Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-03
Buyer: Northumberland County Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 09331000: Solar panels | 09332000: Solar installation | 65400000 | 71314000: Energy and related services
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Interested suppliers will need to access: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login ProContract e-tendering portal to download the invitation to tender documents using reference number: DN165731. The Authority wishes to establish a Framework Agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations): Central Government Departments, Local Government and Public Corporations that can be accessed at the Public Sector Classification Guide: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?pageSize=50&sortBy=none&sortDirection=none&newquery=Public+Sector+Classification+Guide Local Authorities (England and Wales). http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/org/la-data.do www.ubico.co.uk NDPBs: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations Network Rail: www.networkrail.co.uk National Parks Authorities: http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/ Educational Establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families including Schools, Universities and Colleges but not Independent Schools: http://www.education.gov.uk/edubase/home.xhtml Police Forces in the United Kingdom: https://www.police.uk/contact/force-websites/ Police Forces and Special Police Forces in the United Kingdom, and/or Police and Crime Commissioners (as defined by the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011) and/or the Police Authorities (as defined in the Police Act 1964, Police Act 1996, Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, Police and Justice Act 2006, Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006), and other relevant legislation for the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, for their respective rights and interests. Fire and Rescue Services in the United Kingdom: http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs http://www.nifrs.org/areas-districts/ http://www.firescotland.gov.uk/your-area.aspx NHS Bodies England: http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AcuteTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CCGListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/MentalHealthTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/CareTrustListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/AreaTeamListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/SpecialHealthAuthorityListing.aspx http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/OtherListing.aspx Hospices in the UK: http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/about-hospice-care/find-a-hospice/uk-hospice-and-palliative-care-services Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing Third Sector and Charities in the United Kingdom: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/find-charities/ http://www.oscr.org.uk/search-charity-register/ https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/ShowCharity/RegisterOfCharities/RegisterHomePage.aspx Citizens Advice in the United Kingdom: http://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/index/getadvice.htm www.cas.org.uk http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/ Scottish Public Bodies. The framework agreement will be available for use by any Scottish Public Sector Body: the Authority; Scottish Non-Departmental Public Bodies; offices in the Scottish Administration which are not ministerial offices; cross-border public authorities within the meaning of section 88(5) of the Scotland Act 1998; the Scotland Office; the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body; councils constituted under section 2 of the Local Government, etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (except where they are acting in their capacity as educational authority); Scottish joint fire boards or joint fire and rescue boards; Scottish joint police boards or any successor National Police or Fire Authority; Scottish National Park authorities, bodies registered as social landlords under the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Scottish health boards or special health boards, Student Loans Company Limited, Northern Lighthouse Board, further or higher education institutions being fundable bodies within the meaning of section 6 of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament, any association of or formed by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies financed wholly or mainly by 1 or more of the foregoing, bodies subject to management supervision by 1 or more of the foregoing and bodies more than 1/2 of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than 1/2 of those individuals, being appointed by 1 or more of the foregoing. Scottish Government: http://www.gov.scot Scottish Parliament: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/abouttheparliament/27110.aspx Scottish Local Authorities: http://www.gov.scot/About/Government/councils http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk/home/AboutUs/OurMembers/AssociateMembers.aspx Scottish Agencies, NDPBs: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/public-bodies/about/Bodies Scottish NHS Bodies: http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Health/NHS-Workforce/NHS-Boards http://www.show.scot.nhs.uk/organisations/ Scottish Further and Higher Education Bodies: http://www.universities-scotland.ac.uk/index.php?page=members http://www.collegesscotland.ac.uk/member-colleges.html http://www.sfc.ac.uk/aboutus/council_funded_institutions/WhoWeFundColleges.aspx