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Published 23 Mar 2022, 14:54 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF A BUILDING INTEGRATED GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PV SCHEME

Official notice

Authority: Cheshire East Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£4,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 18 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cheshire East Council is looking to source a contractor to design, build, operate and manage a 5.4 MWp (minimum of 3MWp) ground mounted solar PV farm.

The value given in this notice is an estimation and indicative only and is based on the

estimated gross development value plus the operation and management for the initial 3 year contract period and extension option of up to a further 24 months for the operation and management.

Proposals exceeding £3,500,000 for the design and build element will not be accepted.

CPV: Building and facilities management services · Construction work · Energy and related services · Other sources of energy supplies and distribution · Solar energy

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Cheshire East Council (the Council) wishes to install a 5.4 MWp (3 MWp minimum) ground…

Cheshire East Council (the Council) wishes to install a 5.4 MWp (3 MWp minimum) ground mounted solar PV system on a land adjacent to the In-Vehicle Composting (IVC) facility in Crewe. The Contractor’s responsibilities will include all management, survey, design, construction, commissioning, operations and maintenance of a fully functioning PV system. The Contractor will act as the post contract Principal Designer and Principal Contractor as per the meaning and requirements set out in the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015.

Please see tender documents for full details. Additional information: This procurement exercise will be conducted on Cheshire East Borough Council's electronic

contract and tender management system at the www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ Organisations

wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and

provide additional required information through the contract and tender management

system. Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the invitation to

tender (‘ITT’) (in accordance with the requirements set out in the ITT) by the date and time

specified in Section IV.2.2).

If you have any technical problems with the contract and tender management system please

contact the help-desk on: [email protected] or 03300050352. In order

to participate, providers must register, complete and upload completed documentation and

submit this via the Chest at the link provided in this notice. The project reference on The

Chest is DN565658. The values given in this notice are only estimations — the Council gives

no guarantee or warranty or makes any representation as to the accuracy of any indicative

values. Contract for the duration of 36 months with the option to extend by a further 24

months.

Delivery: North West
Extensions: option to extend by 1 x 24 months for the operation and management of the solar pv farm.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open 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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
23 Mar 2022, 14:54 GMT
Last source update
23 Mar 2022, 14:54 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 May 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN565658
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007884
Classification (CPV)
Building and facilities management servicesConstruction workEnergy and related servicesOther sources of energy supplies and distributionSolar energy
Delivery area
North West (UKD62)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032566 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

as per the requirements stated in the tender documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

In accordance with Regulation 86 (Notices of decisions to award a contract), Regulation 87

(Standstill Period)and Regulations 91 (Enforcement of duties through the Court) of the

Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).

Cheshire East Borough Council will incorporate a standstill period at the point information

on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full

information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10

calendar days provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to review and scrutinise the award

decision before the contract is entered into.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
18 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 May 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Mar 2022 → 18 May 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    23 Mar 2022, 14:54 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    18 May 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    18 May 2022, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cheshire East Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Westfields, Middlewich Road, Sandbach, North West, CW11 1HZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria