Hertsmere Borough Council : Empty Homes Tender

UK-Borehamwood: Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Hertsmere Borough Council
      Civic Offices, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2082072277, Email: andrew.harper@hertsmere.gov.uk
      Contact: Procurement, Attn: Andrew Harper
      Electronic Access URL: https://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/

      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: Yes

Section II: Object Of The Contract: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Empty Homes Tender
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 6
         
      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 a single operator
         Duration of the framework agreement:
            Duration in year(s): 4             
         Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
                        
            Estimated value excluding VAT: 200,000
            Currency: GBP
                              
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Accounting, auditing and fiscal services. Accounting and auditing services. Auditing services. Financial auditing services. Empty Homes Review
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79200000 - Accounting, auditing and fiscal services.
         
         79210000 - Accounting and auditing services.
         
         79212000 - Auditing services.
         
         79212100 - Financial auditing services.
         

      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:
      Hertsmere Borough Council on behalf of the Councils within Hertfordshire are seeking a contractor to undertake an Empty Homes Review.

In light of the significant reduction in Government funding local authorities have become more innovative and are seeking opportunities to maximise their resources. One of these resources is the New Homes Bonus grant. This funding is for new build homes and also bringing long term empty properties back into use.

Councils within the County of Hertfordshire are seeking to reduce the number of long term empty properties, increase Council Tax revenue and increase New Homes Bonus Grant.      
      
      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      
         Duration in months: 48 (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:
      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 tender document      
   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.

      As detailed in tender document      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         (a) appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance;
         (b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established;
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As detailed in tender document         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As detailed in tender document
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         As detailed in tender document         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As detailed in tender document      
      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: No       
      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: Yes
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: HC070      
      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: 17/09/2013
      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: 18/09/2013
         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
         Duration in days: 90
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Not Provided

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: Hertsmere Borough Council has moved to a new way of e-Tendering and worked closely with the County, other Districts and Partners to create a joint procurement website called Supply Hertfordshire. This website is supported by BiP Solutions who provide a system called Delta-ets which is the background platform to Supply Hertfordshire.


Step 1: Registering with Supply Hertfordshire
To participate in this tender you will need to go into http://supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info/hpf/ and register, thereafter you will be issued with a USERNAME and PASSWORD. (If you have already registered with Delta-ets or Supply Hertfordshire, please follow the link above where you can log on using your existing username and password. If you have registered and have forgotten your Username and Password, please click on the forgotten password link below the log in box.) Please keep this USERNAME and PASSWORD secure, and do not pass it to any third parties.

Step 2: Completing your Tender
To complete the Tender you will need to go into the Tenderbox area and enter the Tender Access Code 778Y3M69VH. You will then need to download the relevant Tender and complete. Please complete the information as fully as possible.


Step 3: Uploading Your Completed PQQ
Once you have completed your Tender you must then “upload” your completed response in to the Tenderbox (Tender Access Code 778Y3M69VH) no later than 12.00 on Wednesday 18th September 2013

Please make sure you have submitted your completed Tender to the correct Tender Access Code, the Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by a tenderer in submitting your completed Tender.

If you are experiencing problems, please contact the Delta helpdesk via email at support@supplyhertfordshire.g2b.info or call 0845 270 7050 Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm for further assistance.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=69951232
GO-201389-PRO-5025873 TKR-201389-PRO-5025872
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Hertsmere Borough Council
      Civic Offices, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 2082277

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Hertsmere Borough Council
         Civic Offices, Borehamwood, WD6 1WA, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 2082277, Email: andrew.harper@hertsmere.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:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 09/08/2013

ANNEX A

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         1: Contracting Authority
      North Hertfordshire District Council
      Council Offices, Gernon Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 3JF, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         2: Contracting Authority
      Watford Borough Council
      Hempstead Road, Town Hall, Watford, WD17 3EX, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         3: Contracting Authority
      Three Rivers District Council
      Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RL, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         4: Contracting Authority
      Borough of Broxbourne
      Bishops' College, Churchgate, Cheshunt, EN8 9XQ, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         5: Contracting Authority
      East Hertfordshire Council
      Hertford Office, Wallfield, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SE13 8EQ, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         6: Contracting Authority
      Stevenage Borough Council
      Customer Service Centre, Ground Floor, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, SG1 1HN, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         7: Contracting Authority
      Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council
      The Campus, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL8 6AE, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         8: Contracting Authority
      St Albans City & District Council
      Civic Square, St Peter's Street, St Albans, AL1 3JE, United Kingdom

   IV) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing
      Purchased on behalf of other contracting authority details:
         9: Contracting Authority
      Dacorum Borough Council
      Hemel Hempstead Civic Centre, Marlows, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1 HH, United Kingdom