Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Civic Centre, 44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
UK
Contact person: RIBA Competitions
Telephone: +44 1132031490
E-mail: Riba.competitions@riba.org
NUTS: UKI75
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.architecture.com/competitions
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.richmond.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.architecture.com/competitions
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.architecture.com/competitions
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Twickenham Riverside Design Team Competition
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is seeking submissions for an Invited Design Competition from architect-led teams to work with them on a mixed use development for Twickenham Riverside.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71200000
71210000
71220000
71221000
71222000
71230000
71240000
71250000
71420000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI75
Main site or place of performance:
Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is seeking submissions for an Invited Design Competition from architect-led teams to work with them on a mixed use development for Twickenham Riverside. The Council has given a construction range of 25 000 000-35 000 000 GBP however, the Council would encourage innovation in the architectural designs and will not penalise teams who submit designs outside of the range, providing that compelling justification can be given as to why.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 44
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged minimum number: 5
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
As indicated in the procurement documents.
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:
As indicated 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
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/05/2019
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: 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 invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
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.
GO Reference: GO-2019325-PRO-14571632
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2072761234
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Council as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal action. Any such action must be brought within the applicable limitation period. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Council to amend any document and may award damages.
If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the relevant Authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall, Westminster
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
Telephone: +44 2072761234
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
25/03/2019