Development Manager and Design Team London

The Council wishes to appoint a consultant to deliver the first phase of the project but wishes to retain the option to work with this consultant on the second stage of the project.

United Kingdom-London: Construction work

2013/S 228-396555

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

London Borough of Lambeth
Phoenix House 10 Wandsworth Road
Contact point(s): https://lblambeth.eu-supply.com
For the attention of: Neil Vokes
SW8 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 7958698594
E-mail: nvokes@lambeth.gov.uk

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

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: no

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

Procurement of Development Manager and Design Team for Somerleyton Road Project.

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

Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services
NUTS code UK

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

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

Somerleyton Road Project is a flagship development in the heart of Brixton. The project is to develop a 1.5 ha site located in the Coldharbour Ward of the London Borough of Lambeth. Approximately 75% of the site is within the ownership of the Council. The projects objectives are to provide a mixed use development Whilst the scheme is not fixed it is likely that it will include residential units, private and affordable housing, arts and cultural community facilities, workspace and art studios and commercial space
The project is in two phases; the first phase is to;
— develop a viable scheme working collaboratively with the Council and it’s community partners,
— develop a funding model,
— undertake an options appraisal of delivery routes,
— obtain planning consent for the scheme.
The second phase is to deliver this scheme including;
— procuring a contractor on behalf of the council,
— managing the build contract,
— ensuring the quality and vision of the scheme is achieved within budget,
— hand over the development either to the Council or a newly established community-led vehicle.
The Council wishes to appoint a consultant to deliver the first phase of the project but wishes to retain the option to work with this consultant on the second stage of the project. The continued engagement of the consultant for the second phase will be at the sole discretion of the Council and such a decision is likely to be based on the achievement of KPI’s and targets. Phase 1 has an estimated value of GBP 1 000 000 and an estimated project time scale of 12 months. Phase 2 has an estimated value of GBP 2 500 000 and an estimated project time scale of 60 months.
Further information is set out in the memorandum of information available from the contact point specified in I.1).
A bidders day will take place on 4 December details are contained in the memorandum of information If you are interested in attending then please register by contacting Neil Vokes on nvokes@lambeth.gov.uk

There is also a major aspiration for the community to take on a long term stewardship role in the new development. The form that this takes will require further work and the involvement of the development partner as they would be required to assist with the setting up of the structure. Models being explored include that of a Community Land Trust or of a Housing Cooperative; whereby each resident in the new development would be a Member of the Community Land Trust and the Community Land Trust would own the freehold or long leasehold of the site.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45000000, 70000000, 71000000

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8)Lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.1.9)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

Somerleyton Road Project is a flagship development in the heart of Brixton. The project is to develop a 1.5 ha site located in the Coldharbour Ward of the London Borough of Lambeth. Approximately 75% of the site is within the ownership of the Council. The projects objectives are to provide a mixed use development Whilst the scheme is not fixed it is likely that it will include residential units, private and affordable housing, arts and cultural community facilities, workspace and art studios and commercial space
The project is in two phases; the first phase is to;
— develop a viable scheme working collaboratively with the Council and it’s community partners,
— develop a funding model,
— undertake an options appraisal of delivery routes,
— obtain planning consent for the scheme.
The second phase is to deliver this scheme including;
— procuring a contractor on behalf of the council,
— managing the build contract,
— ensuring the quality and vision of the scheme is achieved within budget,
— hand over the development either to the Council or a newly established community-led vehicle.
The Council wishes to appoint a consultant to deliver the first phase of the project but wishes to retain the option to work with this consulatnt on the second stage of the project. The continued engagement of the consultant for phase 2 will be at the sole discretion of the Council and such a decision is likely to be based on the achievement of KPI’s and targets. Phase 1 has an estimated value of GBP 1 000 000 and an estimated project time scale of 12 months. Phase 2 has an estimated value of GBP 2 500 000 and an estimated project time scale of 60 months.
Further information is set out in the memorandum of information available from the contact point specified in I.1).
A bidders day will take place on 4 December details are contained in the memorandum of information If you are interested in attending then please register by contacting Neil Vokes on nvokes@lambeth.gov.uk

II.2.2)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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:

The Council reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of appropriate security. Further requirements and details will be set out in the contract documents.

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

Payment details will be included in the contract documents.

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

Requests to participate will be accepted from groupings of economic operators (consortia). In the event of a successful consortium bid, the contracting authority may specify that the consortium member takes a particular legal form and/or require that a single consortium member takes primary liability or that each member undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the legal form adopted. Where a subsidiary company is used, the ultimate parent company may be required to provide a guarantee in respect of the performance of the contract by the subsidiary before acceptance.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: Requirements for these will be included in the contract documents.

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: These are set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) obtainable from the contact point at I.1) above.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: These are set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) obtainable from the contact point at I.1) above.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: These are set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) obtainable from the contact point at I.1) above.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
These are set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) obtainable from the contact point at I.1) above.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
These are set out in the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) obtainable from the contact point at I.1) above.

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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

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

Restricted

IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged number of operators: 6

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:

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

IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Payable documents: no

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

7.1.2014 – 12:00

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

27.1.2014

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 of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about European Union funds

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

VI.3)Additional information

To receive more information about this tender, including any amendments and/or clarifications and to request any clarifications and/or to respond to this tender, you must register your interest to this tender on the following site: https://lblambeth.eu-supply.com

Point II.1.9) – the Council may accept variant bids in addition to a standard bid as set out in the tender/contract documents provided that the Council’s core requirements are met and provided the variant is submitted in accordance with the tender/contract documents.
Point IV.3.4) Requests to participate must be made by completion and return of the pre qualification questionnaire by the date and time specified in point IV.3.4) and in accordance with the instructions set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire. Completed pre-qualification questionnaires submitted after the deadline may not be considered. They must be returned to the address set out in the pre qualification questionnaire.
The pre qualification questionnaire and a Memorandum of Information are available in electronic format from the contact point specified in I.1).
Bidding and bid costs are entirely at the risk of bidders and will not be refunded by the contracting authority under any circumstances. The contracting authority shall not be responsible for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates or tenderers and accepts no liability for any costs, charges or expenses, irrespective of the outcome of the competition, or if the competition is cancelled or postponed.
All dates and time periods specified in this notice are only provisional and the contracting authority reserves the right to change these.
The contracting authority reserves the right to not award any or part of this contract.
Candidates are advised that the contracting authority is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (“the Act”). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The contracting authority shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the Act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

High Court
Royal Court of Justice, The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Appeals must be lodged inaccordance with Regulations 47D to 47P of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 as ammended by the Public Contracts (Ammendment) Regulations 2009.

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:21.11.2013