SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
Marsh Farm Community Development Trust, Community Enterprise and Resource Centre (CERC), The Moakes, Attn: Mr A Jules, UK-Luton LU1 3QB. Tel.
+44 1582513030. Fax
+44 1582513030.
Further information can be obtained at: DTZ, 125 Old Broad Street, UK-London. Tel.
+44 2032962058. E-mail: matthew.still@dtz.com.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at: DTZ, 125 Old Broad Street, Contact: Matthew Still, Attn: Matthew Still, UK-London. Tel.
+44 2032962058. E-mail: matthew.still@dtz.com.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Luton Borough Council - Corporate Procurement Unit, Stuart House, Stuart Street, Attn: Corporate Procurement Manager, UK-Luton LU1 2RD. Tel.
+44 1582546867. E-mail: addeyc@luton.gov.uk. Fax
+44 1582546850. URL: www.luton.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: yes.
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:
UK-Luton: Marsh Farm CERC new build.
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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: Marsh Farm CERC, The Moakes, Marsh Farm, Luton, LU3 3QB Luton.
NUTS code:
UKH21
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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):
The New Build Construction of the Marsh Farm Community Enterprise and Resource Centre (CERC). The Moakes, Marsh Farm, Luton. Building construction work.
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
II.1.7)
Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
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:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 7 000 000 and 9 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2)
Options:
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 14 (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 require deposits, guarantees, parent company guarantees or performance bonds.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Interim payments to be agreed with the successful contractor.
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:
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) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
Also as set out in the PQQ.
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant insurances.(2) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the three 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.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: As set out in the PQQ.
As set out in the PQQ.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the PQQ.
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.1.1)
Type of procedure:
Accelerated restricted.
Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Utilising recent accelerated timescales for a major construction project that has extensive regeneration and social impact in a deprived area of the town.
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
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Service providers will be short listed based on the scores they achieve as a direct result of the evaluation of their responses to the information requested in the pre qualification questionnaire.
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:
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:
6.4.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
11.5.2009.
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:
Contractors will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for this contract. The purpose of the PQQ is to identify a number of suitably competent, capable, qualified and experienced companies who will be invited to submit a tender. The information provided in response to the PQQ will be used to determine which organisations are most suited, in the opinion of the Evaluation Panel, in terms of technical knowledge and experience, and organisational and financial standing to submit a tender. Any person wishing to receive PQQ documents should request them from DTZ at the address above.
GO reference: GO 09032533/01.
Postal code: EC2N.
VI.4)
PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1)
Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Luton Borough Council, Town Hall, George Street, UK-Luton LU1 2BQ. E-mail:
addeyc@luton.gov.uk. Tel.
+44 1582546867. Fax
+44 1582546850.
VI.4.2)
Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: : Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations (2006) applies. Additional de-brief information may be requested within ten calendar days (10). During this standstill period the contract will not be concluded. Providing such request is received in writing by the end of the third working day, starting with dispatch of the award notice, the Contracting Authority will allow three full working days between the provision of the additional information requested and the end of the standstill period. Should the request be made after the end of the third working day, additional information will be made available within 15 days of receipt of the request.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Luton Borough Council, Town Hall, George Street, UK-Luton LU1 2BQ. E-mail:
addeyc@luton.gov.uk. Tel.
+44 1582546867. Fax
+44 1582546850.
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
25.3.2009.