Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-16
Buyer: Highlands and Islands Enterprise
Country: UK
Region: Highlands and Islands
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71251000 | 71315200 | 71324000: Quantity surveying services | 71500000
Submission deadline: 2016-04-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Project Management; Cost Management; Supervisor services in accordance with the NEC Form of Contract; Project Monitoring; Administration of the Prime Contractor Framework arrangements; Procurement; Sustainability and other Specialist Services.
This list is not exhaustive but provides the basis of the services required. Full details are provided in the Tender documentation.
Note: to register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=432681.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://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.
The 3-year budget to deliver theses service, which will be required from August 2016, is between 1 200 000 GBP and 1 500 000 GBP (excluding VAT).
HIE reserves the right to extend this framework for a period of 12 months following expiry of the original 36 months.
(1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent.
(2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process.
(3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession.
(4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession.
(5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register.
(6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process.
(7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation.
(8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established

Eligibility requirements: (1) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they are not bankrupt or the subject of an administration order, are not being wound-up, have not granted a trust deed, are not the subject of a petition presented for sequestration of their estate, have not had a receiver, manager or administrator appointed and are not otherwise apparently insolvent. (2) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that the candidate, their directors, or any other person who has powers of representation, decision or control of the candidate has not been convicted of conspiracy, corruption, bribery, or money laundering. Failure to provide such a declaration will result in the candidate being declared ineligible and they will not be selected to participate in this procurement process. (3) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not been convicted of a criminal offence relating to the conduct of their business or profession. (4) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have not committed an act of grave misconduct in the course of their business or profession. (5) All candidates must comply with the requirements of the State in which they are established, regarding registration on the professional or trade register. (6) Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in providing any information required, may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement process. (7) All candidates will have to demonstrate that they are licensed, or a member of the relevant organisation, in the State where they are established, when the law of that State prohibits the provision of the services, described in this notice, by a person who is not so licensed or who is not a member of the relevant organisation. (8) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of social security contributions under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the candidate is established (9) All candidates will be required to produce a certificate or declaration demonstrating that they have fulfilled obligations relating to the payment of taxes under the law of any part of the United Kingdom or of the relevant State in which the economic operator is established. Details are provided in the Tender documentation. (1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. Details are provided in the Tender documentation. Minimum levels of insurance cover — Employers Liability (10 000 000 GBP), Public Liability (10 000 000 GBP) and Professional Indemnity (5 000 000 GBP). (1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract; (2) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. Details are provided in the Tender documentation.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. Details are provided in the Tender documentation. Minimum levels of insurance cover — Employers Liability (10 000 000 GBP), Public Liability (10 000 000 GBP) and Professional Indemnity (5 000 000 GBP).
(1) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (2) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. Details are provided in the Tender documentation.
Minimum levels of insurance cover — Employers Liability (10 000 000 GBP), Public Liability (10 000 000 GBP) and Professional Indemnity (5 000 000 GBP).
(1) Details of the educational and professional qualifications of their managerial staff; and those of the person(s) who would be responsible for providing the services or carrying out the work or works under the contract; (2) An indication of the proportion of the contract which the services provider intends possibly to subcontract. Details are provided in the Tender documentation.