United Kingdom-Durham: Wood fuels

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2017/S 236-489515/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Durham County Council
Postal address: Corporate Procurement, County Hall, Durham
Town: Durham
Postal code: DH1 5UL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Denise Corrigan
Email: denise.corrigan@durham.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile: www.nepo.org

I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge,at:www.nepoportal.org
Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted:
to the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Framework for the Supply and Delivery of Virgin Wood Pellets to ISO17225-2 Enplus A1 Standard or Equivalent Wood Pellet Standard
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09111400
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: This framework is for the supply and delivery of Virgin Wood Pellets to ISO17225-2 – Enplus A1 Standard or Equivalent Standard to various end-user sites within the County of Durham. The highest ranking provider in the league table of 3, with due regard to capacity, financial limitations and available resources, will be awarded all of the business in Year 1 of the framework. If the highest ranking provider is unable to supply or fail to carry out the contract as per the specification, the requirement on that particular occasion will be offered to the 2nd place provider and so on. However, the 1st ranked bidder will always be offered the business first. All ranked bidder(s) will be subject to a mini price competition in Year 2 to refresh their places on the framework and this will be repeated for Years 3 and 4.

II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKC14
Main site or place of performance:
To various establishment throughout the County of Durham including Durham Parish & Town Councils and other NEPO (North East Procurement Organisations) Members and Associate Members.

II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
This framework is for the supply and delivery of Virgin Wood Pellets to ISO17225-2 – Enplus A1 Standard or Equivalent Standard to various end-user sites within the County of Durham. The highest ranking provider in the league table of 3, with due regard to capacity, financial limitations and available resources, will be awarded all of the business in Year 1 of the framework. If the highest ranking provider is unable to supply or fail to carry out the contract as per the specification, the requirement on that particular occasion will be offered to the 2nd place provider and so on. However, the 1st ranked bidder will always be offered the business first. All ranked bidder(s) will be subject to a mini price competition in Year 2 to refresh their places on the framework and this will be repeated for Year 3 and Year 4.
II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewalyes Description of renewals:Initial period of 12 months with a further 3 x 12 month extensions.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: no
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: no
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity,including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:Information and formalities necessary for evaluation if the requirements are met:
In accordance with Article 57 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and as set out in the ITT Documents available from the NEPO Portal as detailed in V1.3.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability:
List and brief description of selection criteria: Selection criteria as set out in the procurement documents.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:Selection criteria as set out in the procurement documents.

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement:3
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2018-01-08 Local time: 16:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2018-01-09 Local time: 10:00 Place:County Hall, Durham.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.3) Additional information:
This framework will also be made available for use by other Durham County Council establishments including the following additional contracting authorities, where they have entered into a procurement Service Level Agreement (SLA) with Durham County Council.
— Academy Schools in County Durham,
— Maintained Schools in County Durham,
— County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service,
— Parish Councils and Town Councils in County Durham.
The list of establishments above is not exhaustive and therefore the Council reserves the right to add or delete additional establishments throughout the framework period.
The framework will also be made available to all NEPO members. A list of member organisations is available at www.nepoportal.org.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Durham County Council
Town: Durham
Postal code: DH1 5UL
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2017-12-06