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Document 170785-2009-
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24/06/2009
S118
European Communities – Works contracts – Restricted procedure
UK-Bridgend: miscellaneous special-trade construction work
2009/S 118-170785
CONTRACT NOTICE
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Valleys to Coast Housing Limited, Bryncethin Depot Blackmill Road Bryncethin, Contact: Mr Robert Owens, UK-Bridgend CF32 9YN. Tel. +44 1656727930. E-mail: bob.owens@v2c.org.uk. Fax +44 1656666531.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.v2c.org.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
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:
Body governed by public law.
Housing and community amenities.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
Housing and community amenities.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1)
DESCRIPTION
Non Traditional Housing Repairs.
II.1.2)
Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works.
Design and execution.
Main site or location of works: Various Valleys to Coast Housing sites within the area covered by Bridgend County Borough Council.
Design and execution.
Main site or location of works: Various Valleys to Coast Housing sites within the area covered by Bridgend County Borough Council.
NUTS code: UKL17 .
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):
The carrying out of recommended structural repairs and thermal insulation improvements and other external elemental works to ensure a further 30 years assured life to the various types of non traditionally built properties owned by Valleys to Coast Housing Limited. Including internal improvements to the properties to ensure compliance (where possible) with the Welsh Housing Quality Standard. Works comprise of improvements to kitchens, bathrooms, heating systems electrical rewires and finishes where necessary.
There will also be a requirement to carry out work on some external elements of the properties including renewal of fascia's, soffits, rainwater goods, roofing and may include works within the curtilage of the properties i.e. paths, outhouses, fencing etc.
Under this project the Economic Operator is required to participate actively in the economic and social regeneration of the locality.
See iii 1.4.
There will also be a requirement to carry out work on some external elements of the properties including renewal of fascia's, soffits, rainwater goods, roofing and may include works within the curtilage of the properties i.e. paths, outhouses, fencing etc.
Under this project the Economic Operator is required to participate actively in the economic and social regeneration of the locality.
See iii 1.4.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
45262600, 45321000, 45262330, 45262650, 45400000, 45410000, 45430000, 45420000, 45453100, 45310000, 45320000, 45330000, 80500000.
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:
No.
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
Valleys to Coast Housing Limited intend to enter into a four year contract for the programmed structural repairs and protection and Welsh Housing Quality Standard improvement works to its non traditionally constructed properties. With an option to extend for up to 3 years.
Valleys to Coast Housing Ltd's non traditional stock comprise of:-.
4 Number Airey Properties
72 Number B.I.S.F. Properties
24 Number British Steel (Bridgend standard) Properties
128 Number Cornish Unit House Properties
93 Number Cornish Unit flat properties
8 Number Unity Properties
40 Number Lytag(No fines) Properties
73 Number Wimpey no fine Properties.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 12 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
Valleys to Coast Housing Ltd's non traditional stock comprise of:-.
4 Number Airey Properties
72 Number B.I.S.F. Properties
24 Number British Steel (Bridgend standard) Properties
128 Number Cornish Unit House Properties
93 Number Cornish Unit flat properties
8 Number Unity Properties
40 Number Lytag(No fines) Properties
73 Number Wimpey no fine Properties.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 12 000 000 and 15 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2)
Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: Option to extend annually for up to 3 years.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 42 (from the award of the contract).
Description of these options: Option to extend annually for up to 3 years.
Provisional timetable for recourse to these options: in months: 42 (from the award of the contract).
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Contract documents will state.
III.1.3)
Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and Several Liability.
III.1.4)
Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
The Economic Operator and their supply chain will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social, environmental and/or sustainability policy objectives relating to local regeneration, social and economic growth, recruitment, employment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly contract performance conditions and evaluation criteria may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. Details will be set out in the contract documents.
The Economic Operator and their supply chain will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social, environmental and/or sustainability policy objectives relating to local regeneration, social and economic growth, recruitment, employment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly contract performance conditions and evaluation criteria may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. Details will be set out in the contract documents.
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: Applicants will be required to complete a Pre Qualification Questionnaire with details of their background and structure, current financial standing (including copies of previous three years audited accounts). Evidence of insurance cover, technical capacity and experience. Together with examples of similar activities undertaken within the last 3 years (references will be taken into account). Details of Health and Safety, Environmental, Equality, Diversity and Recruitment policies will be required.
Applicants will be required to prove competency as defined by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.
Applicants will be required to prove competency as defined by the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Indicated in III.2.1.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
Indicated in III.2.1.
Indicated in III.2.1.
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:
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.1.2)
Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
Envisaged minimum number: 4. Maximum number: 6.
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:
00874/08.
IV.3.2)
Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No.
IV.3.3)
Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
31.7.2009.
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:
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.2)
CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The contract may be related to a bid for:-.
E.U. Structural Fund Programmes in Wales 2007-2013.
E.U. Structural Fund Programmes in Wales 2007-2013.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Valleys to Coast Housing will incorporate a minimum 10 calender 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 Valleys to Coast Housing 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 information should be requested from Valleys to Coast Housing as detailed in section I.1 of this Notice. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court ( England, Wales, Northern Ireland ). 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 Valleys to Coast Housing to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
19.6.2009.
