SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 15, Town Hall, The Esplanade, Contact: Chief Executive's Office, Attn: Chief Executive's Office, UK-Rochdale OL16 1AB. Tel.
+44 1706647474.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
www.rochdale.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile:
https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: Rochdale Development Agency, Lock 50 Business Centre, Oldham Road, Contact: John Searle/Jonathan Hindle/Martin Ledson, UK-Rochdale OL16 5RD. Tel.
+44 1706868999. E-mail: rochdaletowncentre@investinrochdale.co.uk. URL:
www.rochdaletowncentreopportunity.co.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 15, Town Hall, The Esplanade, UK-Rochdale OL16 1AB. Tel.
+44 1706647474. URL: www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, PO Box 15, Town Hall, The Esplanade, Attn: Chief Executive's Office, UK-Rochdale OL16 1AB. URL:
www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk.
I.2)
TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
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II.1.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Rochdale Town Centre Redevelopment Opportunity.
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II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authorities.
Main site or location of works: Rochdale.
NUTS code:
UKD32
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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):
Developers are invited to submit proposals to deliver the Partners’ vision for a comprehensive revitalised Town Centre with a vibrant range of shopping, leisure, living, working, and cultural activities which is a focal point for the Borough.The scheme must include retail, leisure and cultural facilities, public realm and car parking elements and should seek to include residential and/or office elements. Submissions are sought for the whole or substantially the whole of the Core Development Area (the area is identified in the 'Developers Brief' which is the Descriptive Document for the scheme). Two mandatory bids are required. The first submission will include the full integration with the Wheatsheaf Centre (an adjacent retail development) and the second submission excludes the Wheatsheaf Centre but involves linkages with it to satisfy the Council’s connectivity and integration requirements. Further alternative submissions will be welcomed for the Complementary Investment Area (the area is identified in the Descriptive Document).Phasing of the scheme will be considered subject to clarity on the elements that are to be delivered but the integrity of the objectives of the scheme as set out in the Descriptive Document must be maintained.The opportunity will include land currently owned by the Council (in addition to that which may be acquired by compulsory purchase order) including the existing bus station and Municipal Offices sites which are due to relocate within the eastern part of the town centre. The Council is looking for innovative solutions to improve and regenerate the town centre. The chosen developer will be required to collaborate on the development scheme in conjunction with other existing partners of Rochdale MBC including bodies such as Rochdale Development Agency, The Homes and Communities Agency (formerly English Partnerships), North West Regional Development Agency and Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45000000,
45111000,
45110000,
45111291,
45200000,
45210000,
45211100,
45211360,
45212000,
45213312,
45223300,
71000000,
71200000,
71300000,
71500000,
45213100.
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:
The value of this contract is estimated to be in the range of 100 000 000 GBP to 250 000 000 GBP and will be clarified during the dialogue phase.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 000,00 and 250 000 000,00 GBP.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 120 (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 deposits or guarantees required by the Authority will be set out in the Tender Documents.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
The terms concerning financing and payment will be set out in the Tender Documents and will be clarified during the dialogue period.
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 that each party undertakes joint and several liability.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
It is envisaged that a public consultation exercise will be required during the dialogue period of this process. Requirements in this regard will be discussed during the dialogue period. Social and Environmental considerations may form part of the contract conditions in accordance with Regulation 39 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and Article 26 of Directive 2004/18/EC. Particularly, the contracting authority may include conditions on (i) targeted recruitment and training, (ii) environment and sustainability, (iii) equality and diversity and (iv) health and safety. Details will be established during the Competitive Dialogue 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: Interested parties will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ will accompany the Descriptive Document (the Developers Brief), which will be issued to applicants on receipt of a written request to the address specified for further information in section I.1). The completed PQQ must be received back by the contracting authority, at the address for requests to participate specified in section I.1), no later than the deadline stated in IV.3.4 below.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As specified in the Pre-QualificationQuestionnaire and Descriptive Document andpursuant to Articles 45-52 of Directive 2004/18/EC.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
As specified in the Pre-QualificationQuestionnaire and Descriptive Document andpursuant to Articles 45-52 of Directive 2004/18/EC.
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:
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1)
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Competitive dialogue.
IV.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged number of operators 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As detailed within the PQQ and/or Descriptive Document.
IV.1.3)
Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
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:
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: 24.7.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
24.7.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
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:
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.
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:
Please note that those expressing an interest in participating in this tender are required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and return this to the contact details provided in Annex III.3 by the deadline date provided in section IV.3.4.Developer's attention is drawn to the information on the project’s websitewww.rochdaletowncentreopportunity.co.uk which is updated on a regular basis. Documents are available to download via The Chest at
https://www.thechest.nwce.gov.uk. The Council will consider reimbursement of up to 50 000 GBP of shortlisted developers final tender costs for the unsuccessful developers. This will be subject to the Council securing the necessary funds and will be subject to the receipt of a compliant final tender, submitted by the final tender date.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Chief Executive's Office, PO Box 15, Town Hall, The Esplanade, UK-Rochdale OL16 1AB. Tel.
+44 1704647474. URL: www.rochdale.gov.uk.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
N/A.
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point 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. Such additional information should be required from the address in section 1.1 above. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Please see VI.4.2 above..
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
16.6.2009.
