593898-2021 - Competition

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Initial assessment will be on the statements of capability containing the information set out in this Section III. A hard copy of the statements must be received from all interested applicants by the contracting authority at the address given by 14th December 2021 (noon) for the applicant to be considered to be invited to tender.

The statement of capability must include the applicant's full name and address, contact name and status and contact telephone number as well as the information requested elsewhere in this notice. Such information should also include:

1. Certificate of incorporation or equivalent and/or professional/commercial registration (if applicable).

2. VAT registration number.

3. Details of parent company or other group companies (if applicable) together with their certificate of incorporation or equivalent. In the statement of capability the applicant must confirm that the matters listed in sub-paragraphs a) to h) below do not apply, nor have applied in the past, to it. If this cannot be confirmed an explanation should be provided.

a) being an individual who is bankrupt or has had a receiving order or administration order made against him or has made any composition or arrangement with or for the benefit of his creditors or appears unable to pay, or to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay, a debt within the meaning of Section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1968, or Article 242 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, or in Scotland has granted a trust or deed for creditors or become otherwise apparently insolvent, or is the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of his estate, or is the subject of any similar procedure under the law of any other State;

b) being a partnership constituted under Scots law has granted a trust deed or become otherwise apparently insolvent, or is the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of its estate;

c) being a company which has passed a resolution or is the subject of an order by the court for the company's winding up otherwise than for the purpose of bona fide reconstruction or amalgamation or has had a receiver, manager or administrator on behalf of a creditor appointed in respect of the company's business or any part thereof or is the subject of proceedings for any of the above procedures or is the subject of similar procedures under the law of any other State;

d) has been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of his business or profession;

e) has committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of his business or profession;

f) has not 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 applicant is established;

g) has not 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 applicant is established;

h) is guilty of serious misrepresentation on providing any information to the contracting authority. Applicants should indicate if they are applying as a consortium or joint venture and if so , who are the parties. All of the information must be provided for each member of a consortium or joint venture, seeking to be invited to tender.

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

Company financial information relating to the past 3 years of trading including cashflow and balance sheets and any significant post balance sheet events for the last 3 years. The financial information should include: net worth, total capital assets employed, other capital employed, turnover, net profit, current assets, current liabilities, stock, trade, creditors/debtors, statement of contingent liability, material pending or threatened litigation or legal proceedings, existing or future financial commitments

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

1.Provide details of the applicant's previous experience of carrying out similar works (design and build of solar farms above 1MW in size), specifying the forms of contract, contract values, contract periods, generating capacity, location of PV array (ground or roof), annual and cumulative performance ratios achieved and clients involved together with references.

2. Provide details of company size, structure and demographics including a statement of average annual manpower and the number of managerial staff over the last 3 years and a brief CV for the proposed project leader and each key member of the proposed team.

3. Provide details of any relevant professional or trade organisations by which your company is accredited.

4. Details of quality management procedures and accreditation.

5. Provide details of applicant's health and safety policy.

6. Provide a statement of the applicant's environmental policy.

7. Provide details of any prohibition notices or formal cautioning or prosecutions in relation to the applicant's business.