CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Construction of a new Civic Centre and refurbishment of an existing leisure centre. Demolition work will be required.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Rushcliffe Borough Council is seeking suitably qualified and experienced building contractors to redevelop an existing leisure facility, Rushcliffe Arena in South Nottinghamshire. The design will incorporate the refurbishment of an existing leisure centre and the addition of a new build extension of a Civic Centre. Some demolition work will be required.

The joint Leisure and Civic Centre will include:

— office accommodation for approximately 200 staff, operating under flexible working conditions,

— a data centre,

— a 6 lane 25 m pool,

— three squash courts,

— remodelling of the current indoor bowls arena,

— health and fitness facilities,

— catering facilities.

The council sees the construction project as a means to stimulate the local economy and provide a high calibre leisure facility to the residents.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

RBC/ARENA/2014

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

Applicants must complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (obtainable from Turner and Townsend Project Management Ltd by e-mailing jayne.thompson@turntown.co.uk) which must be returned with the supporting documentation to the address stated in the questionnaire by midday on 29.8.2014. Questionnaires received after this time will not be processed. It is anticipated that tender documents will be issued to the shortlisted contractors on 31.10.2014.

Under this procurement the successful contractor will be required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the borough. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Rushcliffe Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated by electronic means to tenderers. The standstill notice will include:

(a) The criteria for the award of the contract;

(b) The full reasons for the award decision (including the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender);

(c) The identity of the successful tenderer;

(d) The score obtained by the economic operator which is to receive the notice and the score obtained by the economic operator to be awarded the contract, and;

(e) When the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Council will not enter into the contract.

The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 require any proceedings to be commenced within 30 days, beginning with the date when the claimants first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice