Tyne & Wear Fire & Rescue Service: Staffed Security Service

UK-Tyne and Wear: Security services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority (TWFRA)
      Nissan Way, Barmston Mere, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1914441984, Email: guy.aynsley@twfire.gov.uk, URL: www.twfire.gov.uk, URL: www.twfire.gov.uk
      Contact: Guy Aynsley, Attn: Guy Aynsley
      Electronic Access URL: www.bluelight.gov.uk
      Electronic Submission URL: www.bluelight.gov.uk

      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:
      Public Order and Safety

   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: Staffed Security Service
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 23

         Region Codes: UKC23 - Sunderland         
      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:
      Security services. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority (TWFRA) are seeking tenders for the provision of a staffed security service at their site in Washington, Tyne and Wear, UK.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79710000 - Security 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:
      The provision of staffed security services to TWFRA         
         Estimated value excluding VAT: 195,000
         Currency: GBP
                        
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 36 (from the award of the contract)

   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:
      As specified in the invitation to tender documents.
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      As specified in the invitation to tender documents.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      As specified in the invitation to tender documents.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      As specified in the invitation to 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:

      As specified in the pre qualification questionnaire documents      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As specified in the pre qualification questionnaire documents         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As specified in the pre qualification questionnaire documents
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As specified in the pre qualification questionnaire documents         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As specified in the pre qualification questionnaire documents      
      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: No
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: 5 and maximum number: 6         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         As specified in the pre qualification questionnaire documents   
   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: QTLE-974HJR      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

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

      Date: 13/06/2013
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 12:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 14/06/2013
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 28/06/2013      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


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 procurement will be managed via the Bluelight ProContract electronic tendering system. Prospective tenderers will need to register will Bluelight at https://www.bluelight.gov.uk to receive the pre qualification questionnaires. All questions regarding this procurement should be submitted through the Bluelight system. The deadline for responses, through the system, to the pre qualification questionnaire is noon on Friday 14 June 2013. Further details are available from TWFRA website www.twfire.gov.uk
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
      Nissan Way, Barmston Mere, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1914441684, Email: guy.aynsley@twfire.gov.uk, URL: www.twfire.gov.uk

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
         Nissan Way, Barmston Mere, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 1914441684, Email: guy.aynsley@twfire.gov.uk, URL: www.twfire.gov.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority
      Nissan Way, Barmston Mere, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 3QY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1914441684, Email: guy.aynsley@twfire.gov.uk, URL: www.twfire.gov.uk

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 01/05/2013

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