CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): London Borough of Camden on
behalf of itself and the following contracting authorities; see Section
VI.3, Camden Town Hall Judd Street, Contact: Ian Patterson, UK-London WC1H
9JE. Tel. +44 2079744551. E-mail: bsfpqq@camden.gov.uk. Fax +44
2079743178.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.camden.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.camden.gov.uk/pqqbsf.
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: London Borough of
Camden, Business Services Manager Legal Services Room 207 Camden Town Hall
Judd Street, Contact: Sharon Kelly, UK-London WC1H 9JE. Tel. +44
2079741987. E-mail: sharon.kelly@camden.gov.uk. Fax +44 2079745659.
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:
London Borough of Camden 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.
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 educational facilities which may also
include:
(a) facilities for the provision of health, social care and education
services for children (childrens centres);
(b) co located leisure facilities which may include the Somers Town
Community Sports Centre;
(c) multi use games area at Maria Fidelis School
(d) co located health facilities which may include the Swiss Cottage
Special School (together the "Relevant Education Facilities") in the
contracting authorities’ area.
These Partnering Services in relation to the educational facilities
strategic investment programme may also comprise the following services:
(a) strategy management services;
(b) project development services;
(c) procurement consultancy services;
(d) procurement and delivery or management of all the services required to
deliver the strategic investment programme for the Relevant Education
Facilities (including through the provision, integration and management of
supply chain arrangements). It is anticipated that such services may
include:
(i). architectural services including landscape design;
(ii). engineering services;
(iii). construction services including landscaping;
(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). education strategy services;
(xii). non-housing repairs and maintenance contracts;
(xiii). building rationalisation and regeneration; and
(xiv). change management programmes for a period of up to 15 years.
The Relevant Education Facilities which may be a mixture of new build and
refurbished facilities, will be delivered under the Private Finance
Initiative (PFI) and/ or design and build arrangements. This may include
the delivery of the Relevant Facilities through separate SPVs established
by the LEP. Where an SPV is established, the shareholders in such SPV may
include the LEP, third party equity providers, members of the private
sector partner’s consortium and supply chain members.
The contracting authorities may contract directly with the LEP, or where
an SPV is established, with the SPV.
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 construction contracts,
facilities management services, support services, and ICT services (this
list is not exhaustive) for the contracting authorities’ other educational
facilities (i.e. other than the Relevant Educational Facilities) which may
include but is not limited to where the contracting authorities’ existing
arrangements are either transferred or expire.
The LEP also may provide (or arrange for the provision of "Partnering
Services" which will include (but not limited to) the provision of
facilities management services and advisory services in relation to
corporate and commercial facilities that are owned, occupied or operated
by the Council during the period of the partnering arrangements ("the
Corporate Facilities").
The Corporate Facilities include (but are not limited to) approximately
180 buildings in the London Borough of Camden including
municipal/administrative offices, libraries, playcentres, area offices,
community halls and centres, depots.
An indicative list of the current Corporate Facilities is available at
www.camden.gov.uk/pqqbsf.
These Partnering Services in relation to the Corporate Facilities may also
comprise the following services:
(a) strategy management services;
(b) project development services;
(c) procurement consultancy services;
(d) procurement and delivery or management of all the services required to
deliver the strategic facilities management programme for the Corporate
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 and soft facilities management
services including (but not limited to) repairs and maintenance;
electrical equipment/PAT testing; air conditioning; heating and boiler
maintenance; lift maintenance; electrical maintenance; fire safety;
internal and exterior building cleaning; access control/CCTV maintenance;
asbestos and legionella surveys and removal; provision of watercoolers;
mats; ST bins; plants;
(vii). non-housing repairs and maintenance contracts; and
(vii). building rationalisation and regeneration;
As well as providing facilities management and advisory services for the
Corporate Facilities, 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, advisory
services and support services (this list is not exhaustive) for sites and
facilities that the Council may consider for incorporating or developing
into the portfolio of Corporate Facilities.
The LEP may also be required to provide or arrange for refurbishment or
works in relation to the Corporate Facilities to the value of
approximately £3m per annum.
The contracting authorities may contract directly with the LEP, or where
an SPV is established, with the SPV.
Further details are contained in the Descriptive Document and
pre-qualification questionnaire (see Section VI.3 for details of how to
obtain these).
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 79400000, 45000000,
45111000, 45210000, 45214000, 45214200, 45314000, 45453100, 50700000,
51610000, 55524000, 70000000, 71315000, 71541000, 72222300, 72500000,
72514300, 75200000, 77314000, 79411000, 79418000, 79420000, 79710000,
79993000, 80000000, 90911200, 92610000, 98341140, 72000000, 71000000,
71600000, 77320000.
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 first
phase of projects covered by this procurement in relation to the Relevant
Education Facilities is in the region of £81 million GBP. Further projects
arising in the first 10-year period may result in the total estimated
capital value (including first phase projects) being approximately 250 000
000 GBP.
The estimated annual revenue value costs of performing the facilities
management services in relation to existing Corporate Facilities and
advisory services is in the region of 4 500 000 - 5 000 000 GBP.
The estimated potential range of the value of the advertised opportunity
over the 15-year period (including the Relevant Education Facilities, the
Corporate Facilities and Partnering Services) is given below.
If applicable, estimated value excluding VAT (give figures only):
Currency:
OR Range: between 250 000 000 and 300 000 000. Currency: GBP.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 250 000 000 and 300 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The partnering contract between the private
sector and the contracting authorities will be for a period of 10 years
with an option (exercisable 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 or other forms of
appropriate security.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: See Sections III.1.3
and VI.3 some projects may be delivered using the UK government's private
finance initiative (PFI).
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. This may include the LEP establishing a special purpose vehicle (SPV)
which will contract directly with the contracting authorities for the
delivery of specific projects. Where an SPV is established the
shareholders in such SPV may include the contracting authorities, the LEP,
third party equity providers and supply chain.
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 Camden's Sustainable Community Strategy
(2007 - 2012), Camden's Environmental Sustainability Delivery Plan -
Delivering a Sustainable Camden (2008-2012), the social and sustainability
objectives contained in London Borough of Camden's Corporate Procurement
Strategy (2006 -2009), Local Procurement Code, apprenticeships and/or work
experience for Camden school students and locally resident young people.
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 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the
pre qualification questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with
Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre qualification
questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the pre
qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 48 to 50
of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre qualification questionnaire
available from the address in section I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the pre
qualification questionnaire.
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 minimum number: 3. Maximum number: 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.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
7.5.2009 - 12:00.
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 I.1. The London Borough of Camden
is acting as lead contracting authority on behalf of the following
contracting authorities (and their statutory successors and organisations
created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes):
— BSF Investments LLP 5th Floor, 10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AE,
UNITED KINGDOM,
— Partnerships for Schools, 7th Floor, 10 Great George Street, London,
SW1P 3AE, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Swiss Cottage Special School, 80 Avenue Road,
London, NW8 6HX, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Jack Taylor School, Ainsworth Way, Boundary Road,
London, NW8 0HY, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Chalcot School, Harmood Street, London, NW1 8DP,
UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Maria Fidelis Roman Catholic Convent School, North
Gower Street, London, NW1 2HR, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Acland Burghley School, Burghley Road, London, NW5
1UJ, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Hampstead School, Westbere Road, London, NW2 3RT,
UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of William Ellis School, Highgate Road, London, NW5
1RN, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road, London, NW5
2DB, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of La Sainte Union Catholic School, Highgate Road,
London, NW5 1RP, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Parliament Hill School, Highgate Road, London, NW5
1RL, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of Haverstock School, 24 Haverstock Hill, Chalk Farm,
London, NW3 2BQ, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Governing Body of South Camden Community School, Charrington Street,
London NW1 1RG, UNITED KINGDOM,
— UCL, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UNITED
KINGDOM;
— The Trustees of Camden Schools for Girls, Foundation of Frances Mary
Buss, Camden School for Girls, Sandall Road, London, NW5 2DB, UNITED
KINGDOM,
— The Trustees of the Anglo-Hibernian Province of the Congregation of La
Sainte Union des Sacres Coeurs, La Sainte Union Catholic School, Highgate
Road, London, NW5 1RP, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Trustees of the Society Faithful Companions of Jesus (Incorporated)
of Stellas Maris Convent North.
Foreland, Broadstairs Kent, North Gower Street, London, NW1 2HR, UNITED
KINGDOM;
— The Trustees of the William Ellis and Birkbeck Schools Trust, William
Ellis School, Highgate Road, London, NW5 1RN, UNITED KINGDOM,
— Academies established or to be established in the area of the London
Borough of Camden,
— Foundation Schools established or to be established in the area of the
London Borough of Camden,
— The London Diocesan Board for Schools, 36 Causton Street, London SW1P
4AU, UNITED KINGDOM,
— The Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster, Vaughan House, 46 Francis
Street, London SW1P 1QN, UNITED KINGDOM,
— Primary schools established or to be established in the area of the
London Borough of Camden,
— Foundation Partnerships,
— Learning and Skills Council,
— Local Health Organisations,
— Other bodies with responsibility for education and/or education
facilities and services to children and their families in the London
Borough of Camden which may be established as a result of reorganisation
or organisational changes in the London Borough of Camden. BSF Investments
LLP has been established by the Department of Education and Skills (now
Department of Children Schools and Families) and Partnerships UK as the
body which will invest equity in the LEP.
Further details of the contracting authorities are provided at
www.camden.gov.uk/pqqbsf.
Section I.2 - Additional types of contracting authority; national agency/
office, body governed by public law.
Section II.2(c) - Additional service categories: 7, 12, 14, 17, 23, 24,
25, 26, 27.
Sections II.2.2 and II.3 – The partnering contract between the private
sector and the contracting authorities will be for a period of 10 years
commencing on 23 September 2010 with an option to extend for a further 5
years (such option being exercisable during the initial 10 year term). The
term of any design and build, PFI, facilities management, management
services or ICT agreements or other agreements flowing from the
partnership may extend beyond this period.
Section II.1.6 - Further Additional objects CPV codes:
50750000 Lift-maintenance services
50710000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical
building installations
50532000 Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery,
apparatus and associated equipment
50531100 Repair and maintenance services of boilers
45259300 Heating-plant repair and maintenance work
50720000 Repair and maintenance services of central heating
50610000 Repair and maintenance services of security equipment
45262660 Asbestos-removal work
65111000 Drinking-water distribution
31141000 Water coolers
71240000 Architectural, engineering and planning services
71355000 Surveying services
45343000 Fire-prevention installation works
71630000 Technical inspection and testing services
Section IV.3.3 - The PQQ and Descriptive Document are available to
download at www.camden.gov.uk/pqq from the date of despatch of this notice
until noon on 7.5.2009. For non electronic copies of the PQQ please use
the contact address in section I.1. It is anticipated that the invitation
to participate in the dialogue will be sent to short listed bidders by
3.6.2009.
Section IV.3.4 - Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and
return of the PQQ 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 be accessing the website
www.camden.gov.uk/pqqbsf to download the form (or email a request to
bsfpqq@camden.gov.uk), complete it and return it to the address specified
in Annex A III by the date and time specified in Section IV.3.4.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: London Borough of Camden,
Camden Town Hall Judd Street, UK-London WC1H 9JE. E-mail:
ian.patterson@camden.gov.uk. Tel. +44 2079744551. URL: www.camden.gov.uk.
Fax +44 2079743178.
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: 6.4.2009.
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