Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-04-15
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Region: Edinburgh, City of
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45211000: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings | 45211100 | 45211300 | 45211340
Estimated value: 7500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-05-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council seeks an organisation to undertake the development of 70 units comprising 25 % for social rent and the remainder for mid market rent. The development will include a mix of houses, colonies and flatted blocks. The mid market rented units require fitting out with blinds, carpets and white goods (cooker/washing machine/fridge-freezer etc.).
A private sector developer will be developing housing on an adjacent site. The Council seeks a tenure blind mixed tenure development set in a high quality public realm. To this end it intends to obtain Approval of Matters specified by Condition (AMC) for their portion of the master plan area for its development. 21st Century Homes will submit for an AMC planning application and stage A building warrant in April/May 2016.
Council works will be executed as Design & Build in the context of the design guide, planning consent, outline specifications and other Employer's Requirements.
Interested organisations must download the PQQ documentation which contains full information on the scope of the works and complete and return no later than 12noon on 18.5.2016. The PQQ should be downloaded from www.edin-tend.co.uk
Interested organisation should visit www.edin-tend.co.uk to download the PQQ. The PQQ must be downloaded, completed and returned by 12noon on the 18.5.2016.
The Contractor shall ensure that all contracts with Subcontractors and Suppliers which the Contractor intends to procure following the Commencement Date, and which the Contractor has not, before the date of this Contract, already planned to award to a particular Subcontractor or Supplier, are advertised through the Public Contracts Scotland procurement portal (www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk) and awarded following a fair, open, transparent and competitive process proportionate to the nature and value of the contract.
Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority's economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are:
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the Standstill period commencing on the next working day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.

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