Water Analysis Tender

Pre-qualification selection to tender for water analysis services. UK-Wrexham: laboratory services

2012/S 41-067167

Contract notice – utilities

Services

Directive 2004/17/EC

Section I: Contracting entity

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

Dee Valley Water Plc
Packsaddle, Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen
Contact point(s): Purchasing
For the attention of: Allen Rees Jones
LL14 4EH Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1978846946
E-mail: allen.jones@deevalleygroup.com
Fax: +44 1978833211

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting entity: www.deevalleywater.co.uk

Further information can be obtained from: Dee Valley Water Plc
Packsaddle, Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen
Contact point(s): Purchasing
For the attention of: Mr Allen Rees Jones
LL14 4EH Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1978846946
E-mail: allen.jones@deevalleygroup.com
Fax: +44 1978833211
Internet address: www.deevalleywater.co.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Dee Valley Water Plc
Packsaddle, Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen
Contact point(s): Purchasing
For the attention of: Mr Allen Rees Jones
LL14 4EH Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1978846946
E-mail: allen.jones@deevalleygroup.com
Fax: +44 1978833211
Internet address: www.deevalleywater.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Dee Valley Water Plc
Packsaddle, Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen
Contact point(s): Purchasing
For the attention of: Allen Rees Jones
LL14 4EH Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1978846946
E-mail: allen.jones@deevalleygroup.com
Fax: +44 1978833211
Internet address: www.deevalleywater.co.uk

I.2)Main activity

Water

I.3)Contract award on behalf of other contracting entities

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Pre-qualification selection to tender for water analysis services.

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

Services
Service category No 27: Other services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Wrexham, LL14 4EH.
NUTS code UK

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: 3
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 500 000 and 700 000 GBP

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

Analysis of raw, process and final water samples from treatment works, service reservoirs and customers taps is required on a daily basis 24/7. Samples are to be collected daily from a nominated Dee Valley Water address. Analysis will be carried out under a suitable quality system that is UKAS ISO17025 accredited and meets the requirements of the Water Supply (Water Quality) Regulations 2010.
Service Providers must be capable of receiving electronic registration of samples with results and exceedences being reported daily (24/7) electronically. Service Providers must be able to analyse emergency samples 24 hours per day, 365 days annually.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71900000

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

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

II.1.8)Information about lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 500 000 and 700 000 GBP

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: yes
Description of these options: The Agreement awarded will be for aninitial 3 year (36 month) period with an option to extend on an annual basis for a further 3 years upon mutual agreement but at the sole discretion of Dee Valley Water.

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Starting 3.9.2012 Completion 2.9.2015

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Outlined in our ITT documents.

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

Delivery payment.

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: yes
Description of particular conditions: To be defined in the invitation to tender.

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) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) 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.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: To be defined in the invitation to tender.

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

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Negotiated
Some candidates have already been selected (if appropriate under certain types of negotiated procedures): no

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to tender or to negotiate

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

IV.3)Administrative information

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

DVW/SLA002

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 26.3.2012

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

26.3.2012 – 17:00

IV.3.5)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.7)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 3 years (36 months)

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information:

Dee Valley Water plc reserve the right to chnge without notice the procedure for award of this contract, to reject all or any bids for the contract, to terminate discussions with any or all interested applicants and to stop the process and not award the contract without any liability on it’s part. Dee Valley Water plc are not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest in, negotiating or tendering for this contract. Applicants will be required to complete and return a pre-qualification questionnaire which will be available upon request. Completed pre-qualification questionnaires must be returned to Dee Valley Water plc within the specified timescales.
(MT Ref:85315).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Mr Gordon Entwistle
Water Quality Department, Dee Valley Water plc, Packsaddle, Wrexham Road, Rhostyllen
LL14 4EH Wrexham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: oliver.twydell@deevalleygroup.com
Telephone: +44 1978846946
Internet address: www.deevalleywater.com

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:

27.2.2012