Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-07-21
Buyer: Scape Group Ltd
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 09330000: Solar energy | 31121000 | 45000000: Construction work | 45100000: Site preparation work | 45110000
Estimated value: 5300000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-12-02
Award criteria: Quality, Interviews, Price

Technical requirements: Quality
Interviews
Price
Scape wishes to establish a framework agreement for use by or on behalf of public sector bodies (and their respective statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisations or organisational changes). Applications are invited from experienced providers of construction (building) works and services who can provide high quality works and services using a customer focused approach particularly in the public sector. It is anticipated that the works and services will be provided by the provider themselves, through their supply chain or via a consortium/joint venture arrangement. Scape is open to receiving responses from consortia, joint ventures, strategic alliances and other such arrangements, however such organisations will be required to form a single legal entity to contract with prior to the award of the contract and provide appropriate guarantees and security packages commensurate with the works/services. The specific works and services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of works that may be required may include those services identified by CPV code on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the public sector bodies eligible to use the Framework or on property or related assets in which any of the public sector bodies may have an interest at the time or prospectively and may include projects in the following sectors, amongst others: — education, housing, social care, leisure, libraries, blue light, health and social care, offices, transport, military, farms, recycling and waste centres, industrial and commercial buildings and other public sector operational buildings and establishments. The works and services will comprise all types of building construction works and associated mechanical, electrical and services works and may include design and other services as required for a develop and construct or design and build works. The provider will be expected to work closely and cooperate with local government and other contracting authorities, in-house and external design consultants, contractors and other partner providers. All contract performance will be monitored using a set of comprehensive performance indicators.
The public sector bodies to whom the use of this framework agreement will be open, include without limitation, the following contracting authorities commissioning construction (building) works and services in the geographical areas stated in II.1.2) (and any future successors to these organisations):
— Central Government Departments, Public Financial and Non-Financial Corporations — Public Sector Classification Guide, January 2015: http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference-tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-390313
— On 2.7.2012, British Waterways ceased to exist in England and Wales and in its place Canal & River Trust was set-up: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/about-us/our-regions
— Local Authorities: http://openlylocal.com/councils/all, http://local.direct.gov.uk/LDGRedirect/MapLocationSearch.do?mode=1.1
— Educational Establishments across England and Wales maintained by the Department for Education including Academies, Colleges, Free Schools, LA Maintained Schools, Other types, Special Schools, Universities, Welsh Schools:
— Police Forces in the United Kingdom (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland): http://www.police.uk/?view=force_sites#force_sites
— Fire and Rescue Services (including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland): http://www.fireservice.co.uk/information/ukfrs
— NHS Bodies including Acute Trusts, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Mental Health Trusts, Health and Care Trusts, Ambulance Trusts, Area Teams, Special Health Authorities, Others and NHS property services:
— Department of Health Advisory Bodies and Committees: http://www.dh.gov.uk/health/about-us/public-bodies-2/advisory-bodies/
— Hospices in UK including Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland: http://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/End-of-life-hospice-services/Location/342 http://www.hauraki.co.uk/hospice_uk/ http://www.nahf.org.uk/hospice-directory.html
— Registered Providers of Social Housing: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing

Eligibility requirements: Participants will be required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) available on request from the contact in Section I) See also Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Economic and financial capacity — means of proof required: The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Economic operators will be required to complete the PQQ including the financial and economic standing requirements as set out in the PQQ. See also Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Economic operators will need the minimum annual turnover of 500 000 000 GBP for Lots 1, 4 and 5 and 125 000 000 GBP for lots 2 and 3, have submitted their accounts on time and have an acid test ratio of approximately 1:1. Further details are contained in the PQQ. Economic operators will be required to have the following stated minimum levels of insurance cover, each on an ‘each and every claim basis’: Lots 1 to 3: 1. Employer's Liability — minimum 10 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — minimum 10 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Liability/Indemnity — minimum 5 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 1 000 000 GBP). Lot 4: 1. Employers Liability — Minimum 20 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — Minimum 20 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Indemnity — 10 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 3 000 000 GBP). Lot 5: 1. Employers Liability — Minimum 50 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — 50 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Indemnity — Minimum 25 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 5 000 000 GBP). Where an economic operator does not have the required insurance in place then they may still apply providing that they would be willing to take out the appropriate levels of insurance if successful, (further details are contained in the PQQ). Technical requirements are set out in the PQQ. See also Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Economic and financial capacity — means of proof required: The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Economic operators will be required to complete the PQQ including the financial and economic standing requirements as set out in the PQQ. See also Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Economic operators will need the minimum annual turnover of 500 000 000 GBP for Lots 1, 4 and 5 and 125 000 000 GBP for lots 2 and 3, have submitted their accounts on time and have an acid test ratio of approximately 1:1. Further details are contained in the PQQ. Economic operators will be required to have the following stated minimum levels of insurance cover, each on an ‘each and every claim basis’: Lots 1 to 3: 1. Employer's Liability — minimum 10 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — minimum 10 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Liability/Indemnity — minimum 5 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 1 000 000 GBP). Lot 4: 1. Employers Liability — Minimum 20 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — Minimum 20 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Indemnity — 10 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 3 000 000 GBP). Lot 5: 1. Employers Liability — Minimum 50 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — 50 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Indemnity — Minimum 25 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 5 000 000 GBP). Where an economic operator does not have the required insurance in place then they may still apply providing that they would be willing to take out the appropriate levels of insurance if successful, (further details are contained in the PQQ).
Economic and financial capacity — means of proof required: The presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established. A statement of the undertaking's overall turnover and, where appropriate, of turnover in the area covered by the contract for a maximum of the last 3 financial years available, depending on the date on which the undertaking was set up or the economic operator started trading, as far as the information on these turnovers is available. Economic operators will be required to complete the PQQ including the financial and economic standing requirements as set out in the PQQ. See also Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Economic operators will need the minimum annual turnover of 500 000 000 GBP for Lots 1, 4 and 5 and 125 000 000 GBP for lots 2 and 3, have submitted their accounts on time and have an acid test ratio of approximately 1:1. Further details are contained in the PQQ. Economic operators will be required to have the following stated minimum levels of insurance cover, each on an ‘each and every claim basis’: Lots 1 to 3: 1. Employer's Liability — minimum 10 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — minimum 10 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Liability/Indemnity — minimum 5 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 1 000 000 GBP). Lot 4: 1. Employers Liability — Minimum 20 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — Minimum 20 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Indemnity — 10 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 3 000 000 GBP). Lot 5: 1. Employers Liability — Minimum 50 000 000 GBP; 2. Public Liability — 50 000 000 GBP; 3. Professional Indemnity — Minimum 25 000 000 GBP; (consequential loss — minimum 5 000 000 GBP). Where an economic operator does not have the required insurance in place then they may still apply providing that they would be willing to take out the appropriate levels of insurance if successful, (further details are contained in the PQQ).
Technical requirements are set out in the PQQ. See also Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.