Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-06-29
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211100 | 45211350 | 45212000: Construction work for leisure buildings
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-08-12
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Construction work, building construction work, construction work for houses, multi-functional buildings construction work, construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants, construction work for industrial buildings, construction work for buildings relating to water transport, construction work for buildings relating to education and research, construction work for school buildings, construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences, construction work for buildings relating to law and order or emergency services and for military buildings, construction work for military buildings and installations, construction work for pipelines, communication and power lines, for highways, roads, airfields and railways; flatwork, construction work for airfields, runways and manoeuvring surfaces. The Overseas Capital Framework (OCF) is the proposed commercial vehicle to deliver construction and civil engineering projects and programmes across the Ministry of Defence Overseas Built Estate within agreed performance, cost and time schedules. It will support all Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) overseas business areas in the delivery of capital works projects (comprising new builds and refurbishments), major and complex maintenance (‘Sustain’) and minor new works (including ‘Change’) with the requirement to provide the best Value for money (VfM) Commercial solution. The Framework will be open to other areas of MoD and other UK Government Departments and Public Bodies.
This framework agreement will incorporate works at any MoD establishment Overseas, including but not limited to:
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office estate is a unique and highly diverse public asset with over 4 600 properties, primarily overseas. The FCO operates in 268 overseas locations, covering 156 countries and 12 overseas territories. Approximately 13 000 staff work for the FCO, other UK Government Departments, and Partners Across Government, in premises on the overseas estate (known as the One HMG platform). A majority of these staff are accommodated in diplomatic offices, residences and staff accommodation, but maybe be located in other associated premises.
Any of the DFID operating locations may require construction, infrastructure or capital works programmes to support their programmes.
A constructor lot for the delivery of capital infrastructure in Cyprus primarily for MoD but can be used by Other Government Departments which may include Works Projects (comprising new builds and refurbishments), major and complex maintenance (‘Sustain’) and minor new works (including ‘Change’).
Potential providers will be asked to provide a technical response in relation to each value band they wish to be considered for.
Potential providers will be down selected against each value band they have indicated they wish to be considered for.
The criteria for down selection is outlined in the PQQ Guidance document available on the DCO Portal.
A constructor lot for the delivery of capital infrastructure in the South Atlantic Islands primarily for MoD but can be used by Other Government Departments which may include Works Projects (comprising new builds and refurbishments), major and complex maintenance (‘Sustain’) and minor new works (including ‘Change’).
Potential providers will be asked to provide a technical response in relation to each value band they wish to be considered for.
Potential providers will be down selected against each value band they have indicated they wish to be considered for.
The criteria for down selection is outlined in the PQQ Guidance document available on the DCO Portal.
A constructor Lot specific for the delivery of capital infrastructure in support of primarily MoD in non traditional contracting situations and locations which may include works projects (comprising temporary facilities, new builds and refurbishments), major and complex maintenance (‘Sustain’) and minor new works (including ‘Change’) and other bespoke solutions often at short notice. e.g. Disaster relief and named military operations. Locations can be varied such as the Middle East, Caribbean and Africa requiring on occasions mobilisation within 30 days notice.
Potential providers will be asked to provide a technical response in relation to each value band they wish to be considered for.
Potential providers will be down selected against each value band they have indicated they wish to be considered for.

Eligibility requirements: (a) Appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (b) The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. (c) Where appropriate, a statement, covering the three previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier's financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity.
A potential provider will be required to achieve a pass.
(a) In the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability. (c) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where - (a) that person was not a contracting authority, and (b) the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided; (d) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) carry out the work under the contract; or (ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator; (e) A statement of the economic operator's: (i) technical facilities; (ii) measures for ensuring quality; (iii) study and research facilities; and (iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property; (g) in the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator's educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: (i) if any, those of the economic operator's managerial staff; and (ii) those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract; (h) The environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract. (j) A description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract. (l) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority. (m) In the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority. (n) A certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification; (o) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i) criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators will be assessed by use of a pre-qualification questionnaire The authority reserves the right to exclude a potential provider if they fail to achieve a minimum score of 2 in any of the technical questions.
(a) In the case of a supply contract requiring the siting or installation of goods, a services contract or a works contract, the economic operator's technical ability, taking into account in particular that economic operator's skills, efficiency, experience and reliability. (c) A statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where - (a) that person was not a contracting authority, and (b) the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided; (d) A statement of the technicians or technical services available to the economic operator to: (i) carry out the work under the contract; or (ii) be involved in the production of goods or the provision of services under the contract, particularly those responsible for quality control, whether or not they are independent of the economic operator; (e) A statement of the economic operator's: (i) technical facilities; (ii) measures for ensuring quality; (iii) study and research facilities; and (iv) internal rules regarding intellectual property; (g) in the case of works contracts, services contracts or supply contracts also covering siting and installation operations or services, the economic operator's educational and professional qualifications where the economic operator is an individual and: (i) if any, those of the economic operator's managerial staff; and (ii) those of one or more persons who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract; (h) The environmental management measures, that the economic operator is able to apply when performing the contract, but only where it is necessary for the performance of that contract. (j) A description of the tools, material, technical equipment, staff numbers, know-how and sources of supply (with an indication of their geographical location when it is outside the territory of the EU) available to the economic operator to perform the contract, cope with any additional needs required by the contracting authority as a result of a crisis or carry out the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the goods covered by the contract. (l) Certification by official quality control institutes or agencies of recognised competence, attesting that the goods to be purchased or hired under the contract conform to standards and technical specifications (within the meaning of regulation 12(1)) identified by the contracting authority. (m) In the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the contracting authority. (n) A certificate: (i) attesting conformity to quality management systems standards based on the relevant European standard; and (ii) from an independent accredited body established in any member State conforming to the European standards concerning accreditation and certification; (o) Any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i) criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators will be assessed by use of a pre-qualification questionnaire
The authority reserves the right to exclude a potential provider if they fail to achieve a minimum score of 2 in any of the technical questions.