CONTRACT 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

Kingdom Housing Association Ltd

Kingdom Initiatives Ltd

Glen Housing Association Ltd

Fife Housing Association Ltd

Ore Valley Housing Association Ltd

Fife Council

Clackmannanshire Council

Falkirk Council

Fairfield Housing Co-operative

Angus Housing Association Ltd

University of St Andrews

Perth and Kinross Council

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

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

Fife, Perth and Kinross, Angus, Clackmannanshire and Forth Valley Areas.

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The Association intend to enter into a Framework Agreement with a limited number of Contractors to provide services for a 4 year period.

The Association works in partnership with a number of external organisations to ensure the delivery of affordable housing. It is envisaged that the Framework Agreement will be available for call-offs by Kingdom Housing Association Ltd but also for work on behalf of, or directly by Kingdom Initiatives Ltd (a subsidiary of Kingdom Housing Association Ltd); Fife Housing Association Alliance members (the Fife HA Alliance is made up of the 4 Fife based Housing Associations — Kingdom, Glen, Fife and Ore Valley Housing Associations); Fife Council; Clackmannanshire Council; Perth and Kinross Council; Falkirk Council; Fairfield Housing Co-operative; Angus Housing Association and the University of St Andrews (affordable housing providers primarily within the Association's geographical area of operation).

Whilst there is no guarantee of receiving work it is anticipated that the individual jobs will be shared amongst the successful contractors. The Framework Agreement will mainly cover the provision of Contractor services for new build housing units for a number of different projects, ranging in size and type from mainstream housing to a variety of special needs projects. On occasion Contractor services will also be required for refurbishment projects.

The project locations will vary but in the main will be Fife, with some likely to be in the Perth & Kinross, Angus, Clackmannanshire and other Forth Valley areas. The total number of units in each of the areas may vary and no specific numbers can be guaranteed in any area or in total.

Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=424771

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or 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

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

As detailed in the PQQ documentation.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

As detailed in the PQQ documentation.

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

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

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The attached Pre Qualification Questionnaire document has been designed to be completed electronically — guidance on completion is detailed in the PQQ. Electronic submission is the preferred option for administrative purposes. Alternative arrangements can be made by prior agreement only.

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Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority's economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:

Successful Contractors will be required to sign up to Kingdom's Community Benefits Charter. For each call off from this Framework Agreement the Contractor will be required to meet targets set out within the National Skills Academy (NSA) ‘Client Based Approach’ matrix which is being adopted by Kingdom and delivered through the Construction and Industry Training Board (CITB). Our current approach can be found in the attached Community Benefits Strategy, Charter and matrix. This Strategy, Charter or matrix may be developed during the period of the Framework Agreement.

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice