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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 087-170020/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: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Postal address: County Hall, Cross Street
Town: Beverley
Postal code: HU17 9BA
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Mr Will Monk
Telephone: +44 1482395341
Email: will.monk@eastriding.gov.uk
Nuts code: UKE12
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: 2179-17 Winter Weather Bureau Services, Weather Station Upgrades and Maintenance.

Reference number: DN258347
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38127000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Services
II.1.4) Short Description: The East Riding of Yorkshire region is split into four weather domains, within which there are ten weather stations. The manufacturer of the weather station equipment has warned that the equipment will no longer be supported beyond 2021. A new contract is needed to include phased station upgrades (over 4 years), with on-going maintenance and servicing provision, as well as provision of station data (for use by a forecasting service provider in a separate contract).

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKE12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The East Riding of Yorkshire region is split into four weather domains, within which there are ten weather stations. The manufacturer of the weather station equipment has warned that the equipment will no longer be supported beyond 2021. A new contract is needed to include phased station upgrades (over 4 years), with on-going maintenance and servicing provision, as well as provision of station data (for use by a forecasting service provider in a separate contract).
There is a mix of technologies in the network which require a Economic Operator who has the proven technical capability to process and display data from all of weather station types.
The Economic Operator must therefore demonstrate that they have experience and competence in collecting and processing data from RoSA, RWS200 and non-invasive stations. These are all working on specific message formats using a combination of dedicated internet communications and dial-up processes to ensure reliable and efficient transfer of data/images.
The specification outlines the requirements for the provision and operation of a service to include the supply, operation, data quality checks, and maintenance of the network of the Outstations and associated Data Management System and On-line user Interface.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
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: no
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 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: 2017-06-05 Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:4(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2017-06-05 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
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Postal address: Cross Street
Town: Beverley
Postal code: HU17 9BA
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Official name: East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Postal address: Cross Street
Town: Beverley
Postal code: HU17 9BA
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: OJEU procedures include a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to bidders. The period allows unsuccessful bidders to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Such information should be requested from East Riding of Yorkshire Council. If an appeal regarding the award of a 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 a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-05-04

Post written by: Andrew Perry