Construction of new co-located primary and special school to existing site. The new school will comprise 1 Form Entry plus 4 additional classrooms and provision for SEN in 3 new classrooms in a single storey annex.
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)
London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham
For the attention of: Sarah Baxter
TW1 3BZ London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 1707339800
E-mail: russellstrathmore@echelonconsultancy.co.uk
Fax: +44 1707339801
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.richmond.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.richmond.gov.uk
Electronic access to information: http://www.echelonconsultancy.co.uk/eDocs
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
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:
Russell and Strathmore School development project.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Works
Design and execution
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: The Russell Primary School, Petersham Road, Richmond, TW10 7AH.
NUTS code UKI23
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)
Construction of new co-located primary and special school to existing site. The new school will comprise 1 Form Entry plus 4 additional classrooms and provision for SEN in 3 new classrooms in a single storey annex. The development will include demolition of existing facilities and appropriate external works and landscaping.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
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:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 5 500 000 and 6 000 000 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
Starting 30.3.2015. Completion 30.3.2016
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
Details of any deposits, guarantees or bonds required will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Details of any deposits, guarantees or bonds required will be set out in the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Consortium bids must state that the bidding members are a consortium. The contracting authority reserves the right to require the lead member to take contractual liability or to require that one or more parties are jointly or severally liable.
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: Applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire consistent with Directive 2004/18/EC. The questionnaire is available from the URL provided in I.1 and must be returned to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in accordance with the details provided within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
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 pre-qualification questionnaire consistent with Directive 2004/18/EC. The questionnaire is available from the URL provided in I.1 and must be returned to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in accordance with the details provided within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the Pre Qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3)Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Applicants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire consistent with Directive 2004/18/EC. The questionnaire is available from the URL provided in I.1 and must be returned to the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in accordance with the details provided within the Pre Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As stated in the Pre Qualification questionnaire.
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
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: As detailed in the Pre Qualification questionnaire.
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:
ech611
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
no
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: 14.11.2014 – 12:59
Payable documents: no
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
14.11.2014 – 13:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
1.12.2014
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 Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award a contract.
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
SW1A 2AS London
UNITED KINGDOM
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be started within 30 days beginning with the date when the aggrieved party first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. The Court my extend the time limit for starting proceedings where the Court considers that there is a good reason for doing so but not so as to permit proceedings to be started more than 3 months after that date. Where a contract has not been entered into, the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has not been entered into the Court may only award damages or, where the contract award procedures have not been followed correctly, declare the contract to be ‘Ineffective’.
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
14.10.2014