SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
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I.1) | NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Somerset County Council, Financial Services, County Hall, Attn: Anton Sweet, UK-Taunton TA1 4DY. Tel.
01823 356854. E-mail: asweet@somerset.gov.uk. Fax
01823 355282.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.somerset.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: Somerset County Council, Financial Services, County Hall, Attn: Anton Sweet, UK-Taunton TA1 4DY. Tel.
01823 356854. E-mail: asweet@somerset.gov.uk. Fax
01823 355282. URL: http://www.somerset.gov.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Somerset County Council, Financial Services, County Hall, Attn: Anton Sweet, UK-Taunton TA1 4DY. Tel.
01823 356854. E-mail: asweet@somerset.gov.uk. Fax
01823 355282. URL: http://www.somerset.gov.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Somerset County Council, Corporate Procurement Unit, County Hall, Contact: Corporate Procurement Team, Attn: Vicky Woodland, UK-Taunton TA1 4DY. Tel.
01823 355118. E-mail: vwoodland@somerset.gov.uk. Fax
01823 355758. URL: http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/centralservices/treasury/procurement/. |
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I.2) | | TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services. |
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
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II.1) | | DESCRIPTION |
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II.1.1) | Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Provision of Investment Accounting Software to the County Council Pension fund. |
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II.1.2) | | Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies.
Purchase.
Main place of delivery: South West
NUTS code: UKK. |
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II.1.3) | | The notice involves:
A public contract. |
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II.1.4) | | Information on framework agreement: |
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II.1.5) | Short description of the contract or purchase(s):
The Somerset County Council Pension fund administers the Local Government Pension Scheme on behalf of both the County Council and in excess of 50 other employers in the Somerset Area.
The Somerset County Council Pension Fund requires Investment Accounting Software to enable it to maintain records of security holdings and transactions. The software should be capable of maintaining records of security holdings, transaction and income histories and produce market valuations.
Note: Further information relating to this notice may be available on the Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=44877. |
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II.1.6) | Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
30249410. |
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II.1.7) | | Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes. |
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II.1.8) | | Division into lots: |
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II.1.9) | | Variants will be accepted: |
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II.2) | | QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT |
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II.2.1) | | Total quantity or scope:
The contract is expected to run for three years, with the possibility of an extension, however, may be terminated at any time subject to an agreed period of notice. |
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II.2.2) | | Options:
No. |
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II.3) | | DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: |
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
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III.1) | | CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT |
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III.1.1) | | Deposits and guarantees required: |
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III.1.2) | | Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: |
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III.1.3) | | Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded: |
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III.1.4) | | Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
No. |
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III.2) | | CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION |
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III.2.1) | | Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: |
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III.2.2) | | Economic and financial capacity: |
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III.2.3) | | Technical capacity: |
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III.2.4) | | Reserved contracts: |
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III.3) | | CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS |
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III.3.1) | | Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: |
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III.3.2) | | Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: |
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
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IV.1) | | TYPE OF PROCEDURE |
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IV.1.1) | | Type of procedure:
Open. |
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IV.1.2) | | Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate: |
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IV.1.3) | | Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue: |
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IV.2) | | AWARD CRITERIA |
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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. |
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IV.2.2) | | An electronic auction will be used: |
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IV.3) | | ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION |
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IV.3.1) | | File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: |
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IV.3.2) | | Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: |
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IV.3.3) | | Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document |
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IV.3.4) | | Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
27.10.2006 - 12:00. |
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IV.3.5) | | Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: |
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IV.3.6) | | Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English. |
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IV.3.7) | | Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: |
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IV.3.8) | | Conditions for opening tenders:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Somerset County Council authorised officers only. |
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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VI.1) | | THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: |
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VI.2) | | CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS: |
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VI.3) | | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The council reserves the right not to proceed with the procurement at any time during the process, which shall include the right not to award the contract.
The council is a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and all information received will be dealt with in accordance.
(MT Ref:44877). |
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VI.4) | | PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL |
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VI.4.1) | | Body responsible for appeal procedures: |
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VI.4.2) | | Lodging of appeals: |
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VI.4.3) | | Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained: |
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VI.5) | | DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
12.9.2006. |
