Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Strabane District Council
47 Derry Road, Co. Tyrone
Contact point(s): Interim Clerk & Chief Exective
For the attention of: D McSorley
BT82 8DY Strabane
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2871382204
Fax: +44 2871381348
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.strabanedc.com
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA24947
Further information can be obtained from: Strabane District Council
47 Derry Road, Co. Tyrone
For the attention of: Ashleigh Devine
BT82 8DY Strabane
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2871382204
Fax: +44 2871381348
Internet address: http://www.strabanedc.com
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Strabane District Council
47 Derry Road, Co. Tyrone
Contact point(s): Interim Clerk & Chief Exective
For the attention of: D McSorley
BT82 8DY Strabane
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2871382204
Fax: +44 2871381348
Internet address: http://www.strabanedc.com/council/services/tenders
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Strabane District Council
47 Derry Road
Contact point(s): Interim Clerk & Chief Exective
For the attention of: D McSorley
BT82 8DY Strabane
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2871382204
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityRegional or local authority
I.3)Main activityGeneral public services
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
Section II: Object of the contract
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:Appointment of Arts Facilitators/Organisations.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
Service category No 26: Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Strabane, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland.
NUTS code UKN04
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)Appointment of Arts Facilitators / Organisations.
The project is an Arts based Community Development programme that will run over two years in the Strabane District Council area.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV) 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: no
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:GBP 19,600.
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewals
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion Starting 30.1.2012. Completion 31.8.2013
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 conditionsThe 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 registersInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
III.2.2)Economic and financial abilityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.
III.2.3)Technical capacityInformation and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract.
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 serviceLegal 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 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 dialogue
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:
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate16.1.2012 - 12:00
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 upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tendersDate: 16.1.2012 - 18:00
Place:
Strabane District Council.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes
Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Councillors.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union fundsThe contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): European Agriculture Rural Deveopment Fund.
VI.3)Additional information(MT Ref:85094).
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal proceduresD McSorley
Strabane District Council, 47 Derry Road
BT82 8DY Strabane
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2871382204
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:21.12.2011