Wildcat Infrastructure Project (Construction and Demolition Work)

UK-Yeovilton: Construction work for military buildings and installations

2013/S 112-190534

Contract notice

Works

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

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

Defence Infrastructure Organisation, DIO
Cormorant House, RNAS Yeovilton
Contact point(s): Nick Morris
BA22 8HL Yeovilton
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail: dioodc-winfra@mod.uk

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

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions

I.3)Main activity

Defence

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:

Wildcat Infrastructure (Winfra) Project: Estate Development at RNAS Yeovilton – Contract 4B (Bldg 210).

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

Works
Design and execution
NUTS code UKK23

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 work for military buildings and installations. Construction work. Demolition work. A Contract for the design and construction of Bldg 210 which is part of the redevelopment of the existing military air station at RNAS Yeovilton. Bldg 210 consists of the construction of a new Squadron office (approx 3,000m²). The contract will cover project management, detailed design and construction including: demolition of the existing B210 and adjacent facilities (mainly plant rooms), construction of new building, fit out and infrastructure works (including gas, water and electrical supplies, drainage, mechanical & electrical, security), assistance with decants and handover of the facility to the end user. A maintenance period will follow completion of the works.
As Principal Contractor, the successful bidder will have sole responsibility for delivery of the contract and is required to manage and co-ordinate an integrated supply chain (including consultants, sub-contractors and suppliers) to perform all tasks necessary to achieve the requirements of the output based specification. Bidders may not tender for only part of the requirement. In performance of the contract, the Principal Contractor will be required to interface with the Ministry of Defence’s specialist advisers on issues such as health and safety, fire safety, environment/sustainability and Counter Terrorist Measures (CTM) / security, other MoD contractors and service providers, Local Planning Authority (including Highways) and occupants of the site.

II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

45216200, 45000000, 45111100

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

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

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 6 000 000 and 8 000 000 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: 12 (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:

The successful bidder may at the Contracting Authority’s sole discretion be obliged to provide a parent company guarantee/bank bond in a form to be specified by the Contracting Authority.

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

The Authority requires that a Project Bank Account be set up, through which payment will be made to the successful bidder and its sub-contractors. Payment via P2P (this will be mandatory) will be made against key project milestones, subject to satisfactory performance. P2P is the MoD’s Strategic purchasing tool. It enables electronic ordering, receipting and invoicing and provides an electronic purchasing business process based on commercial best practice. The P2P system operates over the Defence Electronic Commerce Service (DECS) and if not already connected to DECS, potential providers should consult on connectivity options with the sercice provider, Capgemmini. Information on DECS and P2P may be viewed at www.d2brade.com

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

In the event of a joint venture or consortium submitting an acceptable offer, it will be necessary for each member of that joint venture or consortium to sign an undertaking that each member will be jointly and severally responsible for the due performance of the contract.

III.1.4)Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: DIO will be using the latest version of DEFCON 2000

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: In accordance with Articles 39 to 41 of the Directive 2009/81/EC and Regulations 23 to 25 of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

III.2.2)Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: In accordance with Article 41 of the Directive 2009/81/EC and Regulation 24 of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

III.2.3)Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
In accordance with Article 42 of the Directive 2009/81/EC and Regulation 25 of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
As set out 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 minimum number 5: and maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As specified in the PQQ.

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:

DIO/N000809/4b

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

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

12.7.2013 – 10:00

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

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 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.Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.

Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU),the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk

The MOD seeks expressions of interest from business entities, corporations, joint ventures, special purpose vehicles who have the capability to undertake the role of a Principal Contractor as defined within item II.
Consideration will only be given to those applicants who submit an expression of interest, by the due date and time as stated at IV.3.4. All expressions of interest must be sent by e-mail to the Commercial Manager at the address and contact details set at I.1.
A PQQ will be issued to those applicants who have expressed an interest in participating in this process on the 19.7.2013. The response date for the returns of the PQQs will be stated in the PQQ. Responses to the PQQ will be assessed to determine which of those applicants will be invited to the invitation to tender stage.
The Authority may be looking at using iterative tendering and if so details will be included in the ITT.
Contractors personnel will be required to obtain security clearance for the site/sites where they are working and further details will be included in the ITT.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to switch to the Competitive Negotiated Procedure should the Restricted route prove unsucessful. GO Reference: GO-201367-DCB-4861593

VI.4)Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures

Defence Infrastructure Organisation, DIO

VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals

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

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:7.6.2013