Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-12
Buyer: Aberdeen City Council
Country: UK
Region: Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71324000: Quantity surveying services
Estimated value: 350000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-16
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Within the boundaries of Aberdeen City Council local government area, Aberdeen,Scotland, Great Britain.
Aberdeen City Council (‘the Council’) wishes to procure external consultancy services in relation to Quantity Surveying Services to provide full pre and post contract Quantity Surveying Services for Housing and Non Housing properties in relation to new build and refurbishment projects. The appointee will be retained initially for 3 years with an option for the Council to extend the contract for a further period of up to 1 year. It is the object of this commission that the successful consultant will supplement the Council's in-house Quantity Surveying resources at periods of peak in workload. It is also advised that any work will be dependent on Budget levels and the ability of the in-house resource to cope with the workload.
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To provide full pre and post contract Quantity Surveying Services for Housing and Non Housing properties in relation to new build and refurbishment projects.
(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.

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. (1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank. (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. (4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. The Council reserves the right to carry out financial checks in respect of all candidates. Candidates which do not satisfy the financial checks may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement. (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.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank. (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. (4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business. The Council reserves the right to carry out financial checks in respect of all candidates. Candidates which do not satisfy the financial checks may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement.
(1) All candidates will be required to provide a reference from their bank. (2) All candidates will be required to provide evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance. (3) All candidates will be required to provide a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years including the overall turnover of the candidate and the turnover in respect of the activities which are of a similar type to the subject matter of this notice. (4) All candidates will be required to provide statements of accounts or extracts from those accounts relating to their business.
The Council reserves the right to carry out financial checks in respect of all candidates. Candidates which do not satisfy the financial checks may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with this procurement.
(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.