Tender for Principal Designer Services

Tender for Principal Designer Services – Leicester

The University of Leicester is seeking to implement a framework agreement for provision for principal designer services.

United Kingdom-Leicester: Construction consultancy services

2020/S 066-158326

Contract notice

Services

Legal Basis:

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)Name and addresses

Official name: The University of Leicester
Postal address: Procurement Unit, University Road
Town: Leicester
NUTS code: UKF21
Postal code: LE1 7RH
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: lucy.elms@leicester.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 1162297527

Internet address(es):Main address: http://www.le.ac.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/finance/information-for-staff/financial-operations/procurement

I.2)Information about joint procurement

I.3)Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AQ722YYP83

Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AQ722YYP83

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address

I.4)Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5)Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)Title:

LUV00923 — Principal Designer Services

Reference number: LUV00923

II.1.2)Main CPV code

71530000

II.1.3)Type of contract

Services

II.1.4)Short description:

The University of Leicester is seeking to implement a framework agreement for provision for principal designer services.

The University of Leicester is seeking proposals from suitably qualified and experienced principal designer consultancy practices to provide the service across a range of projects, more detail of which is described in the tender document.

The agreement will start on 1 June 2020 running for an initial 2-year period with an option to extend by a further 24 months.

II.1.5)Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 800 000.00 GBP

II.1.6)Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no

II.2)Description

II.2.1)Title:

II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)

71520000

71540000

II.2.3)Place of performance

NUTS code: UKF21

Main site or place of performance:

Leicester.

II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

The agreement is not split into lots, the providers must be able to provide services to the University.

The University has developed a schedule of services which are based upon (but note the same as) the industry standard from the association of project safety form of appointment. The terms and conditions relating to the appointment will the the Joint Contracts Tribunal Consultancy Agreement 2016 with some minor amendments, or the University’s standard terms and conditions of purchase details of which are included within the tender documents.

II.2.5)Award criteria

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

II.2.6)Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 800 000.00 GBP

II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: no

II.2.10)Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2.11)Information about options

Options: no

II.2.12)Information about electronic catalogues

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: yes

Identification of the project:

For information, some projects procured via this procurement might be fully, or partially funded by European Regional Development Fund.

II.2.14)Additional information

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation

III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

III.1.2)Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3)Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.5)Information about reserved contracts

III.2)Conditions related to the contract

III.2.1)Information about a particular profession

III.2.2)Contract performance conditions:

III.2.3)Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description

IV.1.1)Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3)Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement

Framework agreement with several operators

IV.1.4)Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue

IV.1.6)Information about electronic auction

IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes

IV.2)Administrative information

IV.2.1)Previous publication concerning this procedure

IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 05/05/2020

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3)Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:

English

IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 5 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 05/05/2020

Local time: 12:30

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1)Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: no

VI.2)Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3)Additional information:

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.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Leicester:-Construction-consultancy-services./AQ722YYP83

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/AQ722YYP83

Go reference: GO-2020331-PRO-16282146

VI.4)Procedures for review

VI.4.1)Review body

Official name: University of Leicester
Postal address: University Road
Town: Leicester
Postal code: LE1 7RH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1162297527

VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures

Official name: University of Leicester
Postal address: University Road
Town: Leicester
Postal code: LE1 7RH
Country: United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1162297527

VI.4.3)Review procedure

VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:

31/03/2020