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UK-Sunderland: consultancy services

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General Information

Country:    United Kingdom
Deadline for Responses:   Apr 5, 2004
Regulation of Procurement:   European Union
EU Official Journal Publication:   #40560-2004 in 47/ issue
Publication Date:   Mar 6, 2004
Awarding Authority:   SUNDERLAND ARC, SUNDERLAND
Contract Nature:   Service contract
Procedure Type:   Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required:   Global or partial tender
Awarding Criteria:   The most economic tender
Original Language(s):   English
Abstract:   Sunderland arc Consultants Panels. Sunderland arc and its partner Contracting Authorities wish to establish panels of consultants in a range of disciplines to provide a standing resource of the skills required to develop and implement sustainable regeneration strategies for the various sites, including some of regional significance, within its area of operation. Framework agreements are expected to be awarded in the panel groupings for the provision of the services listed in II.1.6) to Sunderland ARC and its partner Contracting Authorities, namely: One North East, English Partnerships, City of Sunderland Council. It is expected that panels of a minimum of 3 to 5 practices will be established to provide services in each of the undernoted disciplines: 1. Commercial Property Agency Services, 2. Demolition & Site Clearance Engineering Services, 3. Development Consultancy Services, 4. Planning Consultancy Services. Practices appointed to panels will be commissioned for specific projects on a call-off basis. CPV: 70110000, 70000000, 70300000, 74224000, 74231000.

Goods, Works and Services
Regions:  
  • UK132 - TYNE AND WEAR
Commodities:  

Summary
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
This contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
No.
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) Official name and address of the contracting authority: Sunderland
arc, Att: Jonathan Bretherton, North Sands Business Centre, Liberty Way,
UK-Sunderland SR6 0QA, Tyne & Wear. Tel.: 0191 568 9880. Fax: 0191 565
7961. URL: www.sunderlandarc.co.uk.
I.2) Address from which further information can be obtained: Turner &
Townsend Project Management, Att: Robert Brown, 33 Bothwell Street,
UK-Glasgow G2 6NL. Tel.: +44 (0)141 221 0558. Fax: +44 (0)141 248 7728.
E-mail: robert_brown@turntown.co.uk. URL: www.turnerandtownsend.com.
I.3) Address from which documentation may be obtained: Turner & Townsend
Project Management, Att: Robert Brown, 33 Bothwell Street, UK-Glasgow G2
6NL. Tel.: +44 (0)141 221 0558. Fax: +44 (0)141 248 7728. E-mail:
robert_brown@turntown.co.uk. URL: www.turnerandtownsend.com.
I.4) Address to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent: As
in I.1.
I.5) Type of contracting authority: Regional/local level.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) Description
II.1.4) Framework agreement: Yes.
II.1.5) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Sunderland arc Consultants Panels.
II.1.6) Description/object of the contract: Sunderland arc and its
partner Contracting Authorities wish to establish panels of consultants
in a range of disciplines to provide a standing resource of the skills
required to develop and implement sustainable regeneration strategies for
the various sites, including some of regional significance, within its
area of operation.
Framework agreements are expected to be awarded in the panel groupings
for the provision of the services listed in II.1.6) to Sunderland ARC and
its partner Contracting Authorities, namely:
One North East,
English Partnerships,
City of Sunderland Council.
It is expected that panels of a minimum of 3 to 5 practices will be
established to provide services in each of the undernoted disciplines:
1. Commercial Property Agency Services,
2. Demolition & Site Clearance Engineering Services,
3. Development Consultancy Services,
4. Planning Consultancy Services.
Practices appointed to panels will be commissioned for specific projects
on a call-off basis.
II.1.7) Site or location of works, place of delivery or performance:
Sunderland and its immediate environs.
NUTS code: UK132.
II.1.8) Nomenclature
II.1.8.1) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV): 70110000, 70000000,
70300000, 74224000, 74231000.
II.1.8.2) Other relevant nomenclature (CPA/NACE/CPC): CPC 867.
II.1.9) Division into lots: Yes.
Tenders may be submitted for: All lots.
One lot.
Several lots.
II.1.10) Will variants be accepted: Yes.
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Separate framework agreements are
expected to be entered into in respect of projects under each of the
consultancy services identified in II.1.6).
The agreements will be for the provision of services on a call off basis
over a period of 4 years.
II.2.2) Options. Description and time when they may be exercised: Not
applicable.
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion: 48 months
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 Authority
reserves the right to demand any deposits, guarantees, bonds and
insurance cover it deems appropriate.
III.1.2) Main terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the
relevant provisions: Details will be provided to those who are invited to
tender.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers,
contractors or service providers to whom the contract is awarded: In the
event of a joint bid it will be necessary for each member to sign an
undertaking that they will each be jointly and severally responsible for
each contract before acceptance on the panel.
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information concerning the personal situation of the
contractor, supplier or service provider and information and formalities
necessary for the evaluation of the minimum economic, financial and
technical capacity required: Two hard copies of the following information
should be provided to the address shown in I.2 above by the time and date
shown in IV.3.3.
III.2.1.1) Legal position - means of proof required: For a single
contracting entity, a certificate of incorporation as a company.
For a group of companies, heads of agreement for proposed consortium or
joint venture.
Confirmation that none of the grounds for exclusion from participation in
the contract as set out in Article 29 of Council Directive 92/50/EEC
apply to the service provider.
An organisational profile of the service provider including type of
organisation, parent and subsidiary companies, full contact details, date
established, VAT number and banker's details.
III.2.1.2) Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:
Last three years audited accounts.
Bankers references.
Certificate of Professional Indemnity Insurance.
III.2.1.3) Technical capacity - means of proof required: A statement
showing average manpower and number of managerial staff over the past
three years broken down to discipline where relevant.
Educational and professional qualifications of the service provider's
managerial staff and in particular those of the person or persons
responsible for providing the services. CVs should be provided for all
key personnel.
For each of the services for which you wish to be shortlisted, a list of
commissions undertaken by you within the past three years which would
demonstrate your ability to provide these services in major urban
regeneration projects together with details of any other projects you may
consider relevant. Details should include a contract description,
contract value, description of services provided and their value.
Names and full contact details of three persons to whom reference could
be made in respect of the services provided by you on the commissions
listed above.
Details of your organisation's measures for ensuring quality, details of
your quality attestation registrations, details of your research
facilities and your approach to contract and project management.
Details of your registration with any relevant national body for
providing the selected services.
Details of any proportion of the contract you intend to contract to
another person.
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Provision of the service is reserved to a specific profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities required to state the names and professional
qualifications of the personnel responsible for execution of the
contract: Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.2) Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure: Not
applicable.
IV.2) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in terms
of:
Criteria as stated in contract documents.
IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) Reference number attributed to the file by the contracting
authority: Not applicable.
IV.3.3) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
5.4.2004. Time: 12:00.
IV.3.4) Dispatch of invitations to tender to selected candidates:
Estimated date: 20.4.2004.
IV.3.5) Language or languages in which tenders or requests to
participate can be drawn up: English.
IV.3.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain its
tender: 90 days from the deadline stated for receipt of tenders.
SECTION VI: OTHER INFORMATION
VI.1) Non-mandatory notice: No.
VI.2) Indication whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the
estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not applicable.
VI.4) Additional information: Applicants will be selected to receive
contract documents based on the evaluation of the information submitted
in accordance with section III.2.1 of this advert.
II.1.3) Type of service contract (in case of service contract): Service
category 11, 12, 14, 27.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27.2.2004.