Scape/empa Provincial Construction Framework

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

I.2)Type of the contracting authority

I.3)Main activity

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

II.1)Description

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

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

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

II.1.4)Information on framework agreement

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

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

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

II.1.8)Lots

II.1.9)Information about variants

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

III.1)Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:

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

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

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

III.2)Conditions for participation

III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

III.2.3)Technical capacity

III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts

III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1)Information about a particular profession

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

IV.1)Type of procedure

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

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

IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

IV.2)Award criteria

IV.2.1)Award criteria

IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction

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

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

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

IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders

This is a recurrent procurement: no

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

The contracting authority and other public bodies interested in utilising the framework arrangements contemplated by this procurement are transforming the manner in which construction projects are procured and managed. The construction services may include design and other services as required for develop and construct works, design and build works, regeneration works or construction works including deferred payment or options to pay for the works by asset transfer. They will adopt the principles of partnering through the development of longer term relationships through the supply chain, integrated design and construction teams, shared risk/rewards and performance management. The partnering ethos will involve partners selected for their capability and commitment to these principles. It will include target cost setting, open book accounting, shared problem solving, and a strong commitment to all aspects of continuous improvement. A key feature of this approach will be to develop a spirit of mutual trust and teamwork throughout the supply chain.
The framework arrangements may be used by public bodies as set out in paragraph II.1.5 above. To achieve continuity in the availability of a framework arrangement, Scape will review future service requirements and capacity from year 2 to determine when to carry out its next parallel tender exercise in the range stipulated.
Note that the PQQ contains important background information and contextual information, together with exclusion clauses relating to the fact that the contracting authority may terminate or suspend this procurement at any time, without cost or liability to the contracting authority. The contract conditions will be set out in the invitation to tender documents. Interested companies will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) and companies must demonstrate commitment to partnering including working with clients and their partners, shared, problem solving and continuous improvement. Any queries relating to the technical aspect of the works should be made to the contact in I.1 through Delta.
A breakdown of the evaluation criteria will be detailed in the tender documents. An indicative procurement timetable is included in the PQQ.
The Common Procurement Vocabulary stated in II.1.6 are deemed to include, for the avoidance of doubt, the Category and Sub-category codes below the CPV codes stated, i.e. 45310000 is deemed to include 45313000.
DELTA E-SOURCING.
1. Scape is using the Delta eSourcing web-based service to manage this procurement.
2. Suppliers must read through these instructions and follow the process to respond to this opportunity.
3. The information and/or documents for this opportunity are available on http://delta-esourcing.com/delta. You must register on this site to respond for this procurement, if you are already registered you will not need to register again, simply use your existing username and password. Please note there is a password reminder link on the homepage.4. Suppliers must log in, go to Response Manager and add the following Access Code: TQ68489PYB. Please ensure you follow any instruction provided to you there.
5. The deadline for submitting your response is stated within the Delta eSourcing suite, this Contract Notice and the PQQ document. Please ensure that you allow yourself plenty of time when responding to this invitation prior to the closing date and time, especially when uploading documents. Scape will not be held accountable for any errors made by Suppliers in submitting their completed PQQ.
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Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15 days where non-electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision notice is communicated to tenderers. The award decision notice will specify the criteria for the award of the framework agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative advantages, the name and score of the successful tender; and will specify when the standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will not conclude the framework agreement. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006, as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and the Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011, set out the time frame within which aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of a breach of the rules may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought within 30 days from the date when the economic operator in question first knew or ought to have known that grounds for the bringing of proceedings had arisen. The Court may extend the 30 day period in a particular case if it considers that there is good reason for so doing, up to a period of 3 months from the actual or deemed date of knowledge of the economic operator. The Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the framework agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and additionally may award damages. The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending on the circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.