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

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

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

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

Basingstoke Fire Station, West Ham Close, Basingstoke, RG22 6PH, Hampshire

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)

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority are looking to appoint a Design and Build Contractor to undertake the detailed design and construction phases of a new fire station on the existing site at West Ham Close, Basingstoke.

For information purposes the outline design will be undertaken by a design team appointed by Hampshire Fire Rescue Authority. The design team will progress the design through to Planning / RIBA stage 3 (old RIBA stage D). The successful Contractor will then be expected to undertake the detailed design and progress the scheme through to Final Completion. The Contractor will not be expected to novate over the existing design team.

The works will include but not be limited to the demolition of the existing fire station, the construction of an interim facility in order to retain an operational service throughout the construction phase, and the construction of a new fire station on the existing site. The new fire station will also include training, accommodation and office facilities. Further information on the Design and Build scheme can be found within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

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

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds, warranties and other forms of appropriate security. As defined in the Tender Documentation.

III.1.2)

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

As defined in the 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

No special legal form will be required. In the case of organisations applying as a consortia or joint venture, full details for each member is required. It will be necessary for each member to sign an undertaking that they shall be jointly and severally responsible for the performance of the contract. All as defined in the Tender Documentation.

III.1.4)

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

Under the contract the contractor and their supply chain will be required to participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly, the contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations, to be detailed in the Contract Documents.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

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

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 43 to 51 of Directive 2004/18/EC as amended by S.I. 2007/2157, 2009/2992, 2011/1441 and Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations

2006 as amended by "The Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009, and as set out In the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.

Applicants are advised it is a condition of this contract that all managers and operatives (Including subcontractors)

are suitably competent to execute all trades and operations encompassed by these Contracts in full compliance with UK legislation.

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

This will be set out in the Contract Documents. However, candidates should note that the Contracting Authority intend to use successive stages under the Competitive Dialogue process. Organisations expressing an interest will be invited to submit a pre-qualification questionnaire, which will be evaluated by the Contracting Authorities using the selection criteria set out in the Contract Documents. This process will allow the Contracting Authorities to shortlist a miniumum of 5 (five) and envisaged 6 (six) to submit Outline Solutions. The Contracting Authorities intend to invite 3 (three) bidders to participate in Dialogue and Submit a Best and Final Offer.

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

HFRS107

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

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with the award of a Contract at any stage of the procurement process or to award only a part of the Contract.

(MT Ref:109482)

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:

The Contracting Authorities shall comply with the requirements of Regulation 29A and 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (which incorporates Directive 2004/12/EC into English Law) as amended to incorporate the requiremetns of the Remedies Directive (2007/66/EC) when notifying economic operators of the outcome of this procurement.

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX A

Additional Addresses and Contact Points

I)

Address and contact points from which further information can be obtained

II)

Address and contact points from which specifications and additional documentation may be obtained

III)

Address and contact points to which Tenders/Requests to Participate must be sent