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Weighbridge Services Tender

I. Routine maintenance, 6 monthly calibration including verification by trading standards of the weighbridge network.

United Kingdom-Nottingham: Weighbridge services

2015/S 165-301910

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street
NG1 6LP Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement.branch@dsa.gsi.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

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

Electronic access to information: http://assets.dft.gov.uk/dvsa/028-002-0081-itt-pack.zip

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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Other: Transport

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:

Weighbridge Repair, Maintenance and Calibration.

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

Services
Service category No 1: Maintenance and repair services

NUTS code UK

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)

Weighbridge services.
The contract which involves both civil and mechanical engineering and administration work will comprise:
I. Routine maintenance, 6 monthly calibration including verification by trading standards of the weighbridge network.
II. Breakdown attendance and repair service including parts where necessary.
III. Surveying of weighbridge and weigh pad level areas.
IV. Maintenance and repair of concrete approach and exit levels.
V. Construction of new weighbridge and weigh pad installations.
VI. Ad hoc civil engineering or surveying works at DVSA sites.
VII. Ad hoc use of test weight vehicle(s).
The Contract is envisaged to be awarded 17.11.2015. The Contract will run for 2 years from the date of the Award of Contract with the option to extend for up to 2 additional periods of 1 year (a maximum of 4 years in total).

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

63712500

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: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The initial estimated value of this Contract is up to 800 000 GBP per annum, but this may be substantially less as the number of sites is likely to decrease over the life of the Contract.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 500 000 and 3 500 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Starting 17.11.2015. Completion 16.11.2017

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

Bidders will be advised, if this is necessary during the procurement. Guarantees of performance and financial liability may be required by the Authority, if considered appropriate.
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:

See ITT pack for consortia arrangements.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
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: See attachment 2a (pre-evaluation questionnaire) for details.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See attachment 2a (pre-evaluation questionnaire) for details.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
See attachment 2a (pre-evaluation questionnaire) for details.
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
IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

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

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:

028/002/0081

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

no
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

9.10.2015 – 11:00
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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 9.10.2015 – 11:00

Place:

DVSA, The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street, Nottingham, NG1 6LP.

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

The Contracting Authority considers that this Contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement and the Contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=156923423

GO Reference: GO-2015825-PRO-6976398.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Procurement Branch, The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street
NG1 6LP Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement.branch@dsa.gsi.gov.uk
Internet address: www.gov.uk/dvsa

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

DVSA
Procurement Branch, The Axis Building, 112 Upper Parliament Street
NG1 6LP Nottingham
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: procurement.branch@dsa.gsi.gov.uk
Internet address: www.gov.uk/dvsa

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

25.8.2015