Construction and Highways Professional Services Framework

Construction and Highways Professional Services Framework – North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire Council is establishing the next generation of the construction and highways professional services Framework Agreement.

United Kingdom-Scunthorpe: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

2020/S 023-052416

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: North Lincolnshire Council
Postal address: Church Square House, High Street
Town: Scunthorpe
NUTS code: UKE13
Postal code: DN15 6NL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: All communication through https://www.yortender.co.uk
E-mail: procurement@northlincs.gov.uk

Internet address(es):Main address: https://www.northlincs.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.northlincs.gov.uk

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.yortender.co.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5)Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

Construction and Highways Professional Services Framework

Reference number: DN459555 & DN459558

II.1.2)Main CPV code

71000000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

North Lincolnshire Council is establishing the next generation of the construction and highways professional services framework agreement to assist with the delivery of the authority’s construction and highways-related work. It will include individual lots for General building and highways professional services. Other key features include:

— services range in value from 1 GBP to 500 000 GBP per call-off,

— 4-year duration,

— potential total workload 6 000 000 GBP,

— call-offs will be under the NEC4 professional services short contract,

— other contracting authorities in the Yorkshire and Humber region will be able to call-off the framework see Section VI.3).

Companies appointed to the framework will:

— work closely with the authority’s internal works and technical resources, framework contractors and the authority’s other external partners and suppliers,

— engage with the principles of collaborative working,

— bring social value benefits,

— meet the targets by utilising BIM.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 6 000 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Construction — General Building Related Professional Services

Lot No: 1

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

71541000

71200000

71220000

71312000

71333000

71334000

71324000

71310000

71251000

71315300

71521000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKE13

Main site or place of performance:

North Lincolnshire is the main site of performance, however the framework is available for use by any public sector body in the Yorkshire and Humber and Lincolnshire regions. Please see Section VI.3).

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This lot is for general building related professional services with a value of 4 500 000 GBP.

The maximum number of suppliers allocated to this lot is 4.

A fully integrated multi-disciplinary service managed through a single interface with the authority is required.

The services required may involve all or any stages of work including feasibility, design and project preparation and construction, responsive services may also be required. The core services included in Lot 1 comprise a full range of general building services:

— project management,

— architectural services,

— engineering services,

— mechanical engineering services,

— electrical engineering services,

— cost management/quantity surveying services,

— principle designer advisory role,

— site supervisory services.

The framework agreement provides arrangements to let call-offs for contracts between 1 GBP and 500 000 GBP. the frequency and number of call-offs will be determined by the authority’s capital programme which is approved annually.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 4 500 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

Highways — Highways Related Professional Services

Lot No: 2

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

71311000

71311210

71322300

71311200

71334000

71351810

71320000

71330000

71310000

71541000

71521000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKE13

Main site or place of performance:

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

This lot is for highways professional services with a value of 1 500 000 GBP

The maximum number of suppliers allocated to this lot is 3.

A fully integrated multi-disciplinary service managed through a single interface with the authority is required.

The services required may involve all or any stages of work including feasibility, design and project preparation and construction, responsive services may also be required. Services comprise of all aspects of:

— highway design/engineering,

— static bridge engineering,

— moving bridge engineering,

— traffic engineering and modelling,

— transportation engineering and modelling,

— Street lighting/electrical design,

— traffic signals engineering,

— topographical surveying,

— drainage design and engineering (including SuDS),

— principle designer advisory role,

— localised flood risk management,

— project management.

Other services

Other services are also included under the coverage of the framework agreement as follows:

— site surveying services,

— traffic counts,

— planning application advice services,

— transportation studies.

Call-offs may include for, but not be limited to:

— working with the employer’s other suppliers of professional services including in-house resources,

— early involvement of consultants in projects,

— consultants staff working in the employer’s offices,

— attendance on site at short notice within 4 hours following notification during normal working hours (e.g. re responsive site problems, urgent issues, etc.).

The services required may involve project management and may include all or any stages of work, including planning, feasibility, studies, surveys, design and project preparation, project management and advice associated with these services.

The framework agreement provides arrangements to let call-offs for contracts between 1 GBP and 300 000 GBP. The frequency and number of call-offs will be determined by the authority’s capital programme which is approved annually.

II.2.5)Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 1 500 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: no

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

It is a condition of the framework agreement that successful contractors become and retain a verified Level 3 Gold membership with ‘Constructionline’.

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 16/03/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 16/03/2020

Local time: 13:00

Place:

Church Square House, 30-40 High Street, Scunthorpe, DN15 6NL.

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Independent procurement officer.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

VI.3)Additional information:

The procurement will be a single stage process conducted under the open procedure. Bidders will be asked to complete a PAS91 (publicly available specification), with method statements and pricing information for the lot(s) applied for. The Council will be using Constructionline, the Government approved third party accreditation and risk management service to assist in the assessment of bidders.

Other bodies may access the framework to award call-off contracts in accordance with the framework terms and conditions, although there is no obligation for them to do so. This is subject to North Lincolnshire Council and the relevant consultant’s agreement for other bodies to access the framework.

In the event of a call-off by an other body the concluded call-off contract will be between the other body and the relevant contractor.

‘Other Body’ means one of the following:

Local authorities, town and Parish Councils that are in the following regions:

UKE Yorkshire and Humber Region Contracting Authorities consist of:

— UKE11 Kingston upon Hull,

— UKE12 East Riding of Yorkshire,

— UKE13 North and North East Lincolnshire,

— UKE21 York,

— UKE22 North Yorkshire CC,

— UKE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham,

— UKE32 Sheffield,

— UKE41 Bradford,

— UKE42 Leeds,

— UKE44 Calderdale and Kirklees,

— UKE45 Wakefield.

UKF3 Lincolnshire Region Contracting Authorities consist of:

— UKF30 Lincolnshire.

Other public bodies who are able to access this framework are those public bodies listed below that are located within NUTS codes UKE11, UKE12, UKE13, UKE21, UKE22, UKE31, UKE32, UKE41, UKE42, UKE44, UKE45 and UKF30 (The Yorkshire and Humber Region and Lincolnshire Region):

Educational establishments in England and Wales, maintained by the Department for Children, Schools and Families including schools, universities and colleges and independently run colleges and academies (publicly funded independent schools)

https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/

Police Forces

http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites

Fire and rescue services in the United Kingdom

http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs

NHS Bodies England

https://www.nhs.uk/servicedirectories/pages/nhstrustlisting.aspx

Central Government Department and their agencies as listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Procurement ContractsRegulations 2015 –

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/schedule/1/made

Registered charities (registered on the charity commission’s website)

Registered social landlords (housing associations)

Voluntary and community sector organisations