Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-07-28
Buyer: University of Keele
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311300 | 71317210 | 71356300 | 79412000 | 79994000
Estimated value: 400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-08-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Tenders are invited from interested parties for the provision of the Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services required to deliver the Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) works contract. The works contract is due to commence on 1.11.2017.
The University wish to appoint a single Service Provider to undertake all of the consultancy services needed for the SEND works contract as summarised in the paragraph immediately below:
The Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services commission covers the provision of the following roles:
The consultancy services required are fully detailed in the Tender Specification in Section 2 of the ITT.
The Service Provider will be required to cover all aspects of management and control of the consultancy services from the signing of the SEND works contract in November 2017 until the end of the defects period which is anticipated to be December 2022.
The SEND works contractor will carry out both the design and build construction elements of the SEND project under a single-stage design and build contract. The works contract has an estimated value of £7 million. The form of contract to be entered into with the contractor for the SEND works contract will be based on the FIDIC Silver Book First Edition 1999 as amended in accordance with the University's preferred contractual position.
The SEND project (project reference code 32R16P00706) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services required are also part funded by ERDF and BEIS.
Tenderers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Tenderer in connection with taking part in this procurement, regardless of whether such costs arise as a direct or indirect consequence of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the University at any time.
The SEND project (project reference code 32R16P00706) is part-funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds England Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The Main Technical Advisor Consultancy Services required are also part funded by ERDF and BEIS.
Any review proceedings should be promptly brought to the attention of the Director of Finance and IT of the University at the address provided above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR 2015’). Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales
specified by the applicable law, including without limitation, PCR 2015. In accordance with PCR 2015, the University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period from the date information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers.


Award value: 400000