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UK-Darlington: architectural and related services

Request For Proposals

General Information
Country:   United Kingdom
City/Locality:   DARLINGTON
Notice/Contract Number:   eu:63818-2010
Publication Date:   Mar 3, 2010
Deadline:   Mar 31, 2010
Buyer:   DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Original Language:   English

Contact Information
Address:   DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL
DARLINGTON, Darlington
United Kingdom
Web Site:   www.darlington.gov.uk

Goods, Works and Services

 

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Notice Type: 2220 - Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 43/2010, #63818-2010
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Restricted 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): Darlington Borough Council,
Town Hall, Feethams, Attn: Susan White, Darlington DL1 5QT, UNITED
KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1325380651. Fax +44 1325382032.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.darlington.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/
Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0381.
Further information can be obtained at: Darlington Borough Council, Town
Hall, Feethams, Attn: Susan White, Darlington DL1 5QT, UNITED KINGDOM.
Tel. +44 1325388019. Fax +44 1325382032. URL: www.darlington.gov.uk.
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
Darlington Borough Council, Town Hall, Feethams, Attn: Susan White,
Darlington DL1 5QT, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1325388019. Fax +44
1325382032. URL: https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf/
frm_opportunity?openForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-QTLE-835F5Z&search_id=&org_id
=ORG-QTLE-75FCMG&from=supplier_home.
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Darlington Borough
Council, Town Hall, Feethams, Attn: Susan White, Darlington DL1 5QT,
UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1325388019. Fax +44 1325382032. URL:
https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf/
frm_opportunity?openForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-QTLE-835F5Z&search_id=&org_id
=ORG-QTLE-75FCMG&from=supplier_home.
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Contract for Design and Planning Services - Darlington Innovation
Connector.
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: Within the Borough of Darlington.
NUTS code: UKC13.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): Darlington
Borough Council (DBC) and its partners Tees Valley Regeneration (TVR), and
One NorthEast (ONE) are working jointly to explore the development of an
Innovation Connector facility in Darlington. The project focuses on the
creation of space for the development of new-start businesses which will
be nurtured and supported through the “make or break” first months and
years to support growth. The development is also likely to include the
creation of a major road junction off an arterial route in the town.
DBC will be the initial contracting authority and is looking for an
organisation that has experience to fully deliver design services which
will follow the latest version of the RIBA Outline plan of Work Stages A
to C inclusive. The successful organisation will also commence development
of necessary reports and documentation which will support a detailed
planning application for the Innovation Connector, landscaping and access
roads. The successful organisation will also develop concept design
options and modelling work for the major road junction works.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional
information please visit the myTenders Web Site at
http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=64197.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 71200000, 71220000,
71240000.
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: Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 130 000 and 170 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Starting:
1.7.2010. Completion: 31.12.2010.
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: A schedule of staged
payments will be agreed with the successful contractor.
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: (1) All
candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration
demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an
administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust
deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of
their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed
and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any
other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the
candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or
money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the
candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to
participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal
offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave
misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which
they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade
register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in
providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not
selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a
member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are
established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the
services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or
who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of
the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is
established.
(9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or
declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to
the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of
the relevant State in which the economic operator is established.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: (1) All candidates will
be required to provide a reference from their bank.
(2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant
professional risk indemnity insurance.
(3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3
previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate
and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type
to the subject matter of this notice.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Employers Liability
Insurance minimum 5 000 000 GBP (million).
Public Liability Insurance 5 000 000 GBP (million).
Professional Indemnity Insurance 5 000 000 GBP (million.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met:
(1) A statement of the candidate's average annual number of staff and
managerial staff over the previous 3 years.
(2) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their
managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for
providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the
contract.
(3) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the
supplier or the services provider in the past 3 years, detailing the dates
on which the goods were sold or the services provided; the consideration
received; the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the
services were provided.
(4) A statement of the candidate's technical facilities; measures for
ensuring quality; and their study and research facilities.
(5) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services
provider intends possibly to subcontract.
(6) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the
candidate to carry out the work under the contract; or be involved in the
production of goods or the provision of services under the contract;
particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they
are independent of the candidate.
(7) A statement of the tools, plant or technical equipment available to
the service provider or contractor for carrying out the contract.
(8) A list of works carried out over the past 5 years, detailing the value
of the consideration received; when and where the work or works were
carried out; and whether they were carried out according to the rules of
the trade or profession and properly completed.
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: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged number of operators 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As per
the pre-qualification questionnaire.
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.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 26.3.2010.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
31.3.2010 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 15.4.2010.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Please note that the documentation for this
tender will only be available via the NEPO Portal, it cannot be obtained
in any other way. The link to this website is available below, you will
need to copy this and paste it into the address bar on the internet
browser.
If you have not previously used this e.tendering portal you will first
need to register your organisation, once you have done this you will need
to express your interest in this contract on the NEPO Portal and you will
be sent the relevant information.
All correspondence between bidders and the authority will be via this
portal only. Completed subbmissions will be via this portal only, the
council will not accept hard copy or e.mail submissions.
https://www.qtegov.com/procontract/supplier.nsf/
frm_opportunity?openForm&contract_id=CONTRACT-QTLE-835F5Z&search_id=&org_id
=ORG-QTLE-75FCMG&from=supplier_home
(MT Ref:64197).
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 1.3.2010.
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