Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-03-08
Buyer: Fife Council
Country: UK
Region: Clackmannanshire and Fife
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71200000 | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services | 71321000: Heating and ventilation design services | 71324000: Quantity surveying services | 71500000
Estimated value: 400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-04-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Fife Council wishes to acquire the services of a Multidisciplinary Specialist Design Team Consultancy Services. Tenders are invited from experienced providers of Multi-disciplinary Specialist Design Team Consultancy Services that can provide high quality professional services and advice using a customer focused approach in the public sector. The Lead Consultant will be the Conservation Architect.
Subject to funding, the appointed Lead Consultant will be invited (by the Employer's Agent) to quote for Work Package(s) to continue working on Silverburn Flax Mill; with detailed design, negotiation of necessary consents, and obtaining contractor's quotations for construction. This will be Phase 2 and in this second phase the Multidisciplinary Specialist design team will be required to develop a fully detailed and costed scheme which can be implemented through traditional forms of construction procurement up to completion of the project.
The overall design team will consist of numerous disciplines which will be required to have the relevant Professional memberships applicable to their business.
QB.4 -4B.4.1 — The Liquidity Ratio will be applied — Current Assets will be divided by Current Liabilities. Tenderers are to provide their current assets and Current liabilities in relation to their published accounts for the last two years. Tenderers are expected to achieve a ratio of 1 or more. Where a Tenderer does not meet this requirement further details should be provided to confirm why and the Council may undertake additional financial checks and a qualitative judgement shall be made as to the financial capacity of the Tenderer.
Q4B.5.1 -Q4B.5.3 It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Q4C.1.2 — Bidders will be required to provide 3 examples of delivering Multi Disciplinary Consultancy Services carried out in the past five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the OJEU Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice. The examples must have incorporated a minimum of 3 of the disciplines. The examples should contain the following information:
Q4C.6 — Bidders will be required to confirm that they and/or the service provider have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications.
Q4C.6.1 — Bidders will be required to confirm that their managerial staff have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications.
Q4D.1 — 4D.1.2. Bidders will be required to provide documented arrangements that the organisation has a system for monitoring quality management procedures on an on-going basis. The bidder's organisation must be able to provide evidence of systematic, periodic review and improvement of quality in respect of output and general performance. Also documented arrangements for ensuring that the bidder's suppliers apply H&S measures to a standard appropriate to the work for which they are being engaged. This must demonstrate that the bidder's organisation has, and implements, H&S procedures, CDM.
Q4C.1.2 — Fife Council will evaluate your organisation's experience and capability as indicated below.
1 — Poor — response is partially relevant and poor. The response addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled.
2 — Acceptable — response is relevant and acceptable. The response addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas.
3 — Good — response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.
4 — Excellent — response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full.

Eligibility requirements: ESPD Q4A.2 — The Lead Consultant must be ARB registered. The overall design team will consist of numerous disciplines which will be required to have the relevant Professional memberships applicable to their business.

Award value: 400000