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Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   CARLISLE
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:313403-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 11, 2009
Deadline:   Dec 18, 2009
Buyer:   CARLISLE CITY COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   CARLISLE CITY COUNCIL
CARLISLE, Cumbria
United Kingdom
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Notice Type: 2210 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 217/2009, #313403-2009
Referenced Document Number: 289433-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Open procedure
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): Carlisle City Council, Civic
Centre, Rickergate, Attn: Mr M. Mark, UK-Carlisle CA3 8QG. Tel. +44
1228-817353. E-mail: Malcolmma@carlisle.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:
Raising the Game - Roman Gateway - Tullie House.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 12.
Main place of performance: County of Cumbria.
NUTS code: UKD1.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Proposals are
sought from suitability qualified and experienced design teams to progress
the detailed design and delivery of the Roman Gateway project at Tullie
House.
The project comprises the creation of a spectacular new 400 m2 Roman
Gallery within Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery that will recreate life
in Roman Carlisle and along the Wall. Concept design has been developed by
Redman Design to RIBA Stage C and is based around five narrative themes:
1. On the Edge of Europe’s Largest Empire - This first theme conveys the
size and variety of the Roman Empire and the position of Carlisle at its
very edge.
2. The Dynamic Frontier - demonstrating how the area changed over its
period of Roman occupation i.e. consolidation of the frontier, rebuilding
of the wall in stone.
3. Britain as an Imperial Province - The experience of living in the
military zone of Roman Britain.
4. Real Life in Roman Carlisle - This is where human interest stories will
be told.
5. The Living Wall - modern stories around empire and frontiers will be
told with connections to the previous Roman themes.
The gallery will use a variety of interpretation techniques and resources
from graphic panels to audio, moving images and hands-on activities.
The project will be complemented by public realm works and interpretation
on and adjacent to Hadrian’s Wall Path. Concept designs for this element
have been developed by Landscape Architects TEP.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 71000000.
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: No.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The commission is to take forward the
design of the gallery building on the work undertaken by Redman Design and
progress the project through RIBA stages D to L i.e. detailed design,
procurement of contractor/s & supervision of works on site and acting as
the client’s representative.
It is imperative that the team includes all the necessary resources and
expertise to research and develop the interpretation themes and
storylines, produce interpretation approaches and text appropriate to
different audiences, produce a quality detailed design, obtain all
necessary consents, procure and appoint all necessary
building/installation contractor(s), administer the installation
contract(s), manage the budget and successfully complete the project.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 1 000 000,00 and 1 200 000,00 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
4.1.2010. Completion: 1.6.2010.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
The ability to start the commission and make significant progress in the
design process this financial year i.e. by 31.3.2010 will be critical.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
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: Open.
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:
CPU 2009-28.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2009/S 201-289433 of 15.10.2009.
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: 23.11.2009 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
18.12.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the
tender: Duration in month(s): 3 (from the date stated for receipt of
tender).
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 18.12.2009 - 12:00.
Place: Civic Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria, UK.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
The Mayor of The City of Carlisle Council.
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: Key objectives of the project are:
1. Establish Carlisle as the must-see, world class gateway to the western
and central sections of Hadrian’s Wall
2. To create a gallery of major significance at Tullie House that meets
the needs of local audiences but also delivers as an international tourist
attraction, generating new and additional visits for the city, the Wall
and the region.
In a broader context the interpretation for the Gallery must lie within
the overall Hadrian's Wall Interpretation Framework which is being
developed for the whole World Heritage Site by Hadrian's Wall Heritage
Limited. This framework is in development and the most recent version will
be attached to the Tender documenatation.
Carlisle Renaissance is currently commissioning the preparation of an
interpretation framework to set out the principle interpretation themes
and story lines for the City’s heritage offer. The appointed consultants
will be expected to take account of the emerging findings of the
interpretation framework project and to work with the consultants
appointed to carry out this work.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 9.11.2009.
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