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286162-2012 published in OJEU S 173, 08.09.2012

deadline for submission of tenders Saturday, September 29, 2012

Contract notice (Original) of Service contract in United Kingdom

The contractor belongs to Body governed by public law (European Communities, with participation by GATT countries)

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

RCUK Shared Service Centre Ltd

Adam Davis

Adam Davis

North Star Avenue

Swindon

SN2 1FF

UNITED KINGDOM

+44 1793867975

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3) Main activity

Other: Research

I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

RCUK Shared Service Centre Ltd

North Star House

Swindon

SN2 1FF

UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Data Centre Relocation.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 7: Computer and related services

NUTS code UNITED KINGDOM

II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

This is a research led project and aims to consolidate the CSC IT infrastructure in to a single robust and secure data centre that will enable research of the highest international quality to be supported.

At present the IT infrastructure is distributed across several small data centres that are inadequate for the future requirements of the CSC. To fulfil the future requirements the CSC has secured a 123 sq. m facility within Imperial Colleges estate at the Hammersmith Hospital campus and requests for interest are sought from appropriate organisations to identify a turn key solution for the design, fit out and mobilisation of a new data centre.

The CSC requires ever faster access to data, higher storage capacity and longer data retention periods. The new facility must provide a robust and reliable solution to data management whilst incorporating enhanced security and energy efficiencies through innovative design and utilisation of state of the art technologies.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Building installation work (CPV: 45300000), Installation services (except software) (CPV: 51000000)

II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

This is a research led project and aims to consolidate the CSC IT infrastructure in to a single robust and secure data centre that will enable research of the highest international quality to be supported.

At present the IT infrastructure is distributed across several small data centres that are inadequate for the future requirements of the CSC. To fulfil the future requirements the CSC has secured a 123 sq. m facility within Imperial Colleges estate at the Hammersmith Hospital campus and requests for interest are sought from appropriate organisations to identify a turn key solution for the design, fit out and mobilisation of a new data centre.

The CSC requires ever faster access to data, higher storage capacity and longer data retention periods. The new facility must provide a robust and reliable solution to data management whilst incorporating enhanced security and energy efficiencies through innovative design and utilisation of state of the art technologies.

Estimated value excluding VAT: 500 000 GBP

II.2.2) Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3) Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 6 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

See Request for Quotation documents.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

The bid is to be priced in sterling. The payment schedule will be notified in the contract documents.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

Joint and severable liablility required.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes

Description of particular conditions: The government has set out the need for greater transparency across its operations to enable the public to hold public bodies and politicians to account. This includes commitments relating to public expenditure, intended to help achieve better value for money. As part of the transparency agenda, government has made the following commitments with regard to procurement and contracting All new central government ICT contracts over the value of 10 000 GBP to be published in full online from July 2010 All new central government sourcing documents for contracts over 10 000 GBP to be published on a single website from September 2010, with this information to be made available to the public free of charge. New items of central government spending over 25 000 GBP to be published online from November 2010. All new central government contracts to be published in full from January 2011. Suppliers and those organisations looking to bid for public sector contracts should be aware that if they are awarded a new government contract, the resulting contract between the supplier and government will be published. In some circumstances, limited redactions will be made to some contracts before they are published in order to comply with existing law and for the protection of national security. Service providers must clearly demonstrate recent successful experience in similar projects and environments. Potential suppliers will be excluded if one of the following applies the supplier is in a state of bankruptcy, insolvency,compulsory winding up, administration, receivership, composition with creditors or any analogous state, or subject to relevant proceedings has been convicted of a criminal offence related to the business of professional misconduct has committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of business has not fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes is guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying information required by the authority is not in the possession of a licence or not a member of the appropriate trade or other organisation where the law requires it.

III.2) Conditions for participation

III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: To be detailed in the Request for Information Questionnaire. Participating suppliers are also expected to have in place necessary insurances. Expressions of Interest must include the return of a satisfactory RFI which will be supplied.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Request for Information Questionnaire as above. Turnover figures and copies of audited accounts will be requested. Reports from credit bureaux references may be sought in due course.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Contractors must demonstrate that they have the resources, knowledge and capability to undertake the work employing appropriately skilled staff. They must be able to confirm experience of performing similar projects. Must have a risk assessment process Must report accidents and incidents under RIDDOR.

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 7

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no

IV.2) Award criteria

IV.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3) Administrative information

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

FM120035

IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 28.9.2012 - 17:00

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

29.9.2012 - 17:00

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

29.10.2012

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

Any EU official language

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

Date: 21.12.2012 - 12:00

Place:

RCUK SSC Ltd.

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

VI.3) Additional information

RCUK SSC Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a Contract for Relocation of Data Centre for use by the following bodies MRC Clinical Sciences Centre. Detailed on the RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd website is a list of all organisations, institutes, centres and bodies (Authorised Entities) that may use any appropriately advertised Contract let by the RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd. The full list can be accessed from the following link http//www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

5.9.2012