UK-Chelmsford: Security services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      Chelmsford City Council
      Civic Centre, Duke Street, Chelmsford, CM1 1JE, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1245606485, Email: procurement@chelmsford.gov.uk, URL: www.chelmsford.gov.uk
      Contact: Procurement, Attn: Chris Lay, Procurement Managr

      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: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Cash Collection Services
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 2

         Region Codes: UKH3 - Essex         
      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: 3
         Duration of the framework agreement:
            Duration in year(s): 4             
         Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years:
         n/a
         Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
                                    
            Range between: 300,000 and 3,000,000
            Currency: GBP
                  
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Security services. A Framework Agreement eligible for use by members of the Procurement Agency for Essex (as listed at www.paessex.gov.uk) for which individual mini-competitions will apply. The agreement will cover the collection of cash from car parks, other payment machines, and cash receipting offices as required by the contracting authority.
The competition for places on the framework will include a mini competition for the provision of services to Chelmsford City Council as described in the tender pack.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79710000 - Security services.
         

      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: Yes          
         If yes, tenders should be submitted for: One or more lots

      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:
      Part A Services: Collection from Pay and Display Machines (and other machine types)
Part B Services: Collection of Cash, Cheques and Associated Documents from Cash Offices      
      
      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: 48 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
            
      Lot No: 1
      Title: PART A Services

      1)Short Description:      
      Cash Collections from Pay and Display Machines (and other cash payment sites)

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79710000 - Security services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope:      
      As defined in the specification documentation               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
               
      Lot No: 2
      Title: Part B Services

      1)Short Description:      
      Collection of Cash, Cheques and associated documentation from CAsh Receipting Offices and other sites

      2)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         79710000 - Security services.
         
      3)Quantity Or Scope: Not Provided
               
      4)Indication About Different Date For Start Of Award Procedures And/Or Duration Of The Contract Not Provided
                        
                  
         5)Additional Information About Lots: Not Provided
                  
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:

      Tenderers will be required to complete a Qualification Questionnaire as part of the tender process.      
      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;

      
      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: Not Provided      
      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: CL/CASH/2013      
      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: 18/10/2013
      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: 01/11/2013
         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: 60
      
      IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders
         Date: 01/11/2013
         Time: 15:00
         Place:
         Civic Centre, Chelmsford


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: Yes
      Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2017
   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.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.paessex.gov.uk/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=72294908
GO-201392-PRO-5085333 TKR-201392-PRO-5085332
   
   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: 02/09/2013

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