SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Sutton
The Civic Office, St Nicholas Way
Contact: Ms Sarah Groom
Attn: Ms Sarah Groom
SM1 1EA Sutton
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel.
+44 2087706404
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax
+44 2087704420
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
Recreation, culture and religion
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-Sutton: leisure centre management.
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 26
Main place of performance London Borough of SuttonOuter London - South.
NUTS code UKI22
II.1.3)
The notice involves
II.1.4)
Information on framework agreement
II.1.5)
Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The London Borough of Sutton (Sutton Council) is seeking
expressions of interest from suitably qualified and innovative
organisations for the management, generation and collection of income
and providing a balanced programme of activities of their four Leisure
Centres (Westcroft, Cheam, Phoenix and Sutton Arena).
The Contract shall be for a period of fifteen years commencing 1.1.2011.
Sutton Council currently contracts with a diverse group of
voluntary, statutory and private sector providers and encourages a
range of organisations to apply for this provision.
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent to you on receipt
of your expression of interest which the Council shall evaluate to
identify the shortlisted suppliers to be invited to tender.
Please email
[email protected] to express your interest and request a pre-qualification questionnaire and background paper.
It is the opinion of the London Borough of Sutton that TUPE shall apply to this Contract.
The Council shall not be bound to accept the lowest or any
tender. The award of contract shall be based on the most economically
advantageous tender submitted.
Deadline for expressions of interest and submission of a
completed pre-qualification questionnaire is 12.00 noon on Wednesday,
28.4.2010.
Management-related services.Administrative recreational, cultural
and religious services. Recreational, cultural and sporting services.
Recreational-area services.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
79420000, 92330000, 92000000, 75124000
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)
Division into lots
II.1.9)
Variants will be accepted
No
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope
The leases for the four leisure centres shall be leased from the Council at a peppercorn.
The contract shall be for a period of 15 years.
II.2.2)
Options
Yes
description of these options: The leases for the four leisure centres shall be leased from the Council at a peppercorn rent.
The contract shall be for a period of 15 years.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required
Guarantees may be required in accordance with the Council's
standing orders, in particular parent company guarantees, a performance
bond of appropriate value and/or any other form of appropriate
security.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
The contract shall be subject to the law and jurisdiction of the Courts of England.
Separate payment for guaranteed sum by invoice.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
If a group of companies or bodies is awarded the contract they
shall be jointly and severally liable for the performance of the
contract.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
Yes
Requirement to achieve social objectives relating to the
provision of a leisure service which is accessible to all sectors of
the community and to adopt a specified pricing structure. [As per
tender documentation].
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 26.5.1972 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 10.6.1991 on
prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money
laundering.
Please refer to tender documentation.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Please refer to tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Please refer to tender documentation.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Please refer to tender documentation.
Please refer to tender documentation.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Please refer to tender documentation.
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
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 minimum number 5 maximum number 7
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per the tender documentation.
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
IV.3)
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1)
File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
Leisure Centres Management.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
28.4.2010 - 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 up
English.
IV.3.7)
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening tenders
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1)
THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
GO reference: GO 10032204/01.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures
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:
19.3.2010