SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND
CONTACT POINT(S)
Department of Finance and Personnel Northern Ireland
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Contact: Peter Donnelly
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
[email protected]
Further information can be obtained at: Department of Finance and
Personnel
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Attn: Peter Donnelly
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
at: Department of Finance and Personnel
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Department of
Finance and Personnel
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Attn: Gabriel Lynch
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Other In accordance with regulation 3(w)(i) of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2006; the authority is a corporation established,
for specific charitable purposes meeting needs in the general interest,
not having an industrial or commercial character, and financed mainly by
other contracting authorities ie: The Northern Ireland Tourist Board
and Belfast City Council.
Recreation, culture and religion
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other
contracting authorities Yes
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
II.1.1)
Title attributed to the
contract by the contracting authority
Operator for the Titanic Signature Building Visitor Attraction.
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 Titanic Quarter, Queens Road, Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
NUTS code UKN
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)
A services concession contract for the operation of The Titanic
Signature Building to be financially self-sustaining on an operational
basis with no requirement for ongoing public funding for operational
costs and involving a payment to the Authority for the concession
opportunity.
II.1.6)
Common procurement
vocabulary (CPV)
92330000,
79993000, 92100000, 55300000, 70330000
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
Yes
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE
CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope
II.2.2)
Options
Yes
description of these options: Agreement duration 7 to 25 years.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 300 (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
Parent company guarantee(s) may be required as a condition of
contract. A payment guarantee will be a condition of contract award.
III.1.2)
Main financing
conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant
provisions regulating them
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken
by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
No special legal form is required but one member of a consortium
may be required to accept prime contractor responsibility for the other
member(s), and a consortium may be required to form a legal entity with
appropriate parent company guarantees as a condition of award.
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: The economic operator and/or members of the
consortium must meet the requirements set out in Regulation 23 of the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as further described in the
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial
capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: The economic operator and/or members of the
consortium in aggregate must meet the requirements set out in Regulation
24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as further described in
the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required The economic
operator and/or members of the consortium, in their expression of
interest, must provide the evidence as further described in the
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
The economic operator and/or members of the consortium in
aggregate must meet the requirements set out in Regulation 25 of the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as further described in the
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
The economic operator and/or members of the consortium, in their
expression of interest, must provide the evidence as further described
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
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
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the
number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged number of operators 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
These will be set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire or in the
descriptive document.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number
of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated Yes
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
P2128
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s)
concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining
specifications and additional documents
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents 26.5.2010 - 14:59
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt
of tenders or requests to participate
26.5.2010 - 15:00
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 days 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.3.8)
Conditions for opening
tenders
Place
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, BT3 9ED.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders Yes
Central Procurement Directorate authorised personnel.
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
The Contracting Authority is using an eTendering system in this
procurement exercise.
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this
Tender~: 1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only
required once) - Browse to the eSourcingNI Portal:
https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.uk and click
the link to register - Accept the terms and conditions and click
“continue” - Enter your correct business and user details - Note the
username you chose and click “Save” when complete - You will receive an
email with your unique password (please keep this secure) 2. Express an
Interest in the tender - Login to the portal with the username/password -
Click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are
Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any
registered supplier) - Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the
content - Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on
the left-hand side of the page - This will move the PQQ /ITT into your
“My PQQs/ My ITTs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your
projects only) - You can then access any attachments by clicking the
“Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box 3. Responding to
the tender or PQQ- You can choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a
reason if rejecting) - You can use the ‘Messages’ function to
communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification - Note the
deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the PQQ/ ITT - There may be a mixture of online & offline
actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You
must publish your reply using the publish button in the “Actions” box
on the left-hand side of the page. If you require assistance please
consult the online help, or contact the eSourcingNI help desk.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for
appeal procedures
Department of Finance and Personnel
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet:
www.cpdni.gov.uk
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)
Service from which
information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
Department of Finance and Personnel
Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
BT3 9ED Belfast
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet:
www.cpdni.gov.uk
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS
NOTICE:
26.4.2010