Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-12-28
Buyer: University Of Edinburgh
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71220000 | 71320000 | 71321000: Heating and ventilation design services | 79415200
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-02-10
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The University wishes to appoint a design team to undertake the first phase of a capital project which will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years, dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years.
This project will not be divided into lots as the University wishes to appoint a single design team service provider to ensure consistency from brief to completion.
We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III and VI of this OJEU Notice.
The Nucleus Project comprises of a series of buildings built in the heart of the campus behind Ashworth and will include a mixture of new build and refurbishment projects accommodating central teaching facilities, study areas, catering outlets, gym, retail and a student information centre. The project will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years and the University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint an Architect led multi-disciplinary Design Team to produce designs and specifications for the first phase of the new Nucleus.
The first phase is a new building located in the midst of a series of existing buildings and infrastructure, therefore, the scope of the works will include enabling works and potentially some refurbishment in addition to a new build. The first phase will include a mixture of accommodation including teaching facilities, study areas, catering outlets, small retail shells and a student information centre.
The Nucleus ‘Hub’ is visualised as a series of buildings creating the ‘beating heart of the campus’. Our vision is that a centralised teaching building is provided as part of the ‘Nucleus’ to accommodate all undergraduate teaching at the campus, facilitate collaborations between schools, and free up space within schools for dedicated/specialised teaching space and research, as well as future expansion.
— Combine flexible teaching and learning facilities with social amenities creating a focal point for the campus;
— Create attractive social learning facilities for students and staff that overlook the green heart and encourage people to stay on campus and linger;
— Create spaces that are flexible and rich with state of the art teaching and learning facilities that can be adapted to suit future needs;
— Include contemporary facilities to meet the College of Science and Engineering student growth targets;
The University wishes to appoint a single design team for the full scope of work as per the details listed above to ensure consistency from brief to completion.
The procedure will be conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) Portal. All queries must be made via the PCS-T messaging system. For further instructions please refer to the ESPD Guidance document attached to this project in PCS-T.
Bidders must pass the minimum standards (pass/fail) sections of the ESPD (Scotland). These can be found within the qualification envelope of PCS-T. Statements detailing the specific requirements can be found within Section III 1.1 & 1.2 and Section VI (VI.3) of the Contract Notice.
Bidders must complete the technical envelope. Specific statements detailing the requirement can be found within Section III.1.3 of the Contract Notice. The responses to these statements will be scored as per the scoring methodology detailed below. The six highest scoring bidders will be invited to submit a tender.
Stage 2-The submission of all of the shortlisted bidders tender returns which are received no later than the date and time detailed within the ITT documentation.

Eligibility requirements: Statement for ESPD 4A.2 Where it is required within a bidder's country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or membership of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service. The overall design team will consist of numerous parties and each party will be required to have the relevant professional or trade register or membership which is applicable to their trade. We have listed the numerous parties within Section 1 item 1.3 of the ESPD Guidance Document and this information can be viewed via the PCS-T visible to supplier's portal area.

Award value: 20000000