British Library: Supply of Books & Standing Orders from South & South east Asia

UK-London: Printed books.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       British Library
       96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1937546387, Email: zoe.kearns@bl.uk
       Contact: Supply Chain Management
       Main Address: www.bl.uk
       NUTS Code: UKI

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Supply of Books & Standing Orders from South & South east Asia            
      Reference number: 001287

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         22110000 - Printed books.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: The scope of this procurement covers the supply of print books published in the following countries:
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand and possibly other countries in the geographical region.

The books are published in the following languages:
English, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Pali, Panjabi, Prakrit, Tamil, Telugi, Telugu, Tibetan, Sanskrit, Urdu, Malay/Indonesian, Tagalog and possibly other regional/local languages.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 225,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKI - LONDON
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      LONDON
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The scope of this procurement covers the supply of print books published in the following countries:
India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Philippines, Thailand and possibly other countries in the geographical region.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/87772V5UXF


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2019/S 248-612259
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 001287    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 22/05/2020

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: Yes
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Star Books, 12572779
             Unit 6 Freetrade House, Lowther Road, Stanmore, HA7 1EP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKI
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.2)
             Mary Martin Booksellers Pte Ltd, 0
             Blk 231 Bain Street, 03-05 Bras Basah Complex, Singapore, 180231, Singapore
             NUTS Code: 00
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.3)
             D K Agencies International, 0
             211, 2nd Floor, Gagandeep, 12 Rajendra Place, New Delhi, 110008, India
             NUTS Code: 00
            The contractor is an SME: No
         
         Contractor (No.4)
             D.K. Agencies (P) Ltd, 0
             A/15-17, D.K. Avenue, Mohan Garden, Najafgarh Road, New Delhi, 110059, India
             NUTS Code: 00
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 225,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 225,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=497793873

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          British Library
          British Library, Wetherby, LS23 7BQ, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1937546387

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: This authority incorporate a minimum 10 day calendar standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have two working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided in a maximum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period.
Such additional information should be requested from the address in section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been 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 a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).
Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 01/06/2020