Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre, Home Gardens
Dartford
DA1 1DR
UK
Contact person: Dartford Borough Council Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 1322343315
E-mail: procurement@dartford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ43
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.dartford.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.dartford.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Inspection and Maintenance of Children's Playgrounds
Reference number: DN369715
II.1.2) Main CPV code
50870000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Inspection and maintenance across 25 Council owned playgrounds on a cyclical regime.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
900 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ43
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Dartford Borough Council is conducting an open procedure to procure an inspection and maintenance of children’s playgrounds service. Further information can be found in the invitation to tender and associated documents, which have been published on the Kent Business Portal.
To access the opportunity go to the Kent Business Portal and select “Current Opportunities” from the menu, select Dartford Borough Council from the drop-down Organisations box. The opportunity will then be shown on the right-hand side of the screen.
Expressions of interest must be submitted on the Kent Business Portal and you will need to register on the portal in order to express an interest.
Registration and use of the portal are free of charge.
Once an expression of interest is made you will receive an email confirming the expression of interest and another directing you to access the tender documents. Any problem accessing the documents should be directed to procurement@dartford.gov.uk
The deadline for completed tenders is 12:00 on 14.12.2018
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 60
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Original term of 5 years with an option to extend for up to 5 years.
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
The estimated value referenced at II.1.5) reflects the initial five (5) year 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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
14/12/2018
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:
14/12/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/10/2018