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PROJECT TITLE: UK-Shrewsbury: energy and related services

Project number: 2008/S 84-114152

Type: CONTRACT NOTICE - Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

 

I.1)

NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

 

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Attn: Glyn Jones, UK-Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ. Tel.  019 52 64 12 22 - 4250. E-mail: glyn.jones@sath.nhs.uk. Fax  019 52 24 38 20.

 

Internet address(es):

 

General address of the contracting authority: www.sath.nhs.uk.

 

Further information can be obtained at: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Princess Royal Hospital, Apley Castle, Attn: Clive Nattrass/Glyn Jones, UK-Telford TF1 6TF. E-mail: cnattrass@hcs-mail.com. Fax  019 52 24 38 20.

 

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Princess Royal Hospital, Apley Castle, Attn: Clive Nattrass/Glyn Jones, UK-Telford TF1 6TF. Tel.  012 54-76 03 92. E-mail: cnattrass@hcs-mail.com. Fax  019 52 24 38 20.

 

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

 

I.2)

TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

 

Regional or local agency/office.

Health.

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.

 

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

 

II.1)

DESCRIPTION

 

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

 

Energy and energy management services scheme at Princess Royal Hospital, Telford.

 

II.1.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

 

Services.

Service category: No 12.

Main place of performance: Princess Royal Hospital, Telford, UK (works, delivery and performance).

 

NUTS code: UKG21 .

 

II.1.3)

The notice involves:

 

A public contract.

 

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement:

 

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

 

Princess Royal Hospital, Telford (Princess Royal) is a 360-bed district general hospital that is undergoing a partial infrastructure upgrade. The contracting authority is seeking an experienced service partner who can re-provide energy facilities and provide services (generated electricity, heating and chilling) for the Princess Royal. The contract, which is anticipated to be on the basis of a design, finance, build and operate arrangement, is expected to be let for 15 years. The selected supplier will be expected to take over relevant areas under a lease or licence agreement (any licence may form part of the project agreement) for the term of the contract. The selected supplier will be expected to: - install new reciprocating engine combined heat and power (CHP) plant and equipment of circa 800 kW capacity (Element A); - if necessary (depending on the size of the CHP), install a new exhaust heat recovery steam boiler (Element B); - LTHW distribution system to local and remote calorifier stations (Element C)(alternative and preferred option to steam boiler (Element B)); - operate, maintain and manage the performance of the CHP and related plant and equipment for up to 15 years (Element D); and - install a new absorption chiller in the boilerhouse complex with CHW distribution to an existing buffer vessel in the main hospital building (Element E). The contracting authority wishes to procure the design, build, financing, operation and maintenance of Elements A, B/C and (if relevant) D, plus the design and build of the contracting authority's funded elements (Elements B/C and E). The services to be provided by the selected supplier at the facilities will also include but not be limited to some or all of the following: - the replacement or relining of the chimney/ies; - other related services where these are included in the specification. Payment will be on the basis of a capital sum from the contracting authority for Elements B/C and E which may cover all or part of its costs. Payment for Elements A and D will be via a monthly payment for useful heat and electricity produced by KWh by the plant and equipment. The selected supplier will also be responsible for all approvals to connect the CHP and related plant and equipment to the contracting authority's electrical network, as well as all administration for CHPQA and related CCL relief claims. If appropriate, the selected supplier will be expected to work with the contracting authority in maximising any available funding, notably under the Energy and Sustainability Fund (ESF) made available by the Department of Health, which has been awarded to part-fund the scheme. The contracting authority intends to use ESF fund draw down for part of the Project and may elect to use ESF funding to pay for certain key items of plant and equipment, for example, Elements B/C and E as a way of using this funding. This will not apply to the CHP plant, which is expected to be supplier-financed for Enhanced Capital Allowances and risk transfer benefits. Use of the ESF fund will be limited by the expenditure deadline of 31 March 2009. The project must be off the balance sheet of the contracting authority, where not funded by NHS or NHS ESF funds. Candidates will be expected to make the case for this under the current relevant accounting reporting standards. Furthermore, the contracting authority requires the contract to be a service contract, optimised to ensure maximum VAT recovery. The selected supplier is expected to apply for Enhanced Capital Allowances and apply the savings to reducing project costs. The contract (and the associated charging and risk transfer structure) will be sent to short-listed candidates with the invitation to tender. Candidates will be requested to bid on the basis of that contract documentation. The contracting authority is keen to ensure that candidates have the proven project management and technical track record and skill to deliver a project of this complexity. The selected supplier will be expected to demonstrate extensive experience of designing, financing, installing, operating and maintaining CHP and similar plant and equipment for the on-site generation of electricity, and production of steam, heat and chilled water in hospitals or similar health projects under this type of contract arrangement. To this end, the contracting authority may accept a consortium proposal if required in order to get the correct skill and experience mix.

