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03/07/2008    S127    European Communities – Services – Competitive dialogues

UK-Cambridge: business and management consultancy and related services

2008/S 127-169073

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

Cambridgeshire County Council, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Contact: Alan Kippax, BSF Project Manager, Attn: Alan Kippax, UK-Cambridge CB3 0AP. Tel.  (44-1223) 69 92 65/6. E-mail: bsf@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Fax  (44-1223) 71 77 98/81 09.

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Address of the buyer profile: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/business/selling.

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:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes.

SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT

II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Cambridgeshire Building Schools for the Future ("BSF") project.
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: County of Cambridgeshire and adjacent areas.

NUTS code: UKH12 .

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 contracting authorities are seeking an innovative private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in a new Public Private Partnership vehicle (a) "Local Education Partnership" or "LEP") to be established jointly with some or all of the contracting authorities. The LEP will provide (or arrange for the provision of) "Partnering Services", which will include (but not be limited to) the development of a strategic investment programme for: (a) educational facilities; (b) shared education and community use sports and leisure facilities; (c) any other facilities to be provided by 1 or more of the contracting authorities (where contracting authorities are local authorities) in the exercise of the powers contained in Section 2(1) Local Government Act 2000, (together the "Relevant Facilities") in the contracting authorities' area. These Partnering Services will also comprise of the following services: (a) strategy advisory services; (b) programme management services; (c) project development services; (d) procurement consultancy services; and (e) procurement and delivery or management of all services required to deliver the strategic investment programme for the Relevant Facilities (including through the provision, integration and management of supply chain arrangements). It is anticipated that such services may include: (i) architectural services; (ii) engineering services; (iii) construction services; (iv) technical services; (v) building services; (vi) hard facilities management services: (vii) soft facilities management services; (viii) information communication and technology ("ICT") services; (ix) educational support services; (x) education programme development services; and (xi) educational strategy services, for a period of up to 15 years. The Relevant Facilities, which may be a mixture of new build and refurbished facilities, will be delivered under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and/or design and build arrangements. This may include the delivery of the Relevant Facilities through separate SPVs established by the LEP. Where an SPV is established, the shareholders in such SPV may include the LEP, third party equity providers and supply chain members. The contracting authorities may contract directly with the LEP or, where an SPV is established, with the SPV. The LEP may also be required to provide for, or arrange for the provision (through supply chain arrangements) of, the management and/or integration of the Partnering Services, design and build and construction contracts, facilities management services, support services and ICT services (including provision of countywide education and corporate Wide Area Network (WAN) facilities for Cambridgeshire County Council) (this list is not exhaustive) where the contracting authorities' existing arrangements are either transferred or expire. Further details are contained in the information memorandum and pre-qualification questionnaire (see point VI.3 for details of how to obtain these).
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

74140000, 45000000, 45111000, 45210000, 45212000, 45214000, 45214200, 45314000, 45453100, 50700000, 50961000, 55524000, 70000000, 72000000, 72514300, 74141100, 74141800, 74142000, 74200000, 74231500, 74264100, 74610000, 74731000, 74873000, 75200000, 77314000, 77320000, 80000000, 92610000, 93411400.

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 estimated capital value of the initial projects covered by this procurement is in the region of 100 000 000 GBP. Further projects arising in subsequent BSF waves and from any additional services required within the scope of this contract may result in the total estimated capital value (including the initial projects) being approximately 700 000 000 GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 100 000 000,00 and 700 000 000,00 GBP.
II.2.2) Options:
Yes.
Description of these options: The partnering contract between the private sector partner and the contracting authorities will be for a period of 10 years with an option to extend (exercisable during the initial 10-year term) for a further 5 years.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:
Duration in months: 180 (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 authorities reserve the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:
See points III.1.3 and VI.3. Some projects may be delivered using the UK government's private finance initiative (PFI).
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
The contracting authorities are seeking a private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in the LEP which will take responsibility for and manage a supply chain of providers. The contracting authorities reserve the right to require groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require a single contractor to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the form of the LEP. This may include the LEP establishing a special purpose vehicle (SPV) which will contract directly with the contracting authorities for the delivery of specific projects. Where an SPV is established the shareholders in such SPV may include the LEP, third party equity providers and supply chain members.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:
Yes.
The LEP and its supply chain will be required actively to participate in achievement of certain social and/or environmental policy objectives. Accordingly, particular contract conditions may relate to social and environmental considerations which may include (but are not limited to) conditions regarding renewable energy, carbon reduction and local training initiatives.
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: In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address in point I.1.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address in point I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 48 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address in point I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
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:
Yes.

