WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme): District Heating and Decentralised Energy specialists

UK-Banbury: Environmental issues consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      The Waste and Resources Action Programme
      The Old Academy, 21 Horse Fair, Banbury, OX16 0AH, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1295819900, Fax. +44 1295819911, Email: sindy.matthews@wrap.org.uk, URL: www.wrap.org.uk
      Contact: Emma Bowers, Attn: Sindy Matthews
      Electronic Access URL: www.wrap.org.uk
      Electronic Submission URL: www.wrap.org.uk/tenders

      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:
      Body governed by public law

   I.3) Main activity:
      Environment

   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: District Heating and Decentralised Energy specialists
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 11

         Region Codes: UK - UNITED KINGDOM         
      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: 7
         Duration of the framework agreement:
                        Duration in months: 15
         Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
                        
            Estimated value excluding VAT: 2,000,000
            Currency: GBP
                              
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Environmental issues consultancy services. Zero Waste Scotland wishes to appoint a number of contractors to provide technical support on decentralised heating and district heating through the Resource Efficient Scotland programme and specifically on this new Lot, to Scottish organisations that the programme will engage with. Those appointed will be invited to bid for identified individual project support activities required through mini-competitions.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy 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:
      15 month contract from date of award with the option to extend by 2 times 12 month periods      
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         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      
      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: Not Provided      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:
      Not Provided      
      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: 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: 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: FRA054 LOT 12      
      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: 03/02/2014
         Time: 09:00      
      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: 120
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 03/02/2014
         Time: 09:00


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: Tender documents can be downloaded at www.wrap.org.uk/tenders or www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/tenders
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=83775982
GO-20131219-PRO-5346473 TKR-20131219-PRO-5346472
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Waste & Resources Action Programme
      The Old Academy, Banbury, OX16 0AH, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1295819900

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               Waste & Resources Action Programme
         The Old Academy, Banbury, OX16 0AH, United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 1295819900

      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: 19/12/2013

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
      The scottish Futures Trust
      1st Floor, 11-15 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DF, 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
      Scottish Enterprise
      Atrium Court, 50 Waterloo Street, Glasgow, G2 6HQ, 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
      The Scottish Government
      Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ, 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
      Energy Saving Trust Scotland
      2nd Floor, Ocean Point 1, 94 Ocean Drive, Edinburgh, EH6 6JH, United Kingdom