South Tyneside Council : A CONTRACT FOR A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT SERVICE FOR THE RECOVERY OF COUNCIL TAX, NON-DOMESTIC RATES, AND COMMERCIAL RENT, AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED WORK.

UK-South Shields: Bailiff services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      South Tyneside Council
      Town Hall & Civic Centre,, South Shields, NE33 2RL, United Kingdom
      Contact: James McCartney, Attn: James McCartney
      Electronic Access URL: www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf
      Electronic Submission URL: www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public 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: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: A CONTRACT FOR A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT SERVICE FOR THE RECOVERY OF COUNCIL TAX, NON-DOMESTIC RATES, AND COMMERCIAL RENT, AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED WORK.
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 27

         Region Codes: UKC22 - Tyneside         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Bailiff services. A CONTRACT FOR A CIVIL ENFORCEMENT SERVICE FOR THE RECOVERY OF COUNCIL TAX, NON-DOMESTIC RATES, AND COMMERCIAL RENT, AND ANY OTHER ASSOCIATED WORK.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         75242110 - Bailiff services.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): No       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Not Provided      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: The Authority are looking at the possibility of placing cover on the basis of a three year agreement with options to extend for a further two years on a one year by one year basis.                   
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Not Provided         
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Starting: 15/05/2013
         Completion: 14/05/2018

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Not Provided
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      As detailed in the tender documents      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
         The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
         
         A full list of these criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
         
         Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         Not Provided
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         Not Provided      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Not Provided      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Not Provided
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: Not Provided      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 23/03/2013
         Time: 12:00      
      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 Not Provided      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Place:
         South Tyneside Council, Town Hall, South Shields,NE33 2RL
         Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: Yes
            Acting Head of Legal services or representative or Stratigic Procurement Manager or Representative.


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs).However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement,and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
Applicants wishing to obtain the tender documentation must register as a supplier accessing the North East Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) website.www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf. If you already have a login, select log in from the top right corner and enter your username and password. If you are not registered select register free and complete the registration form. Your username and password will be e-mailed to you. To register interest against a contract select the binoculars beside latest opportunities section, enter the contract Ref:QTLE-94TCSX in Contains field and press search. Tick the select box against the contract and press register,your registration will be confirmed by e-mail and on screen. If you have any quires or require further assistance please contact Scott Bell, Portal Administrator, Tel: +44 1914335949. The council reserves the right to approveany and all sub-contracting appointments the successful tenderer may make when providing works underany resultant contract. The council reserves the right to change or terminate without notice the procedure for awarding the contract (or part of it) at any time without liability. Tenders and all supporting documentation mustbe prices in sterling and written in English. Any agreement entered into will be governed by English law and willbe subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The council is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract opportunity. The most economically advantageous or any tender will not automatically be accepted. GO
The requirements of the Public Services (Social values) Act 2012 have been considered as part of this procurement exercise.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 11/02/2013

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