Quantity Surveying Services - Framework Management Consultant Tender

Quantity Surveying Services – Framework Management Consultant Tender

Framework Management Consultant to manage a manufacturer led framework of organisations to supply and install artificial grass pitches. The FMC will manage all pre-construction, post construction and post completion activities in connection with the design, supply and installation of AGP.

United Kingdom-London: Quantity surveying services

2014/S 065-111204

Contract notice

Services

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Football Foundation
Whittington House, 19-30 Alfred Place
WC1E 7EA London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 8453454555

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: www.footballfoundation.org.uk

Electronic access to information: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/

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

Recreation, culture and religion

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

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

National Sports Centres
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Applicants for Awards to Sport England
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Central Government Bodies
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Charities (including Trusts & Foundations)
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Sports Councils
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

National Governing Bodies (of Sport) and their Applicants
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Local Authorities (United Kingdom)
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Education Bodies in the UK (Including Maintained Schools, Academies, Free Schools, University Technical Colleges, Further & Higher Education Establishments)
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

The Football Association
Wembley Stadium, PO Box 1966
SW1P 9EQ London
UNITED KINGDOM

Rugby Football Union
Rugby House, Twickenham Stadium, 200 Whitton Road
TW2 7BA Twickenham
UNITED KINGDOM

England Hockey
Bisham Abbey NSC, Bisham
SL7 1RR Marlow
UNITED KINGDOM

Rugby Football League
Red Hall, Red Hall Lane
LS17 8NB Leeds
UNITED KINGDOM

English Sports Council
3rd Floor, Victoria House, Bloomsbury Square
WC1B 4SE London
UNITED KINGDOM

Community Sports Clubs
Various
Various
UNITED KINGDOM

Section II: Object of the contract

II.1)Description

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

AGP Framework Managing Consultant.

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

Services
Service category No 11: Management consulting services [6] and related services
NUTS code UK

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 a single operator
Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4
Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 000 000 and 7 000 000 GBP

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

Quantity surveying services. Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works. Architectural and related services. Architectural design services. Architectural services for outdoor areas. Architectural, engineering and planning services. Architectural, engineering and surveying services. Urban planning and landscape architectural services. Landscape architectural services. Health and safety consultancy services. Framework Management Consultant (FMC) to manage a manufacturer led framework of organisations to supply and install artificial grass pitches (AGP). The FMC will manage all pre-construction, post construction and post completion activities in connection with the design, supply and installation of AGP. The services provided will be “called-off” in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Framework Agreement which will be issued with the Invitation to Tender (ITT).

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

71324000, 71322100, 71200000, 71220000, 71222000, 71240000, 71250000, 71400000, 71420000, 71317210

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: no

II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:

The total estimated value of services for the entire Framework for the full duration (4 years) is between 5,000,000GBP and 10,000,000GBP. The Football Foundation as Lead Authority (“the Authority”) and any of the other authorities reserve the right to commission works outside of the Framework and the framework is non-exclusive and does not guarantee any minimum levels of work.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 4 000 000 and 7 000 000 GBP

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)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

A Parent Company Guarantee and/or Performance Bond may be required by the Authority, the details of which will be set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) and accompanying documentation.

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

The terms of payment will be set out in the ITT and accompanying documentation.

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

No special legal form is required but the Authority reserves the right to require one party to undertake primary contracting responsibility for the works or to require that one or more parties are jointly or severally liable or to create a particular legal entity.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: The selected economic operator will be required to perform the services to the required standards set out in the ITT and accompanying documentation. The successful economic operator will be required as a condition of contract to comply with the Authority’s terms and conditions. Participating organisations (as set out at I.2) may use the economic operator in accordance with the terms of the Framework Agreement.

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: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr

Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
Applicants will be required to complete a PQQ consistent with the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC and the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Applicants will be required to complete a PQQ consistent with the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC and the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Applicants will be required to complete a PQQ consistent with the provisions of Directive 2004/18/EC and the Public Contracts Regulations 2006. The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4.

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
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: A single economic operator will be appointed. On this basis, it is anticipated that 6 bidders will be invited to tender. The successful bidder will be appointed based on the criteria set out in the ITT and accompanying documentation.

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:

T10231

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

Prior information notice

Notice number in the OJEU: 2014/S 18-026932 of 25.1.2014

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

5.5.2014 – 12:00

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

9.6.2014

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

The process seeks to select operators offering the appropriate capability, capacity and competency. The Authority reserves the right not to conclude any contracts, to change without notice the procedure for awarding contracts, to reject all or any bids for the contracts, to terminate discussions with all or any interested parties and/or to stop the process without any liability on its part. Expressions of interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the tender portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com/. Expressions of interest not submitted in the required format or containing all the requested information may be rejected. All communications shall be in English (or a full translation provided at no cost to The Authority). Tenders, when invited, and all supporting documentation must be priced in Sterling and all payments under the Contract will be in Sterling. Any contract or agreement resulting from acceptance of the Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be considered as a Contract made in England according to English Law and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts. The Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender and reserves the right to accept any part of any tender. No contract capable of acceptance will be created between The Authority and any party until a contract is executed between The Authority and the selected providers. Applicants are liable for all of their own costs in participating in this process.

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Quantity-surveying-services./MCE4KW4FDM

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/MCE4KW4FDM

GO Reference: GO-2014328-PRO-5565793

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
WC2A 2LL London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079476000
Internet address: www.hmcourtsservice. gov.uk

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
70 Fleet Street
EC4Y 1EU London
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: info@cedr.com
Telephone: +44 2075366000
Internet address: www.cedr.com

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulation 32 and 32A of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended), the Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period starting from the date when the contract award was notified to bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a debrief in the “Award Decision Notice” at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid comprising the reasons for the decision, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, the score of the economic operator and the name of the economic operator to be awarded the contract. Tenderers have a right of appeal provided for within the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended). Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England & Wales.

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

Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
SW1A 2AS London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2072761234
Internet address: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:28.3.2014