Official UK procurement notice
4 year Framework Agreement for Main Building Contractors for New Build Housing
Authority: Link Group·Consortium: 28 public authorities
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionLink Group intends to enter into a Framework Agreement with a limited number of Building Contractors to provide construction services for a four year period. This may also include the provision of design and construction services.Link works in partnership with a number of subsidiary companies who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. The subsidiaries of Link Group Ltd currently include, Link Housing Association Ltd, Link Living, C~urb, Horizon Housing Association Ltd, Larkfield Housing Association Ltd and West Highland Housing Association Ltd. Although it is possible that other organisations may join the Group, becoming subsidiary companies, during the term of the Framework Agreement, and may also wish to "call off" from the Framework.
Link also works in partnership with several external organisations, refer to Section 1.1 of the Contract Notice for further detail, who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. In addition, it is also intended that any Registered Social Landlord registered and operating in Scotland will be entitled to purchase services from the framework, subject to Link's prior agreement.
There is no guarantee of any work. It is however, more than likely that individual commissions will be "called off" either by direct selection or by mini tendering, within the terms of the Framework Agreement, to identify the most economically advantageous tender.
The Framework Agreement will mainly cover the provision of construction services for new build housing, however individual projects may also include rehabilitation of existing properties, office and commercial properties, extensions and adaptations, and planned maintenance projects.
The projects will range in size, tenure and type from mainstream housing to a variety of special needs projects. The tenure type will cover all affordable tenures, private rented and market sale. Applicants should have experience of projects within the social housing sector for projects between 5 and 500 units including flats, houses and retirement living projects with a mix of tenures.
The location of projects will vary but in the main will be located in the Central Belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute and Highland, however individual projects may be located in any part of Scotland. The total number of units in each of the geographical areas may vary and specific numbers cannot be guaranteed in any area or in total.
Although individual projects cannot be guaranteed, Link will expect the successful contractors to deliver a high quality and value for money service.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Flats construction work · Houses construction work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 60 suppliers
Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · 5 with a published value · a supplier may bid for at most 6 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 5 lots carries the same published figure, £840,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Link Group Ltd is undertaking the procurement in accordance with Regulation 29, Restricted Procedure and Regulation 34, Framework Agreements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015.
A maximum of thirty two bidding organisations that submit a SPD (Scotland) Document v1.2 response and meet the selection criteria will be invited to submit a tender for the Framework Agreement in accordance with Regulation 66 ‘Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate’.
Lot #1Low Value contracts up to 2000000Renewalceiling above
Lot #2Low/Medium value contracts 2000001 to 5000000Renewalceiling above
Lot #3Medium Value 5000001 to 10000000Renewalceiling above
Lot #4Medium/High Value 10000001 to 30000000Renewalceiling above
Lot #5High Value contracts greater than 30000000Renewalceiling above
Lot #6Argyll & Bute & Highland ContractsRenewalLot estimate not published
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Selection criteria as stated within the procurement documents.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “4 year Framework Agreement for Main Building Contractors for New Build…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 60 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 16 May 2022, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 16 May 2022, 16:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012683- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-033829Find a Tender
- Performance terms
As stated within the procurement documents.
Publisher note: The SPD will be available and uploaded on the Public Contracts Scotland Postbox from 16 May 2022. Link Group and its partners to the Framework are committed to the delivery of high quality public services, and recognises that this is critically dependent on a workforce that is well-rewarded, well-motivated, well-led, has access to appropriate opportunities for training and skills development, is diverse and is engaged in decision making. These factors are also important for workforce recruitment and retention, and thus continuity of service. It is therefore expected that appointees to the Framework will adopt fair working practices, which will be further detailed in the SPD. Under the terms of this contract the successful supplier(s) will be required to deliver Community Benefits in support of the authority’s economic and social objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations. The Community Benefits included in this contract are: Community enhancement, targeted recruitment and training, promotion of subcontracting opportunities to SMEs and social enterprises, community consultation, community outreach and education opportunities NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=693363. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason: Contracts under the Framework will be awarded to main contractors who may sub contract elements of the works. 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: Community Benefit Clauses are contractual requirements which deliver social, economic and environmental benefits in addition to the primary objectives of the contract. Community Benefits will contribute to Link’s social, economic and environmental aspirations and objectives through promoting benefits such as apprenticeships, graduates and new entrant employment, and training opportunities. Delivery of the Community Benefit Clauses will be a mandatory requirement placed on successful Bidders that are awarded individual contracts through the Framework Agreement. Types of voluntary Community Benefits which Link would like successful Bidders to provide through the Framework Agreement may include, but are not limited to: - Education support initiatives, including offering school work experience placements; - Targeted recruitment and training e.g. jobs, training, work experience, job shadowing opportunities, apprenticeships for young persons and unemployed individuals; - Supported employment for people with disabilities or other disadvantaged groups; - Promotion of job opportunities through employment agencies and third sector organisations; - Graduate recruitment; - Training for existing workforce; (SC Ref:693363)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 15 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 1440 days from the deadline
Timeline
16 May 2022 → 4 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published16 May 2022, 16:45 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown15 Jun 2022, 17:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected4 Jul 2022, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
25 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Almond Housing AssociationContracting authority
- Atrium HomesContracting authority
- Berwickshire Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Calvay Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Cassiltoun Housing Association Ltd.Contracting authority
- Cathcart & District Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Cernach Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
- Clydebank Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
- Dunbritton Housing AssociationContracting authority
- Glasgow West Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
- Glen Oaks Housing AssociationContracting authority
- Govan Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
- Govanhill Housing AssociationContracting authority
- Hanover Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
- Linstone Housing AssociationContracting authority
- New Gorbals Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- New Gorbals Property Management LtdContracting authority
- Paragon Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Partick Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
- Partick Works LtdContracting authority
- Port of Leith Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Queens Cross Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Shettleston Housing Association LtdContracting authority
- Tollcross Housing Association LimitedContracting authority
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria