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Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   BRIXTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:88271-2009
Publication Date:   Mar 28, 2009
Deadline:   May 5, 2009
Buyer:   LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH - ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES: SEE SECTION VI.3
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH - ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES: SEE SECTION VI.3
BRIXTON, Inner London
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.lambeth.gov.uk

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Notice Type: 22M0 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 61/2009, #88271-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Competitive dialogue
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): London Borough of Lambeth - On
behalf of itself and the following Contracting Authorities: See Section
VI.3, 7th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, Contact:
Saiyyidah Stone, UK-Brixton SW9 7QE. Tel. +44 2079265312. E-mail:
sstone@lambeth.gov.uk. Fax +44 2079263209.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.lambeth.gov.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
UK-London: London Borough of Lambeth Building Schools for the Future.
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: The London Borough of Lambeth Inner London.
NUTS code: UKI1.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The contracting
authorities are seeking an innovative private sector partner or partners
to participate and invest in a new Public Private Partnership vehicle (a
"Local Education Partnership" or "LEP") to be established jointly with
some or all of the contracting authorities. The LEP will provide (or
arrange for the provision of) "Partnering Services", which will include
(but not be limited to) the development of a strategic investment
programme for:
As a priority (a) educational facilities provided at schools and may
include community schools, voluntary aided and foundation including trust
schools and other places of primary, secondary and tertiary education; and
may include the following additional services:
(b) other children's services facilities including but not limited to
children's homes, sure start facilities, after school club facilities,
youth clubs etc;
(c) community facilities that support educational outcomes, such as but
not limited to co-location and integration of key services such as
education, social services, children's services, healthcare services etc;
(d) accommodation for adult education and SEN education;
(e) leisure facilities including but not limited to swimming pools, sports
facilities, leisure centres, playing fields, track and field facilities
etc;
(f) community facilities whether co-located with any of the above
facilities or freestanding including but not limited to halls,
drop-in-centres, creches, sheltered workshops etc whether owned by public
bodies, social enterprises or not for profit organisations;
(g) social service facilities including but not limited to day centres
whether owned by public bodies or not for profit organisations;
(h) office and other accommodation for any contracting authority;
(i) facilities for health, library and other community services;
(j) supporting wider regeneration initiatives within the area;
(k) facilities for the provision of health, social care and education
services for children and any other facilities to be provided by one or
more of the contracting authorities in the excercise of the powers
contained in Section 2(1) of the Local Government Act 2000 (together the
"Relevant Facilities") in the contracting authorities' area.
These Partnering Services will also comprise the following services:
(a) strategy advisory services;
(b) programme management services;
(c) project development services;
(d) procurement consultancy services;
(e) procurement and delivery or management of all services required to
deliver the strategic investment programme for the Relevant Facilities
(including through the provision, integration and management of supply
chain arrangements).
It is anticipated that such services may include:
(i) architectural services;
(ii) engineering services;
(iii) construction services;
(iv) technical services;
(v) building services;
(vi) hard facilities management services;
(vii) soft facilities management services;
(viii) information, communication and technology (ICT) services;
(ix) educational support services; (x) education programme development
services;
(xi) educational strategy services; and
(xii) professional construction related/property services and operational
asset management services for a period of up to 10 years with the option
to extend for a further 5 years.
The Relevant Facilities which may be a mixture of new build and
refurbished facilities, will be delivered under design and build
arrangements. The contracting authorities may contract directly with the
LEP. The LEP may also be required to provide for, or arrange for the
provision (through supply chain arrangements) of, the management and/or
integration of the Partnering Services, design and build and construction
contracts, facilities management services, support services and ICT
services (this list is not exhaustive) where the contracting authorities
existing arrangements are either transferrred or expire. Further details
are contained in the descriptive document and pre-qualification
questionnaire (See Section VI.3 for details of how to obtain these.) For
the BSF secondary school estate, the contracting authorities have an
existing ICT provider under the terms of the current LCLP arrangements.
The LCLP is a pathfinder PFI ICT project which began in 2005, and was
extended in February 2009 to include Wave 2 BSF schools. The existing ICT
provider will continue to provide these services for most of the schools
until July 2013 and in respect of two schools until 2014. It is
anticipated that the LEP will be providing ICT services upon the expiry of
the LCLP arrangements at each school. It is expected that the LEP will
have exclusivity on the terms set out in the contract documents for the
Lambeth secondary school estate.
It may also have the opportunity, subject to the terms of the relevant
contract documentation, (although the right may not be granted
exclusively) to deliver the London Borough of Lambeth's requirements in
respect of:
(i) upgraded facilities at Lambeth primary schools including the Primary
Capital Programme;
(ii) non-BSF funded works at the Relevant Facilities;
(iii) and school expansion programme.
It is anticipated that the LEP may be appointed to provide soft facilities
management services to secondary schools for a value of up to 10 000 000
GBP per year.
Business and management consultancy and related services. Construction
work. Demolition, site preparation and clearance work. Building
construction work. Construction work for buildings relating to education
and research. Construction work for school buildings. Installation of
telecommunications equipment. Refurbishment work. Repair and maintenance
services of building installations. Installation services of computers and
information-processing equipment. School catering services. Real estate
services. Architectural, engineering and planning services. Building
services. Construction project management services. Information technology
services. Computer-related services. Facilities management services for
computer systems maintenance. Facilities management services for computer
systems maintenance. Provision of services to the community. Grounds
maintenance services. Sports fields maintenance services. General
management consultancy services. Procurement consultancy services.
Procurement consultancy services. Procurement consultancy services.
Management-related services. Security services. Building and facilities
management services. Education and training services. Building-cleaning
services. Sports facilities operation services. Caretaker services.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79400000, 45210000,
51610000, 72514300, 90911200, 70000000, 71541000, 72222300, 72514300,
75200000, 92610000, 72500000, 55524000, 45314000, 77314000, 77320000,
45000000, 45453100, 71315000, 45214200, 45214000, 71240000, 50700000,
45111000, 79411000, 79710000, 79993000, 80000000, 98341140, 79420000,
79418000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The estimated capital value of the
initial projects covered by this procurement is in the region of 33 000
000 GBP. Further projects may result in the total estimated capital value
(including the initial projects) being approximately 200 000 000 GBP in
respect of the BSF programme. The total estimated capital value may be
subject to a potential increase to 400 000 000 GBP with the possible
addition of work on the primary school expansion project and primary
capital programme.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The partnering contract between the private
sector partner and the contracting authorities will be for a period of 10
years with an option to extend (excercisable during the initial 10 year
term) for a further 5 years.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 180 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: The contracting authorities
reserve the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds and other forms
of appropriate security.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: See section III.1.3
and Section VI.3.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: The contracting authorities are
seeking a private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in
the LEP which will take responsibility for and manage a supply chain of
providers. The contracting authorities reserve the right to require
groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require a
single contractor to take primary liability or to require that each party
undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the form of the
LEP.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
Under this project the LEP and its supply chain will be required to
actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental
policy objectives relating to recruitment and training (including the
provision of apprenticeships) and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly
contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and
environmental considerations.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In
accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations
23 to 35 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the
Council's pre-qualification business questionnaire, available from the
address in I.1.1.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with
Articles 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the Council's
pre-qualification Business Questionnaire, available from the address in
I.1.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the
pre-qualification business questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 48-50 of
Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations
2006 as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available
from the address in Section I.1.
As set out in the pre-qualification questionaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the
pre-qualification questionaire.
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: Competitive dialogue.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged number of operators 3
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set
out in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available from the
address in section I.1.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated yes.
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.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 5.5.2009 - 17:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
5.5.2009 - 17:00.
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: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Section 1.1 - The London Borough of Lambeth
is acting as lead contracting authority on behalf of itself and the
following contracting authorities (and their statutory successors and
organisations created as a result of a re-organisation or organisational
changes) BSF Investments LLP, The Diocese of Southwark, The Arch Diocese
of Southwark, The Governing Body of Archbishop Tenison School, The
Governing Body of Charles Edward Brooke School, the Governing Body of St
Martin in the Fields School, The Governing Body of Bishop Thomas Grant
School, The Governing Body of La Retraite School, The Governing Body of
Lansdowne Special School, The Governing Body of Lilian Baylis School, The
Governing Body of Norwood School, The Governing Body of Turney Community
Special School, The Governing Body of Dunraven Foundation School, The
Governing Body of the London Nautical School and Academies, VA schools,
foundation schools, primary schools, trust schools and other types of
educational facilities, health and leisure trusts and other community
organisations established or to be established in the area of the London
Borough of Lambeth. BSF Investment LLP has been established by the
Department for Education and Skills (now Department of Children Schools
and Families) and Partnerships UK as the body which will invest equity in
the LEP. More information on the BSF initiative is available from
www.bsf.gov.uk.
Section I.2 - Additional types of contracting authority: national agency /
office, body governed by public law.
Section II.1.2 (c) Additional service categories: 7, 12, 14, 17, 23, 24,
25, 26, 27.
Section II.1.9 - Variants will be accepted in addition to a compliant bid
(as set out in the tender/contract documents) providing the contracting
authorities' core requirements are met and provided that they are in
accordance with the tender/contract documents.
Section II.2.2 and II.3 - The partnering contract between the private
sector partner and the contracting authorities will be for a period of 10
years commencing around August 2010 with an option to extend for a further
5 years (such option being excercisable during the initial 10 year term).
The term of any design and build, facilities management, management
services or ICT agreements or other agreements flowing from the
partnership may extend beyond this period.
Section IV.3.3 - The pre-qualification questionnaire and descriptive
document are available upon request from the address specified in section
1.1 from the date of despatch of this notice until 20 April 2009. The
Lambeth BSF extranet portal will be used through the procurement process.
For access to the portal or for non-electronic copies of the
pre-qualification questionnaire please use the contact address in Section
I.1. For details of likely timescales of issuing of documents please refer
to the descriptive document.
Section IV.3.4 - Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and
return of the pre-qualification questionnaire by the date and time
specified in Section IV.3.4.
Section IV.3.4 - Economic Operators wishing to participate should obtain a
pre-qualification questionnaire from the address specified in Section I.1,
complete it and return it to that address by the date and time specified
in Section IV.3.4.
GO reference: GO 09032617/01.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: The London Borough of
Lambeth, 7th Floor, International House, Canterbury Crescent, UK-London
SW9 7QE. E-mail: bsfwave5@lambeth.gov.uk. Tel. +44 2079266000. Fax +44
2079263209.
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, UK-London WC2A 2LL.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulation 32 (information about
contract award procedures and the application of standstill period prior
to contract award) and Regulation 47 (Enforcement of Obligations) of the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 26.3.2009.
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