Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-01-20
Buyer: Heriot Watt University
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings | 45214400
Estimated value: 4000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-02-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The first phase of the Cameron Smail Library was built in 1974, later phase being completed in 1987. The design is based on large open plan floor plates with a central core for books and perimeter study spaces. The building's construction comprises generally of an in-situ reinforced concrete frame supported on pad foundations. The building is clad in non-loadbearing brickwork with large single-glazed panels to the west, north and east façades and more limited glazing to the southern aspect.
The project involves refurbishment of the existing building internally throughout. External works consist of the replacement of all windows and an improved entrance area. The construction works will be carried out over five phases, with the Library remaining live — and open 24/7 — throughout the duration of the works. Full strip out and replacement of mechanical and electrical services is included, however, central plant equipment will be retained and reused.
The first phase of the Cameron Smail Library was built in 1974, later phase being completed in 1987. The design is based on large open plan floor plates with a central core for books and perimeter study spaces. The building's construction comprises generally of an in-situ reinforced concrete frame supported on pad foundations. The building is clad in non-loadbearing brickwork with large single-glazed panels to the west, north and east façades and more limited glazing to the southern aspect.
The project involves refurbishment of the existing building internally throughout. External works consist of the replacement of all windows and an improved entrance area. The construction works will be carried out over five phases, with the Library remaining live — and open 24/7 — throughout the duration of the works. Full strip out and replacement of mechanical and electrical services is included, however, central plant equipment will be retained and reused.
The contract will be let as a Design & Build Contract, with the Design Team being novated to the successful Main Contractor.
The current indicative proposals can be viewed within ‘Project Documentation — Appendix C (i — viii)’ in the PCS-T portal. These are issued for the sole purpose of providing the scale of the works. Detailed consultation and project details have yet to be concluded and will be provided to pre-qualified candidates in ‘Stage 2 — Invitation to Tender (ITT)’.
Statements detailing the specific requirements can be found within the relevant sections of the Contract Notice.
The responses to these statements will be scored as per the scoring methodology detailed. The anticipated minimum number of bidders to be taken through is 6.
100 — Value Add: The Tenderer has provided a strong methodology addressing all the key points requested and has also provided detail of relevant value add that they can provide.
75 — Good: The Tenderer response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provide details on how the requirements will be fulfilled.
50 — Acceptable: The Tenderer has provided an acceptable methodology addressing most of the key points listed above in detail OR the Tenderer has provided all the key points listed above but lacks detail in answering the question fully. The response provides confidence that the requirements can be met.
25 — Minor Concerns: The Tenderer has provided a methodology addressing some of the key points listed above in detail OR the Tenderer has provided most of the key points listed above but lacks detail. The response provided does not provide confidence fully that the requirements can be met.
0 — Major Concerns: The Tenderer has failed to address the question, submitted a nil response or any element of the response gives cause for major concern.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. For this procurement, this includes a requirement for all on site staff to be accredited under the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to this statement when completing section 4A of the ESPD (Scotland): Statement for 4A.1: If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. For this procurement, this includes a requirement for all on site staff to be accredited under the Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent.

Award value: 4000000