Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-08-01
Buyer: Manchester City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45233200 | 45236000 | 45432112
Submission deadline: 2019-09-09
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The projects let under this framework agreement may be of a new-build nature, including: demolition, development, refurbishment or re-modelling of existing properties owned and/or used by the framework users, modular or a combination of all these aspects inclusive of any site related and external works associated with these projects.
— construction work in connection with the following types of buildings: Daycare centre, Civic Centre, Crematoria,
— cemeteries, buildings relating to law and order or emergency services, buildings of further education, research buildings,
— laboratory building, research and testing facilities, scientific installations, meteorological stations, halls of residence, training facilities,
Initial contract period of 36 months with an option to extend by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the contracting authority, subject to satisfactory performance, results and funding availability. At the end of the final contract period the contract may be renewed by competitive tender, subject to the requirements of the contracting authority.
Please note: A fundamental qualification criteria is that organisations requesting to participate must be able to evidence an annual turnover of at least 6 000 000 GBP per year in the previous trading year.
It is anticipated that one or more of the projects completed under this framework may be wholly or partially financed by European Union Funds
The overall total value of projects to be commissioned under the framework as a whole, is estimated to be within the range of 70 000 000 to 120 000 000 GBP but this cannot be accurately known or guaranteed in any way. The value of individual projects delivered under the framework will be between 500 000 and 3 000 000 GBP each.
Initial contract period of 36 months with an option to extend by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the contracting authority, subject to satisfactory performance, results and funding. At the end of the contract period the contract may be renewed by competitive tender, subject to the requirements of the contracting authority.
The projects let under the framework agreement may be of a new-build nature, including: demolition, development, refurbishment or re-modelling of existing properties owned and/or used by the framework users, modular or a combination of all these aspects inclusive of any site related and external works.
The North West Construction Hub (NWCH) wishes to transform the manner in which projects are procured and managed within the North West Region. The NWCH will adopt the principles of partnering through the development of longer term relationships through the supply chain, integrated design and construction teams, shared risk/rewards and performance management. The framework is intended to be used by Manchester City Council trading as the North West Construction Hub, and other North West local authorities and but such other public bodies as are referred to and/or identified in the request to participate documents may use and access the framework and each of such bodies may enter into individual call-off contracts pursuant to the framework. Applications are invited from suitably experienced and capable providers of construction services who can provide high quality building construction works adopting constructing excellence principles and early contractor involvement when required. Companies must be committed to partnering including working with clients and their partners, shared problem solving and continuous improvement. Call-off contracts under the framework agreements will be entered into directly by the framework users and the service providers. There will be no obligation on either NWCH or any of the prospective framework users to enter into call off contracts with the service providers appointed nor will any guarantee be given as to the quantity or regularity of call-off contracts to be made.
Prospective framework users are those listed in the request to participate information and Instructions document which can be downloaded from within The Chest tendering portal.
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules may take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). An unsuccessful bidder must comply with applicable legislative time limits at the time and/or in the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016, to bring proceedings.