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UK-Bournemouth: architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   BOURNEMOUTH
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:252742-2009
Publication Date:   Sep 11, 2009
Deadline:   Oct 30, 2009
Buyer:   BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
BOURNEMOUTH, Bournemouth and Poole
United Kingdom
Web Site:   http://www.bournemouth.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 22M0 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 175/2009, #252742-2009
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): Bournemouth Borough Council,
Town Hall, St Stephens Road, Attn: Matt Green King Sturge LLP – Financial
Services, 30 Warwick Street, London, W1B 5NH, UK-Bournemouth BH2 6DY. Tel.
+44 2070875134. E-mail: matt.green@kingsturge.com.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
http://www.bournemouth.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.
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:
Bournemouth Town Centre Master Vision LABV.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 12.
NUTS code: UKK21.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Bournemouth
Borough Council (the "Council") is seeking a private sector partner
("PSP") with which to help deliver its Town Centre Master Vision, a major
regeneration project to bring new homes, offices, retail opportunities,
tourism attractions, business development and improvements to
infrastructure and the street scene.
In order to deliver certain aspects of the Town Centre Master Vision a
corporate joint venture (a Local Asset Backed Vehicle) will be established
for a term of approximately 20 years. The Council and the successful
private sector partner will each invest in and hold a 50 % interest in the
delivery vehicle.
The role of the vehicle will be to enable the development of sites that
will help deliver the Town Centre Master Vision. The chosen private sector
partner will share in the Council’s vision and ambitions and demonstrate
its long term commitment to the sustainable physical and economic
development of Bournemouth Town Centre.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 71000000, 70000000,
70110000, 70111000, 70330000, 70332100, 70332200, 70331000, 70332000,
71310000, 71315200, 71315210, 71315300, 71410000, 71520000, 71521000,
73220000, 79400000, 79410000, 79411000, 79411100, 79412000, 79418000,
66100000, 66140000.
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 Scope of the contract is set out in
section II.1.5.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 200 000 000 and 500 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.9.2010. Completion: 1.9.2030.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: As set out in the Invitation
to Submit Outline Proposals documentation. The Council reserves the right
to require deposits, guarantees and other forms of security.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: Details will be set
out in the Invitation to Submit Outline Proposals and/or the contractual
documentation and will be developed throughout the competitive dialogue
procedure.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Expressions of interest in response to
this contract notice may be submitted by a single Bidder or a consortium.
However where the Bidder is a consortium, each member of the consortium
may be required to contract on the basis of joint and several liability if
the consortium is successful.
The Council reserves the right to require the private sector partner (PSP)
(whether this is a single party or a consortium) to have a particular
legal form or structure and/or to require the private sector partner or
any one or more of the consortium members in the consortium to adopt
primary liability on the scheme.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
Conditions for the performance of the contract will be set out in the
Invitation to Submit Outline Proposals. The Council requires the private
sector partner to actively progress towards the achievement of the
objectives of the Council that may include, but not be limited to, social
and environmental objectives. The objectives of the Council shall be
incorporated into the contractual arrangements with the private sector
partner.
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 which will be available from the contact
point at 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 the Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public
Contracts regulations 2006 and as set out in the Pre-Qualification
Questionnaire which will be available from the contact point at section
l.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the
Pre-qualification Questionnaire which will be available from the contact
point section l.1 above.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
In accordance with Article 48 to 50 of the Directive 2004/18/EC and
Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in
the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which will be available from the
contact point at section l.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out in the Pre-qualification Questionnaire which will be available
from the contact point at section l.1 above.
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: 6. Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set
out in Pre-Qualification Questionnaire which will be available from the
contact at section I.1 above. In outline they are based on bidders'
capacity to provide, experience and approach to exemplar regeration
schemes, working in partnership with the public sector and access to
funding.
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:
30.10.2009 - 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 II.1.9 – Variant proposals will be
accepted in addition to a compliant bid (as set out in the procurement
documents issued by or on behalf of the Council as part of this
procurement (the "Procurement Documents")) provided that the Council's key
requirements (as set out in the Procurement Documents) are met. However,
the Council requires the private sector partner to facilitate delivery of
the entire scheme (as set out in the Procurement Documents) and bids or
proposals relating to individual elements or lots will not be considered.
Section II.3 – the life of the joint venture between the Council and
private sector partner will be a period of approximately 20 years and is
intended to be a long term arrangement.
Sections IV.3.3 – the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire and Memorandum of
Information will be available from the contact point at section I.1 from
14.9.2009 on the receipt by the Council of an expression of interest.
Expressions of interest must be received by the Council from "Bidders" by
12:00 noon on 30.10.2009.
Section IV.3.4 - completed Pre-Qualification Questionnaires must be
received by the Council by 12:00 noon on 30.10.2009 and must be completed
in accordance with the instructions set out in the Pre-Qualification
Questionnaire. A Bidders' day will be held on 16.10.2009.
If considered applicable at any time the Council reserves the right to
include obligations within any specification, contract
conditions/arrangements with the private sector partner and/or the joint
venture in relation to workforce issues (including issues contained in the
Code of Practice – Workforce Matters in Local Authority Service Contracts
(2003)).
Bidders are advised that the Council is subject to the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 (the "Act") and the Environmental Information
Regulations 2004 (the "Regulations"). If a Bidder considers that any of
the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not
be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or
otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify
the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly
specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The Council shall take such
statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request for
information pursuant to the Act or the Regulations which relates to the
information provided by the relevant Bidder. However, the Council reserves
the right (acting in its sole discretion) to disclose any such requested
information with or without consulting the relevant Bidder. Please note,
it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality
encompassing all the information provided in the response to the Council.
The Council shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses
incurred by Bidders and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or
expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the procurement, or if the
competition is cancelled or postponed. The Council reserves the right to
not award any or part of this contract.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Please see VI.4.2..
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 the 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: 8.9.2009.
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