Aviation Environmental and Atmospheric Expert Technical Support.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Department for Transport
Great Minster House 33 Horseferry Road
SW1 4DR London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport
Address of the buyer profile: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
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
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:
Aviation Environmental and Atmospheric Expert Technical Support.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 8: Research and development services
Service category No 8: Research and development 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)
The Department of Transport wishes to procure the provision of research, knowledge transfer and workshop organisation on the impacts of aviation sourced pollutants on the ecosystem including climate change.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
73100000, 73110000, 73120000, 90730000, 90731000, 90731300, 90731400, 90731800, 90740000, 90742400
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:
To provide research services to the Aviation Directorate of the DfT.
Potential Providers shall have the experience and be capable of:
- providing research services to support the UK evidence base within the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) working and support groups;
- consensus building within the scientific community including science and analysis to support peer reviewed papers, understanding and developing atmospheric science knowledge relevant to the CAEP work programme, to mitigate the impacts of aviation on ecosystems through climate change and air quality;
- modelling the impacts of aviation on ecosystems through different aviation scenarios to determine their relative cost effectiveness; and
- providing a suitable respected qualified individual who is in a position to become a member of the Impact Science Group of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) and capable of running workshops at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge.
Further details on the scope of the project are given in the Statement of Requirements, attachment 2.
This Procurement is being managed and facilitated by Government Procurement Service (referred to as the Agent). The Agent is acting on behalf of the Contracting Authority throughout the procurement process.
The Aviation Environmental and Atmospheric Expert Technical Support Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 750 000 and 1 800 000 GBP
Potential Providers shall have the experience and be capable of:
- providing research services to support the UK evidence base within the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) working and support groups;
- consensus building within the scientific community including science and analysis to support peer reviewed papers, understanding and developing atmospheric science knowledge relevant to the CAEP work programme, to mitigate the impacts of aviation on ecosystems through climate change and air quality;
- modelling the impacts of aviation on ecosystems through different aviation scenarios to determine their relative cost effectiveness; and
- providing a suitable respected qualified individual who is in a position to become a member of the Impact Science Group of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) and capable of running workshops at the cutting edge of scientific knowledge.
Further details on the scope of the project are given in the Statement of Requirements, attachment 2.
This Procurement is being managed and facilitated by Government Procurement Service (referred to as the Agent). The Agent is acting on behalf of the Contracting Authority throughout the procurement process.
The Aviation Environmental and Atmospheric Expert Technical Support Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 750 000 and 1 800 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The Contract is for a period of 24 months with the Contracting Authority retaining the prerogative to extend the Contract for a further 36 month period.
Description of these options: The Contract is for a period of 24 months with the Contracting Authority retaining the prerogative to extend the Contract for a further 36 month period.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals: 1
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
Number of possible renewals: 1
In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated timeframe for subsequent contracts:
in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 60 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Participants will be advised if this is necessary during the procurement. Parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial liability may be the Agent 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:
No special legal form is required but if a contract is awarded to a consortium, the Contracting Authority may require the consortium to form a legal entity before entering into the Contract.
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: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an Invitation to Tender ("ITT”).
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Agent's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access its email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Agent's Helpdesk: Freephone: +44 3450103503
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Agent's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If you have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link ‘Register for GPS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a Contract if invited to do so. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: http://gps.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/i-am-supplier/respond-tender
Once you have registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing
Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The Agent will process the email and then enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access its email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Agent's Helpdesk: Freephone: +44 3450103503
email:
Responses must be published by the date in IV.3.4.III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.
(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the Contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1.
The Agent may take into account any of the following information:(a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
(b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
(c) a statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the Contract for a maximum of the last three financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.
(a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
(d) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking's study and research facilities;
(e) where the products or services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the supplier or service provider is established, subject to that body's agreement, on the production capacities of the supplier or the technical capacity of the service provider and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(g) for public works contracts and public services contracts, and only in appropriate cases, an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract;
(h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
(i) a statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
(k) with regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
Candidates will be assessed in accordance with Part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended (implementing Title II, Chapter V11, Section 2 of Directive 2004/18/EC), on the basis of information provided in response to an ITT.
