Published date: 17 August 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Photovoltaic cells - 31712331

  • Furniture - 39100000

  • Lifts - 42416100

    • Site preparation and clearance work - 45111200

    • Landscaping work - 45112700

    • Building construction work - 45210000

    • Multi-functional buildings construction work - 45211350

    • Construction work for buildings relating to education and research - 45214000

    • Construction work for university buildings - 45214400

    • Drainage construction works - 45232450

    • Electrical installation work - 45310000

    • Plumbing and sanitary works - 45330000

    • Mechanical installations - 45350000

    • Installation services of fire protection equipment - 51700000

    • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

    • Architectural design services - 71220000

    • Sound insulation and room acoustics consultancy services - 71313200

    • Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works - 71322000

Location of contract

ST5 5BG

Value of contract

£9,875,000

Procurement reference

KU/281/DP/AW/2020

Published date

17 August 2020

Closing date

16 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

22 January 2021

Contract end date

29 April 2022

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Tenders are invited for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). The project will cover both the design and build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) under a single-stage design and build contract.

The Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) covers a total area of 2,696 m² of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). The estimated total value of the contract excluding VAT is £9,875,000.

The Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) is part funded through a suite of secured funding including Keele University, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the England 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme, and UK Government funding through the Getting Building Fund.

Main reasons for decision not to subdivide contract into lots: Given the need for one main contractor to co-ordinate the delivery of the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) covering all of the design services and construction works required to deliver the project, the contract has not been subdivided into lots.

Section 2 of the ITT (Employer's Requirements - Tender Specification and Contract) gives detailed information on all of the works and services required to facilitate and deliver the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). The Contractor will be required to carry out the works and services detailed in Section 2 of the ITT.

Where the University wishes to accept one of the tenders submitted as part of this procurement process, the terms and conditions which will apply to the arrangement between the University and the Contractor is the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 as amended by the University as detailed in the document folder "20.0 Contract Amendments" (see the procurement documents).

Tenderers must accept the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 as amended by the University as detailed in the document folder "20.0 Contract Amendments". Failure to meet this requirement will render your tender submission non-compliant.

Award Criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Approach and Methodology for the delivery of the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 150 marks
Quality criterion - Name: Programme for the delivery of the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 100 marks
Quality criterion - Name: Relevant Experience and Expertise of key named individuals assigned to performing the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 150 marks
Quality criterion - Name: Quality Management - Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 100 marks
Quality criterion - Name: Compliance with CDM Regulations - Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 100 marks
Price - Weighting: 400 marks

More information

Links

Additional text

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenderers will be subject to a financial assessment to evidence that they have an acceptable level of financial standing to deliver a contract of the size and level of complexity of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). As part of this assessment, Tenderers will be required to provide evidence to demonstrate that the Tenderers average annual turnover over the previous three financial years was at least £19,000,000 (noting that, where a Tenderer is bidding as a consortium this threshold shall apply in the aggregate to the consortium members as a whole, provided that the lead consortium member's average annual turnover over the last three years meets or exceeds 70% of the requirement). In conjunction with the above, the University will undertake a Creditsafe credit report assessment in respect of the Tenderer. Tenderers may be excluded from the process where their Creditsafe Credit Rating is 29 out of 100 or below.

The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") comprising of the PAS 91: 2013 + A1: 2017 Questionnaire and Additional Questions is issued with a draft Invitation to Tender ("ITT") document as part of this procurement procedure's suite of procurement documents covering the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7).

Interested parties are required to complete the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and return this before the SQ deadline.

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

The Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) is part funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the England 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Darren Pearce

Address

Keele
Staffordshire
West Midlands
ST5 5BG
United Kingdom

Telephone

01782 734124

Email

d.pearce@keele.ac.uk