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 Other (Please specify) creating conditions for business success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; giving people skills and opportunities to succeed; and promoting an open global economy

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

United Kingdom.

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)

NYnet 100 Limited (‘NYnet 100’) is seeking to procure a consultant to deliver 3 (three) Business Support Events to help assist with the delivery of the Business Support Outputs which it is obliged to under the terms of an ERDF agreement for ERDF funding it has received in connection with the Superfast North Yorkshire (‘SFNY’) Project. The SFNY Project is a partnership project being led by North Yorkshire County Council to achieve high quality broadband to all businesses and citizens in North Yorkshire by 2017. The Business Support Events must be aimed at SMEs in North Yorkshire and encourage the uptake by SMEs of super-fast broadband being made available through the SFNY Project. NYnet 100 is also looking to add significant value to the expenditure of the ERDF to the long lasting benefit of North Yorkshire. The Business Support Events must be delivered by 31.7.2015.

Important message: Interested parties are able to access the ITT documentation by going to the web address www.ashfordsdataroom.co.uk (the ‘Procurement Portal’) and entering the user-name: SFNYprocurement and the password: purple17

Interested parties are required to submit the Expression of Interest Form located on the Procurement Portal within 10 (ten) Business Days of downloading the ITT documentation and in any case no later than 4.3.2015 in accordance with the instructions in paragraph 6 of Section A of the ITT Document indicating whether they intend to submit a Tender for Project. Bidders must submit an Expression of Interest Form by 4.3.2015 in order to be provided with individual log in details to the Procurement Portal so as to enable them to submit a Tender. Bidders are warned not to leave this until near the deadline set out above as NYnet 100 will not be responsible for any delays caused by a failure of a Bidder to allow adequate time for it to be registered on the Procurement Portal.

Further details NYnet 100's requirements are set out in the Invitation to Tender Document.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into 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

Performance bond, parent company guarantee or another suitable form of security may be required as appropriate.

III.1.2)

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

Please refer to the ITT Documentation for further details in relation to finance and payment.

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

If a consortium bid is made, NYnet 100 will require that the relevant Lead Consultant (as defined in the Invitation to Tender Document) to enter into the contract as sole counter-party.

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

In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 25 to 35 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended)and as identified in the Invitation to Tender.

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

NY100-BSE-ITT

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

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?

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).

VI.3)

Additional Information

1. Any contract(s) entered into as a result of this notice shall be considered as a contract(s) made under English law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

2. NYnet 100 reserves the right not to enter into any agreement or award any contract as a result of this notice and to vary or change or not to proceed with this competition at any stage of the procurement process.

3. NYnet 100 shall not be responsible for any costs incurred by any economic operator responding to this notice.

4. If any Bidder considers that any information supplied by it is commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity as well as the duration of that sensitivity specified. Bidders should be aware that even where they have indicated that information is commercially sensitive, NYnet may be required to disclose it pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in response to a request where such disclosure is considered to be in the public interest. Please note that the receipt by NYnet 100 of any materials marked ‘confidential’ or equivalent shall not be taken to mean that NYnet accepts any duty of confidence by virtue of that marking.

5. NYnet 100 requires candidates to maintain their tenders for a period of 90 days from the date of submission.

(MT Ref:146530).

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:

NYnet 100 will comply with the requirements relating to standstill periods and applications to the court in accordance with the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended).

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained