United Kingdom-Belfast: FMM-19-004 — Grounds Maintenance Products for the Education Authority

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2019/S 143-351314/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Education Authority
Postal address: 40 Academy Street
Town: Belfast
Postal code: BT1 2NQ
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Alastair Graham
Email: alastair.graham@eani.org.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: FMM-19-004 — Grounds Maintenance Products for the Education Authority

Reference number: FMM-19-004 / Resource ID 2349156
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 24440000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: EA invite tenders for the grounds maintenance products from 1.10.2019 to 30.9.2023 on an as and when required basis. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of the Education Authority, will be Belfast.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 1200000.00 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
24453000, 14410000, 24313120, 24313122, 34922100, 24457000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code: UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
EA invite tenders for the grounds maintenance products from 1.10.2019 to 30.9.2023 on an as and when required basis. The administering procurement office for this tender, on behalf of the Education Authority, will be Belfast.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 1200000.00 Currency: GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract,framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: no
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:See tender documents for further details.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated 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:15IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date: 2019-08-27 Local time: 15:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tender must maintain the tender
Duration in months:3(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2019-08-27 Local time: 15:30

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:
Suppliers interested in this tender must register and submit their tender through eTendersNI at the following link If you require any further assistance please contact the eTendersNI Helpdesk on 0800 240 454 or email nieproc-helpdesk@eurodyn.com
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Education Authority
Postal address: 40 Academy Street
Town: BELFAST
Postal code: BT1 2NQ
Country: United Kingdom

VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Education Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before any contracts are entered into.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2019-07-23