Supply of refurbished refuse collection vehicles

UK-Bradford: refuse-collection vehicles

2012/S 208-342425

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Department of Environment & Neighbourhoods, Fleet Services, Shearbridge Depot
For the attention of: Simon Worth
BD7 1PU Bradford
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1274432812
E-mail: simon.worth@bradford.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.bradford.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.bradford.gov.uk/procurement

Electronic access to information: http://scms.alito.co.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://scms.alito.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: Bradford Metropolitan District Council
http://scms.alito.co.uk
Bradford
UNITED KINGDOM

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Bradford Metropolitan District Council
http://scms.alito.co.uk
Bradford
UNITED KINGDOM

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Bradford Metropolitan District Council
http://scms.alito.co.uk
Bradford
UNITED KINGDOM

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.3)Main activity

General public services

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

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

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Supply of refurbished refuse collection vehicles.

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

Supplies
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Bradford District.
NUTS code UKE41

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

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

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council) is seeking a suitably experienced supplier to undertake the supply of up to 10 refurbished refuse collection vehicles (to include chassis, Body and lifing equipment). The vehicles will need to be Euro IV standard or above or alternative fuel and be available for delivery over the year 2013/14. All values given are indicative only as the council can not guarantee future requirements.
Further details and specifications of the requirements are within the tender documents which are available via the regional tendering web site http://scms.alito.co.uk. The details of how to access these are contained within Section VI.3 of this contract notice and any queries regarding this procurement should only be made after reading these documents.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

34144511, 34144510, 34137000, 34140000, 34114000, 50117300

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: no

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:

Estimated value excluding VAT: 600 000,00 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

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:

A group guarantee will be required where applicable.

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:

Joint & several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

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

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: In accordance with Articles 45to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended)and as set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) document that organisations will be required to complete. This is available from the e-tendering web site used by the Council at http://scms.alito.co.uk togetherwith other information which provides more explanation of the Council’s requirements along with instructions for completion and return of the PQQ prior to the closing date of the PQQ.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: In accordance with Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) and as set out in the PQQ Document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed on the PQQ documents.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
In accordance with Articles 48 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 25 of the Public ContractsRegulations 2006 (as amended) and as set out in the.
PQQ Document.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed on the PQQ 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 number of operators: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Assessment of economic and financial standingand technical ability on the basis of the responses to the PQQ.

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 in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: The Council reserves the right to use e-auction technology in the award of this contract. Further details will be in the tender documents.

IV.3)Administrative information

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

BMDC/27774

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2012/S 190-312176 of 28.9.2012

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

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

26.11.2012 – 16:00

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 tenders

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

The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council reserves the right to use e-procurement technologies, including e-tendering in this procurement exercise. Interested bidders should be prepared to submit responses and bids using the internet.
Therefore the Pre Qualification Questionnaire documents are to be downloaded from the Public Bulletin Board on http://scms.alito.co.uk. Using the following search criteria:

Keyword or Contract ID: BMDC/27774.
Current / awarded: current.
Display tenders: all.
Council: Bradford Metropolitan District.
Matching categories: all.
And completed and returned following the instructions provided in the document.
Although documents will be available for download up to the closing time and date for submissions, it is the bidders responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned, along with all supporting documentation called for, prior to the closing time and date of this stage of the process.
If this is your first time using the system, please refer to the online user guide, which is available under the Help tab, to assist you to register as a new user and download the document(s). Please ensure that you register for Bradford MDC to enable you to access Bradford MDC documentation (this can be done in your profile, under the “councils” tab).
If you require any assistance with the web site, please contact the named contact point on the ‘Contact Us’ tab on the web site homepage. Any queries relating to the tender process or requirements should be made to the named officer in the tender documents.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

See VI.4.2 below

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council will incorporate a minimum ten calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into and to start proceedings where such action is necessary. Such additional information should be requested from the person stated in the contact details inSection I.1 of this document.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5 (as amended)) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above regulations. Where a contracthas not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the contract ineffective.

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

See VI.4.2 above

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:25.10.2012