Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Albyn Housing Society Ltd
98-104 High Street, Invergordon
Ross-shire
IV18 0DL
UK
Contact person: Yvonne Simpson
Telephone: +44 1349855966
E-mail: yvonne.simpson@albynhousing.org.uk
NUTS: UKM6
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.albynhousing.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA18062
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
45 Houses and Associated Infrastructure @ Dalmore, Alness Phase 5 (A&B)
Reference number: AHS/AMI 000410
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The construction of 45 Nr new social housing units comprising a mix of terraced, semi-detached, detached and flats.
All associated external works, roads, sewers and landscaping.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
5 500 000.00
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
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM61
Main site or place of performance:
Dalmore, Alness.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please see attached minimum requirements.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 70
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
5 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 20
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
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:
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
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
As per procurement documentation.
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:
30/04/2019
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
03/06/2019
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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
See document attached “Project particulars and minimum requirements”.
Please note a bidders seminar will be held once the shortlist of contractors being invited to tender is in place, which will also be prior to the issue of tenders.
Albyn Housing may also wish to offer the successful contractor the potential to negotiate a further phase (approx. 20 houses) at Dalmore Phase 6. This will be dependant on funding, contractors performance and cost control of Phase 5.
Albyn Housing Society also have a desire for the successful contractor to consider providing private development on the remaining site within our ownership at Dalmore — see minimum requirements for more info.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland website at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=574433
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://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.
A subcontract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Albyn Housing Society aims to combat social exclusion and deprivation by promoting opportunities for training and employment for the long term unemployed. The contractor must be able to demonstrate its intention to integrate trainees and [long term] unemployed persons into the labour market without distinction of sex, marital status, race, ethnic origin or political or religious beliefs.
Albyn Housing Society also specifically wishes to encourage and intends to support the education and training of young people in order that they can be equipped to work successfully in the Building and Construction Industries. The contractor is, therefore, required to recruit and train such young people.
Accordingly, the Contractor shall provide Albyn Housing Society with a training and employment method statement detailing how they will aim to achieve and manage the following training and employment objectives during the contract period:
(a) provide at least 1 (No 1) Modern Apprenticeship (MA) place who is obtained from a source agreed by Albyn Housing Society. The placement can be across a range of disciplines to be determined by the successful contractor;
(b) the application of good equal opportunities recruitment procedures and management practices by the Contractor and subcontractors;
(c) the development of an operating framework to encourage sub-contractor compliance in order to achieve these training and employment objectives.
We will also be looking for other potential community benefit for example with local schools, food banks, local projects, etc.
(SC Ref:574433)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Albyn Housing Society Ltd
98-104 High Street, Invergordon
Ross-shire
IV18 0DL
UK
Telephone: +44 1349855966
Internet address(es)
URL: www.albynhousing.org.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/03/2019