Commodities and Services (LCS), formed on 1 Aug 2011. LCS is determining the future strategy for all commodities and services within its remit and may, in the future, place a contract for the supply of services which may include the provision of articles (or services) which are covered by this notice. In this event, the Authority may satisfy its requirements from the LCS service contract and no further orders will be placed against any framework arising from this notice.
Supplier selection will be by Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

39542000, 39525800, 39525600, 39525100

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

This contract is divided into lots: no

Variants will be accepted: no

Estimated quantity for Rags 1850 tonnes
Estimated quantity for Cleaning Cloth, Lavette 157,200 pieces

Options: no

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Before accepting a tender, the Authority may require that a guarantee of due performance is provided.

Payment on Delivery in Pounds Sterling

Single Legal Entity

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) Appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance
(b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established
(c) A statement of the undertaking’s overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The Applicant’s financial ability to meet this requirement will be assessed on a risk basis and the Applicant’s financial accounts will be evaluated by the Authority. Factors that will be taken into consideration when evaluating the accounts include: Turnover; Profitability; Liquidity and Working Capital; Debt; Cashflow. The MOD will also examine the financial health of any holding company or subsidiary of the applicant company where it is part of a group. When assessing the financial health of an organisation the Authority will also taken into consideration any Auditor’s opinion, for example Qualifications or Emphasis of Matter Statements. The Authority’s opinion may be validated using financial credit agencies such as Company Watch and Dunn and Bradstreet. If examination of the financial accounts exposes the potential for an applicant to experience financial difficulty, then the Authority will determine the level of risk that it is willing to bear in fulfilling the requirement. Evaluation of the accounts will attract an acceptable or non-acceptable risk marking. The minimum level of standard required is an acceptable risk marking. This is a mandatory pass/fail element of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire . Any Economic Operator who fails this element of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire will not be invited to submit a tender for the requirement.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: – where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, – where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser’s certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator
(c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator’s undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work
(d) A description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking’s study and research facilities
(j) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract
(k) With regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Evidence of experience of supplying industrial consumables to a high level of service, and of a systematic and professional approach to supply chain management This is a mandatory pass/fail element of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire .
The criterion for Quality Accreditation is certification with scope to cover the supply of industrial consumables, by a UKAS accredited body to BS EN 9001:2008 or equivalent. This is a mandatory pass/fail element of the Pre Qualification Questionnaire .

Restricted

Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Capability, Supply Chain Management, Performance Management, Innovation, Collaborative Working

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

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: Yes. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, may be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement. Specific relevant information on Reverse Auction usage will be given in the Invitation to Tender.

MEDGS/0076.

no

Payable documents: no

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