Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-18
Buyer: Derby City Council
Country: UK
Region: Derby
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 39130000 | 39150000
Estimated value: 500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-04-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Derby City Council is running a tender for the supply, delivery and installation of general office furniture and associated products and services.
The existing contract for a corporate office furniture supplier is coming to an end. While there are no immediate plans for any large scale projects which will require furniture, this may change over the course of the next few years, so annual spend will be variable. The Customer is looking for a supplier who would be able to match the aesthetic look of the furniture in the Council House, Local Studies Library and Derby Arena; supply both small scale and large furniture orders and installations, including to additional sites within Derby City; and supply or appoint/recommend and work with specialist furniture suppliers for ad hoc or 1-off orders, for example: specialist chairs that meet the requirements of an employee with reasonable adjustments, storage solutions for specialist items — this could be maps, books, magazines, sports equipment, health/medical equipment, IT and so on.
It is imperative the supplier must be able to meet and comply with the funding framework required by European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) agreements. The supply of furniture to some sites may be purchased with funds from these.
There will be options to extend the contract for up to 3 further years in annual increments, subject to satisfactory performance and business needs. The maximum contract period is 5 years.
Where a consortium or a group of companies submits a bid, such consortia or grouping must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the contracting authority on all matters relating to the contract. The lead organisation will have full responsibility for liabilities and delivery of the contract. Joint and several liability is to be in place between the consortium partners or grouping before acceptance.
Conditions relating to environmental and social requirements of the contracting authority may be included in the contract.
(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 compulsory winding up the 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 judgment which has the force of res judicata 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 contract 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 organization, 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;

Eligibility requirements: Any supplier may be disqualified who: (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 compulsory winding up the 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 judgment which has the force of res judicata 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 contract 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 organization, 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. Details are provided in the Invitation to Tender. (a) Appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established; (c) A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available. Details of the minimum financial standards are contained in the Invitation to Tender. As detailed in the invitation to tender. As detailed in the invitation to tender.
(a) Appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established; (c) A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available. Details of the minimum financial standards are contained in the Invitation to Tender.
(a) Appropriate statements from banks or, where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established; (c) A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information of these turnovers is available.
Details of the minimum financial standards are contained in the Invitation to Tender.
As detailed in the invitation to tender. As detailed in the invitation to tender.
As detailed in the invitation to tender.