Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Milton Keynes Coucnil
Civic Offices, 1 Saxon Gate East
Milton Keynes
MK9 3HS
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Team
Telephone: +44 1908691691
E-mail: contracts@milton-keynes.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ12
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.lgssprocurementportal.co.uk
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
A Lead Higher Education Partner for MK:U.
Reference number: DN303583
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Milton Keynes Council is seeking a Higher Education partner to lead the establishment of MK:U, a new technology university for Milton Keynes. The Council is inviting national and international Higher Education institutions who would like to be considered as a partner in driving forward this project to propose how they could join us in delivering the vision of a new university for Milton Keynes.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The MK Futures 2050 Commission initiated by the Council identified the potential for Milton Keynes to grow long-term to a population of at least 400 000 people. The creation of a new technology university was considered as a critical project for the city's long-term success.
A number of universities already operate in the city and nearby: The Open University, Cranfield University, The University of Buckingham and The University of Bedfordshire. Milton Keynes College also provides foundation degree level teaching. These all make valued and high quality contributions to the growth and vibrancy of Milton Keynes but the city continues to lack a stand-alone university of its own that operates at the scale and provides the specialist courses necessary to meet its long-term needs. Milton Keynes is one of the largest cities in the UK not to have its own dedicated university and this has an adverse impact on local economic growth and the attractiveness of the city as a destination.
A new university offers the chance to establish a ground breaking new UK higher education facility that will specifically address the employment needs of organisations serving current and new national and international market sector needs.
As a young and rapidly growing city, Milton Keynes is establishing itself as a recognised and globally important technologically ‘Smart City’, where existing flexible and contemporary infrastructure allows a wide range of planning opportunities. Milton Keynes is perfectly placed both geographically and developmentally to create such a new UK institution.
This Procurement aims to appoint a suitable Higher Education Partner to develop the vision and manage a successful delivery of MK:U.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 18
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 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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
10/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
10/01/2018
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Milton Keynes Council
Milton Keynes
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Without prejudice to the remedies provided under Part 3 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 the Contracting Authority shall incorporate a minimum 10 day standstill period at the point that an award decision notice pursuant to Regulation 86 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 is communicated to tenderers. The contracting authority shall send its Regulation 86 Notice, subject to Regulation 86(5) and (6), which shall include the criteria for the award of the contract; reasons for the decision including the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tenderer; the score (if any) obtained by the tenderer receiving the notice and the tenderer to be awarded the contract, and anything required by Regulation 86(3); the name of the tenderer to be awarded the contract; and a precise statement of either when in accordance with Regulation 87 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the contracting authority will not, in conformity with Regulation 87, enter into the contract.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
19/10/2017