UK-Kingston upon Hull: business and management consultancy and related services

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

KINGSTON UPON HULL

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:230119-2008

Publication Date:

Sept 5, 2008

Deadline:

Oct 14, 2008

Buyer:

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES IN VI.3

Original Language:

English

Address:

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND THE FOLLOWING CONTRACTING AUTHORITIES IN VI.3
KINGSTON UPON HULL , Kingston upon Hull, City of
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.hullcc.gov.uk

Notice Type: 22M0
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 172/2008
, #
230119-2008
Referenced Document Number: 295526-2007
Contract Nature: Service contract
Procedure Type: Competitive dialogue
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Services
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): Kingston upon Hull City
Council on behalf of itself and the following Contracting Authorities in
VI.3, The Guildhall Alfred Gelder Street, Contact: Mr David Martin, Attn:
Mr David Martin, UK-Kingston upon Hull HU1 2AA. Tel. (44) 14 82 61 62 37.
E-mail: BSF@hullcc.gov.uk. Fax (44) 14 82 61 62 40.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.hullcc.gov.uk.
Address of the buyer profile: www.buildingourfuture.co.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Regional or local authority.
General public services.
Education.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: yes.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
Hull Building Schools for the Future - (Hull BSF).
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Services.
Service category: No 11.
Main place of performance: Kingston upon Hull, England.
NUTS code: UKE11.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Contracting
Authorities are seeking an innovative private sector partner or partners
to participate and invest in a new Public Private Partnership vehicle (a
"Local Education Partnership" or "LEP") to be established jointly with
some or all of the Contracting Authorities (see section VI.3 in respect of
the participating Contracting Authorities). The LEP will provide (or
arrange for the provision of) "Partnering Services", which will include
(but not be limited to) the development of a strategic investment
programme for: (a) educational facilities; and (b) community, health,
recreational and social care facilities in connection with local authority
regeneration programmes across the city. The emphasis will be upon
physical and/or strategic links to education facilities and facilities
that support the promotion or improvement of economic, social and
environmental well-being; (together the "Relevant Facilities") in the
Contracting Authorities' area. These Partnering Services may also comprise
some or all of the following services: (a) strategy advisory services; (b)
programme management services; (c) project development services; (d)
procurement consultancy services; and (e) procurement and delivery or
management of all services required to deliver the strategic investment
programme for the Relevant Facilities (including through the provision,
integration and management of supply chain arrangements). It is
anticipated that such services may include: - (i) architectural services;
(ii) construction services; (iii) technical services; (iv) building
services; (v) hard facilities management services; (vi) soft facilities
management services; (vii) information communication and technology
("ICT") services; (viii) educational support services; (ix) educational
programme development services; (x) educational strategy services; and
(xi) engineering services; for a period of up to 15 years. The Relevant
Facilities, which may be a mixture of new build and refurbished
facilities, will be delivered under the Private Finance Initiative (PFI)
and/or design and build arrangements. This may include the delivery of the
Relevant Facilities through separate SPVs established by the LEP. Where an
SPV is established, the shareholders in such an SPV may include the LEP,
the Contracting Authorities, third party equity providers and supply chain
members. The Contracting Authorities may contract directly with the LEP
or, where an SPV is established, with the SPV. The LEP may also be
required to provide for, or arrange for the provision (through supply
chain arrangements) of the management and/or integration of the Partnering
Services, design and build and construction contracts, facilities
management services, support services and ICT services (this list is not
exhaustive) where the Contracting Authorities existing arrangements are
either transferred or expire. Further details are contained in the
Memorandum of Information and pre-qualification questionnaire (see section
VI.3 for details of how to obtain these).
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 74140000, 45000000,
45111000, 45210000, 45214000, 45214200, 45214210, 45314000, 45453100,
50700000, 50961000, 55524000, 70000000, 72000000, 72514300, 74141100,
74141800, 74142000, 74200000, 74231500, 74264100, 74610000, 74731000,
74873000, 75200000, 77314000, 77320000, 80000000, 92330000, 92610000,
93411400.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The estimated capital value of the
initial projects covered by this procurement is in the region of £335
million GBP. Further projects arising in the first 10 year period may
result in the total estimated capital value (including the initial
projects) being approximately £385 million GBP. Given the regeneration
opportunities that will exist in the City of Hull over the next 15 years,
it is anticipated that the LEP will be well placed to be a potential
contributor to these major regeneration opportunities hence the values
illustrated in the Range below.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 335 000 000,01 and 2 000 000 000,01 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: Yes.
Description of these options: The partnering contract between the private
sector partner and the Contracting Authorities will be for a period of 10
years with an option to extend (exercisable during the initial 10 year
term) for a further 5 years.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 180 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: The Contracting Authorities
reserve the right to require deposits, guarantees, bonds or other forms of
appropriate security.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or
reference to the relevant provisions regulating them: See sections III.1.3
and VI.3. Some projects may be delivered using the UK Government's private
finance initiative (PFI).
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: The Contracting Authorities are
seeking a private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in
the LEP which will take responsibility for and manage a supply chain of
