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

Wakefield and District Housing Limited

WDH Solutions Limited

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

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)

Bridge Homes (Yorkshire) LLP is a Joint Venture Limited Liability Partnership established by Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) and Wakefield Council to develop land for new build properties, more information is available at: http://bridgehomesyorkshire.co.uk

Bridge Homes (Yorkshire) LLP wish to create and enter into a framework arrangement with multiple contractors for the construction of new build properties. The scope of works for this framework includes those required to develop land and achieve such buildings, including: site preparation, site remediation, associated civil engineering and infrastructure works, design, and new build construction (with appropriate fit out).

The framework agreement will be in place for 48 months. Contracts that are called off under the framework agreement may (where necessary) continue beyond the 48 month term of the framework agreement. Any of the contracting authorities entitled to access the framework agreement will have the option to agree and award underlying contracts to the appointed contractor at any stage during the term of the framework agreement. The following contacting authorities will be entitled to agree and award underlying contracts under the proposed framework as and when required:

Bridge Homes (Yorkshire) LLP

Merefield House, Whistler Drive, Castleford, WF10 5HX,

United Kingdom

Company number OC394414

Wakefield and District Housing Limited,

Merefield House, Whistler Drive, Castleford, WF10 5HX,

United Kingdom

http://www.wdh.co.uk/

Company number: 04948519

WDH Solutions Limited

Merefield House, Whistler Drive, Castleford, WF10 5HX,

United Kingdom

Company number 05802087.

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

As stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire or Invitation to Tender. Bridge Homes (Yorkshire) reserve the right to require deposits, guarantees (including parent company and performance guarantees), bonds or other forms of appropriate security.

III.1.2)

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

As stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire or Invitation to Tender documentation.

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

As stated in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire or Invitation to Tender documentation.

III.1.4)

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

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

As stated in the procurement process documents.

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

As described in the procurement process / framework agreement documents.

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

BH/CONSTRUCTIONFWRK/

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

As outlined within the procurement documentation; it is envisaged that over the next 4 years, Bridge Homes will build in the region of 300 new homes in the Wakefield District. The proposed developments will be built in a number of phases, with each scheme or phase within a larger development comprising approximately 30 properties.

Furthermore, WDH it its own right are undertaking development projects and ‘Building Better Places’ to meet the affordable housing needs of the district. They envisage that they will have £20 to £25 million per annum over the next 2 years for such development opportunities, including section 106 acquisitions.

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.

Under this contract the contractor will be required to actively contribute to the achievement of social objectives. These include: skills development; employment and training opportunities within the locality of where the contract will be delivered; and other added value initiatives throughout the supply chain to support community programmes promoted by Bridge Homes (Yorkshire) its partners and those contracting authorities who are entitled to use this framework and their partners.

Procurement documents can be viewed and available for download at:

https://www.wdh.co.uk/BecomeASupplier/BridgeHomesConstructorFramework/

Initial expressions of interest must be sent to:

E-mail: procurement@wdh.co.uk.

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:

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice