Contract notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
  Town Hall, Hornton Street, London,
  London
  W8 7NX
  UK
  
            Contact person: Mo Ajibola -Procurement Manager
  
            E-mail: mo.ajibola@rbkc.gov.uk
  
            NUTS: UKI33
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: www.rbkc.gov.uk/
  
              Address of the buyer profile: https://www.wearew11.org
 
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.capitalesourcing.com
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.capitalesourcing.com
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:
www.capitalesourcing.com
I.6) Main activity
            Other: Public Sector Services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
NOTTING DALE HEAT NETWORK - CONTRACT FOR DESIGN, BUILD, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
            Reference number: Ref 270
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  45232140
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Works
  II.1.4) Short description
  The e Lancaster West Estate (the Estate), in North Kensington, 
  is undergoing a comprehensive refurbishment of its social housing and landscaping, with a deep energy retrofit to improve its energy performance.
  The Authority is conducting a procurement for a design, build, operation and maintenance contract relating to the Notting Dale heat network.
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKI33
Main site or place of performance:
    North Kensington
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Lancaster West Estate (the Estate), in North Kensington, is undergoing a comprehensive refurbishment of its social housing and landscaping, with a deep energy retrofit to improve its energy performance.
    The Authority is conducting a procurement for a design, build, operation and maintenance contract relating to the Notting Dale heat network (the “Procurement”).
    The Notting Dale Heat Network (the “Heat Network”’/”Project”) is to be delivered and operated by a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) wholly owned by the Council, Notting Dale Heat Network Ltd. It is the Council’s ambition that it will be the most reliable and proactively maintained heat network in the UK.
     The initial phase of the Project is to serve the Lancaster West Estate (LWE) for which the intended heat users include around 800 residential units, a school, a large Council-owned leisure centre and business units for SMEs (Baseline Studios). The Project is anticipated to expand through future phases, which are currently being assessed. Detail is provided in the ISIT - 2A, Project Description and Objectives report.
    The Authority is obliged to conduct this procurement in full accordance with the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016. The Authority will procure the Proposed Contract using the Negotiated Procedure with Prior Notice as set out in Regulation 47 of the UCR 2016, which provides a structure for this competitive tendering exercise.
    Suppliers will be required to express interest in this opportunity on Capital Esourcing. If not already registered on Capital Esourcing, please register at the following link: https://www.capitalesourcing.com 
    Suppliers will then be granted access to the tender documentation.
    Please note that registering on Capital Esourcing and expressing interest does not mean that you have bid for the tender - once the above steps are complete you will be required to complete and submit the tender documentation.
    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
    
                Start:
                12/06/2023
    
                End:
                01/06/2028
    
                  This contract is subject to renewal: No
                
    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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
  IV.1.1) Type of procedure
  Negotiated with call for competition
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        No
      
 
IV.2) Administrative information
  IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
  Notice number in the OJ S:
  2022/S 000-026781
  IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
  
              Date:
              07/11/2022
  
                Local time: 17:00
  IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
  
              Date:
              23/09/2022
  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
  
                Tender must be valid until:
                01/06/2023
 
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
  
    Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea of The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London
    W8 7NX
    London
    W8 7NX
    UK
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/09/2022