Framework Agreement for the Street Lighting and Signing Maintenance Works Yorkshire Highway Alliance Contract

List and brief description of conditions:

In accordance with (i) Article 57 and 59 to 61 of Directive 2014/24/EU and (ii) Regulations 57 to 61 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (SI 2015/102), and as set out in the selection questionnaire ("SQ") available from the address as set out in Section (I.1) of this notice above, the Council of the Borough of Kirklees acting as the principal contracting authority reserves the right to refuse any economic operator's application and to exclude its tender from the evaluation in any of the circumstances as follows:

(i) in the event the completed SQ, supporting information and/or any other tender submissions are incomplete, inaccurate or misleading or otherwise not submitted in accordance with the requirements set out in the SQ or any of the other Tender Documents; and/or;

(ii) for any reason specified in Regulation 57 (Exclusion Grounds) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015(SI 2015/102), which requires or permits the principal contracting authority not to select or to treat any economic operator as an ineligible economic operator; and / or

(iii) economic operators scoring "Fail" in the SQ will not be selected for consideration of their tender submission.

Section 7 - Modern Slavery Act 2015: Requirements under Modern Slavery Act 2015.

Answering "Yes" to question 7.1 and "No" to Question 7.2 will result in exclusion unless the economic operator:

(1) can demonstrate that you are legally exempt from the requirement to comply with th…

Economic operators must complete Part 3: Sections 4 of the SQ.

Responses to this Section 4 shall be primarily for information purposes only. However, all economic operators must supply one set of evidence to demonstrate financial standing as required under this Section 4. Any answers which leads the Council, acting reasonably, to conclude (considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Applicant's ability to properly perform the Framework Agreement) that it would be inappropriate to select the Applicant on this occasion will result in exclusion.

Economic operators must complete Part 3: Section 5 of the SQ if they have indicated in the SQ at Question1.2 that they are part of a wider group and their parent or holding company is prepared to guarantee the performance of their Company then the information provided in response to Questions 5.1 to 5.3 may be used in the financial assessment of the applicant.

INSURANCE.

Economic operators must complete Part 3: Section 8.4 of the SQ.

Economic operators are asked to self-certify whether they already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the commencement date of the Framework Agreement, the levels of insurance cover indicated below:

a) Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance 10 000 000 GBP (in relation to any one claim or series of claims); and

b) Public Liability Insurance 10 000 000 GBP (in relation to any one claim or series of claims).

Economic operators must complete Part 3: Section 6 of the SQ.

Economic operators must provide details of up to three (3) contracts, in any combination from either the public or private sector; voluntary, charity or social enterprise ("VCSE") that are relevant to the principal contracting authority's requirements. VCSEs may include samples of grant-funded work. Contracts for supplies or services should have been performed during the past three (3) years. Works Contracts may be from the past five (5) years. The named contact provided should be able to provide written evidence to the principal contracting authority to confirm the accuracy of the information provided below. Consortia bids should provide relevant examples of where the consortium has delivered similar requirements; if this is not possible (e.g. the Consortium is newly formed or a Special Purpose Vehicle ("SPV") will be created for this contract) then three (3) separate examples should be provided between the principal member(s) of the proposed Consortium or SPV (three (3) examples are not required from each member). Where the economic operator is a SPV, or a Managing Agent not intending to be the main provider of the supplies or services, the information requested should be provided in respect of the main intended provider(s) or sub-contractor(s) who will deliver the contract. If the economic operator cannot provide at least one (1) example for Questions 6.1 see Question 6.3, in no more than five hundred (500) word…