Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-01-07
Buyer: Chelmsford City Council
Country: UK
Region: Essex
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71220000 | 71240000 | 71250000 | 71300000
Estimated value: 400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-02-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Architectural design services. Quantity surveying services. Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services. Architectural, engineering and planning services. Architectural, engineering and surveying services. Engineering services. Consultative engineering and construction services. Civil engineering consultancy services. Structural engineering consultancy services. Environmental engineering consultancy services. Heating engineering services for buildings. Engineering design services. Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings. Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works. Mechanical engineering services. Mechanical and electrical engineering services. Urban planning and landscape architectural services. Landscape architectural services. Chelmsford City Council wishes to appoint a design team to provide all-inclusive services, as more specifically set out in the High Level Descriptive Document (HDD), for a new leisure pool and associated facilities including the remodelling of the Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre, Victoria Road Chelmsford. The estimated construction value is in the region of 21 000 000 GBP although this is subject to change dependent upon further development of the site and the associated works in connection with the overall development such as car parking. The design team will be led by the Architect who will perform lead consultant duties. The design team services are to include: Lead Consultant, Lead Designer and Architect, Quantity Surveyor, Structural and Civil Engineer, Mechanical and Electrical Services Engineer, Filtration Services Consultant, Principal Designer (Under CDM Regulations 2015), BREEAM assessor, Transport Consultant, Flood Risk Consultant, Landscape Architect, Building and Land Surveyor. Bidders should be able to provide ALL of the required services described in this short description and as further set out in the HDD either on its own or with an integrated supply chain of consultants. Consortia bids are NOT permitted by the Authority.
Bidders should note the estimated value range. The range reflects the potential that the project may not proceed beyond certain stages for whatever reason, including but notwithstanding, statutory approvals and the Authority's overall corporate strategy.
A Parent Company Guarantee and/or Performance Bond may be required by the Authority, the details of which will be set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT), the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) and the Invitation to Submit a Final Tender (ISFT).
Any terms of payment will be set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT), the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) and the Invitation to Submit a Final Tender (ISFT).
Expressions of interest in response to this contract notice may only be submitted by a single bidder in the role of Prime Contractor. Whilst it is acknowledged that several organisations may need to collaborate to provide all of the required services, the Authority will require a single contractor to take primary liability or to require that each party undertakes joint and several liabilities.
The selected Bidder will be required to perform the services to the required standards set out in the Invitation to Tender (ITT), the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) and the Invitation to Submit a Final Tender (ISFT). Under the contract the Consultant and their supply chain will be required to participate in the achievement of relevant social and/or environmental policy objectives relating to recruitment and training and supply chain initiatives. Accordingly, the contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations to be detailed in the contract documents.
The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.
A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr
Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists.
Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so.
Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, applicants will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4. Expressions of Interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the Authority via the Authority's e-tendering portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com.
Applicants should note that the Prime Contractor must have a minimum annual turnover of not less than 1 000 000 GBP. Organisations not being able to meet the minimum requirement should not respond to this opportunity. Further information is set out in the PQQ.
In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, applicants will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4. Expressions of Interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the Authority via the Authority's e-tendering portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com.
The organisation applying as Prime Contractor for the Lead Consultant role must be a recognised architectural practice that is registered as a ‘Practice Member’ with the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) or equivalent professional body.

Eligibility requirements: The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 45(1) of Directive 2004/18/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contract Regulations (PCR) 2006 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 45(2) of Directive 2004/18/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the PCR 2006) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender. A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#pcr Candidates will be required to answer these questions as part of the qualification process. For candidates who are registered overseas, you will need to declare if you have any offences/misconduct under your own countries laws, where these laws are equivalent to the Regulation 23 lists. Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 45(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest for doing so. Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 45(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority. In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, applicants will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4. Expressions of Interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the Authority via the Authority's e-tendering portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com. Applicants should note that the Prime Contractor must have a minimum annual turnover of not less than 1 000 000 GBP. Organisations not being able to meet the minimum requirement should not respond to this opportunity. Further information is set out in the PQQ. In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, applicants will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4. Expressions of Interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the Authority via the Authority's e-tendering portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com.
In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, applicants will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4. Expressions of Interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the Authority via the Authority's e-tendering portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com. Applicants should note that the Prime Contractor must have a minimum annual turnover of not less than 1 000 000 GBP. Organisations not being able to meet the minimum requirement should not respond to this opportunity. Further information is set out in the PQQ.
In accordance with Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire, applicants will be required to complete a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ). The PQQ is available from the address in Annex A, 1 above and must be returned to that address by the date stipulated in IV.3.4. Expressions of Interest must be in the form of a completed PQQ to be received by the Authority via the Authority's e-tendering portal at https://www.delta-esourcing.com.
Applicants should note that the Prime Contractor must have a minimum annual turnover of not less than 1 000 000 GBP. Organisations not being able to meet the minimum requirement should not respond to this opportunity. Further information is set out in the PQQ.