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Operis OJEU Newsletter Service This service is free and is available to anyone who registers on our OJEU subscription page or calls us to register. The information in this newsletter is drawn from the Official Journal of the European Union. IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION The information contained in this message is confidential and intended for the addressee only. Any unauthorised use, dissemination or copying of the information contained in the message is prohibited. While Operis Group plc has used its reasonable endeavours to ensure that the information contained in this message is accurate, up to date and complete, it accepts no liability to the addressee or to any other person for any errors, inaccuracies or omissions contained in the message. While Operis has taken reasonable steps to ensure that this message (and any attachments or hyperlinks contained within it) are virus free it is the responsibility of the addressee to ensure they are virus free and Operis accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by receipt or use thereof. PROJECT TITLE: UK-Kilmarnock:
financial leasing services Project number: 2008/S 60-081495 Type: CONTRACT NOTICE - Services Body: SECTION
I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY I.1) NAME,
ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): East
Ayrshire Council, Internet
address(es): Address
of the buyer profile: http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/corpres/tendering. Further
information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s). Specifications
and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a
dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s). Tenders
or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s). I.2) TYPE OF
THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES: Regional
or local authority. General
public services. 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: UK-Kilmarnock:
financial leasing service. II.1.2) Type of
contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services.
Service
category: No 6. Main
place of performance: East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire mainland. NUTS
code: UKM33 . II.1.3) The
notice involves: The
establishment of a framework agreement. II.1.4) Information
on framework agreement: Framework
agreement with several operators. Maximum
number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 12. Duration
of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 2. II.1.5) Short
description of the contract or purchase(s): The
Council seeks to establish a framework of up to 12 contractors for the
provision of leasing facilities to finance the acquisition of vehicles, IT
and other equipment. Mini-tenders will be invited from the relevant
contractors within the framework depending on financing needs. Commissions
will be offered on a monthly basis to meet the requirements of the Council.
Financial leasing services. II.1.6) Common
procurement vocabulary (CPV): 66140000. II.1.7) Contract
covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No. II.1.8) Division
into lots: No. II.1.9) Variants
will be accepted: No. II.2) QUANTITY
OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT II.2.1) Total
quantity or scope: Approxiamately 2million GBP per annum. II.2.2) Options: Yes. Description
of these options: The contract will be for 2 years with the option to extend
for 2 further 12 month periods at the sole discretion of the Council. II.3) DURATION
OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration
in months: 24 (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: Where a tenderer is a subsidiary a Deed of Guarantee is required
from the ultimate holding company prior to award of contract. III.1.2)
Main
financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them: Monthly
in arrears, within 28 days from date of correct invoice. III.1.3)
Legal
form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is
to be awarded: No
specific legal form is required, however the Council
will only contract with one single legal entity (the lead supplier) with all
other partnering organisations being regarded as sub-contractors. III.1.4)
Other
particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject: No. 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 requirements are met: (a) is
bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by
the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he
has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising
from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations; (b) is
the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for
compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement
with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and
regulations; (c) has
been convicted by a judgment which has the force of res
judicata in accordance with the legal provisions of
the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct; (d) has
been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting
authorities can demonstrate; (e) has
not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security
contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which
he is established or with 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 with those
of the country of the contracting authority; (g) is
guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required
under this Section or has not supplied such information; (h) has
been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal
organisation, as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA; (i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption,
as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26 May 1972 and Article 3(1) of
Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively; (j) has
been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of
the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the
European Communities; (k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering,
as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10 June 1991 on prevention
of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering. Information
and formalities for evaluating if requirements are met (where applicable)
will be included in the pre-qualification questionnaire. III.2.2)
Economic
and financial capacity: Information
and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (c) a
statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of
turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last three
financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was
set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on
these turnovers is available. Information
and formalities for evaluating if requirements are met (where applicable)
will be included in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Minimum
level(s) of standards possibly required: Third Party financial checks will be
run to determine tenderers' financial standing. III.2.3)
Technical
capacity: Information
and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (b) a list
of the principal deliveries effected or the main
services provided in the past three years, with the sums, dates and
recipients, whether public or private, involved. Evidence of delivery and
services provided shall be given: - where the recipient was a contracting
authority, in the form of certificates issued or countersigned by the
competent authority, - where the recipient was a private purchaser, by the
purchaser's certification or, failing this, simply by a declaration by the
economic operator; Information
and formalities for evaluating if requirements are met (where applicable)
will be included in the Pre-qualification questionnaire. III.2.4)
Reserved
contracts: No. III.3) CONDITIONS
SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS III.3.1)
Execution
of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No. III.3.2)
Legal
entities 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: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations
on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate: Envisaged
number of operators 12 Objective
criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Financial Standing,
Experience, Technical Merit and Track Record of Delivering Similar Contracts.
IV.1.3) Reduction
of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: 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) An
electronic auction will be used: No. IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION IV.3.1) File
reference number attributed by the contracting authority: PS/08/05.
IV.3.2) Previous
publication(s) concerning the same contract: IV.3.3) Conditions
for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document Payable
documents: no. IV.3.4) Time-limit
for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 29.4.2008
- 12:00. IV.3.5) Date of
dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 1.5.2008.
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: IV.3.8) Conditions
for opening tenders: Date:
18.6.2008 - 12:00. Place:
Council Headquarters. SECTION
VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION VI.1) THIS IS
A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No. VI.2) CONTRACT
RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS: No. VI.3) ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION: Organisations
wishing to express an interest should do so by registering online at www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/corpres/tendering/, where the
PQQ can be downloaded, by no later than 12 noon on 1 May 2008. From this a
select list of companies will be invited to tender. GO
reference: GO 08032517/01. VI.4) PROCEDURES
FOR APPEAL VI.4.1) Body
responsible for appeal procedures: Refer to
Section V.I.4.2. Body
responsible for mediation procedures: Refer to
Section VI.4.2. VI.4.2) Lodging
of appeals: Precise
information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: East Ayrshire Council will
incorporate a minimum 10 day calendar day standstill period at the point of
information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderer to seek
further debriefing/feedback and that the additional debriefing/feedback has
to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the
standstill period. Any requests for additional debriefing/feedback must be
addressed to the Procurement Officer identified in the tender document.
Complainants have the right to take action in the Courts. VI.4.3) Service
from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 25.3.2008. |
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