II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
60440000
60445000
90715200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The information previously shared as part of the market engagement activities will be superseded by the procurement and contract documentation which is now available in connection with this contract notice. Only the information shared pursuant to this contract notice should be relied upon by suppliers deciding whether to participate in this procurement.
This opportunity will be operated in line with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation under the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (Regulations). Following on from the publication of this Contract Notice, the procurement will be structured in the following stages:
The Selection Stage : the Authority invites expressions of interest by completion of the Selection Questionnaire (SQ).
The Initial Tender Stage : the Authority intends to shortlist the top four (or more, in the event of a tie) compliant SQ responses to this Invitation to Tender Stage (ITT).
The Negotiation Stage : all Tenderers submitting a compliant Initial Tender will be invited to negotiate with the Authority.
Invitation to Submit Final Tenders : following conclusion of the negotiations, the Authority will issue an Invitation to Submit Final Tenders to identify the preferred bidder.
Tenderers should access the procurement documentation, inclusive of SQ in full via the Authority's e-sourcing portal Jaggaer, which provides more information on the procurement process.
In addition to the SQ, the e-sourcing portal will provide the following information:
a) Key Commercial Principles for which the Authority is seeking feedback on.
b) Technical information containing relevant information such as level playing field information and background documents.
c) Draft Invitation to Tender documents.
The Authority reserves the right to change the ITT documentation and that an updated version of the ITT will be available at ITT stage for the down-selected Candidates to complete via the e-sourcing portal.
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: 120
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The initial contract duration is for 10 years from Contract Award. The Authority may (at its sole discretion) extend the initial contract term by one period of 24 months by giving the supplier at least sixty (60) Working Days’ (as defined in the regulations) notice before the end of the initial term.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Following evaluation of SQ responses, a maximum of up to 4 qualified Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to proceed to the next stage of the procurement. This will be based on the top 4 highest scoring Candidates who have submitted a compliant SQ response, provided that the specified number of qualified Candidates is available.
In the event of a tie between two or more Candidates for fourth place, the Authority reserves the right to take through both (or all if there are more than two) tied Candidates which may increase the number of shortlisted Candidates to more than four.
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