CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead |
Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 1RF |
Maidenhead |
SL6 1RF |
UK |
RBWM Procurement
RBWM Procurement |
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procurement@rbwm.gov.uk |
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http://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/
http://www3.rbwm.gov.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
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I.2)
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Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Description
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authorityRevenues and Benefits Printing and Mailing Services |
II.1.2(a))
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Type of works contract
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II.1.2(b))
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Type of supplies contract
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II.1.2(c))
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Type of service contract27 |
II.1.2)
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Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
UKJ11 |
II.1.3)
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This notice involves
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II.1.4)
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Information on framework agreement (if applicable)
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Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged
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Duration of the framework agreement
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Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years
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Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement
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Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded |
II.1.5)
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Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Authority requires a contractor to undertake the off-site laser printing, folding, enveloping and posting of its Revenues and Benefits correspondence.
This is for on-going / daily mailings and for the annual billing and benefit notification exercise.
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II.1.6)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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79800000 |
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II.1.7)
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Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) |
II.1.8)
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Division into lots No |
II.1.9)
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Will variants be accepted
No |
II.2)
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Quantity or Scope of the Contract
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II.2.1)
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Total quantity or scope |
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312 000,00 GBP |
II.2.2)
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Options |
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Provisional timetable for recourse to these options
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Number of possible renewals1 |
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In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts12 |
II.3)
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Duration of the contract or limit for completion24 |
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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Section IV: Procedure
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IV.1)
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Type of Procedure
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Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure
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IV.1.1)
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Have candidates already been selected? No |
IV.1.2)
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Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate |
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Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates
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IV.1.3)
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Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
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IV.2)
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Award Criteria
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No
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Yes
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No
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IV.2.2)
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An electronic auction will be used No
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IV.3 Administrative Information
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IV.3.1)
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Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority
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IV.3.2)
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Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
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Other previous publications
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IV.3.3)
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Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
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IV.3.4)
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Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate 31-05-2018
13:00 |
IV.3.5)
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Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
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IV.3.6)
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Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up
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IV.3.7)
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Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
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IV.3.8)
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Conditions for opening tenders
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Section VI: Other Information
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VI.1)
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Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published
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VI.2)
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Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds? No
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VI.3)
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Additional Information
How to Express an Interest in This Tender.
Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once) — Browse to the eSourcing Portal https://public.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html and click the link to register — Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue” — Enter your correct business and user details — Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete — You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure).
For further guidance on how to register on The Public Sector Procurement Portal hosted by Bravo Solution you can watch the video available via the following link — http://www.screencast.com/t/o6NHgMNjnf?_ncp=1502113290076.897-1
Please note that despite the Bravo Advantage 16 branding the instructions and guidance in the video are correct and apply to the Public Sector Procurement Portal.
Express an Interest in the tender
– Login to the portal with the username/password.
— Click the “PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers” link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content.
— Click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page.
— This will move the PQQ /ITT into your “My PQQs/ My ITTs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
— You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the “PQQ/ ITT Details” box.
Responding to the tender
— Click “My Response” under “PQQ/ ITT Details”, you can choose to “Create Response” or to “Decline to Respond” (please give a reason if declining).
— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then submit your reply using the “Submit Response” button at the top of the page. If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk on 0800 069 8630 or email help@bravosolution.co.uk
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VI.4)
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Procedures for appeal
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VI.4.1)
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Body responsible for appeal procedures
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Body responsible for mediation procedures
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VI.4.2)
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Lodging of appeals
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VI.4.3)
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Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
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VI.5)
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Dispatch date of this Notice 27-04-2018 |