Official UK procurement notice
City Quays Gardens · UK public procurement notice
Authority: BELFAST HARBOUR COMMISSIONERS
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCity Quays Gardens is a public realm improvement scheme to create formal gardens area including erection of 'gateway nest' and 'swinging seat' features and seating; artwork trail; lawn areas; shared pedestrian and access routes; public plazas; promenade along Clarendon Dock; improvements to and widening of footpaths at Corporation Square; extensions of taxi bays, relocation of Belfast Bike and bicycle shelters and stands, realignment of the road; and relocation of listed railings fronting Corporation Square.
Belfast Harbour Commissioners has decided to advertise this competition on a voluntary basis. This does not represent any commitment to follow any of the official procurement procedures under the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016.
CPV: Engineering works and construction works · Landscaping work for gardens
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£3,500,000
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).
- Suitability
As set out in the procurement documents.
- Legal form for consortia
- Subject to the status and involvement of the parties, BHC may require the parties to commit to joint and several liability in respect of the contract. Alternatively, BHC may require the lead operator to take total responsibility or a consortium to form a legal entity before entering into any contract.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- As set out in the procurement documents.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Mar 2023, 10:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Mar 2023, 10:07 GMT
- Authority reference
P.383- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008426- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b550Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Further information will be provided in the contract documents.
- Performance terms
Further information will be provided in the contract documents.
- Review procedure
BHC will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to all bidders. The standstill period provides time for unsuccessful bidders to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).
Publisher note: BHC reserves the right at any time to: - reject any or all the responses and to cancel or withdraw from this procurement at any stage, - award a contract without prior notice, - change the basis, procedures and timescales set out or referred to within the procurement documents, or - require a bidder to clarify any submissions in writing and/or to provide contact details before downloading the tender documents. Bidders who fail to provide their details to BHC or register in this manner will not receive any clarifications or updated information provided by BHC during the tender process. The costs of responding to this notice and participation in the process will be borne by each bidder. All discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract until a formal contract is entered into. The formal contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by the duly authorised representative of both parties
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
Please refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. Furthermore BHC reserves the right to require bonds, deposits, guarantees or other forms of undertaking or security to ensure proper contractual performance.
Timeline
23 Mar 2023 → 24 Apr 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Mar 2023, 10:07 GMT
- Submission deadline24 Apr 2023, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of Justice in Northern IrelandReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria