CONTRACT NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Neath Port Talbot & Powys

II.1.3)

This notice involves

A public contract
The setting up of a Dynamic Purchasing System
The establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

Framework agreement with a single operators
Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

NPTC Group, as the contracting body is putting in place a single source framework for a Project Management led Multi Disciplined Professional Services Team to undertake construction and property related services including; Project Management, Cost Management, Technical, Design and Health and Safety Services to respond the Groups programme of capital works.

The single source Project Management led framework will provide NPTC Group with access to a full project management and design team service to progress through the RIBA Plan of Work Stages 2013 (0 – 7) and OGC Gateway Review Process when delivering refurbishment, alteration and extension, new build, demolition and relocation exercises and major programmes of work, including ancillary construction projects connected to main construction contracts, client advisor, option appraisals, business case, procurement, building search, building surveys, due diligence surveys, business justification of a project, construction management, programme management, project management, multidisciplinary design and engineering, master planning, site analysis, contractor procurement, cost planning / budgeting / estimating, space planning and interior design, project design management and cost management, change management, building services engineering and integration, environment services/surveys consultancy/advice, additional related services, sustainability, Building Information Modelling (BIM); advise on geotechnical, topographical surveys, contamination and other site investigations, surveys and reports, BREEAM Assessments, archaeological surveys, public consultations; Appointment of or advising on adjudications, arbitration or litigation, party wall surveys, ICT, security, ecology, fire, risk assessments/certification site project management; Post occupation evaluations.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at http://www.sell2wales.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=4046.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.7)

Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

Number of possible renewals

In the case of renewable supplies or service contracts, estimated time frame for subsequent contracts

II.3)

Duration of the contract or limit for completion

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Delivery Payment

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

Any Consortium to Lead Consultant, all members will have joint & several liability in respect of obligation and liabilities to the agreement and any subsequent contract

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

NPTC Group will apply Regulation 23(1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 sets out grounds on which a bidder will be deemed ineligible to tender for, or be awarded a public contract

III.2.2)

Economic and financial capacity

III.2.3)

Technical capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

Open		Restricted
Accelerated restricted		Negotiated
Accelerated negotiated		Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.1)

Have candidates already been selected?

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

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

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Prior Information Notice
Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

IV.3.7)

Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender 

IV.3.8)

Conditions for opening tenders

Section VI: Other Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

There maybe EU funding available, but this will be based on each project issued.

VI.3)

Additional Information

NPTC Group, as the contracting body is putting in place a single source framework for a Project Management led Multi Disciplined Professional Services Team to undertake construction and property related services including; Project Management, Cost Management, Technical, Design and Health and Safety Services to respond the Groups programme of capital works.

The single source Project Management led framework will provide NPTC Group with access to a full project management and design team service to progress through the RIBA Plan of Work Stages 2013 (0 – 7) and OGC Gateway Review Process when delivering refurbishment, alteration and extension, new build, demolition and relocation exercises and major programmes of work, including ancillary construction projects connected to main construction contracts, client advisor, option appraisals, business case, procurement, building search, building surveys, due diligence surveys, business justification of a project, construction management, programme management, project management, multidisciplinary design and engineering, master planning, site analysis, contractor procurement, cost planning / budgeting / estimating, space planning and interior design, project design management and cost management, change management, building services engineering and integration, environment services/surveys consultancy/advice, additional related services, sustainability, Building Information Modelling (BIM); advise on geotechnical, topographical surveys, contamination and other site investigations, surveys and reports, BREEAM Assessments, archaeological surveys, public consultations; Appointment of or advising on adjudications, arbitration or litigation, party wall surveys, ICT, security, ecology, fire, risk assessments/certification site project management; Post occupation evaluations.

The framework duration will be four years.

The Project Management led Multi Disciplined Team will consist of the following disciplines:

1. Project Management (lead Consultant).

2. Cost Management

3. Architectural Design Services

4. Mechanical and Electrical Design Services

5. Structural Design Services to include Civil and Construction Design

6. BREEAM Assessor

7. Building Surveying

8. CDM-C

NPTC Group will enter into contract with the lead consultant on a direct award call off basis to carry out specific projects on a whole team or part team for each individual project which will be the subject of specific agreements and formal orders.

The terms and conditions of the contractual arrangements between NPTC Group and the Project Management organisation will be the NEC3 Professional Services Contract (June 2005 with amendments June 2006 and September 2011) supplemented by other ancillary specific conditions issued by NPTC Group and contained in the tender document.

(WA Ref:4046)

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

In accordance with 47,47D to 47N (inclusive) of the public contracts regulations 2006(amended)

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice