United Kingdom-Exeter: Excavating machinery

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 141-255463/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Environment Agency
Manley House, Kestrel Way
Exeter
Postal code: EX2 7LQ
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Mr Robin Browne
Phone: +44 1392352402
Email: robin.browne@environment-agency.gov.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Address of the buyer profile: www.sell2ea.com
Electronic access to information: www.sell2ea.com
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: www.sell2ea.com
Further information can be obtained from: Environment Agency
Manley House, Kestrel Way
Exeter
Postal code: EX2 7LQ
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Mr Robin Browne
Phone: +44 1392352402
Email: robin.browne@environment-agency.gov.uk

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Environment Agency
Manley House, Kestrel Way
Exeter
Postal code: EX2 7LQ
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Mr Robin Browne
Phone: +44 1392352402
Email: robin.browne@environment-agency.gov.uk

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Environment Agency
Manley House, Kestrel Way
Exeter
Postal code: EX2 7LQ
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Mr Robin Browne
Phone: +44 1392352402
Email: robin.browne@environment-agency.gov.uk

I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
National or federal agency/office
I.3) Main activity: Environment
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes
DEFRA
Nobel House,
London
Postal code: SW1P 3JR
United Kingdom

Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Framework for the purchase of excavators and associated construction equipment.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Type of supplies contract: Purchase
Nuts code: UK
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement:
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:
Framework agreement with a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 4 000 000 GBP
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:
The Environment Agency has a requirement for the purchase of standard reach excavators, of a variety of sizes along with a range of associated equipment to enable it to carry out its statutory and voluntary undertakings in relation to the maintenance and operation of flood defences and river channels.
The primary requirement is the supply of standard reach excavators and associated equipment in conformity with the specification provided in section 2 and the appendices of this document.
Although the majority of our requirements for the next four years will be as specified in section 2, it is likely that we will sometimes have bespoke requirements for other, as yet unknown and unspecified construction equipment. This equipment is likely to consist of excavators and associated equipment of sizes below, between or above those detailed and other construction equipment, potentially including:
Lighting towers; fuel bowsers; water bowsers; generators; towed welfare units; hydraulic power packs; wheeled excavators; skid steers; all terrain vehicles, compressors and a variety of excavator attachments.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 43262000, 43300000
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): NO
II.1.8) 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:
CONTRACT-9VVB-HEWY4U.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 2 000 000 and 4 000 000 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options:yes
Description of these options:Framework initially for 2 years with option to renew for further 2 years.

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 120 (from the award of the contract): 24II.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)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
See tender docs.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
See tender docs.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
See tender docs.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: 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 the requirements are met: See tender docs.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See tender docs.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See tender docs.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See tender docs.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See tender docs.
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts:
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts:
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession:
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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: NO
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiatedNO
IV.2) Award criteria:
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
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/entity:
9VVB HEWY4U
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
02.09.2016 – 17:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
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
It is proposed that the Environment Agency (EA) will provide a fleet service to Defra which will facilitate the implementation of specific, agreed fleet requirements for each agency and body. We may use this Framework to supply excavators and equipment to other organisations within the Defra family. Further information on Defra can be found at
VI.4) Procedures for appeal:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
22.07.2016