Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-04-28
Buyer: New Gorbals Housing Association
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71210000 | 71220000 | 71250000 | 71311000: Civil engineering consultancy services | 71312000: Structural engineering consultancy services
Submission deadline: 2020-05-25
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: New Gorbals Housing Association are looking to appoint suitably qualified and experienced suppliers to their architectural and related professional services framework.
It is intended that the initial framework agreement shall be for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months. During this period New Gorbals Housing Association shall be entitled to call-off services from the framework agreement on a project by project basis. It is estimated that the value of the services to be called-off over the four year period will be circa GBP 2 200 000 to GBP 2 800 000.
This procurement exercise relates to the procurement of a multi supplier framework agreement architectural and related consultancy services in various specialist areas. The authority intends to appoint up to 7 suppliers to the framework agreement.
The provision of architectural consultancy services associated with the design and construction of new build housing including, but not limited to, the following areas:
— design and documentation services compatible with the RIBA plan of work 2020 – production of architectural drawings, engineering drawings, design drawings;
The procurement also requires the provision by the consultant of engineering consultancy services (sub contracted as necessary) as required to complete the design of new build housing, specifically in the following disciplines:
The consultant will also have the capability and capacity to fulfil the roles of contract administrator and principal designer in order to plan, manage, monitor and coordinate the pre-construction phase. This includes managing and mitigating any potential health and safety risks throughout the design process. Further services as mutually agreed between contracting authority and consultant will be required.
It is the intention of the contracting authority to select a maximum of ten (10) tenderers to take forward to the ITT stage.
— gained PASSES in respect of the suitability and technical and professional ability and management systems criteria in ESPD Part IV Sections 4C and 4D,
Bidders will be ranked in relation to their responses to 4C1.2 in line with criteria stated within the tender documentation. The 10 (ten) bidders with the highest scores and who have met the conditions above will be taken through to ITT stage.
— in relation to ESPD 4B.1.1 bidders are required to have a general turnover of GBP 200 000 per annum for the previous three (3) years,
— in relation to 4B.5.1a and 4B.5.1b confirmation that bidders currently hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the framework agreement, the required levels of insurances.
Liquidity: this is calculated as current assets, divided by current liabilities. A score of 1 or higher is considered a pass.
Gearing: this is calculated as the total external secured borrowing (i.e. debt) divided by Total Assets expressed as a percentage. A score of 1 or higher is considered a pass.
Profit: this is taken as profit after tax but before dividends and minority interests. A profit is considered a pass.