Supply of smart card tickets
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
UK-Glasgow: tickets
2012/S 84-138998
Contract notice – utilities
Supplies
Directive 2004/17/EC
Section I: Contracting entity
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport – Utility
Consort House, 12 West George Street
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Margaret Crossan
G2 1HN Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1413333192
E-mail: procurement@spt.co.uk
Fax: +44 1413333224
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.spt.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA17342
Further information can be obtained from: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport – Utility
Consort House, 12 West George Street
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Margaret Crossan
G2 1HN Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1413333192
E-mail: procurement@spt.co.uk
Fax: +44 1413333224
Internet address: www.spt.co.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport – Utility
Consort House, 12 West George Street
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Margaret Crossan
G2 1HN Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1413333192
E-mail: procurement@spt.co.uk
Fax: +44 1413333224
Internet address: www.spt.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport – Utility
Consort House, 12 West George Street
Contact point(s): Finance
For the attention of: Director of Finance & HR
G2 1HN Glasgow
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1413333192
E-mail: procurement@spt.co.uk
Fax: +44 1413333224
Internet address: www.spt.co.uk
Section II: Object of the contract
Purchase
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Glasgow.
NUTS code UK
Type 1 Transition tickets: Pre-printed, pre-cut ITSO CMD 4 with magnetic 300Oe centre stripe (as per appendix 1 of tender document).
Type 2 Pre-printed, pre-cut ITSO CMD 4 smartcards to Scheidt and Bachman pre-cut specification (as per appendix 3 of tender document).
Type 3 Pre Printed roll stock ITSO CMD 4 smartcards to Scheidt & Bachmann roll specification (as per appendix 2 of tender document).
Tickets will be ordered on a calloff basis (see section 2.5 of the tender document for details).
It is the intention of SPT to award this commission to a single supplier to ensure that all aspects of the commission are carried out in a seamless and co-ordinated manner with a single point of contact.
Potential tenderers can download tender documentation from SPT web site. It can be found under Business, procurement, scroll down and click on the link to open procurement portal then buyer profile/other information. The SPT website is located at www.spt.co.uk or direct to buyer profile http://spt.g2b.info. If you have problems finding documents please e-mail procurement@spt.co.uk.
Please note that SPT reserves the right, in appropriate circumstances, to conduct post-tender negotiations with the leading tenderer.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland web site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=227036.
22459000, 34980000
Type 1 Transition tickets: Pre-printed, pre-cut ITSO CMD 4 with magnetic 300Oe centre stripe (as per appendix 1 of tender document).
Type 2 Pre-printed, pre-cut ITSO CMD 4 smartcards to Scheidt and Bachman pre-cut specification (as per appendix 3 of tender document).
Type 3 Pre Printed roll stock ITSO CMD 4 smartcards to Scheidt & Bachmann roll specification (as per appendix 2 of tender document).
Tickets will be ordered on a calloff basis (see section 2.5 of the tender document for details).
It is the intention of SPT to award this commission to a single supplier to ensure that all aspects of the commission are carried out in a seamless and co-ordinated manner with a single point of contact.
Potential tenderers can download tender documentation from SPT web site. It can be found under Business, procurement, scroll down and click on the link to open procurement portal then buyer profile/other information. The SPT website is located at www.spt.co.uk or direct to buyer profile http://spt.g2b.info. If you have problems finding documents please e-mail procurement@spt.co.uk.
Please note that SPT reserves the right, in appropriate circumstances, to conduct post-tender negotiations with the leading tenderer.
Tender evaluation.
Tender evaluation criteria is based on a quality / price ratio 30/70ratio and qualitative elements will be based on the following.
a) ITSO certification;
b) Production ability;
c) Multi sourcing;
d) Quality accreditation.
See section 1.24 for details of weightings.
Documentation.
Tender documentation from SPT web site. It can be found under Business, procurement, scroll down and click on the link to open procurement portal then buyer profile/other information. The SPT website is located at www.spt.co.uk or direct to buyer profile http://spt.g2b.info. If you have problems finding documents please e-mail procurement@spt.co.uk.
Contract duration.
3 year contract with the option to extend for a futher 2 years at the sole discretion of SPT
SPT reserves the right to check the financial standing of the preferred bidder prior to award of contract.
It is desirable that the successful tenderer is able to demonstrate community and local benefits, although this will not form part of the award criteria.
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 900 000,00 and 1 750 000,00 GBP
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
A performance bond may be required.
Description of particular conditions: 1) The law of Scotland will govern any contract(s) arising from this contract notice.
2) All tenders must be priced in pounds sterling (GBP) and payment will be made to the appointed contractor in (GBP).
3) Variants will be at the discretion of the awarding authority and provided that a tender has been submitted based on the original requirements.
4) Tenderers should note that as a public body Strathclyde Partnership for Transport is bound by the provisions of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) act 2002. All information submitted to spt may therefore require to be disclosed and or published by the partnership in compliance with the act. Accordingly if tenderers consider that any of the information contained within their expression of interest or resulting should not be disclosed, their return should identify the information and explain why information should not be disclosed.
5) The tender evaluation will be based on a 30 % qualitative score and 70 % price score.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.
(4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
SPT reserves the right to check the financial standing of the preffered tenderer prior to award of contract.
Please see tender documentation for details.
Section IV: Procedure
Place
SPT, Consort House, 12 West George Street.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
2 Procurement Officers or 1 Procurement Officer & 1 Assistant Procurement Officer
Section VI: Complementary information
However the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
1) Tender selection criteria will be based on a quality / price ratio 30/70 with the qualitative criteria begin asfollows:
a) ITSO Certification;
b) Production ability;
c) Multi sourcing;
d) Quality accreditation.
2) The preferred bidder will be subjected to a financial check prior to award.
3) Will be subject to Scots Law;
4) SPT reserves the right to in appropriate circumstances to conduct post tender negotiations with the leading tenderer;
5) Security vetting of employees and subcontractors may be required.
6) It is desirable that the successful tenderer is able to demonstrate community and local benifits, although this will not form part of the award crietria.
(SC Ref:227036).
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:27.4.2012