Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-02
Buyer: North Lanarkshire Council
Country: UK
Region: North Lanarkshire
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71220000 | 71242000 | 71320000 | 71322000: Civil engineering design services
Estimated value: 1500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-06-29
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This contract involves the establishment of a design team comprising a Building and Landscaping Architect and Structural/Civil Engineers for the design of between 16 and 30 sites at various locations throughout North Lanarkshire which will encompass up to 700 new build homes. The contract will also require planning permission to be obtained for each design. The 16 sites initially identified will consist of approximately 350 new build homes (a further 14 sites (approx. 350 units) being added once locations are identified).
Duration of the contract is for 2 years commencing 16.10.2017. The council reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 2 x 1 year extensions.
This contract involves the establishment of a design team comprising a Building and Landscaping Architect and Structural/Civil Engineers for the design of between 16 and 30 sites at various locations throughout North Lanarkshire which will encompass up to 700 new build homes. The contract will also require planning permission to be obtained for each design. The 16 sites initially identified will consist of approximately 350 new build homes and are made up of the following (a further 14 sites (approx. 350 units) being added once locations are identified):
Duration of the contract is for 2 years commencing 16 October 2017. The council reserve the right to extend this contract for a further 2 x 1 year extensions.
This Procurement will be conducted through the use of the Restricted Procedure. All queries about this procurement must be made via the PCS messaging system.
Bidders must pass the minimum standards sections of the ESPD (Scotland) Part III Exclusion Grounds (A, B, C and D);
Bidders must pass the minimum standards sections of the ESPD (Scotland) Part IV (A, B and C). Part IV C contains weighted questions which will be used to rank candidates. Candidates that meet all the minimum selection criteria and are ranked in the top six (6) will be invited to tender. Where there is a tie for sixth place, all those candidates tied in sixth place will be invited to tender.
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
4A.1 — If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Fail = response is not compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice (III.1.1)
4B.1.2 — Bidders will be required to have an average yearly turnover of a minimum of 2,000,000 GBP for the last 2 years.
4B.3 — Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
4B.5.1 — It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer's (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10,000,000 GBP each and every claim and in the annual aggregate.
4B.5.2 — It is a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:

Eligibility requirements: 4A.1 — If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established. The Bidder response to this question will be evaluated as follows: Pass = response is compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice (III.1.1) Fail = response is not compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice (III.1.1)

Award value: 1500000