Provision of Fuel Cards.
Contract notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Places for People Group Limited for itself and on behalf of its present and future subsidiaries
4 The Pavilions
For the attention of: Richard Williams
PR2 2YB Preston
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1772897403
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.placesforpeople.co.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
Body governed by public law
I.3)Main activity
Housing and community amenities
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:
Provision of Fuel Cards.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 6: Financial servicesa)Insurances services b)Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland, North East England, Yorkshire and Humberside, North West England, The Midlands, London, South West England, South East England and Easty Anglia.
Service category No 6: Financial servicesa)Insurances services b)Banking and investment services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Scotland, North East England, Yorkshire and Humberside, North West England, The Midlands, London, South West England, South East England and Easty Anglia.
NUTS code UK
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
Range: between 4 000 000 and 7 500 000 GBP
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 3Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:Range: between 4 000 000 and 7 500 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Places for People are seeking to establish a framework agreement to appoint a supplier for the provision of circa 500 fuel charge cards for a fleet of 479 company vehicles on behalf of itself, it's present and future companies. Places for People is a Registered Provider of social housing. Places for People (the contracting authority) is one of the largest property management, development and regeneration companies in the UK.
The contract will be awarded to a single service provider for a period of 3 + 1 years, the one year extension will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance at the sole unilateral discretion of PfP.
The contract will be awarded to a single service provider for a period of 3 + 1 years, the one year extension will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance at the sole unilateral discretion of PfP.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
30163100, 09100000
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:
Places for People is a Registered Provider of social housing. Places for People (the contracting authority) is one of the largest property management, development and regeneration companies in the UK, with a stock portfolio of over 60 000 properties covering a large geographic area from Edinburgh to the Isle of Wight. Places for People work in partnership with over 200 local authorities and numerous other partners. Places for People are seeking to establish a framework agreement to appoint a supplier for the provision of circa 500 fuel charge cards for a fleet of 479 company vehicles on behalf of itself, it's present and future companies.
The contract will be awarded to a single service provider for a period of 3 + 1 years, the one year extension will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance at the sole unilateral discretion of PfP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 500 000 and 7 000 000 GBP
The contract will be awarded to a single service provider for a period of 3 + 1 years, the one year extension will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance at the sole unilateral discretion of PfP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 500 000 and 7 000 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The contract will be awarded to a single service provider for a period of 3 + 1 years, the one year extension will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance at the sole unilateral discretion of PfP.
Description of these options: The contract will be awarded to a single service provider for a period of 3 + 1 years, the one year extension will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance at the sole unilateral discretion of PfP.
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 36 (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:
Details of deposits, guarantees and insurance required by the contracting authority will be set out in the Tender Documentation.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Terms of financial and payment arrangements will be set out in the Tender Documentation.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability.
III.1.4)Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: The conditions of the contract with which the succesful company will be required to comply will be set out in the Tender Documentation.
Description of particular conditions: The conditions of the contract with which the succesful company will be required to comply will be set out in the Tender Documentation.
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: As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed within the Tender Documentation.
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
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no
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: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: Places for People reserve the right to use an electronic auction.
Additional information about electronic auction: Places for People reserve the right to use an electronic auction.
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Provision of Fuel Cards
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: 27.2.2012
Payable documents: no
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
1.3.2012
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
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2.3.2012
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Circa 42 months.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Circa 42 months.
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 intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise. To be able to access the tender and associated documentation you will need to register your interest by email only at the following email address: . no later than 27.2.2012 11:00hrs. You must provide the following contact details - name, phone, email address and postal address. Applicants will then receive a login to Ariba Sourcing and will be able to view and download the Tender Documentation, view additonal information and submit responses to the tender. Responses to the Tender should be submitted online through Ariba Sourcing no later than 1.3.2012. 11:00hrs.
Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this tender prior to the closing date and time. Places for People is not bound to accept the lowest or any bid and confirms that the issue of the Tender Documentation does not constitute any form of instruction. As such, Places for People accepts no responsibility for any costs in relation to the preperation of submission of the bids. Due to the nature of the requirement, Places for People gives no guarantee or minimum value pursuant to the contract and reserves the right to award just one contract or none at all.VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
High Courts of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
WCA2 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Courts of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
WCA2 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 207947600099
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009).
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Office of Government Commerce
Rosebury Court, St Andrews Business Park
NR7 0HS Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 8450004999
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
13.1.2012