Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-11-03
Buyer: Scottish Borders Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work
Estimated value: 5000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2018-12-06
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Scottish Borders Council (the Council) has recently committed to the delivery of a new high quality office development which forms a strategic step in the development of the Tweedbank masterplan. This first development will be located in Tweedbank opposite the train station forming the gateway for the new Business Park.
The new borders innovation park office will provide the first step into the strategically important development of the Tweedbank masterplan delivering on the borders Railway success. The office forms part of the borders innovation park to develop the Scottish Borders as an important destination for new businesses and to drive economic growth.
The site is a disused quarry and is currently not served by any roads or any infrastructure so will need to be connected. It is intended that the new road onto the site will be built by the Council utilizing their supply chain, however there will be a level of coordination required between the new office site and new road.
The site is located off Tweedbank Drive, opposite the train station and can be accessed via the station car park road. The site will need a package of works to prepare it for the new building. This will include excavating poor material and installing structural upfill to provide a suitable base to build upon.
The proposal has received approval under the simplified planning zone which is being implemented across the borders innovation park. Overall, the design will deliver a high quality finish that takes account of the built environment, and also improves the quality of the Tweedbank Industrial Estate.
The Council intends to appoint a contractor to carry out the design, construction and delivery. It is anticipated that the existing design team will have completed the design to RIBA Stage 4, at the point of tender, and the existing design team will be novated to the main Contractor. The terms and conditions of these contracts will not be changed by the novation process. Please see existing design team below:
Pre-Qualification via the ESPD. The ESPD asks bidders general questions when completing bidders must have regard for the statements in this notice that details specific requirements:
Bidders must pass the minimum standards in the ESPD 4A, 4B and 4D in the PCS-t qualification envelope.
Complete the scored element of the ESPD section 4C (technical and professional ability) found in the PCS-t technical envelope.
Section 4C will be scored as per the scoring methodology detailed below. Bidders will not be to be shortlisted for the Invitation to Tender(ITT) unless a score 2 of 4 (50 %) for each question in the technical envelope or above is achieved.
— 0 = 0 % unacceptable Nil or inadequate response. Fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability relevant to this criterion,
— 1 = 25 % poor Response is partially relevant and poor. The response shows some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience/capacity/capability,
— 2 = 50 % acceptable Response is relevant and acceptable. The response demonstrates broad previous experience, knowledge and skills/capacity/capability but may lack in some aspects of similarity e.g. previous experience, knowledge or skills may not be of a similar nature,
— 3 = 75 % good Response is relevant and good. The response is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good amount of experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients,
— 4 = 100 % excellent Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. The response is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients.

Eligibility requirements: The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent)accredited independent third party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 (or equivalent) or have within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Scheme in Procurement (SSIP) forum.

Award value: 5000000