Scottish Police: http://www.scotland.police.uk/your-community/ Scottish Housing Associations: http://www.sfha.co.uk/component/option,com_membersdir/Itemid,149/view,membersdir/ The Scotland Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/scotland-office Registered Social Landlords (Housing Associations) — Scotland: http://www.esystems.scottishhousingregulator.gov.uk/register/reg_pub_dsp.search Scottish Primary Schools: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/myschool/findaschool/index.asp Scottish Secondary Schools: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/myschool/findaschool/index.asp Scottish Special Schools: http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/parentzone/myschool/findaschool/index.asp Welsh Public Bodies: National Assembly for Wales, Welsh Assembly Government and Welsh Local Authorities, and all bodies covered by: http://www.assembly.wales/en/Pages/Home.aspx http://gov.wales NHS Wales: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ourservices/directory Housing Associations — Registered Social Landlords Wales: http://gov.wales/topics/housing-and-regeneration/publications/registered-social-landlords-in-wales/?lang=en Universities in Wales: http://www.uniswales.ac.uk/universities/ Colleges in Wales: http://www.collegeswales.ac.uk/en-GB/wales_colleges-42.aspx Schools in Wales (nursery, primary, middle, secondary, special, independent schools and pupil referral units): http://gov.wales/statistics-and-research/address-list-of-schools/?lang=en Northern Ireland Public Bodies Northern Ireland Government Departments: http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/gov.htm Northern Ireland Public Sector Bodies and Local Authorities: http://www.northernireland.gov.uk/az2.htm Schools in Northern Ireland: http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/do-it-online/parents-online/find-schools-and-nurseries.htm Universities in Northern Ireland: http://www.deni.gov.uk/links.htm#colleges Health and Social care in Northern Ireland: http://www.hscni.net/ Northern Ireland Housing Associations: http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/contacts/contacts-az.htm/housing-associations-contact Police Service of Northern Ireland: http://www.psni.police.uk/index.htm Any corporation established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together, for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character, and: (i) financed wholly or mainly by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3) of this notice; (ii) subject to management supervision by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3) of this notice; or (iii) more than 1/2 of the board of directors or members of which, or, in the case of a group of individuals, more than 1/2 of those individuals, are appointed by another contracting authority listed above in this section VI.3) of this notice; (iv) an association of or formed by 1 or more of the Contracting Authorities listed above in this section VI.3) of this notice Entities which are not public sector bodies may also use the Framework Agreements if the Authority is satisfied that: — such entity is calling-off goods and services directly, solely and exclusively in order to satisfy contractual obligations to 1 or more public sector bodies, all of which are entitled to use the Framework Agreements on their own account; — all goods to be called-off by it are to be used directly, solely and exclusively to provide energy at sites occupied by such public sector body(ies); and — it will pass the benefit of the call-off contract to such public sector body(ies) directly, in full and on a purely ‘pass-through' basis. Accordingly there must be no mark-up, management fee, service charge or any similar cost solely in relation to the supply of energy imposed on the relevant public sector body(ies), who must be able to benefit from the terms of the Framework Agreements in a like manner and to the same extent as if using the Framework Agreements on its/their own account. Any ‘bodies governed by public law' which under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 means bodies that have all of the following characteristics: (a) They are established for the specific purpose of meeting needs in the general interest, not having an industrial or commercial character; (b) They have legal personality; and (c) They have any of the following characteristics: (i) They are financed, for the most part, by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law; (ii) They are subject to management supervision by those authorities or bodies; or (iii) They have an administrative, managerial or supervisory board, more than 1/2 of whose members are appointed by the State, regional or local authorities, or by other bodies governed by public law; Cyber Essentials is mandatory for Central Government Contracts which involve handling personal information and providing certain ICT products and services. The government is taking steps to further reduce the levels of cyber security risk in its supply chain through the Cyber Essentials scheme. The scheme defines a set of controls which, when properly implemented, will provide organisations with basic protection from the most prevalent forms of threat coming from the internet. There are 2 levels of certification: Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus. To participate in this Procurement, Potential Providers must be able to demonstrate that you comply with the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials for Services under and in connection with this Procurement by the time the 1

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