Lincoln hire-bike scheme.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Procurement Lincolnshire
c/o Lincolnshire County Council, Newland
LN1 1BA Lincoln
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1522553649
E-mail:
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
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: yes
Lincolnshire County Council
County Offices, Newland
LN1 1YL Lincoln
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Lincoln hire-bike scheme.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 20: Supporting and auxiliary transport services
Service category No 20: Supporting and auxiliary transport services
NUTS code UKF30
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)
Bicycles. Parts and accessories for bicycles. Fleet management, repair and maintenance services. 1.1.1LCC is seeking proposals for one exclusive contractor to operate Lincoln hire-bike; Lincoln's short term cycle hire scheme based on locations in the city and along commuter routes. Hire-bike has been in operation since August 2013 and it aims to provide low cost access to cycles and to encourage cycling as a viable sustainable travel option. Hire-bike is being used by commuters, business travellers and leisure users to reduce car use and increase active travel. Statistics of use from August 2013 to September 2014 were 1 953 rents (139.5 per month on average) with ongoing growth still evident.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
34430000, 34432000, 50111000
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:
1.1.1LCC is seeking proposals for one exclusive contractor to operate Lincoln hire-bike; Lincoln's short term cycle hire scheme based on locations in the city and along commuter routes. Hire-bike has been in operation since August 2013 and it aims to provide low cost access to cycles and to encourage cycling as a viable sustainable travel option. Hire-bike is being used by commuters, business travellers and leisure users to reduce car use and increase active travel. Statistics of use from August 2013 to September 2014 were 1 953 rents (139.5 per month on average) with ongoing growth still evident.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 190 000 GBP
Estimated value excluding VAT: 190 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: 3 year contract with the option for 2 further periods of 12 months (3+1+1).
Description of these options: 3 year contract with the option for 2 further periods of 12 months (3+1+1).
II.2.3)Information about renewals
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:
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:
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: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
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
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
PL14.099
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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: 22.12.2014 - 17:00
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
5.1.2015 - 17:00
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
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Lincoln:-Bicycles./M3RA35299Y
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/M3RA35299Y
GO Reference: GO-20141124-PRO-6183140.VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Procurement Lincolnshire
c/o Lincolnshire County Council, Newland
LN1 1BA Lincoln
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Telephone: +44 1522553649
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
24.11.2014