Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Fry Building, 2 Marsham St, Westminster
London
SW1P 4DF
UK
Telephone: +44 3034440000
E-mail: Cameron.Todd@communities.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.gov.uk/mhclg
Address of the buyer profile: https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Grenfell Tower — Principal Contractor
Reference number: CPD/004/121/153
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) seek to appoint a principal contractor for the Grenfell Tower Site.
Grenfell Tower is a 23-storey residential tower located within the Lancaster West Estate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in West London. The Tower was destroyed by a fire on 14 June 2017 that resulted in loss of life of 72 people and caused structural damage to all levels above fourth floor. The UK Government (in the form of the MHCLG) took ownership of the Tower site in July 2019. The Grenfell Site and Programme in MHCLG has been established to put this commitment to ownership into effect.
The principal contractor scope includes legal duties of the principal contractor together with security, management and maintenance of propping and scaffold regime, provision of site services and welfare facilities, maintenance of hoardings, site compound, traffic management and other general site management duties.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
32 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45210000
45220000
45223200
50000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
London, W11 1TG.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The procurement seeks to appoint a principal contractor who will perform in two main areas:
1) Undertaking principal contractor and site management duties (Maintenance)
The principal contractor will be required to assume the current duties of the incumbent principal contractor throughout all phases of the works including:
• health, safety, welfare, environment and quality processes;
• site safety and security operations;
• structural safety and construction;
• project management;
• engagement;
• general maintenance.
These duties should not be considered exhaustive and the contractor is required to advise the client of any other duties and activities it considers are required to fulfil its legal obligations as principal contractor and maintain effective safety, security and management control of the site. The contractor will be required to work closely with the incumbent contractor and undertake a due diligence exercise on the arrangements and facilities in place during a handover period with the intention of affecting a seamless transfer from one supplier to the other. The contractor will be required to augment the site facilities as required to meet the demands of the work programme.
2) Undertaking the safety works
A number of activities are required to further enhance the longer term safety and stability of the Tower. These are collectively known as the Safety Works which may include, but are not limited to, the following items:
• enhancements to welfare and logistics arrangements;
• removal of metalwork from floors;
• modifications to the scaffold;
• installation of longer term propping solution to maintain stability of Tower structure (Stage 3 propping);
• basement plant removal/relocation;
• asbestos removal and soft strip.
A range of communications and engagements with the local community will also need to be undertaken as a precursor to these activities. This will involve a presentation to the local community post tender submission as detailed in the ITT.
MHCLG invites applicants to express interest to this contract notice. Using the restricted procedure, a selection questionnaire (SQ) will be used to shortlist applicants for Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage.
Further details of the skills and capabilities required from the principal contractor are identified in the SQ and further detailed requirements and responsibilities are set out in the draft ITT. The authority may request that applicants sign a confidentiality agreement after the shortlisting process in order to receive a limited number of confidential documents which are to be made available at ITT stage.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
32 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract is for an initial period of 12 months. The contract is extendable for up to 24 months, based on four increments of 6 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Criteria included in PQQ documentation.
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
Yes
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
18/01/2021
Local time: 17:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
08/02/2021
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Please respond via the Bravo portal by 18 January 2021 17.00 (GMT) (the ‘Response Deadline’). Responses must include expression of interest and completion of PQQ requirements.
Expressions of interest and PQQ responses must be submitted within the event ‘pqq_24 – Grenfell Tower — Principal Contractor’.
To use this service:
1) Register for a free account at https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk
Click the ‘PQQs Open To All Suppliers’ link (These are open to any registered supplier).
2) Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content i.e. ‘pqq_24 – Grenfell Tower — Principal Contractor’.
3) Click the ‘Express Interest’ button at the top of the page.
This will move the PQQ into your 'My PQQs' page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only). You can now access any attachments by clicking 'Buyer Attachments' in the 'PQQ Details' box.
4) Click ‘My Response’ under ‘PQQ Details’, you can choose to:
— ‘Create Response’; or
— ‘Decline to Respond’.
You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the authority and seek any clarification.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Royal Courts of Justice
Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/12/2020