Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Office For National Statistics
Government Buildings, Cardiff Road
Newport
NP10 8XG
UK
Contact person: Census Commercial Team
E-mail: census2021.transformation.programme@ons.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.ons.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ons/aspx/Home
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) Services
Reference number: PU-17-0197
II.1.2) Main CPV code
63120000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This notice is linked to the Prior Information Notice (PIN) for Field Force Logistics, Supplies and Replenishment (FFSLR) Service with the reference 2017/S 055-101690 which was published in the OJEU on 18.3.2017. Please note that the sourcing of the non-technical supplies has been removed from the scope of work leading to renaming the Agreement Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) Service. Objectives of the Service are to:
— provide a flexible, secure and assured FFLR Service to ensure the Field Force staff have all provisions they require to undertake their role throughout the operational period for the 2019 Rehearsal and 2021 Census,
— deliver the FFLR Service using a collaborative approach with a Supplier who is able to demonstrate confidence, assurance and certainty in the outcomes, and
— identify opportunities for wider benefit to be delivered within ONS as a result of the FFLR Service.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 500 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
63120000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Field Force Logistics and Replenishment (FFLR) Services.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Price
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
14/12/2018
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
II.2.14) Additional information
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:
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Tenderers interested in the Procurement must demonstrate their Economic and Financial Standing, as defined in this ITT and further detailed in the Qualification Criteria. Tenderers will be assessed by the Customer using all of the information requested and available to the Customer. Economic and Financial Standing will be assessed by the Customer using the following information:
— the Dun and Bradstreet (D and B) Failure Score obtained by the Customer from the real time D and B’s Portfolio Manager system. All Parties that comprise the Tenderer and their ultimate Parent Companies should have a D and B Failure Score of more than 40, and
— the Turnover Threshold for the Agreement is 6 000 000 GBP, and is based on the Customer's application of the 2015 Regulations and an assessment of the specific risks present in the delivery of the Service. Any Tenderer that fully meets both of these Economic and Financial Standing criteria will be deemed by the Customer to have sufficient Economic and Financial Standing.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Experience 10%.
Mobilisation and Project Management 15%.
Inventory Management 12%.
Delivery and Collection 20%.
Sorting 5%.
Management Information 8%.
Total Price 30%.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The Customer requires that Tenderers obtain:
a) a minimum unweighted score of “1 — Minor Concerns” or higher in response to each of the Technical Award Criteria; and
b) a minimum total weighted score of 50% of the Technical Weight allocated for Technical Award Criteria. If the Technical Proposal does not achieve either of these requirements, the Tenderer may be excluded from further participation in the Procurement. The Customer reserves the right to invite Tenderers to give a presentation on their proposal. Should these be required, further details on presentation dates, times and venue will be provided nearer the time. The presentations will not be subject to evaluation.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2017/S 055-101690
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
19/07/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
20/07/2018
Local time: 12:10
Place:
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office for National Statistics
Titchfield
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/05/2018