Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council: RGF Procurement of buses

UK-Hinckley: Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
      Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road, Hinckley, LE10 0FR, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1455255654, Email: nigel.butler@hinckley-bosworth.gov.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:
      General Public Services

   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: RGF Procurement of buses
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SUPPLIES
         Purchase

         Region Codes: UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland         
      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:
      Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons. Buses and Coaches. Public-service buses. Low-floor buses. Electric buses. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in partnership with MIRA have secured funding through the Regional Growth Fund (RGF) for improvements for road infrastructure, power and sustainable transport solutions. This procurement relates to one element of the sustainable transport solution, the provision of up to three buses to increase public transport connections in the Borough and connect the local centres to the Technology Park.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         34120000 - Motor vehicles for the transport of 10 or more persons.
         
         34121000 - Buses and Coaches.
         
         34121100 - Public-service buses.
         
         34121400 - Low-floor buses.
         
         34144910 - Electric buses.
         

      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: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: Not Provided   
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      It is expected that this procurement will be for up to three buses      
      
      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      
         Starting:
         Completion:

   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:
      The right to require the provision of appropriate guarantees, bonds, warranties and insurances is reserved and if required, further details will be provided within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire or any other documentation issued throughout the procurement process.
      
      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:

      As set out in the Prequalification Questionnaire      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the Prequalification Questionnaire
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         As set out in the Prequalification Questionnaire      
      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         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         As set out in the Prequalification Questionnaire   
   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: Not Provided
      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:


         Not Provided      
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 27/05/2014
         Time: 12:00      
      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: 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: 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-Hinckley:-Motor-vehicles-for-the-transport-of-10-or-more-persons./RER2WNE2ZE

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/RER2WNE2ZE
GO-2014417-PRO-5613276 TKR-2014417-PRO-5613275
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      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: 17/04/2014

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