United Kingdom-Leicester: Cleaning products tender
United Kingdom-Leicester: Cleaning products tender
Official EU reference: 407589-2013
Procurer reference: 52/14
Published on: 04/12/2013
Deadline date:29/01/2014
Location where the contract is to be carried out: United Kingdom
Name of the buying organisation: EASTERN SHIRES PURCHASING ORGANISATION (SEE WWW.ESPO.ORG)
Summary of the contract
Cleaning Equipment – 52/14.
Cleaning products. Cleaning cloths. Brooms and brushes and other articles
of various types. Waste and rubbish containers and bins. Tenders are
invited for the supply and delivery of Cleaning Equipment, in bulk to the
ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester and where required, direct to eligible
establishments. The framework is targeted to commence 1.3.2014 for a firm
period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
The requirements include, but are not limited to: brooms, brushes, cloths,
sponges, mops, buckets, dustbeaters, floor pads, waste bins, janitorial
trolleys, other general cleaning equipment and the supply of ESPO’s own
branded range of cleaning products.
Whilst initially for use by local authorities served by ESPO (see
www.espo.org for further details), being a Central Purchasing Body as
defined by the EU Combined Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC, the Framework
Agreement may also be open for use by the following classifications of
user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authority
Councils; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Police, Fire &
Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including
Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords.
Full details of the classification of end user establishments and
geographical areas is available on:
http://www.espo.org/about-us/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx
In order to express an interest in tendering, please email your request
to: [email protected] quoting ESPO reference number 52/14.
CPV: 39830000, 39525800, 39224000, 34928480.
Full contract details
Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (see www.espo.org)
Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby
For the attention of: [email protected]
LE19 1ES Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1162657926
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: +44 1162944399
Internet address(es):
Address of the buyer profile: www.espo.org
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact
point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained
from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned
contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.3) Main activity
Other: Local Authority Services
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities
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:
Cleaning Equipment – 52/14.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance
Supplies
Purchase
NUTS code UK
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a
dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Duration of the framework agreement
Duration in years: 2
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 900 000 and 2 200 000 GBP
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Cleaning products. Cleaning cloths. Brooms and brushes and other articles
of various types. Waste and rubbish containers and bins. Tenders are
invited for the supply and delivery of Cleaning Equipment, in bulk to the
ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester and where required, direct to eligible
establishments. The framework is targeted to commence 1.3.2014 for a firm
period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to a further 24 months.
The requirements include, but are not limited to: brooms, brushes, cloths,
sponges, mops, buckets, dustbeaters, floor pads, waste bins, janitorial
trolleys, other general cleaning equipment and the supply of ESPO’s own
branded range of cleaning products.
Whilst initially for use by local authorities served by ESPO (see
www.espo.org for further details), being a Central Purchasing Body as
defined by the EU Combined Procurement Directive 2004/18/EC, the Framework
Agreement may also be open for use by the following classifications of
user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authority
Councils; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Police, Fire &
Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including
Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords.
Full details of the classification of end user establishments and
geographical areas is available on:
http://www.espo.org/about-us/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx
In order to express an interest in tendering, please email your request
to: [email protected] quoting ESPO reference number 52/14.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
39830000, 39525800, 39224000, 34928480
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8) Lots
This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.1.9) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: yes
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.2) Information about options
Options: yes
Description of these options: The framework has the option to extend for
up to a further 24 months. The total estimated values stated in Section
II.1.4 include the option period.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)
Information about lots
Lot No: 1
Lot title: Cleaning Equipment – 52/14
1) Short description
Tenders are invited for the supply and delivery of Cleaning Equipment, in
bulk to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester and where required, direct
to eligible establishments. The framework is targeted to commence 1.3.2014
for a firm period of 2 years, with an option to extend for up to a further
24 months.
The requirements include, but are not limited to: brooms, brushes, cloths,
sponges, mops, buckets, dustbeaters, floor pads, waste bins, janitorial
trolleys, other general cleaning equipment and the supply of ESPO’s own
branded range of cleaning products.
In order to express an interest in tendering, please email your request
to: [email protected] quoting ESPO reference number 52/14
Full details on Lots are provided within the Invitation to Tender.
2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
39830000, 39525800, 39224000, 34928480
5) Additional information about lots
Full details on Lots are provided within the Invitation to Tender.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: 1. The Supplier agrees that there
shall be no discrimination by it against any person with respect to
opportunity for employment or conditions of employment, because of age,
disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status,
pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national
origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. The Supplier shall
in all matters arising in the performance of the Agreement comply with the
provisions of the Equality Act 2010 and the Human Rights Act 1998 and all
other discrimination legislation.
2. This contract will contain a contract monitoring clause which will
require suppliers to ensure that their organisation operates within the
rating of [30] or more, as shall be determined by use of the credit rating
agency, Creditsafe Business Solutions Limited.
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 the requirements
are met: As detailed in Invitation to Tender.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As detailed in Invitation
to Tender.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements
are met:
(h) A statement of the average annual manpower of the service provider or
contractor and the number of managerial staff for the last 3 years.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As detailed in Invitation to Tender.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open
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) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
52/14
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing
documents: 22.1.2014
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
29.1.2014 – 17:00
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
in days: 120 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=80630051
GO Reference: GO-2013122-PRO-5304015
VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: ESPO will
incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point
information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by ESPO as soon as
possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the
applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the
contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have
been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal
action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation
period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be
amended and may award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness,
order for a fine to be paid, and/or order the duration of the contract be
shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to
allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision
before the contract is entered into.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2.12.2013
Classification of the contract
39830000 Cleaning products
39525800 Cleaning cloths
39224000 Brooms and brushes and other articles of various types
34928480 Waste and rubbish containers and bins
