UK

Contract notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/09/2018

Expire date: 25/10/2018

External Reference: 2018-505649

TED Reference: 2018/S 187-422900

Contract notice

Contract notice

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

London Fire Commissioner
N/A
169 Union Street
London
SE1 0LL
UK
Contact person: Catherine Bray
Telephone: +44 2085551200
E-mail: catherine.bray@london-fire.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.london-fire.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/33133

I.3)

Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:  
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=25642&B=BLUELIGHT
Additional information can be obtained from
the abovementioned address:  
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
electronically via:  https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=25642&B=BLUELIGHT
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted
to the abovementioned address
I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

Public order and safety

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Provision of Information and Library Services
Reference number:  PROC/6165/18
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

92511000  -  Library services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

Short description

The London Fire Commissioner requires an information service covering nine different areas of service. For details of the services required please refer to the Supplier Questionnaire or the draft Invitation to Tender.
The Commissioner will be entering into a Shared Services agreement with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide information services to their staff. The contractor shall provide services to both the Commissioner and the GLA. The Commissioner shall be acting as contract manager on behalf of both parties.
II.1.5)

Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 600000.00  GBP
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

72300000  -  Data services
73110000  -  Research services
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79315000  -  Social research services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

Main site or place of performance:  
London
II.2.4)

Description of the procurement

The London Fire Commissioner requires an information service covering the following areas of activity:
1. Provision of an enquiry service (covering a range of activities from profiling to literature searching).
2. Production of alerting bulletins, highlighting new policy announcements, reports, official statistics, publications and research articles across a range of policy subject areas.
3. Supply of a daily information bulletin covering all policy areas relevant to the GLA.
4. Access to full text books, journals and newspapers.
5. Access to social / urban affairs database to enable GLA users, other public sector staff and paying subscribers to carry out their own searches for research articles.
6. Training to strengthen information literacy.
7. Promotion and marketing.
8. Contract management.
9. Hosting and server support.
The Commissioner will be entering into a Shared Services agreement with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide information services to their staff. The contractor shall provide services to both the Commissioner and the GLA. The Commissioner shall be acting as contract manager on behalf of both parties.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6)

Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 600000.00  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

Envisaged minimum number: 4  /  Maximum number: 10
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
The criteria stated in the supplier questionnaire.
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.1.2)

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
III.2)

Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Restricted procedure
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:  25/10/2018
Local time:  10:00
IV.2.3)

Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 30/11/2018
IV.2.4)

Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English
IV.2.6)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Tender must be valid until:  29/05/2019

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)

Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement:  no
VI.2)

Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3)

Additional information

Bidders are required to register and express their interest through the Bluelight Portal (www.bluelight.gov.uk). It is free to register and bidders should receive notification of acceptance of their registration within 48 hours. Please be aware emails from the Portal may be quarantined by email filters.
This contract will be made available to members of the GLA family and / or their subsidiary bodies.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right at any time to cease this tendering process and not to award a contract. The Contracting Authority, at its absolute discretion, may wish to extend the contract for a further period or periods up to an aggregate of 24 months.
VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court of England and Wales
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK