CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

New cheese production line facility

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Construction of a new cheese production facility within part of an existing high-bay warehouse building on an existing cheese production site. The Works comprise the construction of a new insulated floor with integral drainage, installing structural steel members and a structurally supported full-height dividing insulated fire wall, insulated food lining walls, roof-suspended walk-on ceilings, tiled and resin flooring finishes, mezzanine levels with associated electrical and mechanical works. The Main Contractor will be expected to co-ordinate with the supplier(s) of dairy equipment (procured by the Client) for the delivery, installation and commissioning within the build programme period. Some external works including drainage and bringing steam and electrical supplies to the new production area over an external existing services bridge/gantry/conveyor (partly over a river) will be required as part of the build contract.

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2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

Estimated total value of supply and installation range between £1,900,000 and £2,200,000

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Tenders are only expected from Main Contractors with similar suitable experience of undertaking the Works described with experience of coordinating the delivery, installation and commissioning of dairy equipment as part of the building programme. Tenderers' attention is drawn to the need to complete the Project by 30 June 2015 including the dairy equipment installation and commissioning. This end date is governed by funding restrictions.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

Tenders may not be available until 21.11.14. Tenders are expected only from economic operators that can perform the role of the Main Building Contractor and the Buyer will be seeking performance guarantees. Individual applications from operators who can only provide part of the scope will not be considered further. The Buyer reserves the right to carry out additional financial checks on all companies tendering for this contract at any time during the procurement process, to ensure they continue to meet the Buyer's requirements and remain financially viable to perform the Contract. 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 that in order for the tender submission to be considered further, the tenderers must receive a 'Pass' in each requirement in a Pass/Fail gateway. Any tenderer receiving a Fail would mean their tender would not be considered any further. A tenderer receiving a Pass in each gateway would then go forward to have their submission scored using a Price/Quality matrix -details of which are in the tender documentation. The Buyer reserves the right at any time to cease the tendering process and not award or to award only part of the opportunity described in this notice. If the Buyer takes up this right they will not be responsible for, or pay the expenses or losses, which may be incurred by any tenderer as a result. All suppliers are responsible for the cost of tendering or replying to this notice. The Buyer undertakes to hold confidential any information provided in the proposals submitted by any tenderer, subject to the Buyer's obligations under any law or to comply with grant or other funding rules. If the applicant considers that any of the information submitted should not be disclosed because of its sensitivity then this should be stated with the reason for considering it sensitive. The Buyer will endeavour to consult with the applicant about such sensitive information when considering any external disclosure of that information.

(WA Ref:18230)

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Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice