Supply of Rock Salt to Falkirk Council
Supply of low moisture rock salt and associated services.
Supply of low moisture rock salt and associated services.
United Kingdom-Falkirk: Rock salt
2014/S 199-351216
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Falkirk Council
Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street
Contact point(s): Procurement
FK1 5RS Falkirk
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1324506566
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184
Further information can be obtained from: Falkirk Council
Municipal Buildings, West Bridge Street
FK1 5RS Falkirk
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1324506566
Internet address: http://www.falkirk.gov.uk
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
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: Falkirk district areas of operations.
NUTS code UKM26
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: 10
Justification for a framework agreement, the duration of which exceeds four years: 6 Year Framework Agreement with the option to extend 2 x 24 months extension.
Market testing indicated facility start up ROi requires minimum 10 year time-frame.
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT: 3 000 000 GBP
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded: Review carried out after year 6 prior to any extension considerations.
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Falkirk council is seeking a provider to provide suitable facilities and supply of rock salt for it’s winter maintenance program as detailed within the tender document.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=323075
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available athttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
14410000, 63120000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
II.1.8)Lots
II.1.9)Information about variants
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: 2 x 24 months after initial 6 year framework agreement.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 72 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Number of possible renewals: 2
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: Under this procurement the contractor will be required to support the authority’s economic and social regeneration objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to sustainable, social and environmental considerations.
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Please see PQQ / ITT documentation in regard to specific requirements.
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
Prior information notice
Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 70-120113 of 9.4.2014
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
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
Date: 3.12.2014 – 11:00
Place:
Falkirk Council Offices.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 6 years time form framework agreement award.
VI.3)Additional information
(SC Ref:323075)
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: