SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1)
NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):
University of St Andrews, Procurement, 79 North Street, Contact: Procurement, Attn: Adrian Wood, UK-St Andrews KY16 9AD. Tel.
+44 1334462523. E-mail: procurement@st-andrews.ac.uk. Fax
+44 1334462513.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement/.
Address of the buyer profile:
http://publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00111.
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: University of St Andrews, Procurement, 79 North Street, Contact: Procurement, Attn: Sarah Latto, UK-St Andrews KY16 9AD. Tel.
+44 1334462523. E-mail: procurement@st-andrews.ac.uk. Fax
n/a. URL: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/procurement/.
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.
Education.
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:
Fife Park Redevelopment - Phase 1.
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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: UK - St Andrews, Fife Park.
NUTS code:
UKM22
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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):
II.1.6)
Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
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:
II.2)
QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1)
Total quantity or scope:
The appointment of a Principal Contractor for the design and phased construction of accommodation units of up to approximately 800 units. The first phase will comprise 252 beds with a construction value of circa GBP 10m - this could be sub-divided in 2 further phases of GBP 5.5m subject to the University's requirements.
A minimum requirement is for 126 bedspaces and supporting infrastructure to be completed in August 2010.
All subject to the approval of the University Court.
II.3)
DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1)
CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1)
Deposits and guarantees required:
A performance bond and/or Parent Company Guarantee will be required of the selected contractor.
III.1.2)
Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
Payment will be by interim payments - terms to be agreed between parties.
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.
Yes.
As set out in Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
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.
Interested parties must complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ shall (among other matters) require the interested party to confirm whether it does or does not meet any of the criteria for rejection of economic operators as set out in Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (SS1 2006/1).
III.2.2)
Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Information required to be stated in PQQ.
III.2.3)
Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Information required to be stated in PQQ.
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:
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:
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Corporate Information, Relevant experience and past performance, Approach to Project (Proposed Team and Methodology), References, Capability.
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:
EST/300309/JM/SL.
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: 24.4.2009.
IV.3.4)
Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
29.4.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5)
Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
6.7.2009.
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:
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: The University of St Andrews will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract being 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 requested from The University of St Andrews. 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.
VI.4.3)
Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5)
DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
31.3.2009.