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

Ormskirk Campus at Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire, L39 4QP.

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)

The project comprises the construction of a new Technology Hub, attached to the rear of the existing 3 storey Levens Building. The Technology Hub will comprise a 3 storey new build building of circa 2 850 m2, comprising circa 20 classrooms, a lecture theatre, offices and associated ancillary facilities.

The contractor for the Works will undertake the demolition of the existing single storey building to the rear of the existing Levens Building (the 3 storey Levens building to be retained), services diversions / terminations as required, reduced level dig and construction of substructure / foundation / slab works and the construction of the shell and fit out elements of the building. These packages will include external walls, masonry, structural frame, wall systems and contractor designed cladding systems, contractor designed window and curtain walling systems, contractor designed roof systems, upper floors and stairs construction, screeds, internal fit-out of the building, construction of internal partitioning and screens, floor, wall and ceiling finishes and decorations, joinery, contractor designed mechanical and electrical installations, a replacement lift installation, and installation of fixed furniture and equipment.

In addition to the above construction works, the contractor will also be required to undertake the external works. This will comprise hard and soft landscaping, surface and foul water drainage systems and external services infrastructure. This will be described in detail in the tender information.

The contractor will also be required to undertake a full contractor designed mechanical and electrical installation which will include a highly sustainable design with use of low energy components and renewable technology and likely to incorporate solar thermal, PV and CHP components, low energy systems and a wet heating system. The building will be highly insulated with high performance windows and built to a sustainable standard. The project will potentially be required to meet the requirements of a BREEAM Excellent rating.

The University may separately procure some furniture and fittings and specialist technical fit out works which will be installed during the works. The University may require access for artists and tradesmen to various areas of the building. This will be described in detail in the tender information.

The project is to be designed by the Client's appointed design team. The form of contract will be a JCT Standard Building Contract with Quantities (2011). The design team will not be novated to the Principal Contractor. Further information will be provided in the Invitation to Tender.

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

Further information will be provided in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Tender.

III.1.2)

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

Further information will be provided in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire and Invitation to Tender.

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

The University reserves the right to require groupings of entities to take a particular form, or to require a party to provide primary legal liability or to require that each party undertakes joint several liability.

III.1.4)

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

The contract will be a JCT Standard Building Contract (2011) with Quantities.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

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

Further information will be provided in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation to Tender (ITT). Details of how to obtain a PQQ are set out in section VI.3).

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

Details will be provided in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ).

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

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 University may enter into a contract awarded through a subsidiary company. The University reserves without notice the right to change the procedure for awarding the contract, to reject all or any bids for the contract, to terminate the process and not to award a contract at any time without liability on its part. No contract will be created between the University and any party until a contract is executed between the University and the winning bidder. Tenders and all supporting documentation for the contract must be in English and must be priced in sterling, expressing an interest in, negotiating or tendering for this contract opportunity. Any agreement entered into will be governed by English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

PQQ documentation can be accessed through the following weblink: www.edgehill.ac.uk/capitalprojects/tenders/technology-hub/

The closing date for the return of the completed PQQ is Thursday 3.12.2015 at 12:00.

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 Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be required from the address shown in section 1.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may award the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may render it ineffective and set it aside or award damages (the purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Court before the contract is entered into).

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice