UK-Inverness: architectural, engineering, construction, legal, accounting and other professional services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

INVERNESS

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:162373-2008

Publication Date:

Jun 25, 2008

Deadline:

Jul 31, 2008

Buyer:

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ENTERPRISE

Original Language:

English

Address:

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS ENTERPRISE
INVERNESS , Highlands and Islands
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.hie.co.uk

Notice Type: 2220
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 121/2008
, #
162373-2008
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Highlands & Islands
Enterprise, Cowan House Inverness Retail and Business Park, UK-Inverness
IV2 7GF. Tel. (44) 014 63 23 41 71. E-mail: epc@hietenders.com. Fax (44)
014 63 24 44 69.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.hie.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: SCMG, 1 Todd Campus West of
Scotland Science Park, Attn: HIE Tender Team, UK-Glasgow G20 0XA. Tel.
(44) 014 19 45 64 61. E-mail: epc@hietenders.com. Fax (44) 014 19 45 04
27. URL: www.hietenders.com.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
SCMG, 1 Todd Campus West of Scotland Science Park, Attn: HIE Tender Team,
UK-Glasgow G20 0XA. Tel. (44) 014 19 45 64 61. E-mail: epc@hietenders.com.
Fax (44) 014 19 45 04 27. URL: www.hietenders.com.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: SCMG, 1 Todd Campus
West of Scotland Science Park, Attn: HIE Tender Team, UK-Glasgow G20 0XA.
Tel. (44) 014 19 45 64 61. E-mail: epc@hietenders.com. Fax (44) 014 19 45
04 27. URL: www.hietenders.com.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Economic and financial affairs.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
HIE Property Portfolio - Energy Performance Certificates.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 11.
Main place of performance: UK, Scotland, Highlands and Islands.
NUTS code: UKM6.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): HIE are seeking
a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to assist them in ensuring
compliance with the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
2002/91/EC. HIE requires a certified and licensed Energy Performance
Certificate (EPC) supplier who will provide a consultancy service, whilst
offering best value in the expenditure of public funds.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 74000000, 74200000,
74300000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Under the EU Energy performance of
Buildings Directive (2002/91/EC) every building or unit will require to
have an EPC when it is constructed, sold or leased. From January 2009, in
Scotland, this legislation will apply to all existing buildings (whatever
the internal floor area). In addition, any public building over 1000m²
will require an EPC which must be displayed in a prominent position where
it can be seen by members of the public. HIE currently has in the region
of 230 properties spread throughout the HIE region (of which approximately
15 are level 3 or 4 buildings, ie those buildings that are considered to
be of a complex nature) which are thought to require an EPC. The majority
of which are owned by HIE, but in addition there are approximately 16
further buildings that are occupied by HIE. Suppliers will be required to
identify properties affected by the EPC directives by referring to HIE
records The objectives of the contract are to provide the following
services to HIE: 1. Desktop information gathering and collation of records
2. Undertake property surveys to meet identified needs 3. Provision of
reports & EPC certificates 4. Production of a comprehensive programme of
survey work 5. Provision of advice under the EPC directive.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 24 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and several liability.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: The supplier must be a member of an
organisation that has entered into a protocol agreement with the Scottish
Government (http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/european_issues/epcprotocols.htm ) e.g.
Building Research Establishment (BRE), The Chartered Institution of
Building Services Engineers, Scotland (CIBSE Scotland), The Association of
Building Engineers (ABE), The Energy Institute (EI), The Royal Institution
of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Heating and Ventilation Contractors
Association (HVCA), National Energy Services (NES) and Elmhurst.
Certificates can only be issued by a licensed assessor who must be a
member of one of the protocol organisations. The successful supplier must
be able to provide evidence of experience, qualifications and appropriate
training on SBEM (Simplified Building Energy Model), Surveying and
Services.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 5.
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Candidates who will be invited to tender (ITT) will be selected from their
PQQ submissions. PQQ Scoring will be based on capability and capacity to
deliver the proposed contract. Capability and capacity each account for 50
% of the available PQQ scores. You should complete all sections on the PQQ
website. Your capability and capacity will be determined objectively based
on the responses you provide to the PQQ questions. The highest scoring PQQ
submissions will be invited to tender (ITT).
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
HIE Property Portfolio EU Energy Performance Certificates.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 28.7.2008.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
31.7.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 7.8.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: Yes.
Estimated timing for further notices to be published: 2011.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 24.6.2008.

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