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UK-Livingston: buying and selling of real estate

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   LIVINGSTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:316845-2009
Publication Date:   Nov 14, 2009
Deadline:   Nov 30, 2009
Buyer:   SCOTTISH WATER
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   SCOTTISH WATER
LIVINGSTON, SCOTLAND
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.scottishwater.co.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2540 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 220/2009, #316845-2009
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Negotiated procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

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CONTRACT NOTICE – UTILITIES
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING ENTITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Scottish Water, Watermark
House, Alba Campus, West Lothian, Contact: Procurement Specialist,
UK-Livingston EH54 7HH. E-mail: ProcurementHelpline@scottishwater.co.uk.
Fax +44 1506678624.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting entity: www.scottishwater.co.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: ProcurementHelpline@scottishwater.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for 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) MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES OF THE CONTRACTING ENTITY: Water.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting entity: The
Provision of Valuations, Disposals and Corporate Property Strategy
Services.
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: As applicable.
NUTS code: UKM.
II.1.3) The notice involves: The establishment of a framework agreement.
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement: Framework agreement with
several operators
Maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged:3.
Duration of the framework agreement Duration in year(s): 6
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the
framework agreement
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between 500 000 and 750 000 GBP.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Valuations and
Disposals will include but is not limited to:
— Inspecting sites and preparing valuation/pre-sale marketing reports,
— Researching comparable valuation evidence,
— Negotiating rent reviews on SWs larger Operational and Non-Operational
leasehold properties,
— Negotiating the purchase or lease of additional office and depot
properties and providing full supporting reports and analysis sufficient
for compliance with Scottish Water and Scottish Executive Acquisition
procedures.
Corporate Property Strtegy will include but is not limited to:
— Inspecting sites and gathering occupancy, operational cost and other
appropriate property information,
— Researching and providing comparable evidence, case study, best practice
and benchmark data,
— Liaising with appropriate internal stakeholder departments over
operational, occupancy, financial, commercial, regulatory and governance
issues impacting on SWs property strategy,
— Liaising with SW Estates other Framework partners dealing with Property
Valuations, Acquisitions and Disposals to compile information required for
strategy reports.
The quantum of work available under this Framework tender cannot be
accurately forecast in advance and it is likely that consultancy advice
will be sought on a call on, call off basis as the business need arises.
The winning supplier(s) will be expected to liaise with SW Estates other
Framework partners dealing with Property Valuations, Acquisitions and
Disposals to compile information required for strategy reports.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 70120000, 70200000,
70310000, 70320000.
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 anticipated commencement timeframe
for this framework is April / May 2010. The duration shall be three years
with up to three twelve month extensions that may be exercised at the sole
discretion of Scottish Water.
It is envisaged that the scope of the valuations section of the framework
will include assessments of both capital and rental values. It may also
extend to include full negotiations of rent reviews for Scottish Waters
interests as either Landlords or Tenants (excluding residential and rural
properties) and in addition negotiating the acquisition of new
non-operational properties or sites (i.e. for office or depot purposes) on
a purchase or leasehold basis. Covering property strategy, the selected
supplier will undertake periodic reviews of its property strategy with
regard to the ownership, management and disposal of operational and
non-operational assets.
It is envisaged that following the prequalification stage, a maximum of
six (6) participants will be taken through to tender stage.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: Three (3) year framework with option to
extend for a further three twelve (12) month periods. Total potential
framework time equates to six (6) years.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 72 (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: Where appropriate, parent
company guarantees shall be provided.
Note: Insurance coverage and levels should be project specific.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: All prices quoted
shall be in Pounds Sterling (GBP) and all payments shall be made in Pounds
Sterling (GBP). Payment shall be made on a basis of supplied equipment and
supporting services based on agreed Framework/Contract rates and
schedules.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: In the event of a group of companies
submitting an acceptance offer it will be necessary for each member of the
group to sign an undertaking that each company in the group will be
jointly and severally liable for the satisfactory performance of the
Framework/Contract.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
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: Applicants
expressions of interest should be submitted by email to
ProcurementHelpline@scottishwater.co.uk by the date indicated in IV.3.4
and should include the following information:
(i) Confirmation that the interested party can participate in an
electronic tender process. The only specific requirement being having an
email address. Any PQQ or Tender associated with this Framework/Contract
will be issued using the etender scotland Elcom electronic package.
(ii) Full postal and contact details are required to be included in your
submission.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Applicants will be expected to
be of sufficient and economic standing to support an annual award of work
or part thereof for the framework.
All applicants must complete the Financial questions within the tender
document. Financial Standing relevant to the anticipated value of work
will be determined by Scottish Water based on the response to the
pre-qualification questionnaire and any further financial checks deemed
necessary.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: Refer to the tender document.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reservedto a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal persons should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Negotiated
Candidates have already been selected: no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications or in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting entity: SW10
/ PRS / 650.
IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents:
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
30.11.2009 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) 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(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY
COMMUNITY FUNDS: No.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: See section VI.4.2 below.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: Scottish Water will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar
day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the
contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful
tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before
the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from the
notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and
that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the
expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be
required from the contact point quoted in Section I.1 of this notice.
If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully
resolved The Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations (SSI 2006 No. 2)
provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at harm by a
breach of the rule to take action in the Sheriff Court or Court of
Session. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3
months). Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend
any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into
the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 12.11.2009.
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