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PROJECT TITLE: UK-Blyth Bridge: architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Project number: 2009/S 211-303968

Type: CONTRACT NOTICE - Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

 

I.1)

NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Newlands Community Development Trust, Hollytree House, Old Smiddyfield Park, Attn: Sue Unwin, UK-Blyth Bridge EH46 7AN. Tel.  +44 1835826647. E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk. Fax  +44 1835825150.

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk.

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00394.

Further information can be obtained at: Scottish Borders Council, Chief Executives Department, Council Headquarters, Contact: Corporate Procurement, Attn: Ewan Forrest, UK-Newtown St Boswells TD6 0SA. Tel.  +44 1835826647. E-mail: eforrest@scotborders.gov.uk. Fax  +44 1835825150. URL: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk.

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Scottish Borders Council, Chief Executives Department, Council Headquarters, Contact: Corporate Procurement, Attn: Ewan Forrest, UK-Newtown St Boswells TD6 0SA. Tel.  +44 1835826647. E-mail: eforrest@scotborders.gov.uk. Fax  +44 1835825150. URL: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk.

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Scottish Borders Council, Chief Executives Department, Council Headquarters, Contact: Corporate Procurement, Attn: Corporate Procurement Service, UK-Newtown St Boswells TD6 0SA. Tel.  +44 1835826647. E-mail: procurement@scotborders.gov.uk. Fax  +44 1835825150. URL: http://www.scotborders.gov.uk.

I.2)

TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

Body governed by public law.

General public services.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

 

II.1)

DESCRIPTION

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Newlands Community Development Trust.

II.1.2)

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

Services.

Service category: No 11.

Main place of performance: Newlands Primary School, Romanno Bridge.

NUTS code: UK .

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):

Newlands Community Development Trust (NCDT) wishes to commission a Multi- Discipline Design and Project Management Team to develop an agreed outline design to approvals and tender stage and thereafter oversee both the construction of a New Build Community facility at Newlands Primary School, Romanno Bridge (Lot 1) and the refurbishment of the existing Newlands Primary School (Lot 2) on behalf of the Scottish Borders Council (SBC).

The appointed team will only be responsible for the provision and management of these services. The construction work to be carried out shall be separately procured.

This project is being jointly funded and managed by NCDT and SBC. NCDT are the leading contracting authority for the project. The successful contractor will be appointed by NCDT for Lot 1 and SBC for Lot 2.

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=178533.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a 'Tender Submission Postbox' facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=178533.

II.1.6)

Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

71000000, 71500000, 71520000, 71521000, 71530000, 71541000.

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes.

II.1.8)

Division into lots:

Yes.

Tenders should be submitted for: all lots.

II.1.9)

Variants will be accepted:

II.2)

QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope:

The commission will be for a single organisation or consortium to provide multi-discipline design and project management services including Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Services Engineer, Structural Engineer, CDM Co-ordinator and Landscape Architect. The design and project management team is expected to be able to develop a previously agreed outline design to approvals and tender stage and thereafter manage the construction of the new community facility and the refurbishment of the local primary school as described in Lot 1 and Lot 2.

However, the appointed team will only be responsible for the provision and management of these services and the construction work shall be separately procured.

Estimated value excluding VAT:

Range: between 250 000 and 315 000 GBP.

II.2.2)

Options:

No.

II.3)

DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

Starting: 1.4.2010. Completion: 1.7.2012.

INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS

 

LOT NO 1 TITLE: The Multi Discipline Design and Project Management Team for the construction of the New Build Community Hub at Newlands Primary School

1)

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

The Multi- Discipline Design and Project Management Team is sought for the construction of the New Build Community Hub Centre at Romanno Bridge on behalf of Newlands Community Development Trust.

2)

COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

71000000, 71500000, 71520000, 71521000, 71530000, 71541000.

3)

QUANTITY OR SCOPE:

Ranging Between 190 000 and 230 000.

Estimated cost excluding VAT:

Range: between 190 000 and 230 000 GBP.

4)

INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:

Starting: 1.4.2010. Completion: 1.7.2012.

5)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:

LOT NO 2 TITLE: The Multi - Discipline Design and Project Management Team for the refurbishment of the existing Newlands Primary School

1)

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

A Multi- Discipline Design and Project Management Team is sought for the refurbishment of the existing Newland Primary School on behalf of Scottish Borders Council.

2)

COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

71000000, 71500000, 71520000, 71521000, 71530000, 71541000.

3)

QUANTITY OR SCOPE:

Ranging from 60 000 and 80 000.

Estimated cost excluding VAT:

Range: between 60 000 and 80 000 GBP.

4)

INDICATION ABOUT DIFFERENT DATE FOR DURATION OF CONTRACT OR STARTING/COMPLETION:

Starting: 1.4.2010. Completion: 1.7.2012.

5)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT LOTS:

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

 

III.1)

CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required:

III.1.2)

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

Newlands Community Development Trust will be responsible for financing and processing for payment all transactions associated with Lot 1 and Scottish Borders Council will finance and process payments for Lot 2.

III.1.3)

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

III.1.4)

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

No.

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: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.

(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.

(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.

(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.

(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.

(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.

(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.

(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established

(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank.

(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance.

(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Contractors are required to be in possession of the following minimum insurance standards:

Employers Liability Insurance - 5 000 000 GBP (Five Million Pounds).

Public Liability Insurance - 5 000 000 GBP (Five Million Pounds).

Professional indemnity Insurance - 1 500 000 GBP (One and a Half Million Pounds).

III.2.3)

Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:

(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract;

2) A statement of the principal services provided in the last 3 years

3) A statement of the economic operator’s experience of delivering similar services

4) A statement of the technical services available to the economic operator

5) A statement of the economic operator's average annual number of staff

6) A statement of the proportion of the contract which would be intended to be subcontracted

7) A statement of the tools. plant and technical equipment available to the economic operator.

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts:

III.3)

CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1)

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

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 number of operators 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: 1) Economic and Financial Standing (including but not limited to whether the Contractor has the appropriate resources to perform the contract)

2) Track Record - the relevant experience in designing and delivering the service requirements demonstrated by the Contractor

3) Technical or Professional ability by reference the Contractor's skill, experience and reliabilities, technical facilities and services available (including but not limited to equipment and staff), quality, compliance and quality assurance and control mechanisms

4) Availability of Personnel and Facilities.

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:

SBC/CPS/194.

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:

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: 23.11.2009.

IV.3.4)

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

1.12.2009 - 10:00.

IV.3.5)

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

16.12.2009.

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:

VI.2)

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

VI.3)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

(SC Ref:178533).

VI.4)

PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures:

Newlands Community Development Trust, Hollytree House, Old Smiddyfield Park, UK-Blyth Bridge EH46 7AN. E-mail: treasurer@newlands-cdt.org.uk.

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Scottish Borders Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SSI 2006 No.1) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages. (The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside award decision before the contract is entered into).

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 29.10.2009.

 

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