Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-05-24
Buyer: University of Nottingham
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work
Estimated value: 10000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-06-20
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The design and construction of the laboratories, workshops, flexible and cellular offices, administrative, accommodation and external works (including soft and hard landscaping, below ground drainage, and external services etc.). The duration of the Agreement is anticipated to be 14 months; however, this is to be defined during the tender stage process — please refer to the employer’s Requirements within the Procurement Documents for further information.
Conditions for participating are outlined within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire will be accompanied by the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Evaluation Process Guide, which provides the evaluation criteria and weighting.
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Contracting Authority's e-Tendering Site. To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-Tendering Site. If you have not yet registered on the e-Tendering Site, this can be done online at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham by following the link “Register”. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham/aspx/BuyerProfiles
Once you have registered on the e-Tendering Site, a registered user can express interest for a specific procurement. This is done by login into the e-Tendering Site, selecting Tenders > Current from the top navigation bar, locating the specific procurement you wish to express interest in, selecting view details and then scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking express interest on the right hand side.
As a user of the e-Tendering Site you will have access to In-Tend email messaging service which facilitates all correspondence sent to you and from you in relation to any specific procurement event. To make sure you receive our email notifications and to ensure our emails reach your inbox please add our e-Tendering Site host email domain @in-tend.co.uk to your safe senders list and check your spam filter settings. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis throughout the procurement to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.
For technical assistance (only) on e-Tendering Site please contact In-Tend Support Desk email: support@in-tend.co.uk or via Telephone +441144070065
All correspondence and expressions of interest relating to this procurement must be made through the Contracting Authority's e-Tendering Site: https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofnottingham Non-compliant expressions of interest will not be considered or acknowledged.
i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process related to the publication of this notice; and
ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement (limited to the extent permitted under the Public Contracts Regulation 2015); and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of the candidate. Electronic ordering, invoicing and payment may be used by the Contracting Authority under this contract.
In the event that this notice relates to the formation of a framework agreement, the value entered in Section II.1.4) this is only an estimate, we cannot guarantee to candidates any business through the resulting agreement. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful supplier this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any orders placed under this framework agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework Agreement between the supplier(s) and the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority utilising the Framework reserves the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the Agreement.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to procure some of their needs covered by this Notice outside of this procurement exercise.
In accordance with Regulation 86 and 87 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Contracting Authority has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period starting from the day when contract award was notified to the bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a debrief in the award decision at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid comprising the reasons for the decision, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, the score of the economic operator and the name of the economic operator to be awarded the contract.
Tenderers have a right to appeal provided for within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.

Eligibility requirements: Conditions for participating are outlined within the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire will be accompanied by the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire Evaluation Process Guide, which provides the evaluation criteria and weighting.

Award value: 10000000