Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2020-06-05
Buyer: Heriot Watt University
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University is seeking a main contractor for its Dubai Campus. It will be for the demolition and fit-out of two buildings G+6 floors joint together.
The University is seeking a main contractor for the demolition and fit-out of two buildings G+6 floors joint together (area is circa 218,109.11 ft sq.).
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulations 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or UAE equivalent) accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or UAE equivalent) — or – the bidder must have a documented policy regarding quality management. The policy must set out responsibilities for quality management demonstrating that the bidder has and continues to implement a quality management policy that is authorised by their chief executive, or equivalent, and is periodically reviewed at a senior management level. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work to be undertaken and set out responsibilities for quality management throughout the organisation.
The bidder must hold a UKAS (or UAE equivalent), accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or UAE equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum (or UAE equivalent) — or – The bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety (H&S) management, endorsed by the chief executive officer, or equivalent. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of the work and set out responsibilities for H&S management at all levels within the organisation. The policy must be relevant to the nature and scale of your operations and set out your company’s responsibilities of health and safety management and compliance with legislation.
— bidders will be asked to submit the following forms at Stage 2 — ITT: Form of Tender; Freedom of Information; Bona Fide Tender; parent company guarantee; and supply chain code of conduct. These forms will not be scored,
— where the capability and capacity of a subcontractor, members of a consortia or any other body will be relied on, separate ESPD(s) are required from each of those other parties relied on,
— where subcontractors are to be used but their capability are not relied on, the University may choose to request separate ESPD(s),
— the University may require an undertaking that the Tenderer’s parent company will meet all their obligations under the contract should the tenderer fail to do so. The parent company guarantee is only to be completed if the organisation is a private or public company and the tenderer is a subsidiary company. A completed parent company guarantee may also be required for any subsidiary company members from a consortium. Tenderers may be asked to complete and submit in prior to contract award in Stage 2 — ITT,
— the University may require the successful Tenderer to provide a bank guarantee or performance bond to protect against significant upfront payment,


Winner: Khansaheb Civil Engineering LLC
Number of bids: 5