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Title: | Natural History Museum Entomology Collection Drawers |
Notice type: | Contract Notice |
Authority: | Natural History Museum |
Nature of contract: | Supplies |
Procedure: | Restricted |
Short Description: | To manufacture and deliver (to South Kensington, London) wooden drawers (in two sizes called main and accession) with a removable clear glass lid to store entomological specimens. Manufacturers will need to adhere to strict material and performance specification. For example: The lids must fit the drawer in a manner that prevents pest and dust ingress. The manufacturer will be required to use sustainable materials that also meet the collection conservation standards of the Museum. Submission of Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires. This tender will be managed via the e-tendering service of Delta-e-sourcing. Potential suppliers are required to register at: www.delta-esourcing.com. where they may submit their completed pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) using the following access code: VNY8998M5H Before returning this PQQ, please ensure that you have completed the entire questionnaire. Section 7 may be answered on a separate word document. Suitable candidates will be short listed from PQQ's received and invited to tender. The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 25/07/2013 17:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time to upload your PQQ to the Delta e-sourcing site prior to the closing time. WE SUGGEST AT LEAST 90 MINUTES. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com. |
Published: | 26/06/2013 16:05 |
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Section I: Contracting Authority
I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02079425305, Email: r.oldfield@nhm.ac.uk, URL: www.nhm.ac.uk
Attn: Robert Oldfield
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:
Other: National Museum
I.3) Main activity:
Recreation, culture and religion
Education
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: SUPPLIES
II.1)Description
II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Natural History Museum Entomology Collection Drawers
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
Purchase
Region Codes: UKI1 - Inner London
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system: The notice involves the setting up of a framework agreement
II.1.4)Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 3
Duration of the framework agreement:
Duration in year(s): 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Range between: 100,000 and 350,000
Currency: GBP
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
Miscellaneous construction materials in wood. To manufacture and deliver (to South Kensington, London) wooden drawers (in two sizes called main and accession) with a removable clear glass lid to store entomological specimens.
Manufacturers will need to adhere to strict material and performance specification.
For example:
The lids must fit the drawer in a manner that prevents pest and dust ingress.
The manufacturer will be required to use sustainable materials that also meet the collection conservation standards of the Museum.
Submission of Completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires. This tender will be managed via the e-tendering service of Delta-e-sourcing. Potential suppliers are required to register at: www.delta-esourcing.com. where they may submit their completed pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) using the following access code: VNY8998M5H
Before returning this PQQ, please ensure that you have completed the entire questionnaire.
Section 7 may be answered on a separate word document.
Suitable candidates will be short listed from PQQ's received and invited to tender.
The deadline for submitting your response(s) is 25/07/2013 17:00. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time to upload your PQQ to the Delta e-sourcing site prior to the closing time. WE SUGGEST AT LEAST 90 MINUTES. If you experience any technical difficulties please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0845 270 7050 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.
II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
44191000 - Miscellaneous construction materials in wood.
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: 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:
To complete a particular project the Museum has funding for 4000 accession drawers to be delivered by March 2015.
In addition the Museum requires approximately 2000 drawers per year (1000 of each size) subject to funding being available.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range between: 100,000 and 350,000
Currency: GBP
II.2.2)Options: No
II.2.3)Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion
Not Provided
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: No
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
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
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:
Date: 25/07/2013
Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 17:00
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 26/07/2013
Time: 17:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided
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.
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VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 020379425305
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02079425305
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Not Provided
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 02079425305
VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 26/06/2013
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