Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Lucy Gayler
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
0757 Bus Shelters and Advertising
Reference number
DN678942
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council are looking to procure a supplier who is able to provide bus stop advertising, including infrastructure across all 12 of it’s districts.
The purpose of this procurement activity is to secure an Essex-wide Bus Shelter contract that provides the maintenance of 1290 shelters in-scope, increasing to 1960 over the lifetime of the contract, also including the build, maintenance and installation of new or replacement shelters and to the selling of advertising space at agreed bus shelter locations. The expected value of the 10-year contract is estimated to be between £10 million and £30 million, with an option to extend by a further 5 years.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council are looking to procure a supplier who is able to provide bus stop advertising, including infrastructure across all 12 of it’s districts.
The purpose of this procurement activity is to secure an Essex-wide Bus Shelter contract that provides the maintenance of 1290 shelters in-scope, increasing to 1960 over the lifetime of the contract, also including the build, maintenance and installation of new or replacement shelters and to the selling of advertising space at agreed bus shelter locations. The expected value of the 10-year contract is estimated to be between £10 million and £30 million, with an option to extend by a further 5 years.
The Authority may choose during the Term of this Agreement to add services that are similar and/or complementary services to the Services, including but not limited to the provision of flags, poles and timetable frame services.
A market engagement day was held in 2019 for the project, where we were able to gain insight from suppliers in the market which has helped us to create the scope for this Procurement. A supplier information day was also held in January 2023, which gave us an opportunity to present this opportunity to potential suppliers and for them to ask us questions, any questions will be shared and made available to all bidders as part of the clarification process. The recording can be found here https://youtu.be/wPyiDGXTR9g
To register as a supplier on ProContract, please use the following link https://procontract.due-north.com/Register
Invitation to Tender (ITT) Issued 12/07/2023
ITT Clarification Deadline 09/08/2023
ITT Submission Deadline 08/09/2023
Preferred bidder shortlisted 28/09/2023
Contract Preparation 29/09/2023-23/10/2023
Contract Signature 01/11/2023
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
120
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
10 year contract with 5 extension periods of 12 months available
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-034987
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
8 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
8 September 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Country
United Kingdom