UK-Edinburgh: graphic design services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

EDIMBOYRGO

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:215703-2008

Publication Date:

Aug 19, 2008

Deadline:

Sept 24, 2008

Buyer:

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY CORPORATE BODY

Original Language:

English

Address:

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENTARY CORPORATE BODY
EDINBURGH
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.scottish.parliament.uk

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities
EU Official Journal Publication: 159/2008
, #
215703-2008
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): Scottish Parliamentary
Corporate Body, Procurement Services, Contact: Rebecca Cruickshanks, Attn:
Rebecca Cruickshanks, UK-Edinburgh EH99 1SP. Tel. 013 13 48 66 23. E-mail:
procurement@scottish.parliament.uk. Fax 013 13 48 66 21.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.scottish.parliament.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/corporate/
procurement/index.htm.
Further information 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:
Body governed by public law.
Other: Scottish Parliament.
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-Edinburgh: design, translation and publishing (print and electronic)
services.
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: Edinburgh.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment 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: 5.
Duration of the framework agreement: Duration in year(s): 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 650 000 and 700 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Design,
Translation and Publishing (Print and Electronic) Services. The services
will support the Parliament in carrying out its duties by increasing
awareness and understanding of its work and promoting public
engagement.Graphic design services.Printing, publishing and related
services. Services related to printing.Translation services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 78225000, 78200000,
78000000, 74831300.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: N/A.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 48 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Guarantees may be required
from banks and parent companies. Cover for professional indemnity,
employer liability and third party liability will also be required.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability.
Where consortia or other grouping of contractors submits a bid, they will
be bound jointly and severally. Such consortia or grouping must nominate a
lead member to deal with the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on all
matters relating to this procurement exercise.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: To assist
selection of tenderers, suppliers will be download a pre-qualification
questionnaire from the Scottish Parliament website (PQQ) for completion
and return. The PQQ must be completed and returned by 24.9.2008. The PQQ
consists of an explanation of the SPCB's requirements and a request for
information. The SPCB intends to determine a shortlist of candidates based
on the suppliers' responses to this OJEU advertisement and the PQQ.
Candidates will be asked to provide information in the PQQ on their
financial, business probity, service operation, quality and the
environment.
Further requests for information may be used to assist in this process.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: The following
information must be provided with the PQQ:
— Statements of overall turnover and turnover for the last 2 financial
years,
— Company registration number and address, VAT registration number,
details of parent company and other group companies where applicable.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: The following information must be
provided with the PQQ: the organisations will be required to demonstrate
their skills, experience, ability and technical capacity in the delivery
of similar goods and services.
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.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
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 number of operators 5.
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) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
NIC/G&S/41.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 24.9.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
24.9.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 22.10.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 24.10.2008 - 12:00.
Place: Edinburgh.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
does not commit to letting a contract(s) for all or any of the
requirements listed should it become evident that it is not economically
advantageous to do so.
The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will not be liable for any costs
incurred by those expressing interest in or tendering for this contract.
Compliance with all relevant legislation is required during the tendering
process and the terms of any resulting contract.
Any contract awarded will be subject to the Law of Scotland.
As part of the SPCB responsibilities under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002, the SPCB may be required to disclose any information
provided by you in relation to this requirement, to anyone who makes a
request under the Act.
To assist selection of tenderers, suppliers must complete and return a
pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ consists of an explanation
of the SPCB's requirement and a request for high level product
information.
The PQQ can be obtained by clicking: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/
apps2/corporate/procurement/login.aspx .
GO reference: GO 08081811/01.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body will
incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point at
which 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. Otherwise debrief information will be made available to you within
15 calendar days of the receipt of your request.
Such additional information should be requested from the name and contact
details provided at Section I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of
contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts
(Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006 No.1) provide for aggrieved parties
to take action in the sheriff court or Court of Session. Any such action
must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months) (see regulation 47 of
the 2006 Regulations). 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.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 18.8.2008.

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