Quantity Surveying Leicester

Provision of Quantity Surveying Services the redevelopment of the Fletcher complex for the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester (531).

UK-Leicester: Quantity surveying services

2013/S 064-107806

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

De Montfort University
Procurement Services, Finance Dept, The Gateway
For the attention of: J. Mistry
LE1 9BH Leicester
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1162506338
E-mail: purchasing@dmu.ac.uk
Fax: +44 1162506069

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.dmu.ac.uk

Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

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

Body governed by public law

I.3)Main activity

Education

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:

Provision of Quantity Surveying Services the redevelopment of the Fletcher complex for the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, De Montfort University, Leicester (531).

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
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: De Montfort University, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK.
NUTS code UKF21

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)

Provision of Quantity Surveying consultants for the redevelopment of the Fletcher Complex for the Faculty of Art, Design and Humanities, which will provide accommodation for the delivery of teaching and learning, offices for academic and support staff and ancillary facilities.
The project comprises of a new build element with a gross internal floor area of approximately 12 000 – 14 000 sqm and full refurbishment of existing 10 storey tower block and low rise buildings totalling a gross internal floor area of 10 000 – 11 000 sqm.
The anticipated value of the works excluding fees, furniture, equipment and VAT is between 32 000 000 GBP – 34 000 000 GBP. The proposed date for commencement of the construction works is June/July 2014 and the delivery date for the refurbishment element is August 2015 and new build element is November 2015. The form of procurement for the construction will be “single stage” Design and Build.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71324000

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

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

II.1.8)Lots

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:

II.2.2)Information about options

II.2.3)Information about renewals

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

Starting 3.6.2013. Completion 30.11.2016

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

None

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

Payment in pound sterling GBP on 20th Day of the month, from the date of invoice.

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

Joint and several liability.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no

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: Please refer to the Consultants Pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for further details. The PQQ is available from: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home which is the website of In-Tend e-tendering system that the University is using to manage this procurement. This site includes instructions on how to register, download documents and correspond with the University about the PQQ stage.

All potential providers will be required to complete and return the PQQ on or before 12 noon, Monday 29.4.2013.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

All potential providers will be required to complete and return the PQQ on or before 12 noon, Monday 29.4.2013.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: The Consultant must be in a position to have available for the Project and provide evidence (at least in the form of a Letter from your/their Insurer that you/they are willing and able to provide if successful) of the following minimum levels of insurance indemnity cover
Professional/Indemnity Insurance in the sum of ten million pounds (10 000 000) GBP for any one occurrence or series of occurrences.
Public Liability Insurance in the sum of ten million pounds (10 000 000) GBP for any one occurrence or series of occurrences arising at the Services.
The Consultant will be deemed, by means of responding to the PQQ, to have provided an understanding to maintain insurance indemnity cover to at least the minimum levels set out above.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please refer to the Consultants Pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for further details. The PQQ is available from: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home which is the website of In-Tend e-tendering system that the University is using to manage this procurement. This site includes instructions on how to register, download documents and correspond with the University about the PQQ stage.

All potential providers will be required to complete and return the PQQ on or before 12 noon, Monday 29.4.2013.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
Equal Opportunities and Race Relations
The Consultant (as defined above) must be able to confirm that it is a policy to the organisation as an employer to comply with its statutory obligations under the
Race Relations Act
Sex Discrimination Act
Disability Discrimination Act
Freedom of Information Act
Tenderers will be required to provide an understanding in respect of confidentiality and commitment to co-operate and provide all assistance requested and required by the University in order that the University is able to comply with and fulfil its statutory obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Bribery Act 2010
Tenderers will be required confirm that they will observe and comply with their statutory obligations under the Bribery Act 2010.
The above minimum standards are captured in the sections of the consultants PQQ. It is recommended that you look at these sections and confirm that you are able to confirm compliance and that your organisation meets the minimum standards as appropriate before you commence completion of the documentation.
Please note that the universitys evaluation team will review these sections of the completed PQQ received before any activities are undertaken to evaluate any other part of the respond to tender.
If your organisation fails to meet the minimum standards your tender will be declined and no further evaluation of your tender will be undertaken.

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 minimum number 5: and maximum number 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Please refer to the Consultants Pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) for further details.

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:

531

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: 26.4.2013 – 17:00
Payable documents: no

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

29.4.2013 – 12:00

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

14.5.2013

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

All documentation is to be submitted electronically only. All documentation is available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/demontfort/aspx/Home

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract award is entered into. Applicants have two (2) working days from the notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of three (3) working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the contacts at the address in point I.1. If, an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No.5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages.

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:28.3.2013

Requirement: Quantity Surveying