Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-09
Buyer: Home Office
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 33111000: X-ray equipment | 38581000
Submission deadline: 2016-02-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Home Office, acting through Border Force, is procuring new national contracts for the maintenance of its legacy X-ray systems. The contracts are required to replace the previous arrangement, and each shall have a term of five (5) years with an option to extend at the HO's option for up to twelve (12) months.
Border Force uses a range of X-ray Scanning Equipment in order to carry out its work at the Border. The scope of the Tender will include the following types of X-ray Scanning Systems:
The maintenance provision is required for equipment that is located throughout the UK and within the British Zone in Coquelles, France.
Planned and Reactive Maintenance provision for the Border Force legacy X-ray systems purchased from L-3 Communications Ltd.
Planned and Reactive Maintenance provision for the Border Force legacy X-ray systems purchased from Rapiscan Ltd.
The Authority operates an electronic ordering system and has a Purchase Order mandatory policy. The successful Bidder(s) will be required to provide information so that it may be adopted onto the system.
Joint and Several liability — No special legal form is required but (each) supplier will be required to become jointly and severally liable for the performance of the contract before awarded.
(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
(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 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 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
(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;

Eligibility requirements: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (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 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 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 May 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 June 1991 on prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering. Revenue compliance checks will be undertaken throughout the tendering exercise using information from HMRC's records. UK applicants will be required to provide their tax reference numbers, i.e. Value Added Tax registration number, PAYE collection reference, Corporation Tax or Self Assessment reference, as applicable. Overseas or non-UK applicants will be required to submit a certificate of tax compliance obtained from the country in which they are resident for tax purposes. Applicants unable to demonstrate an acceptable revenue compliance record may be excluded from tendering or from further participation in the tendering exercise. If a company is a subsidiary, or a member of a group, the above details may also be required in respect of the parent company, or other group member as appropriate. Checks will also be made in respect of any outstanding Civil Penalty actions under the terms of the Immigration and Asylum act 1999, Section 32 and any outstanding penalties may result in applicants being excluded from tendering or from further participation in this Tendering exercise. If a company is a subsidiary, or a member of a group, the above details may also be required in respect of the Parent Company or other group members. Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: 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 three (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 on these turnovers is available. Company name, registration number, business and registered office address, telephone and facsimile numbers, e-mail address and contact name. Statement of turnover in respect of the required service only.(Tenders from Bidders whose turnover is judged to be insufficient to support the area of interest may be excluded from further consideration). Details of relevant insurances held (with values and copy certification), to include, as a minimum, and as applicable, Public Liability and Employers Liability Insurance. If a company is a subsidiary, a member of a group or consortium, the above details may also be required in respect of the parent company, other group members or each consortium member as appropriate, and a parent company guarantee may be required (if applicable). All requirements regarding information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the technical capability requirements are met is included within the tender documentation.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: 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 three (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 on these turnovers is available. Company name, registration number, business and registered office address, telephone and facsimile numbers, e-mail address and contact name. Statement of turnover in respect of the required service only.(Tenders from Bidders whose turnover is judged to be insufficient to support the area of interest may be excluded from further consideration). Details of relevant insurances held (with values and copy certification), to include, as a minimum, and as applicable, Public Liability and Employers Liability Insurance. If a company is a subsidiary, a member of a group or consortium, the above details may also be required in respect of the parent company, other group members or each consortium member as appropriate, and a parent company guarantee may be required (if applicable).
All requirements regarding information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the technical capability requirements are met is included within the tender documentation.