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 minimum number: 3. Maximum number: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available from the address in point I.1.
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 yes.
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:

Prior information notice

Notice number in OJ: 2008/S 77-104334 of 19.4.2008.

Other previous publications

Notice number in OJ: 2007/S 213-259108 of 6.11.2007.

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: 13.8.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
13.8.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:
17.9.2008.
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:
No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:
No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Point I.1 - Cambridgeshire County Council is acting as lead contracting authority on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and their statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes). (a) Partnerships for Schools, 5th Floor, 8-10 Great George Street, UK-London SW1P 3AE; (b) BSF Investments LLP, 8-10 Great George Street, UK-London SW1P 3AE; (c) the governing bodies of the following schools within Cambridgeshire County Council's area:- Secondary Schools - Abbey College, Ramsey, UK-Huntingdon PE26 1DH, - Bassingbourn Village College, South End, Bassingbourn, UK-Royston SG8 5NJ, - Bottisham Village College, Lode Road, UK-Bottisham CB5 9DL, - Chesterton Community College, Gilbert Road, UK-Cambridge CB4 3NY, - City of Ely Community College, Downham Road, UK-Ely CB6 2SH, - Coleridge Community College, Radegund Road, UK-Cambridge CB1 3RJ, - Comberton Village College, West Street, UK-Comberton CB3 7DU, - Cottenham Village College, High Street, UK-Cottenham CB24 8UA, - Cromwell Community College, Wenny Road, UK-Chatteris PE16 6UU, - Gamlingay Village College, Station Road, Gamlingay, UK-Sandy SG19 3HA, - Hinchingbrooke School, Brampton Road, UK-Huntingdon PE29 3BN, - Impington Village College, New Road, UK-Impington CB4 9LX, - Linton Village College, Cambridge Road, UK-Linton CB21 4JB, - Longsands College, Longsands Road, UK-St Neots PE19 1LQ, - Manor Community College, Arbury Road, UK-Cambridge CB4 2JF, - Melbourn Village College, The Moor, Melbourn, UK-Royston SG8 6EF, - Neale-Wade Community College, Wimblington Road, UK-March PE15 9PX, - Netherhall School, Queen Edith's Way, UK-Cambridge CB1 8NN, - Parkside Community College, Parkside, UK-Cambridge CB1 1EH, - Sawston Village College, New Road, UK-Sawston CB2 4BP, - Sawtry Village College, Fen Lane, UK-Sawtry PE28 5TQ, - Sir Harry Smith Community College, Eastrea Road, Whittlesey, UK-Peterborough PE7 1XB, - Soham Village College, Soham, UK-Ely CB7 5AA, - St Bede's Inter Church School, Birdwood Road, UK-Cambridge CB1 3TB, - St Ivo School, High Leys, Houghton Road, UK-St Ives PE27 6RR, - St Neots Community College, Barford Road, Eynesbury, UK-St Neots PE19 2SH, - St Peter's School, St Peter's Road, UK-Huntingdon PE29 7DD, - Swavesey Village College, Gibraltar Lane, UK-Swavesey CB24 4RS, - Thomas Clarkson Community College, Corporation Road, UK-Wisbech PE13 2SE, - Witchford Village College, Manor Road, Witchford, UK-Ely CB6 2JA, Community Special Schools - Castle School, Courtney Way, UK-Cambridge, CB4 2EE, - Granta School, Cambridge Road, UK-Linton CB1 6JB, - Highfield School, Downham Road, UK-Ely CB6 1BD, - Meadowgate School, Meadowgate Lane, UK-Wisbech PE13 2JH, - Samuel Pepys School, Cromwell Road, UK-St Neots PE19 2EZ, - Spring Common School, American Lane, UK-Huntingdon PE29 1TQ, - The Harbour School, Station Road, Wilburton, UK-Ely CB6 3RR PRUs (Pupil Referral Units) - Cambridge PRU, Ascham Road, UK-Cambridge CB4 2BD, - Ely PRU (Centre E), Barton Road, UK-Ely CB7 4DE, - Fenland Junction PRU, 34A Station Road, UK-March PE15 8LE, - Foxton Learning Centre PRU, 8 Station Road, UK-Foxton CB2 6SA, - The Amber Centre (PRU), 36 