Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
South Tyneside Council
Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road
South Shields
NE33 2RL
UK
Contact person: Laura Hood
E-mail: laura.hood@southtyneside.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.southtyneside.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
Design Consultant for Hebburn Minewater Energy Scheme
Reference number: F7615
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71320000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
South Tyneside Council are appointing a mechanical, electrical and civil design contractor to develop a detailed design of a GBP 7 m district energy infrastructure at Hebburn Town centre using innovative low carbon heat sources including mine water source heat pump and combined heat and power plant.
The Council reserves the right to award the contract through a wholly owned subsidiary or to novate the contract to such a subsidiary if it is appropriate to do so in order to facilitate the operation of the scheme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
398 365.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
09323000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC22
Main site or place of performance:
Hebburn.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The works comprise the design, layout, specification and detailing of process lines, operating equipment and building services of a district energy infrastructure including the development an energy centre and connections to existing buildings in Hebburn Town centre for both heat and power supply.
The contract shall be split in two phases, one to RIBA stage three for concept and validation of initial calculations including topographical, GPR and any other surveys required and permissions (planning advice initially), with the second a detailed design phase including planning, additional surveys and construction tender documents. Construction phase support is also required.
Part 1: April-October 2020
Part 2 (Dependant on scheme viability): November 2020 until entire project completion, estimated to be December 2022.
Suppliers are required to express interest in this opportunity on the NEPO ProContract system. If not already registered on ProContract please register at the following link: https://procontract.due-north.com Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation.
Please note that registering on ProContract and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender — once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documents.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Please state the proprietary modelling software package you propose to use to undertake the peak and annual load modelling, including sample screenshots
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Please demonstrate your proposed project teams experience of designing district heating and private wire networks in the 500 kWth to 2 MWth + range
/ Weighting: 20
Quality criterion: Please provide a detailed explanation as to the amount of resource you shall be using on the project during each phase and whether they are external consultants or in-house. This should be linked to the programme and scope of works
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Please demonstrate your proposed project teams experience of water source heat pumps supplying heat to district heating systems
/ Weighting: 10
Quality criterion: Please demonstrate your proposed project teams experience of private wire design including 11kV and 400V LV networks
/ Weighting: 10
Price
/ Weighting:
50
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:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 023-052406
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: F7615
Title: Design Consultant for Hebburn Minewater Energy Scheme
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
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V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Buro Happold Ltd
Camden Mill, Lower Bristol Road, Somerset
Bath
BA2 3DQ
UK
NUTS: UKK23
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:
: 398 365.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any review proceedings should be promptly brought to the attention of the South Tyneside Council Head of Legal Services at Town Hall and Civic Offices, Westoe Road, South Shields NE33 2RL and will be dealt within accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR 2015’). Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including, without limitation, PCR 2015. In accordance with PCR 2015, the Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/05/2020