Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-10-27
Buyer: St Patrick's Educational Trust Ltd
Country: UK
Region: Northern Ireland
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71220000 | 71300000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services
Estimated value: 1200000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-11-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The appointment of a Project Manager led Integrated Consultants Team to include: project management, provision of architectural, structural, civil, building services design, and Lead Designer services for input and development of initial design proposals to RIBA Plan of Work 2013 Stage 3 and to successfully obtain Planning Approval prior to engaging upon the procurement of an Integrated Supply Team. IST. . Thereafter providing design advisory, technical review, monitoring of the IST and audit services throughout the design development by the IST and construction of the works.
The Economic Operator's (EO's) performance on this contract will be regularly monitored. If an EO fails to reach satisfactory levels of performance the EO may be issued with a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance. The issue of a Certificate of Unsatisfactory Performance will result in the EO being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Contracting Authorities on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of twelve months from the date of issue of the certificate. A list of these bodies can be viewed at:. https://www.dfpni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies.
The Authority expressly reserves the rights: (I) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; (II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition;. (III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and. (IV). to award contract(s) in stages. and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at risk of the company participating in this procurement process. This project will be used to progress the Government's wider social, economic and environmental objectives.
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.(A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).

Eligibility requirements: A performance bond and/or parent company guarantee may be required.

Award value: 1200000