Catalyst Housing Limited Contractor Framework

The predicted works value related to the construction costs that are predicted (but not guaranteed) at 300 000 000 GBP over a 4 year period.

UK-London: construction work for houses

2012/S 50-081440

Contract notice

Works

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Catalyst Housing Limited
Ealing Gateway, 26-30 Uxbridge Road
For the attention of: Ben Jefferson
W5 2AU Ealing
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2070619000

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.chg.org.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0441

Further information can be obtained from: Sweett (UK) Limited
60 Gray’s Inn Road
For the attention of: Applicants must register through MyTenders
WC1X 8AQ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2070619000
Internet address: http://www.sweettgroup.com

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Sweett (UK) Limited
60 Gray’s Inn Road
For the attention of: Applicants must register through MyTenders
WC1X 8AQ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2070619000
Internet address: http://www.sweettgroup.com

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Sweett (UK) Limited
60 Gray’s Inn Road
For the attention of: Applicants must register through MyTenders
WC1X 8AQ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2070619000
Internet address: http://www.cyrilsweett.com

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Housing and community amenities

I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Yes, Please refer to Section II.1.5

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

Catalyst Housing Limited – contractor framework.

II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Works
Realisation, by whatever means of work, corresponding to the requirements specified by the successful tenderer
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey.
NUTS code UKJ

II.1.3)Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

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: 12
Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in months: 48

II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Catalyst Housing Limited became one organisation on 30.9.2011. Before this time, the parent company was Catalyst Housing Group and consisted of Catalyst Communities Housing Association London, Catalyst Communities Housing Association South East, Fortunegate Housing and Kensington Housing Trust. Catalyst Housing Limited is a charitable housing association.
Catalyst is one of the leading housing associations in London and the South East. We aim to be a catalyst for change and improvement wherever we work. We make quality homes affordable, providing a wide range of rental and home ownership opportunities for people at every stage of life. In 2011, we were named Affordable Home Ownership Provider of the year. We aim to deliver outstanding customer service, and are always striving to improve. We provide a range of online services and information for our customers.
CHL has a significant development programme, and it is anticipated that up to 800 units per annum could be delivered through the framework agreements across the geographical areas of operation. The predicted works value related to the construction costs that are predicted (but not guaranteed) at 300 000 000 GBP over a 4 year period.
The requirements include mainly the provision of new homes including affordable rented accommodation, low cost home ownerships, private sale, mixed tenure schemes and some major refurbishment and regeneration.
CHL wishes to establish a framework agreement with contractors who can deliver the required services on this varied programme. The Framework Agreement will consist of:
Lot 1 – works contractors – construction projects of any value.
Under the framework agreement Catalyst Housing Limited and its subsidiaries (both current and future) will have the option to call-off contracts with contractors as and when works are required. The current subsidiaries of Catalyst Housing Limited are Vintage Care, Barnet Community Homes and Catalyst by Design Limited.
In addition, other Social Housing Providers in the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may come into existence during the term of the Framework Agreement) will also be entitled to call-off contracts under the Framework Agreement. “Social Housing Provider” for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes registered providers (as listed on the Tenant Services Authority web site: www.tenantservicesauthority.org), local authorities and ALMOs.

Applicants should note that, under the framework agreement, no organisation that is entitled to call off shall be under any obligation to do so.
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=86092.

