Services Accelerated Restricted Procedure Notice
Services Accelerated Restricted Procedure Notice |
| SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY |
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I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Official name: Department for Transport (DfT), Postal Address: 3/23 Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street, , Town: London, Telephone: 0207 944 2669, E-mail: trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk, Contact Point(s): Procurement Directorate, For the attention of: Richard Jobling, Postal Code: SW1P 4DR, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 0207 944 2117, General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.dft.gov.uk,, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): ,
I.1.1) Further information can be obtained at As in I.1.
I.1.2) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a Dynamic Purchasing System) can be obtained at As in I.1.
I.1.3) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to Official name: Department for Transport (DfT), Postal Address: 3/27 Great Minster House , 76 Marsham Street , Town: London, Telephone: 0207 944 3907, E-mail: jim.cross@dft.gsi.gov.uk, Contact Point(s): Procurement Directorate, For the attention of: Jim Cross, Postal Code: SW1P 4DR, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 0207 944 2117, General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.dft.gov.uk,, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): ,
I.2.1) Type of contracting authority Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
If 'other' please specify
I.2.2) Main activity or activities
Other
If 'other' please specify Transport
I.2.2) The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities? No
| SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT |
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II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority UK-London: Thameslink Rolling Stock Project - Rolling Stock Technical and Evaluation Advisor
II.1.2) Service Category 11.
II.1.2.1) Main place of performance London
NUTS Code UK.
II.1.3) The notice involves A public contract
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement (if appropriate)
Number
OR, if applicable, maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
II.1.4.1) Duration of the framework agreement (if appropriate)
Period in year(s)
OR month(s)
Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
II.1.4.2) Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement (give figures only)
Estimated value excluding VAT
OR range: between
and
Currency
Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded (if possible)
II.1.5) Short Description of the contract or purchase(s) To assist the Department's Thameslink Programme Management Team in its ongoing project to procure a new fleet of rolling stock, the need has been identified to engage a contractor to provide technical advisory services. These services will assist is supporting the tender process for a new fleet of rolling stock and subsequently evaluating the bids and supporting the negotiations through to contract award.Optionally the services will extend to supporting the oversight of the contract to procure the new rolling stock. The contractor will be required to work as part of the team including internal and external stakeholders, along with consultants providing financial and legal services.
II.1.6) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
Main Object: 74140000-2.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)? Yes
II.1.8) Division into lots No
If yes, tenders should be submitted for
Lot No
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted No
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable)
If known, estimated value excluding VAT (give figures only)
OR range: between 800000
and 2000000
Currency GBP
II.2.2) Options (if applicable) Yes
If yes, description of these options Providing oversight and support through train design and build period which continues to 2014. This is envisaged to start from September 2009.
If known, provisional timetable for recourse to these options: Period in month(s) 60
or day(s) (from the award of the contract)
Number of possible renewals (if any):
or Range: between
and
If known, in the case of renewable contracts, estimated time-frame for subsequent contracts: in month(s)
and/or days (from the award of the contract)
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME PERIOD FOR COMPLETION
Either: Period in months
And / or days (from the award of the contract)
Or: Starting 29/09/2008
And/or ending 28/09/2016
| SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION |
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III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable) Not applicable.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them Tenders are to be priced in Sterling and payment will be made in Sterling.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded (if applicable)
The group will be required to nominate a lead partner with whom the Department will contract, or form themselves into a single legal entity before the contract is awarded.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject (if applicable) No
If yes, description of 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 requirements are met
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met The Pre Qualification Questionnaire available form trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk refers to applicants background information.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (If applicable) The Pre Qualification Questionnaire available form trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk refers to economic and financial capacity.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) The Pre Qualification Questionnaire available form trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk refers.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (If applicable) The Pre Qualification Questionnaire available form trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk refers to technical capacity.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) The Pre Qualification Questionnaire available form trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk refers.
III.2.4) Reserved Contracts (if applicable) No
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession No
If yes, reference of the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service No
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE Accelerated restricted procedure.
IV.1.1) Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure The Thameslink Rolling Stock Project is running to a very tight timescale in order to ensure the rolling stock is in place to meet the requirements of the associated infrastructure programme. Due to mid programme unforeseen circumstances, it has become necessary to re-compete the technical advisor services in support of the evaluation and negotiation of the main rolling stock procurement contract. An accelerated procurement procedure is required to minimise the risk of delay to the main rolling stock procurement timetable.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators that will be invited to tender or to participate (when applicable)
Envisaged number of operators 5
Or Envisaged minimum number
and, if appropriate, maximum number
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria (please tick the relevant box(es)) B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of: B2) the criteria as stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used No
If yes, additional information about electronic auction (if appropriate)
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1 File reference number attributed by the contracting entity (if applicable) PPCA08081
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract No
If yes: Notice on a Buyer Profile
IV.3.2.1) Notice number in OJ:
Notice number in OJ: GO08080739/01
Of 07/08/2008
IV.3.2.2) Other previous publications
Notice number in OJ:
Of
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents (except for a DPS)
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents 18/08/2008
Time: 12:00
Payable documents No
If yes, Price (give figures only):
Currency
Terms and method of payment
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date 22/08/2008
Time 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates 29/08/2008
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up English
Other - third country
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders
IV.3.8.1) Date, time and place
Date 29/08/2008
Time 12:00
Place (if applicable) DfT,Procurement Directorate,3/27 Great Minster House 76 Marsham Street, London SW1P 4DR
IV.3.8.2) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (if applicable) No
If yes, authorised persons
| SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION |
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VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT (if applicable) No
If yes, estimated timing for further notices to be published:
VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND / OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS No
If yes, reference to project(s) and / or programme(s)
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (if applicable) Organisations expressing an interest to participate must e-mail for a Pre Qualification Questionnaire to trsp@dft.gsi.gov.uk GO reference: GO 08081103/02
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
Body responsible for mediation procedures (if applicable)
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals (please fill heading VI.4.2 OR if need be, heading VI.4.3)
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Department for Transport will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be required from the address provided in part 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE 11/08/2008
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