UK-Welwyn Garden City: graphic design services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

WELWYN GARDEN CITY

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:211188-2008

Publication Date:

Aug 13, 2008

Deadline:

Sept 10, 2008

Buyer:

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

Original Language:

English

Address:

HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
WELWYN GARDEN CITY , Hertfordshire
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.hertsdirect.org

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 156/2008
, #
211188-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Hertfordshire County Council,
Strategic Procurement Group, Mundells, Hertfordshire, Attn: Karen Smith,
UK-Welwyn Garden City AL7 1FT. Tel. 017 07 29 24 65. E-mail:
karen.smith@hertscc.gov.uk. Fax 017 07 29 23 49.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.hertsdirect.org.
Address of the buyer profile: www.hertsdirect.org/contractsandtenders.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire,: provision of the design and print
of hertfordshire county council's residents' magazine.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 15.
Main place of performance: Hertfordshire.
NUTS code: UKH23.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Provision of
the design and print of Hertfordshire County Council's Residents'
Magazine. Graphic design services.Printing, publishing and related
services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 78225000, 78000000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: To design, produce and print 4 editions
of the Hertfordshire County Council's Residents' Magazine per year. The
contract is for a 2 year period with the option to extend for up to a
further 24 months. The value given below includes any possible extensions.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 440 000 GBP.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 24 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
NO. Quality. Weighting: 60 %.
NO. Price. Weighting: 40 %.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
Contract Reference: HCC0801198.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentPayable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
10.9.2008 - 17:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 3.10.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The initial requirement is an expression of
interest which will generate an application form for completion by the
tenderer. The application form will cover tenderer's technical capacity,
company structure and financial information, resources, relevant
references, Quality Assurance Policy, Health and Safety Policy and Equal
Opportunities Policy. The application form can be obtained by following
the link below.
http://www.hertsdirect.org/contractsandtenders.
The Council undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in
the proposal submitted, subject to the Council's obligations under the
law, including the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If the applicant
considers that any of the information submitted in the proposal should not
be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with
the reason for considering it sensitive. The Council will then endeavour
to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when
considering any request received under the Freedom of Information Act 2000
before replying to such a request.
The estimated contract value stated in II.2.1 covers the initial contract
period and includes any potential extension period(s).
Further information on the tendering process can be obtained by the
following link: http://www.hertsdirect.org/contractsandtenders.
GO reference: GO 08081116/01.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: Hertfordshire County Council will incorporate a minimum
10 calendar day standstill period at the point 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. Applicants have 2 working days from the
notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and
that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the
expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be
required from the global authority specified at Section I.1. If an appeal
regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 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, Wales and Northern
Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3
months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend
any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into
the Court may only award damages. [The purpose of the standstill period
referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside
the award decision before the contract is entered into].
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 11.8.2008.

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