Tender for the Supply of a High Ropes Course

Tender for the Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Warranty of a High Ropes Course at Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre.

United Kingdom-Bootle: Recreation installation

2015/S 150-276902

Contract notice

Supplies

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Sefton Council
Central Procurement Unit, 7th floor Merton House, Stanely Road
For the attention of: Mr Chris Magee
L20 3UU Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1519344069
E-mail: chris.magee@sefton.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1519344579

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sefton.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: n/a

Electronic access to information: www.the-chest.org.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.the-chest.org.uk

Further information can be obtained from: Sefton Council
Central Procurement Unit, 7th floor Merton House, Stanely Road
For the attention of: Mr Chris Magee
L20 3UU Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1519344069
E-mail: chris.magee@sefton.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1519344579

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Sefton Council
Central Procurement Unit, 7th floor Merton House, Stanely Road
For the attention of: Mr Chris Magee
L20 3UU Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1519344069
E-mail: chris.magee@sefton.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1519344579

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Sefton Council
Central Procurement Unit, 7th floor Merton House, Stanely Road
For the attention of: Mr Chris Magee
L20 3UU Bootle
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1519344069
E-mail: chris.magee@sefton.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1519344579

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:

Tender for the Supply, Installation, Maintenance and Warranty of a High Ropes Course at Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre.

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

Supplies
Purchase

NUTS code UKD53

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 nature of this contract is to engage with a provider to safely and efficiently design, install, maintain and warrant a High Ropes Course with developmental elements and aerial trails at Crosby Lakeside Adventure Centre, Cambridge Rd, Waterloo, Merseyside, L22 1RR and train a number of operational staff in its safe use. It is envisaged that the course should be operational by April 2016 with a period of training prior to it’s opening.

The design of the course should be sympathetic to the needs of individuals with disabilities including both learning and physical. More information about the Centre and it’s existing facilities can be found here: http://www.crosbylakeside.co.uk/

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45212140, 45242000, 37416000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

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

II.1.8)Lots

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: 250 000 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: 5 (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:

None.

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

During the course of the installation works and up to practical completion interim payments will be subject to a 5 % deduction for retention. Following practical completion the Council will pay a maximum of 97.5 % of the value of installation retaining 2.5 % of the value of the installation held as retention for the duration of the rectification period which is 12 months. Payments will be made within 30 days net of receipt of a correct invoice.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and 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

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: A financial assessment will be undertaken on all bidders.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Details provided in the tender document.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Bidders are questioned in the tender document as to available resources and experience.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

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

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below

1. Price. Weighting 15

2. The period of defect warranty cover for structural, moving parts and composites. Weighting 25

3. The aesthetic appearance of the proposed structure within the site available. Weighting 10

4. Resources, experience and added value. Weighting 15

5. Quality and safety management systems. Weighting 10

6. Product quality. Weighting 25

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:

CP/CM

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: 2.9.2015 – 17:00
Payable documents: no

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

2.9.2015 – 17:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

3.8.2015

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

Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 3.9.2015 – 9:30
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Tenders will be opened in the Chest Portal by an officer of the Council’s Democratic Services team.

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

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

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:

3.8.2015