The awarding authority has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via a “Tender Submission Postbox” facility. Further details of this facility are available at http://www.myTenders.org/PostBox/Postbox_Explain.aspx?ID=86092.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The postbox closes precisely at the time stated.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45211100, 45211300, 45210000, 45211000

II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for one lot only

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Catalyst Housing Limited became one organisation on 30.9.2011. Before this time, the parent company was Catalyst Housing Group and consisted of Catalyst Communities Housing Association London, Catalyst Communities Housing Association South East, Fortunegate Housing and Kensington Housing Trust. Catalyst Housing Limited is a charitable housing association.
Catalyst is one of the leading housing associations in London and the South East. We aim to be a catalyst for change and improvement wherever we work. We make quality homes affordable, providing a wide range of rental and home ownership opportunities for people at every stage of life. In 2011, we were named Affordable Home Ownership Provider of the year. We aim to deliver outstanding customer service, and are always striving to improve. We provide a range of online services and information for our customers.
CHL has a significant development programme, and it is anticipated that up to 800 units per annum could be delivered through the framework agreements across the geographical areas of operation. The predicted works value related to the construction costs that are predicted (but not guaranteed) at 300 000 000 GBP over a 4 year period.
The requirements include mainly the provision of new homes including affordable rented accommodation, low cost home ownerships, private sale, mixed tenure schemes and some major refurbishment and regeneration.
CHL wishes to establish a framework agreement with contractors who can deliver the required services on this varied programme. The framework agreement will consist of:
Lot 1 – works contractors – construction projects of any value.
Under the framework agreement Catalyst Housing Limited and its subsidiaries (both current and future) will have the option to call-off contracts with contractors as and when works are required. The current subsidiaries of Catalyst Housing Limited are Vintage Care, Barnet Community Homes and Catalyst by Design Limited.
In addition, other Social Housing Providers in the UK (both those that are in existence now and those that may come into existence during the term of the Framework Agreement) will also be entitled to call-off contracts under the framework agreement. “Social Housing Provider” for this purpose means any provider of social housing and includes registered providers (as listed on the Tenant Services Authority web site: www.tenantservicesauthority.org), local authorities and ALMOs.

Applicants should note that, under the framework agreement, no organisation that is entitled to call off shall be under any obligation to do so.

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1 Lot title: Works contractors – construction projects of any value

1)Short description

As per information provided in the contract notice and PQQ.

2)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45211300, 45211100, 45211000, 45210000

3)Quantity or scope

As per information provided in the contract notice and PQQ.

4)Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

5)Additional information about lots

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

A performance bond or guarantee may be required. Appropriate levels of insurance will also be required. Further information will be provided within the PQQ and tender documents.

III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

All financing conditions and payment arrangements will be set out in the PQQ and tender documents.

III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

No legal form is required. If the Candidate is a joint venture or consortium, the Contracting Authority shall require members to accept joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Contractors may be required to participate in the achievement of social / or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment, training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate to social and environmental consideration.

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 the requirements are met: Candidates are referred to Regulation 23 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Further information will be provided in the PQQ and tender documentation generally.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Candidates are referred to Regulation 24 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Further information will be provided in the PQQ and tender documentation generally.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: Candidates may be subject to an independent financial check. Candidates may be required to meet the minimum risk of business failure and Candidates will be required to demonstrate a turnover of XXXXXXX GDP. Further information will be provided in the PQQ and tender documentation generally.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Candidates are referred to Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Further information will be provided in the PQQ and tender documentation generally.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Candidates will be required to pass a competency based assessment on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007 Approved Code of Practice. Details are provided in the PQQ.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service

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 minimum number 5: and maximum number 16
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The Contracting Authority may take into account a Candidates technical ability, skills, experience, resources and reliability having regarding to information supplied in response to the PQQ. Further details regarding the shortlist criteria will be provided in the PQQ.

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

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)Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction will be used: no

IV.3)Administrative information

IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

CS/101004/BMJ

IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

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: 16.4.2012

IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

16.4.2012 – 14:00

IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

16.5.2012

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

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

VI.3)Additional information

The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement process at any stage. The Contracting Authority does not accept any liability for any cost incurred in participating in this procurement process.
(MT Ref:86092).

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000

Body responsible for mediation procedures

High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Candidates are referred to the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended).

VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

The Cabinet Office c/o Efficiency and Reform Group
Rosebury Court, St Andrews Business Park
NR7 0HS Norwich
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:9.3.2012