Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6QY
UK
Contact person: Mandy Dixon
Telephone: +44 1642526118
E-mail: mandy.dixon@teesvalley-ca.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC1
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/
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
Appointment of a Technical Adviser to the Middlesbrough District Energy Network Project
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) wishes to appoint a technical consultant with strong experience in delivering district energy schemes to provide ongoing technical advice in respect of the Middlesbrough District Energy Network Project (the Project). The Project is a district energy scheme to be delivered in 3 phases in Middlesbrough town centre in the Tees Valley, North East England with an estimated total capex between 30 000 000 GBP and 40 000 000 GBP. The project completed outline business case stage in December 2017 and now needs to move into the pre-procurement phase.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
430 090.21
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71621000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
UKC1
Main site or place of performance:
Regular attendance at TVCA offices in Stockton-on-Tees will be required in addition to possible attendance at other venues in the UK (subject to where other advisers are based).
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
To undertake the detailed project design and commercialisation of the MIddlesbrough District Energy Network and to act as technical advisor to the TVCA (or any special purpose vehicle established by TVCA for this purpose) during the procurement of a design, build, operate and maintain contract or contracts. The initial contract will be in place from February 2019 until the completion of the procurement process (estimated as being end of 2020) and is estimated to have a value of between (100 000 GBP and 200 000 GBP depending on the complexity of the procurement process. Thereafter the adviser may be retained at TVCA's discretion to advise TVCA during the construction phase. A total estimate of 300 000 GBP has therefore been included.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Robustness of methodology
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Robustness of resource plan
/ Weighting: 30
Quality criterion: Social value/added value
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
II.2.14) Additional information
This was a 2 stage process.
Stage 1: Selection Questionnaire (criteria set out in procurement documentation).
Stage 2: Invitation to Tender scored against assessment criteria stated in 11.2.5 (above).
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2018/S 201-456987
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Appointment of a Technical Adviser to the Middlesbrough District Energy Network Project
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/03/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
WSP UK Ltd
WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane
London
WC2A 1AF
UK
Telephone: +4 2073145000
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.wsp.com/en-GB/who-we-are/our-offices/uk-london-chancery-lane
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 430 090.21
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing interest or tendering for this opportunity. This Contract Notice replaces the notice numbered 2017/S 236-490124-2017-EN.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
London
WC2A 1AA
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court
London
WC2A 1AA
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Tees Valley Combined Authority have incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days stand still period after notification to unsuccessful bidders and until such point, will not enter into a contract for their requirement. Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 sets out the remedies available to economic operators and provides for aggrieved economic operators to take action in the High Court of England and Wales.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Tees Valley Combined Authority
Cavendish House, Teesdale Business Park
Stockton-on-Tees
TS17 6QY
UK
Telephone: +44 1642526118
Internet address(es)
URL: https://teesvalley-ca.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/05/2019