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Themed Asbestos Analysis (TAA12).

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

North Yorkshire County Council
County Hall
For the attention of: Martin Simpson
DL7 8AD Northallerton
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1609533150
E-mail:

Further information can be obtained from: See VI.3 Additional Information
See VI.3 Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.yortender.co.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: See VI.3 Additional Information
See VI.3 Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.yortender.co.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: See VI.3 Additional Information
See VI.3 Additional Information
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address: www.yortender.co.uk

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:
Themed Asbestos Analysis (TAA12).
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: North Yorkshire

NUTS code UKE2

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 months: 48

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

Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000,00 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The County Council is seeking to establish a single supplier framework agreement for the Analysis of Asbestos. The appointed Contractor will be required to service the whole County of North Yorkshire. On occasion there will be specialist activity required, over and above the prime scope of the framework, which the County Council will require the Contractor to undertake concurrently with the project in hand. The Contractor will be required to either engage and effectively manage specialist sub-contractors or engage with other prime providers within the frameworks. It is therefore important providers within TAA12 are able to demonstrate their understanding of the construction industry and are able to evidence detailed and close supply chain integration and management.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

90000000, 90650000, 45000000, 45262660, 71621000, 71310000, 71315300, 71250000, 71251000

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:
Prime scope: Maintenance activity for the analytical assessment of asbestos containing materials. The prime scope is for single projects in value ranging GBP 0k to GBP 250k although the framework agreements will encompass the value range starting from GBP 0k to a ceiling of GBP 1,35m
Themed - asbestos analysis - c. GBP 250 000 per annum.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 1 000 000,00 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The Council may, by giving written notice to the Contractor no later than the date which falls six (6) months prior to the expiry of the Contract Period, extend the term of the Contract by a period of no more than 1 year and 6 months.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options:
in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 1
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Starting 1.10.2013. Completion 30.9.2017

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
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
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Please refer to Tender Documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Please refer to Tender Documentation.
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

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:
YORE-95ZKJ5
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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: 7.5.2013 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
7.5.2013 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
27.3.2013
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

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
Note: This new Contract Notice is being issued due to the abandonment of LOT no7 Themed Asbestos Analysis (contract ref: 282647-2012.

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VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

North Yorkshire County Council
UNITED KINGDOM

Body responsible for mediation procedures

North Yorkshire County Council
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: North Yorkshire County Council shall in accordance with the Public Contracts (amendment) Regulations 2009, incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period commencing at the point that information on the intention to award the contract is sent to tenderers.
The Council shall, as soon as possible after the decision has been made, inform the tenderers and candidates of its decision, and shall do so by notice in writing by the most rapid means of communication practicable. The information will include;
a) the criteria for the award of the contract;
b) the reasons for the decision;
c) the name of the economic operator to be awarded;
d) a precise statement when the standstill period is expected to end.
Should additional information be required, please contact the person cited in paragraph 1.1 of this form. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations2006 (SI2006 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. Following the 10 day standstill period, if no further debriefing has been requested, the court may only award damages once the contract has been entered into.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
26.3.2013