Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 218-396907/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Leicestershire County Council
Postal address: Croft Depot, Arbor Road, Croft
Town: Leicester
Postal code: LE9 3GE
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mrs Lauren Quinn
Telephone: +44 1163053866
Email: lauren.quinn@leics.gov.uk
Nuts code: UKF2
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
electronically via:
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Leicestershire Rural Grass, Hedge and Grip Cutting 2017-19.
Reference number: DN218384
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 77000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: 1.1 Leicestershire County Council (the Employer) is seeking to identify and appoint a Contractor to provide a Rural Grass, Hedge and Grip cutting service.
The service consists of the following elements:
— 3 x Planned rural grass cuts consisting of; 1 x Visibility Grass Cut Only, 2 x Single Swathe and Visibility Grass Cuts;
— Return visits for top-up to Full Width Grass Cut (Provisional);
— 1 x Planned Rural Hedge Cut;
— 1 x Planned Rural Grip Cut;
— The supply of: Tractor, Tractor Driver, Flail and Fuel for Engineer Instructed Day Works as required;
— Temporary Traffic Management.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1700000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
77000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
1.1 Leicestershire County Council (the Employer) is seeking to identify and appoint a Contractor to provide a Rural Grass, Hedge and Grip cutting service.
The service consists of the following elements:
— 3 x Planned rural grass cuts consisting of; 1 x Visibility Grass Cut Only, 2 x Single Swathe and Visibility Grass Cuts;
— Return visits for top-up to Full Width Grass Cut (Provisional);
— 1 x Planned Rural Hedge Cut;
— 1 x Planned Rural Grip Cut;
— The supply of; Tractor, Tractor Driver, Flail and Fuel for Engineer Instructed Day Works as required;
— Temporary Traffic Management.
The estimated total contract value is 425 000 GBP per annum. The proposed contract period is 2 years with potential extensions of a further 2 years in 1 year increments subject to performance. The Employer intends to appoint 1 Contractor(s) to provide the service.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below
Quality criterion -Name: Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents/Weighting:100
Price – Weighting:100
II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 1700000 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: The proposed contract period is 2 years with potential extensions of a further 2 years in 1 year increments subject to performance. The Employer intends to appoint 1 Contractor(s) to provide the service.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions: Details to be provided in the invitation for tender.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedureIV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2016-12-16 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2016-12-16 Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
IV.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information:
The scope of the service covered by this contract will require elements to be carried out in parallel. It would be unsuitable to therefore breakdown this contract in to Lots.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Royal High Court of Justice
Postal address: Strand
Town: London
Postal code: WC2A 2LL
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Leicestershire County Council (LCC) will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants/Tenderers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by LCC as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant/tenderer was unsuccessful.
If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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 for any document to be amended. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to review the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2016-11-09