 

II.1.6)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

 

74231400, 40000000, 45251000, 50700000, 50710000, 74231420, 74231430, 74873000, 45251220.

 

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

 

Yes.

 

II.1.8)

Division into lots:

 

No.

 

II.1.9)

Variants will be accepted:

 

Yes.

 

II.2)

QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

 

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope:

 

Refer to II.1.5 and II.2.2.

 

II.2.2)

Options:

 

Yes.

Description of these options: Various options regarding the mix of facilities to meet the energy needs of the contracting authority and to maximise savings should be considered. Options must, however, comply with the scope of facilities required. A compliant bid will cover each of Elements A to E (inclusive). Candidates may, in addition to a compliant bid, propose a variant bid in respect of Elements A, B, C and D only. Innovation of financing and environmental solutions, and in other relevant areas, is welcomed. In particular, the selected supplier is to scope and design the solution to take into account financing and environmental innovations.

 

II.3)

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

 

Duration in months: 180 (from the award of the contract).

 

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

 

III.1)

CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

 

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required:

 

The contracting authority reserves the right to demand any deposits, parent company guarantees, bonds, insurance cover or other forms of appropriate security which, in its absolute discretion, it deems appropriate.

 

III.1.2)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

 

Details to be provided through the tender process. The contracting authority will seek to ensure the implementation of such terms as deliver the optimum appropriate transfer of risk to the selected supplier is established.

 

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

 

The contracting authority reserves the right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form, or to require one party to take primary legal liability for the services or to require that each party assumes joint and several liability for performance. The contract may not be sold on or transferred without the contracting authority's prior agreement.

 

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

 

Yes.

Details to be provided through the tender process.

 

III.2)

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

 

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

 

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Selection will be in accordance with Regulations 23 to 26 (inclusive) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and those applying to be invited to bid for the Project will be required to submit responses to a pre-qualification questionnaire available from the contracting authority at the address given in section I.1. Conditions relating to personal situation of economic operators will be specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

 

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity:

 

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Will be specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

 

III.2.3)

Technical capacity:

 

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Will be specified in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

 

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts:

 

No.

 

III.3)

CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

 

III.3.1)

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

 

No.

 

III.3.2)

Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

 

Yes.

 

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

 

IV.1)

TYPE OF PROCEDURE

 

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure:

 

Restricted.

 

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:

 

Envisaged minimum number: 5. Maximum number: 6

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Will be specified in the invitation to tender and/or the descriptive document.

 

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:

 

IV.2)

AWARD CRITERIA

 

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.

 

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used:

 

No.

 

IV.3)

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

 

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

 

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

 

No.

 

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

 

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 27.5.2008 - 12:00.

Payable documents: no.

 

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

 

27.5.2008 - 12:00.

 

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

 

30.6.2008.

 

IV.3.6)

Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

 

English.

 

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:

 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders:

 

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

 

VI.1)

THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

 

No.

 

VI.2)

CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

 

No.

 

VI.3)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

 

The 15-year (180 month) proposed duration of the contract will run from the date of equipment handover. The contracting authority reserves the right not to award any contract and to terminate the procurement at any stage. The contracting authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by those expressing an interest in tendering for this contract. Any agreement entered into will be governed by English Law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

 

VI.4)

PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

 

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures:

 

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, UK-Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ. URL: www.sath.nhs.uk.

 

Body responsible for mediation procedures:

 

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, UK-Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ. URL: www.sath.nhs.uk.

 

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals:

 

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

 

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, UK-Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ. URL: www.sath.nhs.uk.

 

VI.5)

DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 25.4.2008.

 

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