Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-05-11
Buyer: Department for of Communities
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71400000 | 71410000 | 71420000 | 71541000: Construction project management services
Estimated value: 1900000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-06-19
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Služby týkajúce sa vypracovania mestskej (územnej) zástavby (územné plánovanie) a architektonické služby
The Department for Communities (DfC) wishes to appoint an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) for Phase 5 of the Belfast: Streets Ahead (BSA) Public Realm Improvement Programme. The ICT will be appointed under the NEC3 Professional Service Contract. The scope of the project is to design and implement the delivery of a world class streetscape for key City centre streets, Great Victoria Street, Donegall Square South, Bedford Street, Dublin Road, James Street South, Brunswick Street, Shaftsbury Square, Blackstaff Square and including several other minor street within this vicinity. The project’s aim will be to deliver high quality streetscapes and open spaces that will contribute positively to the economic, environmental and social vitality of the city. The full extent of the envisaged project area, approximately 75 000 m
The Department for Communities (DfC) wishes to appoint an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT) for Phase 5 of the Belfast: Streets Ahead (BSA) Public Realm Improvement Programme. The ICT will be appointed under the NEC3 professional service contract. The scope of the project is to design and implement the delivery of a world class streetscape for key City centre streets, Great Victoria Street, Donegall Square South, Bedford Street, Dublin Road, James Street South, Brunswick Street, Shaftsbury Square, Blackstaff Square and including several other minor street within this vicinity. The project’s aim will be to deliver high quality streetscapes and open spaces that will contribute positively to the economic, environmental and social vitality of the city. The full extent of the envisaged project area, approximately 75 000 m
As a result of potential restructuring within the Department of Communities and Government Administration the resulting contract may be assigned to another contracting authority. The same terms and conditions of contract will apply and may be adjusted subject to agreement of all parties.
The Economic Operators’ performance on this contract will be regularly monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the contracting authority will use the protocol for managing poor supplier performance contained in Procurement Guidance Note PGN 01/12 – Contract management principles and procedures: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/procurement-guidance-note-0112-contract-management-principles-and-procedures. If an Economic Operator has received more than one current notice of written warning or a notice of unsatisfactory performance, the contracting authority, at its discretion, can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively. A list of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies.
CPD, in its capacity as a central purchasing body, is managing this procurement procedure on behalf of the contracting authority which is The Department for Communities. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:
(ii) not to award any contract/framework agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; and
(iii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by Economic Operators or candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at the sole risk of the Economic Operator or Candidate participating in this procurement process. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc will be paid if a contract or framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Economic Operators should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position. PQQs will be issued and should be returned via CPD’s electronic tendering system (eTendersNI). Details regarding the operation of eTendersNI are contained within the Call for Tender (CfT).

Eligibility requirements: Refer to PQQ documentation.

Award value: 1900000