Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-09-15
Buyer: University of Southampton
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 44115800 | 44212381 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings | 45214400
Estimated value: 8000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-10-26
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Refurbishment and Alteration Works to include Over Cladding at Building 29, Chemistry, Highfield Campus
The University of Southampton (the University) wishes to procure a Main Building Contractor to carry out the Works (alterations, refurbishment and over cladding) at Chemistry, Building 29 on the Universities Highfield Campus. The Form of contract will be JCT Standard Building Contract (Without Quantities) 2016 with Contractors Design as amended by the University.
The University offers 1 of the best places in the UK for chemistry teaching and research. Chemistry at Southampton has a national and international reputation for excellence. The University provides unique services such as the UK's National X-ray Crystallography Service, which supports and develops world-leading research in chemistry, biochemistry and the physical sciences. The University offers a commitment to provide the best environment for innovative research and teaching in chemistry and are proud of their achievements and the quality of our research and teaching. The University of Southampton ranks among the best Universities in Europe to study Chemistry.
The Chemistry alterations and over cladding project will only enhance the ability of Chemistry to deliver and improve on their current teaching facilities to meet the needs of the students and post-doctural staff who work on diverse, multi-disciplinary research. The environmental improvements the project will offer will add to the student experience and comfort in the teaching laboratories along with energy saving measures linked to the new cladding system.
The main body of the project consists of the full refurbishment of two levels of teaching laboratories on levels 4 and 5 including replacement fume cupboards. In addition, the works will include full over cladding of the building, this will include new thermal insulation and high performance windows and doors.
New toilet facilities to Levels 3 and 6 are required to replace those displaced by Level 4 and 5 works. Refurbishment of the east and west staircases is required within these works and will include decorations and replacement lighting being fitted. The project also involves improvements to the existing entrance on the link building between Building 29 and 30 to create a new reception area for Chemistry. Other facets of the works will include the following:
— small extension to the east building entrance to create new student entrance and locker space for Levels 4 and 5 occupants,
— making good of internal finishes and minor modifications environmental controls following upgrades to thermal properties of the building.
This procurement process is being conducted as a Restricted procedure, consisting of both Selection and Invitation to Tender stages.
Stage 1 — Stage 1 — Selection Stage: an overall pass mark of 50 % shall apply to this stage. The intention is to arrive at a shortlist of a maximum of five qualified potential suppliers for formal invitation to tender. The maximum number of qualified potential suppliers will be based on the top five scores achieved. Where more than the maximum number of potential suppliers have achieved a top 5 score (i.e. a tie), all of those potential suppliers will be invited to the Invitation to Tender stage.
Stage 2 — Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage — A minimum of five (5) qualified tenderers will be invited to submit formal tenders at this stage.
The Selection Stage evaluation criteria will be as follows. Full details are provided in the Selection Stage document set:
This contract is not suitable for splitting into lots. The risk of dividing the requirement into Lots would render the execution of the contract excessively technically difficult, not cost effective and would undermine proper execution of the contract.
The University requires all Tenderers to successfully complete the Control of Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Questionnaire (CC3) before any Tenderer or subcontractor is permitted to undertake works on University premises. Completion, and being assessed as meeting the standard of the University’s Health and Safety Assessment, is, therefore, a mandatory requirement of this procurement.
To support the financial assessment, the University will conduct a financial check on all tenderers and every organisation that is being relied on to meet this procurement, using an independent company called Creditsafe, for UK registered potential suppliers, or Graydon UK, for internationally registered potential suppliers.

Eligibility requirements: The University requires all Tenderers to successfully complete the Control of Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Questionnaire (CC3) before any Tenderer or subcontractor is permitted to undertake works on University premises. Completion, and being assessed as meeting the standard of the University’s Health and Safety Assessment, is, therefore, a mandatory requirement of this procurement.

Award value: 8000000