SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME,
ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)
Hampshire County Council
County Supplies, Bar End Rd
Attn: Alison Riley
SO23 9NR Winchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1962826973
E-mail:
[email protected]
Fax +44 1962877946
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority
http://www.hants.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
at: Hampshire County Council
County Supplies, Bar End Rd
SO23 9NR Winchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Internet:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Hampshire
County Council
County Supplies, Bar End Rd
SO23 9NR Winchester
UNITED KINGDOM
I.2)
TYPE OF
THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES
Regional or local authority
General public services
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
South East Regional Procurement Training Programme.
II.1.2)
Type of
contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 11
Main place of performance South East Region.
NUTS Code: UKJ.
II.1.3)
The notice
involves
The establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4)
Information
on framework agreement
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 3
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 100 000,00 and 600 000,00 GBP
II.1.5)
Short
description of the contract or purchase(s)
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
No
II.1.9)
Variants
will be accepted
No
II.2)
QUANTITY
OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total
quantity or scope
The South east region group of authorities is taking a
collaborative approach to procuring a "procurement training and skills
development programme to be delivered across the South East. This
framework will be open for use by all Local Authorities within the South
East Region. For a list of these Local Authorities please go to
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/dl1/directories/localcouncils/localgovernmentbyregion/dg_4003647.
Excluding VAT
Range between 100 000,00 and 600 000,00 GBP
II.2.2)
Options
Yes
description of these options: The framework will be let for a 3
year period with a subsequent 1 year optional extension.
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
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
III.1.4)
Other
particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is
subject
III.2)
CONDITIONS
FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1)
Personal
situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to
enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)
Economic
and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met: Company insolvency and bankrupcty.
Insurance cover.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required Company is
solvent.
Company is not bankrupt or in the process of being wound-up or
subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy.
Company has required levels of insurance.
Company will increase insurance levels to meet requiments.
III.2.3)
Technical
capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if
requirements are met:
Company convictions/failings.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
Confirmation that none of the following convictions/failings
apply:
Participating in a criminal organisation.
Acting corruptly.
Acting Fraudulently.
Money Laundering.
Any offence concerning professional conduct.
And has not:
Been guilty of grave professional misconduct.
Failed to fulfil obligations relating to the payment of social
security obligations and taxes.
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
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
HS/1938
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 20.7.2010 - 14:00
Payable documents No
IV.3.4)
Time-limit
for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
20.7.2010 - 14:00
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
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
Invitation to tender documentation will be made
available and should subsequently be submitted via Hampshire County
Councils Electronic Tendering tool (In-Tend website:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/hampshire). Organisations
will be required to register on In-Tend and can obtain guidance on how
to use this tool by accessing the website and clicking on the button
titled “Information for Suppliers”.
Hampshire County Council will be hosting a Supplier Briefing
Session for those organisations who are considering tendering for this
requirement. Full details of the arrangements for the briefing session
are contained within the Invitation to Tender documentation.
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:
8.6.2010