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

Chichester, West Sussex.

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)

Chichester District Council is seeking bids for the Design and Build of new Enterprise Centre on an existing industrial depot site along Terminus Road in Chichester. The new business starter units will provide emerging and small businesses with a simple and affordable way to secure their first commercial base.

In general terms, the proposed Works comprise the design and construction of a new managed Enterprise Centre, having a gross internal floor area of approximately 2 469 m² (nett lettable) together with associated services, drainage and external works, all as described on the drawings and ER's.

The site is located approximately 1 km west of the city centre of Chichester, West Sussex, on Plot 12 of the Terminus Road Industrial Estate. The site is bounded by industrial units to the east; the A27 Fishbourne Roundabout to the west; Terminus Road to the South.

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

“Contractor"s or Performance Bond or Deposit by Way of Security”

“If the Contract Sum is 250 000 GBP or more, the Contractor shall, no later than the date of this Contract, procure the execution and delivery of a performance bond in favour of the Employer in the form included within the Employer’s Requirements. The bond amount shall be no less than 10 % of the Contract Sum. The bond shall be executed and delivered by a surety approved by the Employer, acting reasonably. In the event of the Surety becoming bankrupt or insolvent or compounding with his or their creditors, the Contractor shall, upon being required by the Employer to do so, enter into a new bond with a fresh Surety in the same sum. The cost of providing the performance bond is to be entered as a separate total in the Contract Sum Analysis, together with the name and address of the proposed Surety. The name and address of a broker or other intermediary will not be accepted.”

NB The Employer to select either a bond OR a for inclusion in the Employer's Requirements having regard to the prevailing financial circumstances. If the Employer selects a bond, the Contractor may elect to deposit the bond amount with the Employer's bank in lieu of a bond. In such circumstances, the Contractor shall, no later than the date of this Contract, enter into an Agreement for Deposit by Way of Security with the Employer in the form included within the Employer's Requirements to deposit into the Employer's bank account an amount which shall be no less than 10 % of the Contract Sum.

III.1.2)

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

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

Joint and Several Liability to be undertaken.

III.1.4)

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

The design and construction of works shall conform in every respect with the current requirements of the Building Regulations. The Contractor is required to make application for and obtain all necessary approvals in relation to compliance with the Building Regulations and shall allow for all costs, fees and charges in connection therewith. The scheme shall be registered with Chichester District Council Building Control department.

The Contractor shall register the site with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) no later than one month after commencement of the Works. Any monitoring reports issued by the CCS will be discussed at the monthly site meetings.

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

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

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

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

CDC - 003487

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 tender documents are currently available on the following E-tendering portal and once you have registered you will have full access.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sesharedservices/aspx/Home

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:

VI.4.3)

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

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice