SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME,
ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
I.2)
TYPE OF
THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)
Title
attributed to the contract by the contracting authority
Leasehold/shared ownership buildings insurance.
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 United Kingdom.
NUTS code UKJ12
II.1.3)
The notice
involves
A public contract
II.1.4)
Information
on framework agreement
II.1.5)
Short
description of the contract or purchase(s)
Buildings insurance cover for leasehold and shared ownership
properties where Milton Keynes Council remains the freeholder together
where a mortgage has been facilitated by Milton Keynes Council.
II.1.6)
Common
procurement vocabulary (CPV)
66515200,
66510000, 66515000
II.1.7)
Contract
covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)
Division
into lots
No
II.1.9)
Variants
will be accepted
II.2)
QUANTITY
OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total
quantity or scope
Refer to the specification.
II.2.2)
Options
Yes
description of these options: The Council reserve the sole right
to extend the contract for incremental periods of 1 year, up to a total
of 3 years.
provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 12
(from the award of the contract)
II.3)
DURATION
OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 36 (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
None.
III.1.2)
Main
financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them
Further information can be found in tender documents.
III.1.3)
Legal form
to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is
to be awarded
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: See pre-qualification document.
III.2.2)
Economic
and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: In accordance with Article 47 of Directive
2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006
and as set out in the pre qualification questionnaire available from the
address in section I.1.
III.2.3)
Technical
capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
In accordance with Article 48 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and
Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in
the pre qualification questionnaire available from the address in
section I.1.
III.2.4)
Reserved
contracts
III.3)
CONDITIONS
SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1)
Execution
of the service is reserved to a particular profession
III.3.2)
Legal
entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of
the staff responsible for the execution of the service
Yes
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF
PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of
procedure
Open
IV.1.2)
Limitations
on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to
participate
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
CU2085
IV.3.2)
Previous
publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)
Conditions
for obtaining specifications and additional documents
IV.3.4)
Time-limit
for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
26.7.2010 - 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
Duration in month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender)
IV.3.8)
Conditions
for opening tenders
Date: 26.7.2010 - 12:00
Place
Saxon Court, Milton Keynes, MK9 3HS. UNITED KINGDOM.
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
VI.4)
PROCEDURES
FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body
responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)
Lodging of
appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Without
prejudice to the remedies provided under Regulation 47 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2006, the Council of the Borough of Milton Keynes
shall allow a period of at least 10 days to elapse between the date of
despatch of its decision notifying its intention to award the contract
and the date on which it proposes to enter into a contract. If by
midnight at the end of second working day of the above said period the
contracting authority receives a request in writing from an economic
operator who had been sent a notice of being unsuccessful, the authority
shall inform the said economic operator of characteristics and relative
advantages of the successful tender. That information shall be provided
at least 3 working days before the end of aforesaid 10 days standstill
period. Where it is not possible the standstill period shall be extended
to allow at least 3 working days between provision of the information
and the end of standstill period. Such additional information should be
required from the address part 1.1. If an economic operator is not
satisfied with the information provided, the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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 (generally within 3 months). Where a
contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside
of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and
may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may
only award damages.
VI.4.3)
Service
from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)
DATE OF
DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
14.6.2010