Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-09
Buyer: University of Durham
Country: UK
Region: Tees Valley and Durham
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211340 | 45212000: Construction work for leisure buildings | 45214400
Estimated value: 85000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Durham University (the ‘University’) has developed a new University Strategy (2017-2027) that envisages growth in the number of students who will require College accommodation. Overall, it is anticipated that there will be growth of approximately 6 000 students, mostly undergraduates. This number will include c. 1 700 students who are being relocated from the Queen's Campus in Stockton-on-Tees, as the University seeks to consolidate its education and research activities onto the Durham City campus.
As part of a supporting strategy of estate development, the University has identified a need for additional student residential accommodation. To deliver part of this additional need the University has acquired the Mount Oswald site with the benefit of outline planning consent for 1 000 bedspaces. As a Collegiate University, colleges form a major part of the delivery of the Wider Student Experience, and therefore the University is looking to deliver the new accommodation at Mount Oswald through the design and construction of two new colleges, each of approximately 500 self-catered student bedrooms, plus associated college infrastructure and common space.
This procurement brings to the market the opportunity to take forward the delivery of the two new colleges and the associated accommodation on the basis of a design, build, finance and operate model.
The Mount Oswald site is well located close to other colleges, the Durham University Business School (DUBS) and the main University campus. The new accommodation will include a mixture of en-suite and shared bathroom bedrooms arranged in cluster flats and town houses to meet the varying needs of the college students, including first year and returning under-graduate and post-graduate students. An important element will be the provision of social and study space, together with college administration facilities.
The duration of the contract is to be up to a potential maximum of 50 years (from practical completion of the colleges). Ongoing operation of the colleges will include the successful bidder delivering hard FM services and some or all of the soft FM services, with the University delivering any balance. The exact allocation of soft FM Services will be determined during the dialogue phase of the procurement.
This procurement brings to the market the opportunity to take forward the delivery of the two new colleges and the associated accommodation on the basis of a design, build, finance and operate model.
The University reserves the right to require deposits, guarantees or other forms of security. Further details of any such requirements will be set out in the ITPD documents.
The University reserves the right to require groupings of providers to take a particular legal form or to require a single provider to take primary liability, require each party to undertake joint or several liability or otherwise require a particular entity to be responsible for the provision of certain services in accordance with Regulation 63 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. If relevant, further details will be set out in the ITPD documents.
Providers may be asked to actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental policy objectives. Accordingly, contract conditions (including relevant specifications) may relate in particular to social and/or environmental considerations. Further details will be set out in the ITPD documents.
In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ.
All applicants must provide the financial information requested in the PQQ. Evaluation of economic and financial standing (including any minimum standards) and will be determined by the University as set out in the PQQ.
In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ.
In accordance with Regulation 65 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and in accordance with the process set out in the PQQ documents.
The estimated range set out in section II.2.1 is the University's estimate and is the potential capital value (not taking into account rental income that may be generated) associated with the project also taking into account the cost incurred by the University acquiring the land.

Eligibility requirements: In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ. In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ. All applicants must provide the financial information requested in the PQQ. Evaluation of economic and financial standing (including any minimum standards) and will be determined by the University as set out in the PQQ. In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ. As set out in PQQ.
In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ. All applicants must provide the financial information requested in the PQQ. Evaluation of economic and financial standing (including any minimum standards) and will be determined by the University as set out in the PQQ.
In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ.
All applicants must provide the financial information requested in the PQQ. Evaluation of economic and financial standing (including any minimum standards) and will be determined by the University as set out in the PQQ.
In accordance with Regulations 56 to 65 and other relevant provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and as set out in the PQQ. As set out in PQQ.
As set out in PQQ.