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329188-2012 published in OJEU S 200, 17.10.2012

deadline for submission of tenders Friday, November 02, 2012

Contract notice (Original) of Service contract in United Kingdom

The contractor belongs to Not specified (European Communities)

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

The House of Commons

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home

Business Support Team

14 Tothill Street

London

SW1H 9NB

UNITED KINGDOM

+44 2072191600

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home

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

I.3) Main activity

Other: UK Parliament

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

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1) Description

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

GSV1157 - Third Party Administration Services to the House of Commons and PICT Staff Pension Scheme (HOCSPS).

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

Services

NUTS code LONDON

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)

The House of Commons are seeking to appoint third party administration services to the House of Commons and PICT (Parliamentary ICT) Staff Pension Scheme (HOCSPS). A full range of pension administration services, including payment of pensions and proactive professional support in accordance with standards of best practice.

The Authority, at its sole discretion, reserves the right not to award a contract following this procurement exercise and to withdraw this tender at any stage.

The Authority, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the bids received, including the right not to accept the lowest tender, and shall not be liable to accept any costs incurred in the production of your submission.

Important: Interested parties should please note that the House of Commons Commission will meet on 19th of November to decide whether or not the House should merge the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme and that this decision may result in this procurement exercise being withdrawn.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Government employee pension schemes (CPV: 75320000), Pension fund administration services (CPV: 66523100), Group pension services (CPV: 66522000)

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

The contract shall be for a period of 10 years with three-yearly reviews.

The current value of the services is circa 120 000 GBP per annum.

Commencement of this contract is 1.4.2013.

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

Duration in months: 120 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

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

Joint and several liability.

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: Applicants are required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire. This may be obtained from the following website http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/ as described at III.2.3 and must be completed and returned by the deadline given at IV.3.4 below. The pre-qualification questionnaire shall include, but not be limited to, the matters detailed under clauses III.2.2 and III.2.3 below.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Copies of full audited accounts, or other equivalent documentation independently certified, for the previous two financial years. Details of annual turnover in respect of similar services. Details of parent company(s) and of other companies in the group.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

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

The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire will be accessible at the following website http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk. To be able to access these documents you will need to select the above quoted tender in the "current tenders" list, click on the "view tender details" and express interest by clicking on the button provided. Afterwards, you will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have already registered with In-Tend previously, please follow the link shown, this will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and have forgotten your username and password, please click on the forgotten password link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure, and do not pass it to any third parties. If you are experiencing problems, then please contact the In-Tend helpdesk via email: support@in-tend.com or call +44 1332869400 for further assistance. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invitation to tender prior to the closing date as in in IV.3.4. If you are uploading multiple documents you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application like WinZip or WinRar.

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: yes

Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:

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.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:

GSV1157

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

no

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

Payable documents: no

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

2.11.2012 - 12:00

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

English.

Section VI: Complementary information

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

The contract will be considered as a contract made in accordance with the law of England and Wales and subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. The House of Lords and the House of Commons are Public Authorities within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and all correspondence received will be dealt with in accordance with the Act. The Employer does not bind himself to accept the lowest, or any, tender submitted. Short-listed tenderers will be subject to further evaluation which may include tender presentation.

VI.4) Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

The Department of Finance

The House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA

UNITED KINGDOM

Body responsible for mediation procedures

The Department of Finance

The House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA

UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

The Department of Finance

The House of Commons

London

SW1A 0AA

UNITED KINGDOM

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

12.10.2012