UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 2011/S 55-090095

CONTRACT NOTICE

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S)

Isos Housing Limited
Number Five, Gosforth Park Avenue, Gosforth Business Park, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8EG United Kingdom
Attn: Michael Reynolds
NE12 8EG Newcastle Upon Tyne
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 1912725150
E-mail: michael.reynolds@fgould.com
Fax +44 1912730158
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority www.isoshousing.co.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: As in above-mentioned contact point(s)
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
Body governed by public law
Housing and community amenities
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
Provision of asbestos surveying services.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category: No 12
Main place of performance UKC.

II.1.3)The notice involves
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged 2
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in month(s): 48
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
estimated cost excluding VAT
Range: between 150 000,00 and 1 000 000,00 GBP

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Isos Housing Limited wishes to engage the services of number of suppliers to carry out asbestos surveys & sampling across their stock of 12 000 properties. Suppliers must be able to provide adequate service provision in the northeast region of England. The framework will be 48 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
71000000

II.1.7)Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
No

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
Not Known.

II.2.2)Options
No

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
None.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them
As per tender documentation.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded
As per tender documentation.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject
Yes
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: As per tender documentation.

III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As per tender documentation.

III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As per 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
Yes

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 4 maximum number 12
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per 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
No

IV.3)ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority
ASBSUR/IHL/48M/0815

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 3.5.2011 - 12:00
Payable documents No

IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
3.5.2011 - 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
No

VI.2)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS
No

VI.3)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Interested parties should express their interest by email to michael.reynolds@fgould.com by noon on 3.5.2011 including a completed pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). PQQs should be requested by email from michael.reynolds@fgould.com. Any requests received after the deadline will be rejected.

VI.4)PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2079476000
Body responsible for mediation procedures
Royal Courts of Justice
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 2079476000

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. The period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract is entered into.
Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period.
Such additional information should be requested from the Contracting Authority.

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

Office of Government Commerce
Rosebury Court, St Andrew's Business Park, Norwich, Norfolk
NR7 0HS Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel. +44 0845000499

VI.5)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
16.3.2011