Published date: 27 October 2021

Last edited date: 5 November 2021

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: 26 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Landscaping work for sports grounds and recreational areas - 45112720

  • Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants - 45212000

  • Construction work for sports facilities - 45212200

Location of contract

NN1 1ED

Value of contract

£550,000 to £700,000

Procurement reference

WNC00000009

Published date

27 October 2021

Closing date

26 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

26 July 2022

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

The Council is proposing to construct a mountain bike park on the former nine hole section of the Delapre Golf Centre, Northampton. The mountain bike park will
utilise the slopes, undulations, trees, vegetation and general landscape to create a series of winding trails for mountain bikers of all ages and abilities.

The Council proposes to enter into one Contract for a fixed period of practical completion, the anticipated contract commencement date is expected to be the early part of 2022, with completion due around May/June 2022.

The Council is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Council's Procurement Team will be sent via the Council's e-Procurement portal provided by In-Tend.

In-Tend is located at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc
Potential Suppliers who experience technical difficulties when using In-Tend should contact the support desk Mon-Fri, 08:30 - 17:00:
Telephone: 0845 557 8079
Email: support@in-tend.co.uk

Completed Tender Responses and communications can only be submitted electronically, using the Council's e-Procurement portal. Fax, post and/or e-mail submissions will not be considered even if received before the relevant Deadline for Submission, set out in Table C, unless there is suitable justification for doing so (e.g. the system was not available). It is the responsibility of the potential supplier to prove if this is the case and acceptance of any bids which are not submitted via In-Tend for whatever reason, will be at the Council's absolute discretion.

Where a potential supplier advises that a tender submission deadline may be or has been missed due to the Council's e-Procurement portal being unavailable, the Council should obtain a system report from In-Tend, prior to the Council exercising its discretion as to whether to accept or reject the Potential Suppliers Tender Response.

The Award Criteria Questionnaire carries a total weight of 100%, split between Quality which is 60% and Price which is 40%, the project specific questions detailing the sub weighting and the scoring criteria is set out within the ITT documents and can be downloaded via In-Tend once you express an interest.

Please note that a performance bond or parent company guarantee is required for this tender and will be detailed in the terms and conditions.


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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No


About the buyer

Contact name

Daryl Read

Address

Angel Street
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1 1ED
United Kingdom

Telephone

+447594 615052

Email

daryl.read@westnorthants.gov.uk