Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s) I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityEducation
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe 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:Feed and Fertiliser ITT/506
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceSupplies
Purchase
NUTS code UKF14
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 agreementFramework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 8
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 400 000 and 700 000 GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)The University of Nottingham wishes to Contract with one or more suppliers to supply Feed and Fertiliser to the UoN's Farm and Dairy based at Sutton Bonington.. For further details of scope, please refer to the ITT document which can be obtained from In-Tend (The University of Nottingham's (UoN) e-tendering service), details of which are available in Section I of the OJEU notice.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)03100000, 16141000, 15700000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: yes
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:The University of Nottingham wishes to engage a maximum of 8 suppliers per Lot to supply Feed and Fertiliser to the UoN Farm and Dairy at the Sutton Bonington Campus.
Lot 1 - Feed.
Lot 2 - Fertiliser.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 400 000 and 700 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: yes
Description of these options: The UoN reserves the right, by giving notice, to extend the framework agreement for a period of 1 + 1 year - total of 4 years, The initial agreement period is for 2 years.
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completionDuration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1 Lot title: Feed1)Short descriptionThe UoN wishes to appoint a maximum of 8 supplier to supply different types of Feed to the UoN Farm and Dairy based at Sutton Bonington.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 3)Quantity or scopeFurther information can be found in the tender documents.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 180 000 and 330 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Lot No: 2 Lot title: Fertiliser1)Short descriptionThe UoN wishes to appoint a maximum of 8 supplier to supply different types of Fertiliser to the UoN Farm and Dairy based at Sutton Bonington.
2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 3)Quantity or scopeFor further information please see tender documents.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 220 000 and 370 000 GBP
4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion
5)Additional information about lots
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:None are anticipated.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:Please see tender document.
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 conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Pleae see Tender documents.
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Completion of Questionnaires, and Tender documents. Any supplier may be disqualified who is: a) bankrupt or is being wound up, whose affairs are being administered by the Court, who has entered into an arrangement with creditors or who is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under National Laws and Regulaions b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding-up or administration by the Court or for an arangement with creditors or is the subject of any other similar proceedings under National Laws or Regulations c) professional conduct by a judgement which has the force of res judicated) has been guility of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can justify g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under the provisions of the Directive on the criteria for qualitative selection e)has not fulfilled obigations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or those of the country of the contracting authority.
III.2.2)Economic and financial abilityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: As per the Tender documents.
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
As per the Tender documents.
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular professionExecution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal 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 procedureOpen
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 dialogueRecourse 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 criteriaThe 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 auctionAn electronic auction will be used: yes
Additional information about electronic auction: The electronic will only be used when a mini competition is being undertaken and will not be used to award the Framework Agreement.
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:PROC DML ITT/506.
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contractno
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 11.3.2013 - 12:00
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate25.3.2013 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates14.2.2013
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tenderin days: 60 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tendersDate: 25.3.2013 - 12:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrenceThis is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no
VI.3)Additional informationAll correspondence and expressions of interest relating to this project MUST be made through the University of Nottingham's e-tendering website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/
Non compliant expressions of interest will not be considered or acknowledged. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the tender process at any stage. The Contracting Authorities do not accept any liability for costs incurred in tendering. Variation will be accepted where adequately explained by the tenderer and provided that these variations comply with the standards specified in the selection and claims criteria of the tender document.
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
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:13.2.2013