CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes.

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I. 1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Borough Strategy and Development, Economic Development, Att: Tim Johnson via Donna Martin, Enterprise House, White Rose Way, UK-Doncaster DN4 5ND. Tel.: +44 01302 736750. Fax: +44 01302 736994. E-mail: donna.martin@doncaster.gov.uk.

2) Address from which further information can be obtained: As in I.1.

3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: As in I.1.

4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent: As in I.1.

5) Type of contracting authority: Regional/local level.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II. 1) Description

1.1) Type of works contract:

1.2) Type of supplies contract:

1.3) Type of service contract Service category: 11.

1.4) Framework agreement: No.

1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Doncaster Development Direction (3D) - Strategic Partnership.

1.6) Description/object of the contract: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to establish a public private strategic partnership for the provision of high quality support services to assist in the delivery of its programme of projects aimed to develop the economic regeneration of Doncaster.

The Council's aim is that the public private strategic partnership is developed to assist in the economic growth of Doncaster and the wider region.

The Council is to establish a Partnership Board which is to provide strategic advice and guidance to the Council including the overseeing of the Doncaster Development Direction (3D) Executive Team comprising officers from the Council and supported through the proposed partnership with the Strategic Partner. The Partner must be capable of delivering and/or providing the following Services in order to meet the Councils objectives:

project management of pre-development/post development processes;

financial appraisal of projects and project viability testing and funding advice;

business plans and funding applications including market testing of the property market and provision of residual valuations;

negotiating complex property transactions;

asset and Estate management services;

property/housing valuation and marketing;

retail and Leisure advice;

expertise in Compulsory Purchase;

town and Country planning.

It is possible that this core range of Services may be expanded to include strategic transport planning advice, economic re-modelling, urban design, ICT and marketing.

It is anticipated that the Council will establish a strategic and operational partnership initially for a period of three years with the option to extend the term for a further period of up to 3 years should the Council require to do so. The selected Partner should be in a position to commence delivery of the Services from 1.12.2003.

Applicants must have a track record of working successfully in partnership with the public sector.

1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council.

1.8) Nomenclature

1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 74874000, 74131000, 74131200, 75112000, 74131300, 74131500, 74231100, 67122000, 74141000, 93900000, 70122200, 74141100, 74870000, 70332100, 74141110, 73220000, 70332200, 74141200, 70122000, 70333000, 74141300, 74263000, 70321000, 74142000, 75110000, 72221000, 74142100, 74142110, 74142300, 74142310.

1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC): 81199, 61332, 82104, 82105, 82106, 82204, 82206, 82201, 82202, 91123, 84220, 85109, 85201, 86509, 86509 to 86739, 86711 to 86739, 86721, 86711, 86721, 86713, 87909, 91111 to 91340, 91131 to 91138.

1.9) Division into lots: No.

1.10) Will variants be accepted:

2) Quantity or scope of the contract

2.1) Total quantity or scope: The estimated value of the initial term of 3 years is approximately 3 000 000 GBP.

2.2) Options. Description and time when they may be exercised: Not applicable.

3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion:

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

III. 1) Conditions relating to the contract

1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Deposits and guarantees may be required by the Council. Further details will be provided in the Invitation to Negotiate.

1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions: Not applicable.

1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded: If the contract is awarded to a consortium, applicants will be required to nominate a lead Service Provider with whom the Council can contract, or form themselves into a single legal entity before the contract is awarded. Any skill gaps which will be filled by associates must be identified. The Council may award more than one contract and these may be for all, or part only, of the required services.

2) Conditions for participation

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: Applicants are required to provide the following information:

1. whether any of the circumstances described in Article 29 of Directive 92/50 EEC (Regulation 14 of UK SI 1993 No 3228) apply;

2. full organisation name and address;

3. a contact name (and status), telephone number and email address;

4. audited accounts covering the previous financial year, showing the applicants annual turnover, and a statement showing the turnover in respect of the service to which the contract relates. If the applicant is part of a group of companies or proposed consortium, copies of the audited accounts covering the previous financial year are also required from the ultimate holding company;

5. a list of similar contracts/projects over 1 000 000 GBP carried out by members of the team during the past 5 years including the value, date and site of each contract, the authority for whom executed, and a brief description of how the service was delivered;

6. an indication of any proportion of the contract which the service provider may intend to sub-contract, including the identity of the team;

7. details of members of the team including CV's of the key members;

8. specialist skills relevant to this partnering scheme.

2.1.1) Legal position – means of proof required: As above.

2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity – means of proof required: As above.

2.1.3) Technical capacity – means of proof required: As above.

3) Conditions specific to services contracts

3.1) Provision of the service is reserved to a specific profession: No.

3.2) Legal entities 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: Negotiated.

1.1) Candidates already selected: No.

1.2) Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Not applicable.

1.3) Previous publication concerning the same contract

1.3.1) Prior information notice concerning the same contract:

1.3.2) Other previous publications:

1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender:

2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:

Criteria as stated in contract documents.

3) Administrative information

3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting authority: Not applicable.

3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents: Terms and method of payment: Applicants who wish to respond to this Notice should make a request to the person referred to in I.1 of Section 1 of this Notice for the provision of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Preliminary Information Memorandum which is available up to the 15.7.2003.

3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 41 days from dispatch of notice. Time: 16:00.

3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates: Estimated date: 11.8.2003.

3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up: English.

3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender:

3.7) Conditions for opening tenders

3.7.1) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: Not applicable.

3.7.2) Date, time and place: Not applicable.

SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION

VI. 1) Non-mandatory notice: No.

2) Indication whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not applicable.

3) The contract relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds: No.

4) Additional information: II.1.9) Division into lots (for details about lots use Annex B as many times as needed): It is not intended that the tender will be divided into lots.

II.1.10) Will variants be accepted (where applicable): Variants will be permissible in accordance with the criteria set out in the Invitation to Negotiate provided that the core requirements of the Council are met.

II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: the contract will be awarded for an initial period of 3 years.

IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender: it is anticipated that up to 4 applicants will be invited to tender.

IV.3.3) Time request for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: Requests to participate to be received by 22.7.2003 (16.00).

VI.4) The Council will be holding an Open Day in early July at the Council Offices to provide applicants with the opportunity to meet with the Council and gain a better understanding of the aims and requirements of the Strategic Partnership. Further details of the Open Day are contained in the Preliminary Information Memorandum (See IV.3.2 of Section IV).

The Council may require a repetition of Services of up to 50% of the value of the initial contract pursuant to article 11 (3) (e) of Directive 92/50 EEC.

5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 10.6.2003.