The ITT can be accessed at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in III.2.1
The Agent may have regard to any of the following means in its assessment:(a) a list of the works carried out over the past five years, accompanied by certificates of satisfactory execution for the most important works. These certificates shall indicate the value, date and site of the works and shall specify whether they were carried out according to the rules of the trade and properly completed. Where appropriate, the competent authority shall submit these certificates to the contracting authority direct;
(b) a list of the principal deliveries effected or the main services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the economic operator;
(c) an indication of the technicians or technical bodies involved, whether or not belonging directly to the economic operator's undertaking, especially those responsible for quality control and, in the case of public works contracts, those upon whom the contractor can call in order to carry out the work;
(d) a description of the technical facilities and measures used by the supplier or service provider for ensuring quality and the undertaking's study and research facilities;
(e) where the products or services to be supplied are complex or, exceptionally, are required for a special purpose, a check carried out by the contracting authorities or on their behalf by a competent official body of the country in which the supplier or service provider is established, subject to that body's agreement, on the production capacities of the supplier or the technical capacity of the service provider and, if necessary, on the means of study and research which are available to it and the quality control measures it will operate;
(f) the educational and professional qualifications of the service provider or contractor and/or those of the undertaking's managerial staff and, in particular, those of the person or persons responsible for providing the services or managing the work;
(g) for public works contracts and public services contracts, and only in appropriate cases, an indication of the environmental management measures that the economic operator will be able to apply when performing the contract;
(h) a statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last three years;
(i) a statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract;
(j) an indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract;
(k) with regard to the products to be supplied: (i) samples, descriptions and/or photographs, the authenticity of which must be certified if the contracting authority so requests; (ii) certificates drawn up by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence attesting the conformity of products clearly identified by references to specifications or standards.
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: yes
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:
RM1088
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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
3.3.2014 - 15:00
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
in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Date: 3.3.2014 - 15:00
Place:
Electronically, via web-based portal.
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
Please note this Procurement is being managed and facilitated by Government Procurement Service (referred to as the Agent). The Agent is acting on behalf of the Contracting Authority throughout the procurement process.
The Aviation Environmental and Atmospheric Expert Technical Support Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Agent intends to publish the Selection and Award Questionnaires, Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Agent. Further information on transparency can be found at:
The Agent expressly reserves the right (i) not to award the Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will either the Agent or the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to Contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The duration of the Contract is for an initial 24 months from April 2014 to March 2016 with the option to extend a further 36 months i.e April 2016 to March 2019. Thus the potential duration of the Contract is 60 months.
It is envisaged that the value of the initial 24 month period will be approximately GBP 750,000, whilst the further 36 month extension is estimated at GBP 1,050,000.
The value provided at Section II.2.1 is only an estimate and is based on the full 60 month duration.
Note: There is no appeal as such to a decision on whether or not to award the Contract but if you wish to make representations to the Agent about the conduct or outcome of the procurement you should email the Agent at the address stated in Section I.1.
A party who feels that there has been a breach of procurement law may apply to the High Court for one of the remedies available under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
The Aviation Environmental and Atmospheric Expert Technical Support Contract will be between the successful Supplier and the Contracting Authority, not the Agent.
Potential Providers should note that, in accordance with the UK Government's policies on transparency, the Agent intends to publish the Selection and Award Questionnaires, Invitation to Tender (ITT) document and the text of any Contract awarded, subject to possible redactions at the discretion of the Agent. Further information on transparency can be found at:
The Agent expressly reserves the right (i) not to award the Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will either the Agent or the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to Contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
The duration of the Contract is for an initial 24 months from April 2014 to March 2016 with the option to extend a further 36 months i.e April 2016 to March 2019. Thus the potential duration of the Contract is 60 months.
It is envisaged that the value of the initial 24 month period will be approximately GBP 750,000, whilst the further 36 month extension is estimated at GBP 1,050,000.
The value provided at Section II.2.1 is only an estimate and is based on the full 60 month duration.
Note: There is no appeal as such to a decision on whether or not to award the Contract but if you wish to make representations to the Agent about the conduct or outcome of the procurement you should email the Agent at the address stated in Section I.1.
A party who feels that there has been a breach of procurement law may apply to the High Court for one of the remedies available under the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Agent will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Agent as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the 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 breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. 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, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is 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:
20.1.2014