Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2021-10-19
Buyer: SRUC
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211350 | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings | 45214320
Submission deadline: 2021-12-03
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: You are invited by SRUC to tender for the position of Main Construction Contractor for SRUC’s Rural and Veterinary Innovation Centre  (RVIC) to be located at Inverness Campus, IV2 5NA, in terms of, and in accordance with this Invitation to Tender (ITT).
Tenderers should note the following selection criteria within the Single Procurement Document (Scotland):
3. Hold independent third party certification under BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent certificate).
Tenderers should note the following selection criteria within the Single Procurement Document (Scotland):
1.	their (“general”) yearly turnover for the previous three financial years. The minimum acceptable turnover is UK Pounds 10 million per annum;
The minimum amount of cover for insurance against death and of or bodily injury to employees of the Contractor arising out of and in the course of their employment in connection with the contract for any one event is UK Pounds 10 million;
The insurance against loss of or damage to the works, Plant and Materials is to include cover for Plant and Materials provided by the Client for an amount of UK Pounds 5 million;
The minimum amount of cover for insurance against loss of or damage to property (except the works, Plant and Materials and Equipment) and liability for bodily injury to or death of a person (not an employee of the Contractor) arising from or in connection with the Contractor Providing the Works for any one event is UK Pounds 10 million.
NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=669706.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

Eligibility requirements: Tenderers should note the following selection criteria within the Single Procurement Document (Scotland): Part IV A: Suitability As a minimum, the main contractor must: 1. Be listed in an appropriate, relevant trade register; 2. Hold independent third party certification under BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent); 3. Hold independent third party certification under BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent certificate).