Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Connexus Homes Limited
The Gateway, The Auction Yard
Craven Arms
SY7 9BW
UK
Contact person: John Rigby
Telephone: +44 7711112518
E-mail: john.rigby@rigbythorpe.co.uk
NUTS: UKG22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.connexus-group.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA7601
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other: Housing Association
I.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Edinburgh House, Wem
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Demolition of part of the existing 2/3 storey office building. Construction of 18no. 1, 2 and 3 bed houses. Conversion of the ground and first floors of the existing building into 10no. 1 and 2 bed apartments. Conversion of the second floor of the existing building into office accommodation. External works.
The Contract will be a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45211000
45000000
45100000
45110000
45400000
45211100
45211340
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG22
Main site or place of performance:
Wem, Shropshire
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Demolition of part of a 2/3 storey office building. Construction of 18no. 1, 2 and 3 bed houses. Conversion of ground and first floors of existing building into 10no. 1 and 2 bed apartments. Conversion of second floor of existing building into office accommodation. External works.
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: 15
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: 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Responses to the SPD will be reviewed first by the scoring panel.
Bidders who have passed the SPD will then have their Pre-Qualification Questions scored and the 6 highest scoring Bidders will be invited to participate in stage 2.
Stage 2 will be issued at a later date.
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:
Bidders will be required to be registered on Constructionline to gold level.
Bidders to provide details of professional and trade registers that they are enrolled in.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders will be required to provide their last two years' accounts and will also be subject to a third party credit check.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders should be able to demonstrate that they have made a profit in each of the last two years and have a satisfactory credit score reported for one or more years, or if the credit score is unsatisfactory then the Bidder must provide appropriate justification of its ability to trade and fulfil the contract, Connexus will have discretion as to whether to accept such justification and will fail any Bidder where it is not satisfied.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
Bidders must provide up to three relevant examples of equivalent works.
Bidders must demonstrate that they have the necessary skills and trades to undertake the work.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
It is a condition that Bidders are registered with Constructionline gold membership before they can be allocated the contract.
Connexus will exclude Bidders that have been in receipt of enforcement or remedial action orders by the Health and Safety Executive unless the Bidder can demonstrate to Connexus' satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken to prevent future occurrences or breaches.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
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:
05/04/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
03/05/2024
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 ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
See Additional Documents section.
Suppliers to submit signed responses to all documents, the pre-qualification questionnaire and the SPD.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=231331.
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.mytenders.co.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.
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Download the ESPD document here: [[https://www.mytenders.co.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=231331]]
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Connexus will incorporate a minimum ten day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the Contract to be awarded at conclusion of the procurement exercise begun by publication of the contract notice is communicated to tenderers. The Public Contract Regulations 2015 provides for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by breach of those Regulations to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Generally, any such action must be brought within thirty days from the date the aggrieved party knew or ought to have known about the alleged breach. Where the Contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the Contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages or where the award procedures have not been followed correctly may in certain circumstances declare the Contract to be "ineffective"
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Cabinet Office
Correspondence Team, Cabinet Office, Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
UK
Telephone: +44 2072761234
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
01/03/2024