United Kingdom-Gloucester: Provision of a Framework Contract for the Supply of 100% Blend Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO)

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-012814/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Gloucestershire County Council
Postal address: Shire Hall
Town: Gloucester
Postal code: GL1 2TH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Charlotte Biggs
Telephone: +44 1452328436
Email: charlotte.biggs@ubico.co.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
General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: Provision of a Framework Contract for the Supply of 100% Blend Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO)

Reference number: DN720039
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 09000000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: This Invitation to Tender is issued by Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) on behalf of
Ubico Ltd and are seeking suppliers to join a framework agreement for the Supply of 100% Blend Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO)
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 2100000 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)
15411000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
This Invitation to Tender is issued by Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) on behalf of
Ubico Ltd who are seeking suppliers to join a framework agreement for the Supply of 100% Blend Hydro-treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) using an Open procedure.
On return of all tenders following tender return deadline, all submissions will initially be evaluated on a pass/fail basis and only tenderers who have passed this stage will their price submission be evaluated. Evaluation will be based on the below criteria
(1) Selection Questionnaire (SQ) – Pass/Fail
(2) Invitation to Tender (ITT) – Price (Weekly Spot Price)
After evaluation of the ITT submissions, the four (4) tenderers who passed the SQ stage with the lowest price will be awarded onto the framework agreement.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.6) Estimated value:
Value excluding VAT: 2100000 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:Full details of pass/fail requirements are detailed in the published documents.
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:4
In the case of framework agreements,provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:

The framework Agreement is for 4 years with no extension.

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: 2024-05-20 Local time: 17:00
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:4(from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening tenders
Date: 2024-05-20 Local time: 17:00 Place:Gloucestershire county council procurement portal

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:On tender deadline, dedicated verifiers from the legal team who are independent of the evaluation, will review and release all submissions and send a notification to the dedicated procurement officer before evaluation can commence. The procurement officer will forward the submissions to Ubico Ltd who will manage the evaluation process.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence:
This is a recurrent procurement: no
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: Gloucestershire County Council
Town: Gloucester
Country: United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2024-04-19