Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Scotland Excel
Renfrewshire House, Cotton Street
Paisley
PA1 1AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1414888230
E-mail: construction@scotland-excel.org.uk
NUTS: UKM83
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.scotland-excel.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10383
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
New Build Residential Construction
Reference number: 2121
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45211000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
This framework is for new build construction of residential developments. It is anticipated that the majority of schemes under this framework will comprise properties for social rent, although councils may utilise the framework for other tenure, mixed tenure
and any other residential schemes with particular requirements (e.g. care homes, supported living accommodation, student accommodation, temporary accommodation).
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Development of 1-16 units - Build Only
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45211100
45211300
45211000
45220000
71320000
71312000
45211340
45211341
45215210
45215214
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members in Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for the development of 1-16 units - build only.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
3 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Contract will run for two years from the starting date with an option to extend for up to a further 24 month period subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Development of 1-16 units - Design and Build
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45211100
45211300
45211000
45220000
71320000
71312000
45211340
45211341
45215210
45215214
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members in Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for the development of 1-16 units - Design and Build.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
6 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Contract will run for two years from the starting date with an option to extend for up to a further 24 month period subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information.
Lot No: 3
II.2.1) Title
Development of 17-35 units
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45211100
45211300
45211000
45220000
71320000
71312000
45211340
45211341
45215210
45215214
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members in Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for development of 17-35 residential units.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
37 500 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Contract will run for two years from the starting date with an option to extend for up to a further 24 month period subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information.
Lot No: 4
II.2.1) Title
Development of 36-80 units
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45211100
45211300
45211000
45220000
71320000
71312000
45211340
45211341
45215210
45215214
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members in Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for development of 36-80 residential units.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
48 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Contract will run for two years from the starting date with an option to extend for up to a further 24 month period subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information.
Lot No: 5
II.2.1) Title
Development of 81 units and over
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45211100
45211300
45211000
45220000
71320000
71312000
45211340
45211341
45215210
45215214
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
Main site or place of performance:
Various locations within the geographical boundaries of the participating councils and associate members in Scotland.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This lot is for development of 81 residential units and over.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
57 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Contract will run for two years from the starting date with an option to extend for up to a further 24 month period subject to satisfactory operation and performance. Any period of extension will be at the sole discretion of Scotland Excel.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Please see the Invitation to Tender contained on the PCS-Tender project relevant to this procurement and the other Tender Documents for further information.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria:
1.SPD (Scotland) Questions 4B.5.1b and 4B.5.2: Insurance Requirements
2.SPD (Scotland) Question 4B.6: Other Economic & Financial Requirements
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Economic and Financial Standing selection criteria apply separately in relation to each individual Lot.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Tenderers must confirm that they already have, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the Framework Contract, the following types and minimum levels of insurance cover on terms compatible with the requirements of the Framework Contract:-
-Employers Liability - minimum 10m GBP, each and every claim
-Public and Products Liability - minimum 10m GBP, each and every claim (but in the aggregate for products)
-Professional indemnity - minimum 5m GBP, each and every claim and in the aggregate (those bidding for lot 1 only will not be required to provide Professional Indemnity insurance).
-Contractors All Risk - Contract Works insurance with a Limit per Contract of not less that the value of the works plus 15%
-Statutory third party motor vehicle insurance
Tenderers must note that these minimum levels of insurance are required to be awarded onto the framework, however, the Councils may request an increase to the minimum level of insurance cover required when awarding a Work Order under the Framework
LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY are detailed in the published terms and conditions of contract. FURTHER LIMITATIONS on LIABILITY ARE NOT ACCEPTED
A search of the tenderer against Equifax's ScoreCheck and Protect must not result in a “Rating”, “Warning” or “Caution” return which identifies financial risk, unless the tenderer confirms that it can provide any other document which Scotland Excel considers appropriate to prove to Scotland Excel (acting within its permitted discretion under the applicable public procurement rules) that the tenderer does/would not present an unmanageable risk should it be appointed on to the proposed Framework Agreement.
Equifax's Protect is a fraud indicator / credit risk search and analysis of five areas of threat in relation to a particular company: credit history; disqualification; validation and investigation bureau; connected data; and bureau information.
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria:
In accordance with Regulation 59(12), as this proposed Framework Agreement is divided into Lots, these Technical and Professional ability selection criteria apply.
-SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.10 – Subcontracting
-SPD (Scotland) Question 4C.12 - Certificates
-SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.1 - Quality Assurance Schemes and Health and Safety Procedures
-SPD (Scotland) Question 4D.2 - Environmental Management Standards
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Further to the identified selection criteria outlined above, full guidance and the minimum levels of standards required are outlined in the "2121 New Build Residential Construction_III.1.3 Technical and Professional Ability" document, which can be found in the "Contract Notice" folder in the Buyer Attachment area, within ITT 48521 of project 23500.
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Please note - Scotland Excel may impose particular conditions in relation to performance of the contract by a group of economic operators (for example by requiring joint and several liability) and may require the group to assume a specific legal form for the purposes of the award of the contract.
For more information, please refer to the tender documents which are available in the PCS-T project for this exercise.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 25
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-001352
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
13/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
29/11/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
13/05/2024
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.3) Additional information
Tenderers are advised that the envisaged maximum number of participants that might be appointed to the proposed framework agreement set out in section IV.1.3 of this contract notice is purely indicative. Scotland Excel reserves the right to appoint more or less bidders than the envisaged maximum number to the proposed framework agreement.
Rebates apply to this framework.
Further information regarding the operation of the framework and the tendering requirements can be found within the tender documentation which is available in the relevant PCS-T project for this procurement exercise.
Tenderers are requested to agree to the community benefits approach as set out in the ITT. Where agreed, if successful in award onto the framework and if a Work Order is awarded through the framework, consultants will be required to:
1. Upon award of the Work Order proactively engage with the Council to agree the selection of community benefit outcomes and how these will be monitored between the parties (including reporting and reviews).
2. Commence implementing the community benefits immediately, or as soon as reasonably possible, upon being appointed a Work Order.
3. Inform Scotland Excel of the selection of community benefit outcomes which have been agreed with the Council and report on the delivery these on a bi-annual basis in a format prescribed by Scotland Excel.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR TENDERERS: Tenderers should note the specific requirements and evaluation approaches applicable to this tender as set out in the procurement documents. Further information and instructions are contained within the procurement documents.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 48521. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
Tenderers are requested to agree to the community benefits approach as set out in the ITT. Where agreed, if successful in award onto the
framework and if a Work Order is awarded through the framework, consultants will be required to:
1. Upon award of the Work Order proactively engage with the Council to agree the selection of community benefit outcomes and how
these will be monitored between the parties (including reporting and reviews).
2. Commence implementing the community benefits immediately, or as soon as reasonably possible, upon being appointed a Work Order.
3. Inform Scotland Excel of the selection of community benefit outcomes which have been agreed with the Council and report on the
delivery these on a bi-annual basis in a format prescribed by Scotland Excel.
(SC Ref:728966)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session
Edinburgh
EH1 1RQ
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
An economic operator that suffers, or risks suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (SSI2015/446)(as amended) may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
05/04/2024