Principal Contractors Framework for Building Refurbishment Scotland

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH11 3XD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1314443300
E-mail: procurement@scotcourts.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKM25

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00396

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Crown Office, 25 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LA
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1312262626
E-mail: ps_copfs@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
Fax: +44 8445614069
NUTS code: UKM25Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.copfs.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00292

The contract involves joint procurement

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Body governed by public law

Public order and safety

Principal Contractors Framework for Building Refurbishment.

Reference number: Proc 1-117

Services

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) together with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), are seeking to establish a framework for the appointment of Principal Contractors to deliver Building Refurbishment works and projects.

Value excluding VAT: 25 000 000.00 GBP

This contract is divided into lots: no

NUTS code: UKM

Main site or place of performance:

Various sites — Scotland wide including Islands.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) together with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), are seeking to establish a framework for the appointment of Principal Contractors to deliver Building Refurbishment works and projects.

The properties are diverse, located throughout mainland Scotland and its Islands, encompassing various sizes and range of ages from very old listed buildings to more modern structures.

Due to the age of the Estate and the changing use of the courts and tribunals, an annual refurbishment programme is managed by the Property Services Unit within SCTS with requirements spanning the entire spectrum of construction disciplines and services.

Objective of this Framework is to support the successful delivery of building refurbishment and construction related projects across SCTS, COPFS and HMCTS property portfolios. This objective is directly aligned with the strategic priority of ‘A Well Managed Estate’.

Further details available within the procurement documents.

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

Value excluding VAT: 25 000 000.00 GBP

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: no

Variants will be accepted: no

Options: no

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

List and brief description of conditions:

If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.

For UK based organisations, bidders must provide a copy of their Certificate of Incorporation. For non-UK based companies, please refer to Schedule 5 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Question 4B.1.1: Turnover

Question 4B.4.): Financial Ratios

Question 4B.5.1-5.2): Liability and Indemnity Insurance.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Question 4B.1.1: Turnover

Bidders will be required to have a minimum ‘general’ yearly turnover of 4 000 000 GBP for the last 3 years.

This is based on a maximum of 50 % (annual contract value to turnover with equal distribution across 3 Framework Contractors) considered acceptable within risk appetite. Bidders will not be discounted solely on basis of turnover if financial strength and capacity can be sufficiently demonstrated across other measures in this section.

Question 4B.4.): Financial Ratios

1.Current Ratio (Current Assets/Current Liabilities)

The acceptable range (i.e. the minimum requirement) for this ratio is 1-2.

2.Net Profit Margin (%)

The acceptable range (i.e. the minimum requirement) for this ratio is >0 (i.e. positive)

Question 4B.5.1-5.2): Liability and Indemnity Insurance

— Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 000 000 GBP

— Public Liability Insurance = 10 000 000 GBP

— Professional Indemnity Insurance — 5 000 000 GBP.

List and brief description of selection criteria:

Question 4C.1.2: Examples of similar services/contracts

Question 4C.4: Supply Chain Management

Question 4C.6: Professional Qualifications.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

Bidders are required to achieve an ‘Acceptable’ score in line with criteria stated in the procurement documents for each of the questions in section C in order to qualify.

Question 4C.1.2: Examples of similar services/contracts

The expectation is that successful Contractors will be able to demonstrate the following in the response to this question:

— Experience of operation as Principal Contractor on projects of a similar nature

— Examples demonstrate breadth of strong delivery capability in contracts of a similar size and scale

— Ability to meet service delivery requirements as indicated in the Contract Notice

Question 4C.4: Supply Chain Management

It is the expectation that a robust system/process is in place to regulate and manage activities throughout the supply chain, including subcontracted elements.

Question 4C.6: Professional Qualifications

Successful Contractors will hold, or be able obtain in advance of contract award, accreditation to the following bodies (or equivalent):

— CHAS (Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme) or similar that meets HSE’s Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) standard.

Open procedure

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

Date: 22/08/2017

Local time: 12:00

English

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

Date: 22/08/2017

Local time: 12:00

Place:

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service, Edinburgh.

This is a recurrent procurement: yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

Framework to be retender prior to expiry in 2021.

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=497933

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

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.

A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2361

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

1. The Contractor acknowledges that SCTS will seek to achieve community benefits through its contract specifications where possible provided that those conditions are compatible with European Union law. Community benefits place an emphasis on targeted recruitment and training and shall include, but shall not be limited to, creating employment opportunities for the long term unemployed and supporting small and medium sized enterprises. The Contractor will bear SCTS’s commitment to the Glasgow Living Wage in mind for the duration of the Agreement. The Contractor shall comply with and deliver the Community Benefit Method Statement as detailed in Part 9 of the Schedule of this Agreement provided during the tendering of this Agreement. SCTS and the Contractor may, during the period of this Agreement, agree changes to community benefit deliverables in the Community Benefit Method Statement where alternative measures capable of delivering greater benefit emerge and are identified by the Contractor during the period of the Agreement.

2. The Contractor is required to take all reasonable steps to employ apprentices, and report to the Employer the numbers of apprentices employed and the wider skills training provided, during the delivery of the service.

3. The Contractor is required to take all reasonable steps to ensure that no less than the percentage of its employees stated in the Contract Data (the ‘Apprenticeship Percentage’) are on formal apprenticeship programmes or that a similar proportion of hours worked in delivering the service, (which may include support staff and Subcontractors) are provided by employees on formal apprenticeship programmes.

4. The Contractor is required to make available to its employees and Subcontractors working on the contract, information about the Government’s Apprenticeship programme and wider skills opportunities.

5. The Contractor is to provide any further skills training opportunities that are appropriate for its employees engaged in providing the Service.

(SC Ref:497933)

Download the ESPD document here: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=497933

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
Saughton House, Broomhouse Drive
Edinburgh
EH11 3XD
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1314443300Internet address:http://www.scotcourtstribunals.gov.uk

03/07/2017