Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue
Southend-on-Sea
SS2 6YL
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement
Telephone: +44 1702215000
E-mail: procurementadvisors@southend.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.southend.gov.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://procurement.southend.gov.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
Ground Investigation Surveying services in Southend (Belton Way, Cliff Parade and Cliff Flagpole)
Reference number: DN566317
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71310000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Council seek a suitably qualified Ground Investigation and Civil Engineering company to carry out investigations and produce technical reports on four areas of the Belton Way, Cliff Parade and Cliff Garden slopes; intrusive ground investigations are required to obtain information on the existing ground conditions to inform the design of slope stability measures across the site. The contract will include producing satisfactory technical information to allow the Council to publish a tender for the cliff stabilisation works required for each area. The appointed firm will need to accept that the Council reserves the right to require that the GI Consultant under the appointment be novated and/ or procure collateral warranties/ letters of reliance from the consultant in favour of any design and build contractor the Council will appoint subsequently.
The procurement process will be conducted electronically via the Council's e-tender
facility Procontract: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/
You will need to register on the system, Express an Interest in this opportunity
E-TENDER Project Id: DN566317 , then look at My Opportunities where you will be
able to find and view all the tender documents. All tender queries must be raised
through the system once you have registered on the tender. The tender documents
are only available from this site and are free of charge.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council seek a suitably qualified Ground Investigation and Civil Engineering company to carry out investigations and produce technical reports on four areas of the Belton Way, Cliff Parade and Cliff Garden slopes; intrusive ground investigations are required to obtain information on the existing ground conditions to inform the design of slope stability measures across the site. The contract will include producing satisfactory technical information to allow the Council to publish a tender for the cliff stabilisation works required for each area. The appointed firm will need to accept that the Council reserves the right to require that the GI Consultant under the appointment be novated and/ or procure collateral warranties/ letters of reliance from the consultant in favour of any design and build contractor the Council will appoint subsequently.
The procurement process will be conducted electronically via the Council's e-tender
facility Procontract: https://procurement.southend.gov.uk/
You will need to register on the system, Express an Interest in this opportunity
E-TENDER Project Id: DN566317 , then look at My Opportunities where you will be
able to find and view all the tender documents. All tender queries must be raised
through the system once you have registered on the tender. The tender documents
are only available from this site and are free of charge.
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: 6
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The Council may require that the GI Consultant under the appointment be novated and/ or procure collateral warranties/ letters of reliance from the consultant in favour of any design and build contractor the Council will appoint subsequently.
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
As stated in the tender documents.
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
16/11/2021
Local time: 12:00
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: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
16/11/2021
Local time: 12:05
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
High Court Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/10/2021