Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-07-01
Buyer: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71220000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services | 71315210
Estimated value: 40000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-08-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: This Framework Agreement is for the provision of construction related professional services by teams of Consultants and their supply chain, collectively referred to as an Integrated Consultant Team (ICT). The scope and nature of services will be determined by the needs of each works project and may include the provision of services associated with construction projects including but not limited to the following types: health and social care facilities, related support buildings such as office accommodation, laboratories and associated infrastructure. Refer to full description in the ITT.
The Economic Operators’ (EO) performance will be regularly monitored. As part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority (CA) will use the protocol for managing poor supplier performance contained in Procurement Guidance Note PGN 01/12 — Contract Management Principles and Procedures: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/publications/procurement-guidance-note-0112-contract-management-principles-and-procedures
If an EO has received more than one current notice of written warning or a notice of unsatisfactory performance, the CA, at its discretion, can consider an economic operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or 3 years respectively. A list of bodies subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at: https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/articles/list-public-bodies-which-ni-public-procurement-policy-applies
CPD is assisting the Contracting Authority, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, in conducting the procurement process for this requirement, but for the avoidance of doubt, the Framework Agreement will be entered into by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the successful tenderers. CPD is administering this procurement on behalf of the Contracting Authority. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to conclude any Framework Agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by economic operators or candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to framework conclusion is accordingly at the sole risk of the economic operator or candidate participating in this procurement process. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting Framework Agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any Framework Agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation, etc. will be paid if a contract or Framework Agreement is withdrawn for any reason economic operators should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position. PQQs will be issued and should be returned via CPD's electronic tendering system (eTendersNI). Details regarding the operation of eTendersNI are contained within the Call for Tender (CfT).
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.


Award value: 40000000