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TITLE: UK-Peterborough: building and
facilities management services Project
number: 2004/S 208-178892 Type: CONTRACT
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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:
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained:
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained:
I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
I.5) Type of contracting authority:
Regional/local level.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) Description
II.1.1) Type of works contract:
II.1.2) Type of supplies contract:
II.1.3) Type of service contract
II.1.4) Framework agreement:
No.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Peterborough Secondary Schools PFI Project.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract:
The design, build, finance and operation of a grouped
schools project in
The project is expected to comprise the construction of 1 new secondary school and the refurbishment and partial development of 2 existing secondary schools together with the ongoing provision of maintenance and a range of facilities management services to the schools (some of which services are included in the example CPV numbers set out below). A range of community and sports facilities are expected to also form part of the project that will provide income generation potential.
The Council reserves the right to include a BAFO stage in the procurement; to amend the scope of the services and to increase or reduce the number of schools within the project; to require further associated services to be undertaken under the project; to seek a repetition of the services through a negotiated procedure; to amend the contract duration specified in II.3; and/or not to award a contract pursuant to this notice.
Bidders should note that the Council anticipates that the TUPE Regulations will apply. Bidders should, therefore, note that any risks associated with the Acquired Rights Directive 77/187 (as amended) will be transferred to the successful bidder on award of the contract. The Council will require the observance of the Code of Practice on Workforce Matters in Local Authority Service Contracts for this project.
This project has been approved for procurement under the PFI by the Department for Education and Skills and the Project Review Group.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
UK-Peterborough.
NUTS code: UKH11.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV):
74873000, 29835000, 32520000, 36100000, 45111000, 45210000, 45212220, 45212221, 45212422, 45214200, 45262700, 45262800, 45300000, 45310000, 45312100, 45314300, 55000000, 74222000, 74230000, 74231720, 74260000, 74614000, 74721200, 74760000, 80410000, 93000000, 93411400.
II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC):
II.1.9) Division into lots:
No.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted:
Yes.
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
The total project value is in the region of 63 740 000 GBP PFI credits. The estimated capital value of the project is in the region of 43 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options. Description and time when they may be exercised:
Not applicable.
II.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
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
Guarantees may be required.
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions:
These terms will be set out in the documents issued to selected
bidders. The project is considered to be suitable for the application of the
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded:
Joint and several liability and/or provision of a suitable prime contractor or formation of a special purpose vehicle company.
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:
Details of items referred to in III.2 will be set out in a pre-qualification questionnaire which, together with an Information Memorandum, will be sent to interested parties who have submitted a request to participate, to the address referred to in I.4 by the date in IV.3.3. Completed pre-qualification questionnaires must be returned to the address specified in I.4 on 3.12.2004 (12:00). The selection criteria will comply with Regulation 14-17 (inclusive) of the Public Services Contracts Regulations 1993.
III.2.1.1) Legal position – means of proof required:
Details will be set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity – means of proof required:
As in III.2.1.1.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity – means of proof required:
As in III.2.1.1.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Provision of the service is reserved to a specific profession:
No.
III.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.
IV.1.1) Candidates already selected:
No.
IV.1.2) Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure:
IV.1.3) Previous publication concerning the same contract
IV.1.3.1) Prior information notice concerning the same contract:
IV.1.3.2) Other previous publications:
IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender:
Minimum: 3 - Maximum: 4.
IV.2) Award criteria:
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting authority:
IV.3.2) Conditions for obtaining contract document and additional documents:
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
26.11.2004. Time: 12:00.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 01/2005.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up:
English.
IV.3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender:
IV.3.7) Conditions for opening tenders
IV.3.7.1) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders:
In accordance with the Council's Standing Orders.
IV.3.7.2) Date, time and place:
As specified in the Invitation to Negotiate.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.1) Non-mandatory notice:
No.
VI.2) Indication whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the estimated timing for further notices to be published:
Not applicable.
VI.3) The contract relates to a project/programme financed by EU funds:
No.
VI.4) Additional information:
The Council will be holding a Bidders Open Day in the week commencing 22.11.2004 (the precise date to be confirmed with despatch of the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire). Bidders should note that the Council may hold interviews in the week commencing 13.12.2004.
The Council is a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which comes fully into force on 1.1.2005.
As part of its duties under the Act, the Council may disclose information to a person making a request unless the information is covered by an exemption under the Act. The Council is required to determine whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption from disclosing it outweighs the public interest in disclosing it.
Prospective bidders should state in their submissions whether or not they consider the information supplied, if disclosed to a third party, would be prejudicial to their commercial interests and if so, the reasons for such a view. These views will be taken into consideration by the Council when deciding whether to disclose information.
II.1.3) Type of service contract:
Service category: 12,14, 17.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion: construction work is expected to commence early 2006. The construction and commissioning period is anticipated to be in the region of 18 months. The schools are expected to be ready for use at the beginning of the academic year in September 2007. It is envisaged that the project duration will be for 30 years, excluding the scheduled construction period.
IV.1.4) Envisaged number of suppliers which will be invited to tender: minimum 3, subject to a sufficient number of organisation fulfilling the relevant pre-qualification criteria.
IV.3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its tender (in case of an open procedure): as specified in the Invitation to Negotiate.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 19.10.2004.