Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Historic Royal Palaces
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens
Hillsborough
BT26 6AG
UK
Contact person: Andrew.Gaulthrp.org.uk
E-mail: Andrew.Gault@hrp.org.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5467539
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5467539
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=5467539
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Historic Royal Palaces is a registered charity that manages six of the United Kingdoms Royal Palaces, five in London and one in Northern Ireland.
I.5) Main activity
Recreation, culture and religion
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
HRP 5467539 HISTORIC ROYAL PALACES Appointment of a Project Manager led Integrated Consultancy Team For Royal Hillsborough, Courthouse and Fort Project
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71541000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The proposed Destination Royal Hillsborough Programme with investment from Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) and Belfast Regional City Deal (BRCD) aims to enhance and strengthen the position of Royal Hillsborough as a heritage village. This will attract visitors and enhance the village for the benefit of the locals, ensure its future protection and present Royal Hillsborough as a coherent and compelling tourism destination with a unique sense of place. The Programme proposal comprises £26m of capital investment across a variety of projects summarized below, the: 1. Development of Royal Hillsborough Forest, 2. Restoration and Development of Royal Hillsborough Courthouse, 3. Restoration and Development of the Fort as a Vibrant Heritage and Outdoor Events Space, 4. Development of a Social Enterprise Café in Royal Hillsborough Forest, 5. Development of Royal Hillsborough Public Realm, 6. Parking and Vehicular Access Infrastructure, 7. Digital Interpretation. The purpose of this procurement process is to successfully appoint a Project Manager led Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) for projects two and three above, the Restoration and Development of Hillsborough Courthouse and the Restoration and Development of the Fort as a Vibrant Heritage and Outdoor Events Space respectively. PLEASE REFER TO MOI PART B SECTION 7.3 FOR FULL DESRICPTION OF SERVICES REQUIRED.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
643 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN0E
Main site or place of performance:
Royal Hillsborough
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The proposed Destination Royal Hillsborough Programme with investment from Historic Royal Palaces (HRP), Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) and Belfast Regional City Deal (BRCD) aims to enhance and strengthen the position of Royal Hillsborough as a heritage village. This will attract visitors and enhance the village for the benefit of the locals, ensure its future protection and present Royal Hillsborough as a coherent and compelling tourism destination with a unique sense of place. The Programme proposal comprises £26m of capital investment across a variety of projects summarized below, the: 1. Development of Royal Hillsborough Forest, 2. Restoration and Development of Royal Hillsborough Courthouse, 3. Restoration and Development of the Fort as a Vibrant Heritage and Outdoor Events Space, 4. Development of a Social Enterprise Café in Royal Hillsborough Forest, 5. Development of Royal Hillsborough Public Realm, 6. Parking and Vehicular Access Infrastructure, 7. Digital Interpretation. The purpose of this procurement process is to successfully appoint a Project Manager led Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) for projects two and three above, the Restoration and Development of Hillsborough Courthouse and the Restoration and Development of the Fort as a Vibrant Heritage and Outdoor Events Space respectively. PLEASE REFER TO MOI PART B SECTION 7.3 FOR FULL DESRICPTION OF SERVICES REQUIRED.
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:
643 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 50
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 5
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Please refer to PQQ documents within the CFT Document Area.
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.2.2) Contract performance conditions
The Economic Operators’ performance on this Framework Agreement will be regularly. monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier.. Performance contained in Annex K of the Construction Procurement Toolkit see https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/.. publications/dfp/Construction%20Toolkit.pdf . . If an Economic Operator has received more than one current Notice of Written Warning.. or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance, the Contracting Authority, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion.. from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for.. a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively A list of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be.. viewed at https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/listpublicbodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies. .
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:
28/08/2024
Local time: 15:00
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
Tender must be valid until:
28/08/2025
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.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Review procedures are set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.. Procedings under the Public Contracts Regulations are time limited and any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of NI. .. HRP will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is notified to tenderers. That notification. will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of ten calendar days, provides time. for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered in to. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015. provide for agreived parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court of. Northern Ireland..
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/07/2024