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

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

Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

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)

Newark and Sherwood District Council is proud to offer suitably qualified and experienced building contractors the opportunity to construct a new, flagship multi-million pound leisure centre in Newark, Nottinghamshire.

The Council has a long history of providing leisure facilities throughout the district, with its current offer comprising the Dukeries Leisure Centre in Ollerton, Blidworth Community Leisure Centre, Southwell Leisure Centre Trust and the Grove Leisure Centre in Newark. The centres are very well used with membership approaching 10,000.

Councillors collectively identified a replacement facility for the Grove as their number one capital priority, after 46 years of service by the centre to the people of Newark and its surroundings.

To be built on land adjacent to a proposed Sports Hub, the aim is to create a rich sports legacy for the future and enable people to access sporting opportunities and increase participation, as well as improving the health and wellbeing of local communities. The Council also sees the construction project as a means to stimulate the local economy, providing jobs opportunities directly and through the use of local suppliers and supply chains.

The circa 4,260 m² two-storey building will provide modern, high quality facilities for swimming, sports and fitness activities comprising of:

— 6 lane, 25 metre main swimming pool;

— 20m teaching / learner pool;

— 243m2 fitness suite;

— 4 Court multi-use Sports Hall;

— 2 squash courts with moveable walls;

— Wet and dry male & female changing facilities;

— Vending area;

— Office/Reception area;

— Administration and Stores;

— Toilets, buggy-park, etc.;

— Staff, First Aid Room & Ancillary Areas;

— Plant Room and Pool Equipment Store;

— External works include below ground drainage, site landscaping, CCTV installation, vehicular access, car parking and lighting.

Potential contractors must demonstrate their capability and experience in undertaking construction of a leisure centre with swimming pool facilities.

The estimated value of the contract is in the range of 8,000,000 GBP to 9,000,000 GBP (excl. VAT).

The design will be developed by the Council's appointed design team to RIBA stage E prior to letting the contract. The Client's Architect shall be novated to and appointed by the successful contractor. The Client's Structural/Civil Engineers and Service Engineers shall not be novated to the successful contractor.

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

A performance bond amounting to 10 % of the construction contract value will be required. Parent company guarantees may also be 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

The contract will be a JCT Design and Build (2011) with amendments. The contract conditions will be provided in the Invitation to Tender documents.

The successful contractor will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

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

As specified in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender. Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the Pre-Qualification process. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.

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

Evaluation criteria and scoring matrix as detailed in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

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

NWKLC 2014/02

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

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 2.4.2014. Questionnaires received after this time will not be processed. It is anticipated that tender documents will be issued to the shortlisted contractors early May 2014.

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

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:

Newark & Sherwood District 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.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent