Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-10-28
Buyer: Northern Regional College
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings
Estimated value: 27500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-11-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The project is the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge. The project will include the following works:
— site clearance including phased removal of existing college buildings and associated services and drainage,
The form of contract for pre-construction period will be NEC4 Option A and for the construction period will be NEC4 Option C. The project will be delivered to BIM Level 2. The project will consist of a phased approach of demolition and construction in order to deliver the new campus. The project will be delivered within a live fully operational environment. Refer to the procurement documents for further information.
The project is the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge. The project will include the following works:
— site clearance including phased removal of existing college buildings and associated services and drainage,
The form of contract for pre-construction period will be NEC4 Option A and for the construction period will be NEC4 Option C. The project will be delivered to BIM Level 2. The project will consist of a phased approach of demolition and construction in order to deliver the new campus. The project will be delivered within a live fully operational environment. Refer to the procurement documents for further information.
In accordance with Regulation 65(3) of the Public Contract Regulation 2015, 6 candidates will be invited. This is considered to offer adequate competition to ensure that the employer is assured value for money and that there is sufficient opportunity offered to tenders. This limit also protects the industry from wasting valuable resources which are required to prepare a tender submission.
The contract duration identified in Section II.2.7) is indicative only. The contract provides for an estimated pre-construction period of 6 months and an estimated construction period of 30 months. Please refer to the draft contract for further information. The value of the contract identified in Section II.2.6) is an estimate only. Award criteria is set out in the instructions to tenderers.
— registration with the Architect’s Registration Board (ARB) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.
— chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.
— Chartered Membership of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.
— chartered membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.
— chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.
Economic operators are required to be registered and have Verified Status on Constructionline and should have the minimum category value (9 166 667 GBP) in at least 1 of the Constructionline Categories specified or have submitted a fully completed PQQ1A Constructionline Financial Addendum/s. In the case where an economic operator is a group of economic operators or relying on the capacity of other entities for economic and financial standing, the economic operator as ‘Leads. Enterprise’ must have a category value no less than 40 % of the minimum category value (3 666 667 GBP) required by the contracting authority and the sum of the category values of the group of economic operators and the other entities that it is relying on for economic and financial standing, in a ‘Relevant Work Category’ must be greater than or equal to the minimum category value (3 666 667 GBP) required by the contracting authority building general, building general, 45210000-2, building general, building (schools and colleges), 45214000-0, building general, building general, building (design and construct).
In order for an economic operator to be eligible to participate in this competition the economic operator team must hold valid insurance to all the applicable values:

Eligibility requirements: Architect — employees must have and maintain: — registration with the Architect’s Registration Board (ARB) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction. Structural engineer — employees must have and maintain: — chartered membership of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), — chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction. Electrical engineer — employees must be from the electrical discipline and have and maintain: — chartered membership of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), — Chartered Membership of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction. Mechanical engineer — employees must be from the mechanical discipline and have and maintain: — chartered membership of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), — chartered membership of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction. Civil engineer — employees must have and maintain: — chartered membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), — chartered membership of Engineers Ireland or equivalent professional body within your own jurisdiction.

Award value: 27500000