Tender for Supply of Electricity to London Councils

Framework contract for the supply of Electricity for Half Hourly, Non Half Hourly and Unmetered supplies for the London Borough of Merton and other contracting authorities as listed in 1.2.

UK-Morden: electricity

2012/S 215-354832

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

London Borough of Merton
Civic Centre, London Road
Contact point(s): Energy and Sustainability
For the attention of: David Bell
SM4 5DX Morden
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2085453391

Internet address(es):

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

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA23868

Further information can be obtained from: Bergen Energi UK
Princes Exchange, Princes Square
For the attention of: Simon Firth
LS1 4HY Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1133221080
E-mail: info.uk@bergen-energi.com
Internet address: www.bergen-energi.com

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Bergen Energi
Princes Exchange, Princes Square
For the attention of: Simon Firth
LS1 4HY Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1133221080
E-mail: info.uk@bergen-energi.com
Internet address: www.bergen-energi.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Bergen Energi UK
Princes Exchange, Princes Square
For the attention of: Simon Firth
LS1 4HY Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1133221080
E-mail: info.uk@bergen-energi.com
Internet address: www.bergen-energi.com

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: yes

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities

City of London

City of Westminster

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Bexley

London Borough of Brent

London Borough of Bromley

London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Croydon

London Borough of Ealing

London Borough of Enfield

London Borough of Greenwich

London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Harrow

London Borough of Havering

London Borough of Hillingdon

London Borough of Hounslow

London Borough of Islington

London Borough of Lambeth

London Borough of Lewisham

London Borough of Newham

London Borough of Redbridge

London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

London Borough of Southwark

London Borough of Sutton

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

London Borough of Waltham Forest

London Borough of Wandsworth

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

UK-London:framework for the supply of Electricity.

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: Services.
NUTS code UKI22

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on 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:
Range: between 1 000 000 and 500 000 000 GBP

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

Framework contract for the supply of Electricity for Half Hourly, Non Half Hourly and Unmetered supplies for the London Borough of Merton and other contracting authorities as listed in 1.2.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=94306.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

09310000

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: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The 4 year framework agreement is being created to manage the volatility of Wholesale electricity costs by providing the contracting authority and other authorities as listed in 2.1 should they wish to join, with a Flexible electricity supply solution. The framework seeks suppliers that can offer Flexible supply contracts based on the criteria set out in the ITT.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 000 000 and 500 000 000 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

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

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Not required.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

28 Days from date of invoice

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

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: (1) 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.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers must hold a valid electricity Supply licence.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As described in the ITT.

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

Open

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

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 below

1. Price. Weighting 70

2. Product. Weighting 15

3. Service. Weighting 15

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

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

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

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

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 20.12.2012

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

4.1.2013 – 12:00

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

until: 29.3.2013

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Date: 4.1.2013 – 12:00
Place:

Leeds.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

(MT Ref:94306).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

London Borough of Merton
Director of Corporate Services Merton Civic Centre London Road
SM4 5DX Morden
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: caroline.holland@merton.gov.uk
Telephone: +44 2082744901
Internet address: www.merton.gov.uk

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:5.11.2012