providers. The Contracting Authorities reserve the right to require
groupings of contractors to take a particular legal form or to require a
single contractor to take primary liability or to require that each party
undertakes joint and several liability irrespective of the form of the
LEP. This may include the LEP establishing a special purpose vehicle (SPV)
which will contract directly with the Contracting Authorities for the
delivery of specific projects. Where an SPV is established the
shareholders in such SPV may include the LEP, the Contracting Authorities,
third party equity providers and supply chain members.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: Yes.
Under this project the LEP and its supply chain will be required to
actively participate in the achievement of social and/or environmental
policy objectives relating to recruitment and training and supply-chain
initiatives. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in
particular to social and environmental considerations. Obligations
relating to workforce matters will be included in the contract conditions
- see Code of Practice Workforce matters in Local Authority Service
Contracts (2003).
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In
accordance with Articles 45 to 50 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulations
23 to 25 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the
pre-qualification questionnaire available from the address in section I.1.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with
Article 47 of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 24 of the Public
Contracts Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification
questionnaire which is available from the address in Section I.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the
pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.3) Technical capacity: Information and formalities necessary for
evaluating if requirements are met: In accordance with Articles 48 to 50
of Directive 2004/18/EC and Regulation 25 of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2006 and as set out in the pre-qualification questionnaire
which is available from the address in section 1.1.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As set out in the
pre-qualification questionnaire.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Yes.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Competitive dialogue.
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to
tender or to participate: Envisaged minimum number: 3. Maximum number: 8
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set
out in the pre-qualification questionnaire which is available from the
address in Section I.1.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated yes.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to
tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
CA/78785.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Prior
information notice
Notice number in OJ: 2007/S 242-295526 of 15.12.2007.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive documentTime limit for receipt of requests for documents or
for accessing documents: 14.10.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
14.10.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 4.11.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There will be an Bidders' Day held on
19.9.2008. If you wish to attend this Bidders' Day please contact David
Martin at the address shown in Section I.1. Section I.1 – Kingston upon
Hull City Council is acting as lead contracting authority on behalf of the
following contracting authorities (and their statutory successors and
organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational
changes): Academies to be established in the area of Kingston upon Hull,
Trust Schools to be established in the area of Kingston upon Hull,
Voluntary aided or controlled Schools in the area of Kingston upon Hull,
the Dioceses of York and Middlesbrough, School Governing Bodies in the
area of Kingston upon Hull, Learning and Skills Council, local health and
children's services organisations, companies in the control of the local
authority, Partnerships for Schools and BSF Investments LLP (together the
"Contracting Authorities") – Partnership for Schools is the non
departmental public body established by the former Department for
Education and Skills to implement the BSF initiative. BSF Investments LLP
has been established by the former Department for Education and Skills and
Partnerships UK as the body which will invest equity in the LEP. More
information on the BSF initiative is available from the BSF Team, King
William House, Kingston upon Hull. Section I.2 – Additional types of
contracting authority: national agency/office, Regional agency/office,
body governed by public law, other. Section II.1.2(c) – Additional service
categories: 7, 12, 14, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. Section II.1.9 – Variants
will be accepted in addition to a compliant bid (as set out in the
tender/contract documents) providing the contracting authorities’ core
requirements are met and provided they are in accordance with the
tender/contract documents. Sections II.2.2 and II.3 – The partnering
contract between the private sector partner and the Contracting
Authorities will be for a period of 10 years with an option to extend for
a further 5 years as the Contracting Authorities require (such option
being exercisable during the initial 10 year term). The term of any design
and build, PFI, facilities management, management services or ICT
agreements or other agreements flowing from the partnership may extend
beyond this period. Section IV.3.3 – The PQQ and Memorandum of Information
are available upon request from the address specified in section I.1
(portal) from the date of despatch of this notice to 12:00pm GMT on the
14.10.2008. For access to the portal or for non electronic copies of the
PQQ please use the contact address in section I.1 It is anticipated that
the invitation to participate in the dialogue be sent to short-listed
bidders by 4.11.2008. Section IV.3.4 – Expressions of interest must be by
way of completion and return of the pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ)
by the date and time specified in Section IV.3.4.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Kingston upon Hull City
Council, The Guildhall Alfred Gelder Street, UK-Kingston upon Hull HU1
2AA. E-mail: BSF@hullcc.gov.uk. Tel. (44) 14 82 61 62 37. URL:
www.hullcc.gov.uk.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: In accordance with Regulation 32 (Information about
Contract award procedures and application of standstill period prior to
contract award) and Regulation 47 (Enforcement of Obligations) of the
Public Contracts Regulations 2006.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 3.9.2008.

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