Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-03-24
Buyer: Lancaster University
Country: UK
Region: Lancashire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71321000: Heating and ventilation design services | 71334000
Estimated value: 2000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-03
Award criteria: Response to the cost schedule (financial submission), Service delivery and management, Collaborative working with the professional project team, Resource and expertise, Collaboration with contractors — design services, Costing and value for money, Sustainability and innovation, Acceptance of the terms and conditions of contract (yes/no, pass/fail)
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Response to the cost schedule (financial submission)
Service delivery and management
Collaborative working with the professional project team
Resource and expertise
Collaboration with contractors — design services
Costing and value for money
Sustainability and innovation
Acceptance of the terms and conditions of contract (yes/no, pass/fail)
It is anticipated that services to be delivered under this Framework will be part funded by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2014 to 2020. The Contracting Authority (Lancaster University) is inviting Economic Operators to participate in this Restricted procurement process with the aim of establishing an Mechanical and Electrical Consultancy Services Framework to support the Authority's projected capital spend of over 159 000 000 GBP over the next 4 years.
For full details, please refer to the procurement documents available at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster
Economic Operators may apply for any or all Lots (1-3). If less than 4 Economic Operators meet the requirements to get on each Framework Lot, the Contracting Authority reserves the right to proceed to establish the Framework with less than 4 Economic Operators on each Lot or to cancel the procurement of that Lot. The maximum number of Economic Operators awarded a place on each Lot may increase only where 2 or more Economic Operators have tied scores, and are jointly placed in the last position (4
The Contracting Authority will host a ‘Supplier Information Day’ Friday, 22.4.2016 commencing 10:30 at Lancaster University, Bailrigg Campus, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK. Attendance is optional, however, it is highly recommended that attendees have read all published procurement documents ahead of attending the Supplier Information Day. The aim of this session is to provide attendees with an overview of the University, their requirements, the procurement process, the e-tendering system and to respond to any questions attendees may wish to ask about any aspect of the tender or process.
Questions (anonymised) and their answers will be documented and shared publicly via the In-Tend clarification function. The expected duration is approximately 2 hours. Attendees will be able to explore the campus grounds afterwards but this is likely to be unaccompanied. A maximum of 2 attendees per Economic Operator is permitted to attend.
Suppliers must register your intention to attend via the In-Tend ‘correspondence’ function by close of business Tuesday, 19.4.2016.
This Lot will cover Mechanical and Engineering Services for potential projects within the value band of 0-4 000 000 GBP. The Framework will run for a period of 2 years with a further 2 12-month options to extend — total possible duration of 4 years.

Eligibility requirements: For full details, please refer to the suite of procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/ Economic Operators will be excluded from the procurement process if they meet the mandatory grounds for exclusion or if there is evidence of convictions relating to specific criminal offences including, but not limited to, bribery, corruption, conspiracy, terrorism, fraud and money laundering, or if the Economic Operator has been the subject of a binding legal decision which found a breach of legal obligations to pay tax or social security (except where this is disproportionate). Economic Operators may be excluded (subject to self-cleaning) from the procurement process if they meet the discretionary grounds for exclusion detailed in the procurement documents. Economic Operators will be excluded from the process if they fail questions indicated within the documentation as pass/fail or if they score a mark which permits the evaluation panel to cease marking the tender and disqualify it completely. Economic Operators will be excluded from the procurement process, as detailed in the procurement documents, if they fail questions indicated within the documentation as pass/fail or if they score a mark which permits the evaluation panel to cease marking the tender and disqualify it completely. The Contracting Authority will assess the level of financial risk that the Economic Operator presents on a pass/fail basis. The Economic Operator's latest accounts must show a net surplus for at least the last 2 consecutive years, and their latest filed financial accounts must evidence a ratio of at least 1:1 Net Assets: Net Liabilities. If an Economic Operator does not meet these requirements, in the absence of justification relating to the organisation's capital and financial structure which evidences financial stability/viability, the Economic Operator will fail and their submission will be disqualified in its entirety. It is mandatory that Economic Operators must have, or commit to obtaining prior to contract commencement, the following levels of insurance: Lot 1 — 10 000 000 GBP — Employer's Liability Insurance; 10 000 000 GBP — Public Liability Insurance; and 5 000 000 GBP — Professional Indemnity Insurance. Lot 2 and 3 — 10 000 000 GBP — Employer's Liability Insurance; 10 000 000 GBP — Public Liability Insurance and 10 000 000 GBP — Professional Indemnity Insurance. For full details, please refer to the procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/ For full details, please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/ For full details, please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/ Please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/
Economic Operators will be excluded from the procurement process, as detailed in the procurement documents, if they fail questions indicated within the documentation as pass/fail or if they score a mark which permits the evaluation panel to cease marking the tender and disqualify it completely. The Contracting Authority will assess the level of financial risk that the Economic Operator presents on a pass/fail basis. The Economic Operator's latest accounts must show a net surplus for at least the last 2 consecutive years, and their latest filed financial accounts must evidence a ratio of at least 1:1 Net Assets: Net Liabilities. If an Economic Operator does not meet these requirements, in the absence of justification relating to the organisation's capital and financial structure which evidences financial stability/viability, the Economic Operator will fail and their submission will be disqualified in its entirety. It is mandatory that Economic Operators must have, or commit to obtaining prior to contract commencement, the following levels of insurance: Lot 1 — 10 000 000 GBP — Employer's Liability Insurance; 10 000 000 GBP — Public Liability Insurance; and 5 000 000 GBP — Professional Indemnity Insurance. Lot 2 and 3 — 10 000 000 GBP — Employer's Liability Insurance; 10 000 000 GBP — Public Liability Insurance and 10 000 000 GBP — Professional Indemnity Insurance. For full details, please refer to the procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/ For full details, please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/
Economic Operators will be excluded from the procurement process, as detailed in the procurement documents, if they fail questions indicated within the documentation as pass/fail or if they score a mark which permits the evaluation panel to cease marking the tender and disqualify it completely. The Contracting Authority will assess the level of financial risk that the Economic Operator presents on a pass/fail basis. The Economic Operator's latest accounts must show a net surplus for at least the last 2 consecutive years, and their latest filed financial accounts must evidence a ratio of at least 1:1 Net Assets: Net Liabilities. If an Economic Operator does not meet these requirements, in the absence of justification relating to the organisation's capital and financial structure which evidences financial stability/viability, the Economic Operator will fail and their submission will be disqualified in its entirety. It is mandatory that Economic Operators must have, or commit to obtaining prior to contract commencement, the following levels of insurance: Lot 1 — 10 000 000 GBP — Employer's Liability Insurance; 10 000 000 GBP — Public Liability Insurance; and 5 000 000 GBP — Professional Indemnity Insurance. Lot 2 and 3 — 10 000 000 GBP — Employer's Liability Insurance; 10 000 000 GBP — Public Liability Insurance and 10 000 000 GBP — Professional Indemnity Insurance. For full details, please refer to the procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/
For full details, please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/
For full details, please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/Lancaster/ Please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/
Please see procurement documents available at http://in-tendhost.co.uk/lancaster/