Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service: Supply of 4 x 4 Ancillary Vehicles

UK-Bootle: 4-wheel-drive vehicles.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority
      Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service Head Quarters, Bridle Road, Bootle, L30 4YD, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1512964000, Email: stewartmartin@merseyfire.gov.uk, URL: www.merseyfire.gov.uk
      Contact: Procurement Department, Attn: Stewart Martin
      Electronic Access URL: www.supply4nwfire.org.uk
      Electronic Submission URL: www.supply4nwfire.org.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: SUPPLIES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Supply of 4 x 4 Ancillary Vehicles
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
         Purchase

         Region Codes: UKD5 - Merseyside         
      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:
      4-wheel-drive vehicles. Purchase of eleven 4 x 4 pick up trucks fitted with covert blue lights and two tone horn / siren capable of being driven in both normal road and off road conditions such as sand and soft ground to gain access is some difficult locations with equipment for fire-fighting and rescue purposes
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         34113000 - 4-wheel-drive vehicles.
         

      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:
      Eleven (11) 4 x 4 Vehicles         
         Estimated value excluding VAT: 220,000
         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: 12 (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:
      See tender documents
      
      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:
      See 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:

      See tender 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:
         See tender documents
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         See tender documents      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: 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: T/07/14      
      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: 03/09/2014
      Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 16:00
         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 04/09/2014
         Time: 16:00      
      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
         Date: 05/09/2014
         Time: 10:00


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: 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bootle:-4-wheel-drive-vehicles./824P9A27Z4

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/824P9A27Z4
GO-2014718-PRO-5826031 TKR-2014718-PRO-5826030
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service
      Service Headquarters, Bridle Road, Bootle, L30 4YD, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1512964500, Email: procurement@merseyfire.gov.uk, URL: www.merseyside.gov.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: Merseyside Fire & Rescue Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point that information on the intended award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will contain full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.   
   
      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: 18/07/2014

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