SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND
CONTACT POINT(S)
Thames Valley Police
Oxford Road
Attn: Mr Phillip Hinton-Smith
OX5 2NX Kidlington
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
[email protected]
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING
AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Body governed by public law
Public order and safety
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
The National Police collaborative contract for opinion surveys.
II.1.2)
Type of contract and
location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 10
Main place of performance Throughout the UK.
NUTS code UKZ
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
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 20 000 000 and 25 000 000 GBP
II.1.5)
Short description of the
contract or purchase(s)
This Contract covers the procurement of all types of opinion
survey. Mainly public surveys taken by face to face interview,
telephone, post or internet. This will also cover the set-up of citizen
panels or other types of representative groups of opinion. The final
category that will be covered is staff surveys. It will be open
initially to all UK Police Forces includes Scottish Forces and the area
of the Police Service of Northern Ireland except for: Devon and Cornwall
Staffordshire Dyfed Powys Sussex Warwickshire These Forces currently
have 'in house' facilities and may be later adopters by mutual agreement
with the Authority and the Contractors. Other users of the Contract are
organisation connected with the administration of Criminal Justice such
as the NPIA ( National Police Improvement Agency), ACPO, ACPOS, the
list is not exhaustive.
II.1.6)
Common procurement
vocabulary (CPV)
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Yes
II.1.8)
Division into lots
Yes
tenders should be submitted for all lots
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
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT
OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION
Duration in months: 48 (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
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
III.1.2)
Main financing
conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant
provisions regulating them
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
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
The tender will exclusively be run through
www.bluelight.gov.uk
Only applications sent via the e-portal will be considered.
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 pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial
capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: A pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required A
pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
A pre-qualification questionnaire will be sent.
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
Yes
Recognised survey companies.
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 minimum number 8 maximum number 12
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
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s)
concerning the same contract
No
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
21.5.2010 - 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
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders Yes
A member of the Thames Valley Police Authority.
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
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:
16.4.2010