Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-05
Buyer: YPO
Country: UK
Region: Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield
Contract type: Supplies
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 31158100: Fast chargers | 31411000 | 31422000 | 31440000
Estimated value: 800000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-12
Award criteria: Cost, Quality/Customer Service, Delivery, Sustainability

Technical requirements: Cost
Quality/Customer Service
Delivery
Sustainability
YPO are looking for Providers to be appointed onto a Framework Agreement for the supply of batteries and chargers, for use mainly in the education and office supplies market. The framework is designed to meet the needs of YPO by establishing an agreement for providers to deliver stock into YPO's distribution centre in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Providers to YPO must be in a sound financial position. YPO will carry out financial checks on potential providers as detailed within the Selection Criteria area of the tender. A parent company and/or other guarantees of performance and financial standing may be required if considered appropriate in the form of a guarantee or a performance bond.
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 judgment 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.
Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice.
Tender submissions must be submitted electronically via YPO's e-tendering system https://tendering.ypo.co.uk/procontract/ypo/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadForm Submission by any other means will not be accepted http://www.ypo.co.uk/customers/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx To see the documentation, please go online to https://tendering.ypo.co.uk/procontract/ypo/supplier.nsf/frm_supplier_registration_wizard_introduction?openform and ‘Register as a Supplier’. 1. Click on the appropriate tender under ‘Latest Opportunities' 2. Click the “Register Interest” button which is located under the “Main Contract Detail” 3. Click on 'ok' 4. Return back to the home page and select the “My Opportunities” link, located on the right hand side of your home page. 5. Select the link to the tender 6. Select “view stage detail” and download the documents. For “online question” tenders, use the response wizard to start answering questions online. Any questions in relation to the terms and conditions must be raised during the clarification question period. The bidder must state the clause they wish to amend, alter or delete and provide suggested wording for the amendment. YPO do not bind themselves to accept any suggested amendments, alterations or deletions but will consider the same and notify all prospective bidders as to whether or not these are accepted before the tender submission date. YPO will not accept any changes to the terms and conditions outside of this period. Whilst initially for use by local authorities and educational establishments served by YPO acting as a Central Purchasing Body defined by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in regulation 2 and detailed further in regulation 37. The Framework Agreement will be open to all Contracting Authorities which include the public sector, other public bodies, such as the Police, Fire and Rescue Service, NHS Bodies and registered charities within the UK and to those central government departments and their agencies that wish to use it. Any Contracting Authority described below may utilise the resulting Framework Agreement from the commencement date. See the following links for details: http://www.ypo.co.uk/customers/ojeu-permissible-users.aspx 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
YPO will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

Eligibility requirements: 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 judgment 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. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice.
Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice.
Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice. Please refer to the Tender Documentation/Online Tender located on our E-Procurement system. The web address can be found under ‘Electronic access to information’ in this notice.