Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City & County of Swansea
Civic Centre
Swansea
SA1 3SN
UK
Telephone: +44 1792636000
E-mail: Procurement@swansea.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL18
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.swansea.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0254
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etenderwales.bravosolution.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
Shaping Swansea - Strategic Sites Development Partner
Reference number: CCS/20/017
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Council is procuring a suitably qualified development partner (or consortium) to enter into an agreement, pursuant to a competitive dialogue procedure, to support the sustainable regeneration of Swansea through the development of a number of strategic sites up to a 20 year period in line with the Swansea Central Area Regeneration Framework and other regeneration policies.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45212000
45212100
45212411
45213000
45213110
45213150
70112000
70111000
45211360
45215214
70000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL18
Main site or place of performance:
Swansea, Wales, UK.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is looking to procure, pursuant to a competitive dialogue procurement process, a suitably-qualified partner to deliver mixed use development, including residential, office, commercial and community uses on a number of strategic sites (see Memorandum of Information for further information). The Council is looking for its partner to deliver the following key aims which are as follows:
(a) Provide high quality residential, leisure, office and commercial development;
(b) Encourage city centre living
(c) Enhance the quality of the built environment of the City of Swansea;
(d) Create more employment opportunities and take advantage of opportunities arising from the growth of new
technology, science and creative industries;
(e) Improve graduate retention rates
(f) Improve the leisure, tourism and cultural offer and infrastructure of Swansea;
(g) Encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport;
(h) Emphasise Swansea’s distinctiveness and sense of place;
(i) Improve the linkages between the core city centre and the sea;
(j) Contribute towards creating a successful and sustainable Swansea, as per the Council’s Corporate Plan;
(k) Deliver the Swansea Central Area Regeneration Framework and other regeneration policies.
The competitive dialogue procurement will identify the bidder best capable of meeting its needs, and the Strategic Partnering Agreement (SPA) will contain a project approval procedure in order to allow future phases of works to be agreed between the parties.
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: 240
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.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Articles 57- 58 of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulations 57-58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, and is set out in the Selection Questionnaire which is available from part I.1 above.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Article 58 of the Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the Selection Questionnaire which is available from the address in Part I.1
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met in accordance with Article 58 of Directive 2014/24/EU and Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the Selection Questionnaire which is available from the address in Part I.1.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated
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:
21/10/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
Date:
05/11/2020
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
CY
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
Economic operators interested in submitting a response can download the procurement documents from the eTenderWales portal (http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk) you will need to register with eTenderWales if you are not already registered. Please see below instructions on how to register.
1. Register your company on the eTenderWales portal (this is only required once):
— Navigate to the portal: http://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk
— Click the “Suppliers register here” link.
— Enter your correct business and user details.
— Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete.
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
— Agree to the terms and conditions and click “continue”.
2. Express an interest in the project:
— Login to the portal with your username/password.
— Click the “PQQs Open to All Suppliers” link (these are the PQQs open to any registered supplier).
— Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
— Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
— This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only).
— Click on the PQQ code. You can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box.
3. Responding to the PQQ:
— You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting).
— You can now use the “Messages” function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification.
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ.
— There may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available).
If you require any further assistance use the online help. Alternatively, the BravoSolution helpdesk can be contacted (Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 18:00) on:
— E-mail: help@bravosolution.co.uk
— Phone: +44 8003684850
NOTE: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=99225
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Please refer to Procurement Documents.
(WA Ref:99225)
The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council 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 will extend to 15 calendar days for communication by non-electronic means. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Council as soon as possible after the decision has been made. Should additional information be required it should be requested of the addressee in section I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of the 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 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 30days). Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the Council to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the Council to pay a civil financial penalty, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the Council has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
City & County of Swansea, Legal, Democratic Services & Business Intelligence
Civic Centre
Swansea
SA1 3SN
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/09/2020