Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-06-06
Buyer: Sheffield Hallam University
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71520000: Construction supervision services | 71521000: Construction-site supervision services | 71530000: Construction consultancy services | 71540000: Construction management services | 71541000: Construction project management services
Submission deadline: 2019-07-05
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: EU Fund

Technical requirements: The University has created an alliance arrangement using the new NEC4 Alliance Contract. The University is in the final stages of appointing the design led consultancy, contractor and hard facilities management service providers (the Alliance partners) required to deliver the Campus Plan. The aim is for all Alliance Partners to work towards a common goal within a culture and ethos of partnering and trust.
— company to provide a Programme Alliance Manager (Lot 1) to manage the overarching Alliance programme of works and operation of the Alliance, and
— a company to provide Scheme Alliance Managers (Lot 2) to manage the delivery of individual schemes or groups of smaller schemes.
Companies may also be required to provide ancillary project/cost/quality management services to the Programme or Scheme Alliance.
Further, detailed information about the Alliance, it’s method of operation and the requirements of the roles is contained in the tender pack.
Tenderers may bid for both lots but can only be awarded one lot. Tenderers bidding for both lots will be asked to indicate which is their preferred lot. In the event a single tenderer wins both lots, they will be awarded their preferred lot and the supplier ranked in 2nd place will be awarded the remaining lot
The University has created an alliance arrangement using the new NEC4 Alliance Contract: a bold and unique procurement strategy and delivery model that will be a catalyst for change. The University is in the final stages of appointing the design led consultancy, contractor and hard facilities management service providers (the Alliance partners) required to deliver the Campus Plan. The aim is for all Alliance Partners to work towards a common goal within a culture and ethos of partnering and trust.
The University now needs to appoint a company to provide a Programme Alliance Manager (Lot 1) to manage the overarching Alliance programme of works and operation of the Alliance. The main duties of the Programme Alliance Manager will be:
Companies may also be required to provide ancillary project/cost management services to the Programme Alliance, either through the Programme Alliance Manager or through separate individuals on an ad-hoc basis. These ancillary services may include, but not be limited to:
Further, detailed information about the Alliance, it’s method of operation and the requirements of the role is contained in the tender pack.
The Programme Alliance Manager contract will be for a period of 3 years with options to extend for up to 11 years in periods of 3 years each with a final option to extend for 2 years i.e. 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 years. Extensions will be subject to satisfactory performance and at the sole discretion of the University.
The successful tendered will be required to enter in to the NEC4 professional services short contract.
There are 3 extension periods. 2-period of 3 years followed by one final period of 2 years, up to a total contract duration of 11 years. Extensions will be awarded subject to satisfactory performance and at the sole discretion of the University.
At this stage there are no EU funds identified, however in the unlikely event that construction related EU funds are available they would be directed through this opportunity.
The University has created an alliance arrangement using the new NEC4 Alliance Contract: a bold and unique procurement strategy and delivery model that will be a catalyst for change. The University is in the final stages of appointing the design led consultancy, contractor and hard facilities management service providers (the Alliance partners) required to deliver the Campus Plan. The aim is for all Alliance Partners to work towards a common goal within a culture and ethos of partnering and trust

Eligibility requirements: As described in the tender documentation. There is a minimum acceptable weighted score for the written quality criteria for each lot (Sections 1 and 2 of the quality criteria) Bidders must acheive 65 % of the available marks i.e. 29.25 out of 45 for these sections for the tender to be considered further. The right to reject bids with a weighted quality score below 65 % is reserved.