Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-06-01
Buyer: University of Edinburgh
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45214400
Estimated value: 7300000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-06-30
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: We will apply Regulation 30 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 — Competitive Procedure with Negotiation due to the project risks linked to the overall scope of Works required to be undertaken.
Following assessment of the submitted ESPDs, we will receive tenders from shortlisted bidders and conduct one stage of negotiation.
Bidder's must self-certify their adherence to selection criteria via the ESPD. Suppliers may be required to submit appropriate means of proof at a later stage as listed in Regulation 61 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
The University reserves the right to request bidders to submit a final clarified offer post negotiation.
We wish to appoint a Main Contractor to undertake refurbishment works at Holland House, part of the Pollock Halls Estate.
Works will commence during January 2017 with a phased refurbishment completing in July 2018 as follows:
Phase 1 Block A and C refurbishment plus main infrastructure works throughout: January to July 2017 — 82 rooms and 2RA Flats plus 6 pantries
Phase 2a Part Block B refurbishment: September to December 2017 — 125 rooms (including 6 twin rooms) and 1 Wardens Flat plus 10 pantries
This Procurement will be conducted through the use of the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation and the whole process will be conducted via the Public Contract Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries about this procurement must be made via the PCS-T messaging system. For further information, please refer to the ESPD guidance document, which is for information only, attached in PCS-T.
— Bidder's must pass the minimum standards (pass/fail) sections of the ESPD (Scotland). These can be found within the qualification envelope of PCS-T. Statements detailing the specific requirements can be found within Section III.1.1, III.1.2 and VI.3 of the Contract Notice.
— Bidder's must complete the technical envelope. Specific statements detailing the requirement can be found within Section III.1.3 of the Contract Notice.
The responses to these statements will be scored as per the scoring methodology detailed within Section II.2.9 of the Contract Notice. We will take the six highest scoring bidders through and they will be invited to submit a tender.
— After receipt of the initial tenders, the University will conduct a one stage negotiation with bidders. Tenders must be received prior to deadline date.Note- Negotiation will apply to the bidder's contract programme submission only.
— The bidders who have submitted a tender will also be invited to interview. The ITT quality questionnaire will be marked and a mark (for the interview) will be incorporated into the overall ITT quality score.
— Quality — the bidder who receives the highest quality score will be awarded the maximum weighted score (i.e. 20 percent) and others awarded a score pro rata, in relation to the highest score.

Eligibility requirements: Please refer to this statement when completing section 4A of the ESPD (Scotland): Statement for 4A.1 If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. For this procurement, this includes a requirement for all on site staff to be accredited under the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent.

Award value: 7300000