Mayfield Road, Hartford, UK-Huntingdon PE29 1NL, - Pilgrim Medical Needs PRU, Roger Ascham Road, UK-Cambridge CB4 2BD (d) any other maintained schools, whether existing or to be established, falling within Cambridgeshire County Council's jurisdiction as a local education authority. (e) the following Diocesan Authorities - Ely (CofE) - The Diocese of Ely, Bishop Woodford House, Barton Road, UK-Ely CB7 4DX, - East Anglia (RC) - Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, The White House, 21 Upgate, Poringland, UK-Norwich NR14 7SH (f) Academies established or to be established within Cambridgeshire County Council's area; (g) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Learning and Skills Council; (h) Cambridgeshire PCT; (i) the district/borough councils within Cambridgeshire County Council's area, namely:- - Cambridge City Council, The Guildhall, UK-Cambridge CB2 3QJ, - East Cambridgeshire District Council, Council Offices, The Grange, Nuholt Lane, UK-Ely CB7 4PL, - Fenland District Council, Fenland Hall, County Road, UK-March PE15 8NQ, - Huntingdonshire District Council, Pathfinder House, St Mary's Street, UK-Huntingdon PE29 3TN, - South Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambourne Business Park, UK-Cambourne CB3 6EA; (j) town/parish councils within Cambridgeshire County Council's area. Partnerships for Schools is the non-departmental public body established by the Department for Children, Schools and Families ("DCSF") to implement the BSF initiative. BSF Investments LLP has been established by the DCSF and Partnerships UK as the body which will invest equity in the LEP. More information on the BSF initiative is set out in the information memorandum available from the address given in point I.1 above. 2. point I.2 - Additional types of contracting authority: national agency/office, body governed by public law. 3. point II.1.2(c) - Additional service categories: 7, 12, 14, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26,27. 4. Point II.1.9 - Variants will be accepted in addition to a compliant bid (as set out in the tender/contract documents) providing the contracting authorities' core requirements are met and provided they are in accordance with the tender/contract documents. 5. Points II.2.2 and II.3 - The partnering contract between the private sector partner and the contracting authorities will be for a period of 10 years commencing on or about February 2010 with an option to extend for a further 5 years (such option being exercisable during the initial 10-year term). The term of any design and build, PFI, facilities management, management services or ICT agreements or other agreements flowing from the partnership may extend beyond this period. 6. Point IV.3.3 - the PQQ and information memorandum are available upon request from the address specified in point I.1 or at www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/education/fenlandbsf from the date of dispatch of this notice to 12:00 British Summer time on 13.8.2008. It is anticipated that the invitation to participate in the dialogue will be sent to short-listed bidders by 17.9.2008. Point IV.3.4 - Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by the date and time specified in point IV.3.4 (12:00 BST on 13.8.2008).

VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

Cambridgeshire County Council, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, CB3 0AP Cambridge. E-mail: bsf@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Tel.  (44-1223) 69 92 65/6. URL: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk. Fax  (44-1223) 71 77 98/81 09.

Body responsible for mediation procedures:

UK-.

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulation 32 (Information about contract award procedures and the application of standstill period prior to contract award) and Regulation 47 (Enforcement of Obligations) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:
1.7.2008.