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Services Restricted Procedure Notice

Is this contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)? 

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) OFFICIAL NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY Organisation: UK DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (DFID), Address: ABERCROMBIE HOUSE, Room 409, EAGLESHAM ROAD, EAST KILBRIDE, Town: GLASGOW, , Telephone: 01355 84 33434, Electronic Mail: p-farrell@dfid.gov.uk , For the attention of: Paul Farrell, Postal code: G75 8EA, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 01355 84 3327, Internet address (URL): 

I.2) ADDRESS FROM WHICH FURTHER INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED As in I.1. 

I.3) ADDRESS FROM WHICH DOCUMENTATION MAY BE OBTAINED As in I.1. 

I.4) ADDRESS TO WHICH TENDERS/REQUESTS TO PARTICIPATE MUST BE SENT As in I.1.

I.5) TYPE OF CONTRACTING AUTHORITY other 

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION

II.1.3) Type of services contract (in case of service contract)(Service category) 11. 

II.1.4) Is it a framework agreement? No 

II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority UK-GLASGOW: Madhya Pradesh Urban Management Programme, India 

II.1.6) Description / object of the contract The Integrated Urban Development in Madhya Pradesh programme is to support the government of Madhya Pradesh to improve urban management and affordable and sustainable access to basic services for poor people in the municipal corporations of Madhya Pradesh. 

The programme will work in partnership with the MP Urban Administration and Development Department (UADD) to develop participatory pro-poor holistic city-wide urban planning and management processes; integrate in-slum environmental infrastructure improvements with city wide infrastructure through implementation of participatory pro-poor planning and management processes, including effective operation and maintenance planning and implementation; and support the development of improved institutional mechanisms at state and municipal level for pro-poor service delivery. 

The work will be carried out in conjunction with the implementation of the Urban Water Supply and Environmental Improvement in Madhya Pradesh Project loan funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). 

Support will be required to manage capacity building processes in Urban Local Bodies to produce municipal action plans for poverty reduction and city development strategies and support asset and livelihood creation in poor areas; to support UADD in managing participatory process development in Urban Local Bodies; and provide strategic support and capacity building in UADD to integrate pro-poor urban planning and management approaches into state level policies, strategies and action plans etc.

 DFID is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced organisations to provide design and implementation services for this programme. CPV Codes see II.1.8) Urban development. Urban planning services. Foreign economic-aid-related services. Integrated engineering services. 

II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance India 
NUTS code 

II.1.8) Nomenclature

II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) 
Main Object: 45211360-0. 
Additional Object: 74251000-3. 
Additional Object: 75211200-0. 
Additional Object: 74240000-3.

II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA / NACE / CPC) 

II.1.9) Division into lots No 
Tenders may be submitted for 
Lot No 

II.1.10) Will variants be accepted Yes 

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable) 

II.2.2) Options (if applicable). Description and time when they may be exercised (if possible) 

II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION 
Either: Period in months 36 
And / or days 
Or: Starting 
And/or ending 

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable) 

III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and / or reference to the relevant provisions (if applicable) Prices are not required at Expression of Interest stage, however when required prices must be quoted in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP. DFID reserves the right to annual the process and not to award the contract. 

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded (if applicable) Joint and several liability 

III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and technical capacity required 
Any supplier may be disqualified who: 

III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required 

III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required 

III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required 

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession? No 
If yes, reference of the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision

III.3.2) Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the contract? Yes 

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE Restricted procedure. 

IV.1.3) Previous publication concerning the same contract (if applicable)

IV.1.3.1) Prior information notice concerning the same contract (if applicable) 
Notice number in OJ content list 
Of 

IV.1.3.2) Other previous publications 
Notice number in OJ content list 
Of 

IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers that will be invited to tender (when applicable) 
Number 
Or: Minimum 5 
/ Maximum 8 

IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of: B2) criteria as stated in contract documents. 

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting authority CNTR 034 5807 

IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents 
Obtainable until 
Price (where applicable) 
Currency 
Terms and method of payment 

IV.3.3) Requests to participate 
Date 10/09/2004 
Days from dispatch of notice 
Time (when applicable) 

IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates (In restricted and negotiated procedure)(Estimated Date) 01/10/2004 

IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up English Other(s) - third country 

SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION

VI.1) IS THIS NOTICE A NON-MANDATORY ONE? No 

VI.2) IF APPLICABLE, INDICATE WHETHER THIS PROCUREMENT IS A RECURRENT ONE AND THE ESTIMATED TIMING FOR FURTHER NOTICES TO BE PUBLISHED 

VI.3) DOES THE CONTRACT RELATE TO A PROJECT / PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS? No 
If yes, indicate the project / programme and any useful reference 

VI.4) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (if applicable) From 1 April 2001, all UK development assistance has been fully untied, which allows suppliers from anywhere in the world to bid for DFID contracts. Expressions of Interest (EoIs) must be submitted in conjunction with the DFID Application Form .

EoIs will require a capability statement of no more than four A4 pages, excluding abridged CVs, showing evidence of skills and experience in the areas detailed in the Application Form. Abridged outline Terms of Reference, in draft, are available here. Contract duration may be extended by a period of up to a further two years subject to proven need and satisfactory performance. Expressions of Interest should preferably be sent by email, and only those received by the date specified above will be accepted. DFID will not reply to any expressions of Interest unless short-listed for invitation to tender. 

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE 21/07/2004 

END OF NOTICE

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