Tender for Research into Firearms and Forensics in Europe
Open Tender for a Research and Consultancy Services for Examination of Firearms and Forensics In Europe and across territories (EFFECT) Project.
United Kingdom-Coventry: Research services
2014/S 193-341265
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Coventry University Higher Education Group
Priory Street
Contact point(s): Procurement Directorate
For the attention of: Lorna Caines
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2476887392
E-mail: procurement@coventry.ac.uk
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/finance/purchasing/Pages/Purchasing.aspx
Address of the buyer profile: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
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
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
NUTS code UK
II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Coventry University have been successful in being awarded a grant co-funded by the Prevention of and Fight against Crime (ISEC) Programme of the European Commission to deliver the Examination of Firearms and Forensics in Europe and aCross Territories (EFFECT) Project. Coventry University are the co-ordinating partner and require services from a Supplier in support of the work. The Supplier will assist in developing an understanding of the extent that illegal firearms cross international borders and are used in crimes in different jurisdictions, and in the dissemination of results. The University would like the Supplier to utilise the ballistic intelligence derived from bullets and cartridge cases recovered from crime scenes in the Western Balkan Countries to show how crime guns are being moved between these countries and beyond, and to illustrate the types of crimes that are being committed using the same weapon transnationally. To complete the work pertaining to this Contact, the available budget is up to GBP 125 000, inclusive of all associated costs and VAT.
For more information please log on to the e-tendering site at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home and see the associated Tender Pack.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
73110000, 73400000, 73200000, 73000000, 73210000, 38970000, 73432000, 73410000
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:
Coventry University have been successful in being awarded a grant co-funded by the Prevention of and Fight against Crime (ISEC) Programme of the European Commission to deliver the Examination of Firearms and Forensics in Europe and aCross Territories (EFFECT) Project. Coventry University are the co-ordinating partner and require services from a Supplier in support of the work. The Supplier will assist in developing an understanding of the extent that illegal firearms cross international borders and are used in crimes in different jurisdictions, and in the dissemination of results. The University would like the Supplier to utilise the ballistic intelligence derived from bullets and cartridge cases recovered from crime scenes in the Western Balkan Countries to show how crime guns are being moved between these countries and beyond, and to illustrate the types of crimes that are being committed using the same weapon transnationally. To complete the work pertaining to this Contact, the available budget is up to GBP 125 000, inclusive of all associated costs and VAT. For more information please log on to the e-tendering site at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/coventryuniversity/aspx/Home and see the associated Tender Pack.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 and 120 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Description of these options: The contract will run from contract sign off for approximately 13 months, with the option to extend to complete the Project’s outcomes.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
Number of possible renewals: 1
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
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:
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
Description of particular conditions: Please see tender documents.
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 tender documents.
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service
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
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: no
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: 25.11.2014 – 12:01
Place:
Procurement Directorate.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Coventry University Procurement Directorate
Priory Street
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement@coventry.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 2476887392
Internet address: http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/finance/purchasing/Pages/Purchasing.aspx
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Priory Street
CV1 5FB Coventry
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement@coventry.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 2476887392
Internet address: http://wwwm.coventry.ac.uk/finance/purchasing/Pages/Purchasing.aspx
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice: