Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Purbeck District Council
Westport House, Worgret Road, Dorset
Wareham
BH20 4PP
UK
Contact person: Richard Wilson
E-mail: richardwilson@purpeck-dc.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK22
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk;
Address of the buyer profile: www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/procurement/purbeck
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/procurement/purbeck/local-development-order
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Professional Services for preparing, submitting and progressing a Local Development Order — Dorset Innovation Park.
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90710000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The appointment of consultants to undertake site investigation work, strategy and design development leading to the submission and approval by the local planning authority of a Local Development Order (LDO) for the Dorset Innovation Park, Wool, Dorset which has been awarded enterprise zone status.
To tender: (a) Go to www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/procurement/purbeck/local-development-order (b) Search for tender opportunity — Local Development Order (c) Download the tender from the website.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK22
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Purbeck District Council is seeking to appoint consultants to undertake site investigation work, strategy and design development leading to the submission and approval by the local planning authority of a Local Development Order (LDO) for the Dorset Innovation Park, Wool, Dorset which has been awarded enterprise zone status. To complete the works required it is anticipated that the consultant team will consist of specialists within the following range of professions:
— Project management;
— Architecture/urban design / master planning;
— Town planning;
— Engineering — Flood risk/Utility capacity/geo technical/ environmental/ infrastructure/structural/building services;
— Ecology;
— Landscape architecture.
It is intended that the LDO will have a 25 year life (to coincide with the period of the Enterprise Zone) noting that some of the evidence such as ecological will be subject to the need for a regular update. The LDO will seek to facilitate largely commercial development Class B1,B2, B8 uses but other uses may be applied for including educational, training, falling in Class D1 — Non-residential institutions) etc., but not residential or retail uses for off-site users.
The preparation of the LDO will involve close engagement with Dorset County Council as principal landowner as well as other key stakeholders including the Dorset Innovation Park Management Board, the site stakeholders group, the Winfrith (nuclear site) stakeholders group, Natural England, the Environment Agency, utility providers, the local community and the Council in its role as landowner and local planning authority.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
300 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start:
06/12/2017
End:
31/12/2018
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
This contract will contain a contract monitoring clause which will require the Consultant to maintain comprehensive and accurate records of work carried out in the provision of the Services and shall provide the Council with access to such records upon request.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/11/2017
Local time: 11:59
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/11/2017
Local time: 14:00
Place:
Westport House, Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PP.
Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:
Tenders will be opened in accordance with the Council's Contracts Procedure Rules which may be viewed at: https://www.dorsetforyou.gov.uk/constitution/purbeck
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Purbeck District Council expressly reserves the right not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage and in no circumstances will the Council be liable for any costs incurred by tenderers. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at risk of the tenderer.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2105 No 102) provide for aggrieved economic operators who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take legal proceedings in the High Court. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months ,where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order for any document to be amended and may award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order for a fine to be paid, and/or order the duration of the contract be shortened. Purbeck District Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Tenderers who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Council as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/10/2017