Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-11-02
Buyer: Swansea University
Country: UK
Region: Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45214000: Construction work for education buildings | 45214400
Estimated value: 12000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: The IMPACT project will deliver a transformative research environment, aligning world class technology development and delivery with training in a highly multidisciplinary environment including intensive collaboration between industry and academia. The College of Engineering at Swansea University proposes this large-scale research and development operation on its Bay Campus for the benefit of the regional and the wider economy.
Swansea University wish to engage a Principal Contractor on a Design and Build basis to develop a design from RIBA Stage 2 under a professional services contract to conclusion of an agreed commercial offer for the construction of the IMPACT Building. On conclusion and agreement of an affordable lump sum offer, the University shall appoint the Principal Contractor to deliver the Works to completion of the project including all design elements thereafter. As a proposed turnkey project, construction value will include but not limited to provision of FF&E (including ‘soft seating’, specialist project/collaborative furniture solutions), AV, IT networks and items, desktop peripherals etc. (list not exhaustive). Appointment is on the basis of securing funding from external bodies sufficient to deliver the project, so suppliers bid in the understanding that the University may terminate appointment at any point prior to securing full funding (not including completed activities up to the termination point).
Please refer to information provided within the tender documents available on etenderwales BravoSolution pqq 32218.
Since funding has not yet been confirmed, an indication of WEFO requirements has been included within the tender documents, as they related to a previous project (Computational Foundry. Please note that this is indicative only at this stage.
Please refer to information provided within the tender documents available on etenderwales BravoSolution.
As a proposed turnkey project, the construction value will be inclusive of but not limited to provision of FF&E (including ‘soft seating’, specialist project/collaborative furniture solutions), AV requirements, IT networks and associated items, desktop peripherals etc. (list not exhaustive).
Due to the proposed external funding source of this project, the successful contractor will be required to comply with reasonable requests for information from the University to satisfy its own needs and/or of those of the funding bodies.
This restricted tender process is being conducted electronically via etenderwales BravoSolution, so please refer to pqq:32218 for all documents and submission instructions — please note that this is the only method of submission and late responses may not be accepted.
Note: The authority is using eTenderwales to carry out this procurement process. To obtain further information record your interest on Sell2Wales at http://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=56132
The Contractor shall ensure that all contracts with Subcontractors and Suppliers which the Contractor intends to procure following the Award date, and which the Contractor has not, before the date of this Contract, already planned to award to a particular Subcontractor or Supplier, are advertised through the Sell2Wales portal (www.sell2wales.co.uk) and awarded following a fair, open, transparent and competitive process proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority's economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
Targeted Recruitment & Training initiatives will be required to be implemented by the successful contractor.
A minimum of 52 person-weeks of employment shall be provided for a new entrant trainee recruited from a source agreed by the Client, for each 1 000 000 GBP in contract value as a condition of contract.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to information provided within the tender documents available on etenderwales BravoSolution.

Award value: 12000000