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

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)

Fire station construction work. Emergency-services building construction work. Architectural design services. Design consultancy services. Building construction work. Construction work. Multi-functional buildings construction work. Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services and for military buildings. Construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services. Construction work for buildings relating to emergency services. Cheshire Fire Authority is seeking to procure a framework agreement to establish the appointment of a design and build contractor to a single supplier framework to deliver three new build fire stations. The construction of a new community Fire Station at Penketh, Operational Response Hub and Safety Centre at Lymm and an Operational Response Hub in the Chester area. Expressions of interest are being sought from suitably experienced and qualified contractors. The successful contractor will be expected to work collaboratively with all stakeholders to deliver continuous improvement and tangible benefits in terms of : Cost and time certainty, value for money, high levels of customer satisfaction, sustainability, reducing waste and construction costs and excellence throughout the supply chain.

For further information and clarity regarding the architectural and design consultancy elements of this project (including any novation requirements) please see the Information Memorandum.

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

The contracting authority reserves the right to require deposits , guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security. Details of any such requirement will be set out in the tender documentation.

III.1.2)

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

This will be set out in detail in the tender documents, but is expected that the contractual arrangements (including the payment arrangements) will be based on an amended JCT Standard Framework Contract and an amended JCT Standard Design and Build Contract.

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

For groups or consortia there will be a requirement for a single contractor to take primary liability or for each party to undertake joint and several liability.

III.1.4)

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

Service providers may be asked to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions in particular may relate to social and/or 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

In accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available from the contact point listed in I.1, applicants will be assessed in accordance with part 4 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 on the basis of the information provided in the response to the PQQ.

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

468

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 contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.

Please note that all communication shall take place via the supply4nwfire e-portal. Further background information is available by reading the Information Memorandum.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.supply4nwfire.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Winsford:-Fire-station-construction-work./75Y97A4G55

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.supply4nwfire.org.uk/respond/75Y97A4G55

GO Reference: GO-201437-PRO-5512373

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:

The contracting Authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before a contract is entered into.

The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/5) provide the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the Regulations to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice