CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

YPO

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

UK wide Including NI.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the Supply of Incident Ground Feeding which incorporates self-heating meals and beverages. The framework is designed primarily to meet the needs of Fire and Rescue Services and Police Services, for use at incidents where there is no other hot food or meal options available. However, it is available for use by all public sector organisations if it meets their requirements, for example school camping (D of E), in cases of emergency aid in disaster situations. YPO's customer base covers all UK and Northern Ireland and as such all suppliers will need to be able to deliver UK wide.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

(a) is bankrupt or is being wound up, where his affairs are being administered by the court, where he has entered into an arrangement with creditors, where he has suspended business activities or is in any analogous situation arising from a similar procedure under national laws and regulations;

(b) is the subject of proceedings for a declaration of bankruptcy, for an order for compulsory winding up or administration by the court or of an arrangement with creditors or of any other similar proceedings under national laws and regulations;

(c) has been convicted by a judgement which has the force of res judicator in accordance with the legal provisions of the country of any offence concerning his professional conduct;

(d) has been guilty of grave professional misconduct proven by any means which the contracting authorities can demonstrate;

(e) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;

(f) has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which he is established or with those of the country of the contracting authority;

(g) is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required under this Section or has not supplied such information;

(h) has been the subject of a conviction for participation in a criminal organisation, as defined in Article 2 (1) of Council Joint Action 98/733/JHA;

(i) has been the subject of a conviction for corruption, as defined in Article 3 of the Council Act of 26.5.1972 and Article 3 (1) of Council Joint Action 98/742/JHA3 respectively;

(j) has been the subject of a conviction for fraud within the meaning of Article 1 of the Convention relating to the protection of the financial interests of the European Communities;

(k) has been the subject of a conviction for money laundering, as defined in Article 1 of Council Directive 91/308/EEC of 10.6.1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

000561

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Ruth Wollins.Angela Williamson.

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

Contracting on behalf of the following:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/Localcouncils/index.htm

http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/index.php

http://www.ucas.com/students/choosingcourses/choosinguni/instguide/

http://www.ukschoolsdirectory.net/searchresult.php

http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml;jsessionid=6EA220CC25EF75BD8A31A606B9D3A08D

http://www.police-information.co.uk/index.html

http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm*

http://www.scottish.police.uk/*

http://www.nifrs.org/locations.php*

http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/mcga07-home.htm

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs

http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx

http://www.hscni.net/index.php?link=trusts*

http://www.engage.hscni.net/partners/a2zmemberslist.html

http://www.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/index.aspx

http://www.scottishambulance.com/TheService/organised.aspx

http://www.wales.nhs.uk/nhswalesaboutus/structure

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations

http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/About_us/Regulation/Registering_charities_index.aspx

http://www.oscr.org.uk/

http://www.dsdni.gov.uk/index/dsd_contact_us/dsd_our_offices.htm

http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=7175736

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Self-heating meals, designed to be heated when there are no other means available to heat the food. The pack should include everything required to heat the meal, contained all in one pack. The meals should be ready to eat in less than 20 minutes and exceed 70 °C (or the relevant temperature for the foods contained). Suppliers must offer a minimum of 5 meal options, YPO are evaluating a small range at ITT stage. The meal should substitute a hot meal when there are no other options for a hot meal and be a minimum of 400 grams.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Self-heating meals, designed to be heated when there are no other means available to heat the food. The pack should include everything required to heat the meal, contained all in one pack. The meals should be ready to eat in less than 20 minutes and exceed 70 °C (or the relevant temperature for the foods contained). Suppliers must offer a minimum of 5 meal options, YPO are evaluating a small range at ITT stage. The meal should substitute a hot meal when there are no other options for a hot meal and be a minimum of 400 grams.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

Self-heating beverages and soups, designed to be heated when there are no other means available to heat the beverage or obtain a hot beverage. The pack should include everything required to heat the beverage contained all in one pack. The beverages/soups should be ready to consume in less than 10 minutes and exceed 70 °C (or the relevant temperature for the beverage contained). A range of at least 3 drink options (including soup) must be offered by the supplier, we are evaluating a small range at ITT stage. The meal should substitute a hot drink when there are no other options for a hot beverage/soup.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Self-heating beverages and soups, designed to be heated when there are no other means available to heat the beverage or obtain a hot beverage. The pack should include everything required to heat the beverage contained all in one pack. The beverages/soups should be ready to consume in less than 10 minutes and exceed 70 °C (or the relevant temperature for the beverage contained). A range of at least 3 drink options (including soup) must be offered by the supplier, we are evaluating a small range at ITT stage. The meal should substitute a hot drink when there are no other options for a hot beverage/soup.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots