Shropshire Council: GMC 007 - The supply, installation and operation of a Biomass ESCO at The Community College, Bishops Castle, Shropshire

UK-Bishops Castle: Other sources of energy supplies and distribution.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      The Community College Bishops Castle
      Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AY, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1743252992, Fax. +44 1743253910, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
      Contact: Procurement, Attn: Nigel Denton

      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:
      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: GMC 007 - The supply, installation and operation of a Biomass ESCO at The Community College, Bishops Castle, Shropshire
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
         Purchase

         Region Codes: UKG22 - Shropshire CC         
      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:
      Other sources of energy supplies and distribution. We are seeking to appoint an experienced biomass energy supply contractor to design and build a biomass boiler plant and operate the system on behalf of the Community College Bishops Castle.

Currently served by oil, the campus uses 5-600,000 kwhr per annum and the proposal is to enter a contract initially for 10 years commencing approximately on 1 March 2016 with options for renewal beyond that period. The contract will allow the fluctuation of the heat price based upon non fossil fuel indices.

The site is located in the border town of Bishops Castle around 20 miles from Shrewsbury and 30 miles from Hereford.

The Community College teaches children from 11 - 16 years of age as well as community focused extracurricular activities over a range of buildings.

The contractor would be expected to expedite the start on site. The tender documentation includes full site information. An outline planning application for the boiler plant room has been applied for currently.

The contract would involve the design and construction of a plant room, fuel store and access road for deliveries. A biomass boiler plant would be connected to four existing buildings using buried distribution pipework and would remain on site at the end of the contract period.

The Contracting Authority in line with the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 has due regard to be economic, social and environmental well being in Shropshire. Accordingly The Contracting Authority will be looking, in relation to the delivery of this contract, for proposals from contractors that could help provide social value benefits within Shropshire where practicable and to maximize the positive social economic and environmental impact of the proposed contract.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         65400000 - Other sources of energy supplies and distribution.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Not Provided      
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: Not Provided
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Yes    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      Not Provided                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 250,000 and 300,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Not Provided         
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
                   
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Starting: 01/03/2016
         Completion: 28/02/2026


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      see tender documents
      
      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:
      see 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:
      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         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         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: GMC 007      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Not Provided
      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:

      Date: 14/08/2015
      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: 17/08/2015
         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 month(s): 3
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 17/08/2015
         Time: 12:00
         Place:
         Shirehall, Shropshire


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Not Provided
   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-Bishops-Castle:-Other-sources-of-energy-supplies-and-distribution./2JKPTM3668

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2JKPTM3668
GO-201573-PRO-6753098 TKR-201573-PRO-6753097
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Shropshire Council
      Shirehall, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
      Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum 10 day calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Additional information should be requested from the contact in Section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (S1 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England and Wales).   
   
      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: 03/07/2015

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