Official UK procurement notice
Design and Build of Solar PV Farms and Nethermains, Kilwinning and Shewalton, Irvine
Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNorth Ayrshire Council invites tenders for the design and build of two solar PV farms – one at Nethermains, Kilwinning and the other at Shewalton, Irvine as detailed in the Invitation to Tender.
The tender will be split into 3 lots, as detailed below, and North Ayrshire Council intend to award either Lots 1 and 2 or Lot 3. The award will be based on what is affordable and best value for North Ayrshire Council.
Lot 1 Nethermains, Kilwinning
Lot 2 Shewalton, Irvine
Lot 3 Nethermains, Kilwinning & Shewalton, Irvine
Tenderers who wish to bid for both Lot 1 and Lot 2 and encouraged to also submit a bid under Lot 3.
The contract period will be 64 months (up to 6 months for design, up to 10 months for build, 12 months operation and 48 months maintenance). Design and build must be completed by April 2024 for both sites in order to meet grid connection.
The anticipated start date is 4th January 2023 until 28th April 2028 with the option to extend operation by up to 6 months until 31st October 2028, and maintenance by up to 16 years until 29th April 2044. Operation and maintenance will run together in year one and potentially year two if the operation extension is utilised, thereafter maintenance will run as a standalone element. Extensions will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
The contract(s) will be let under the NEC4 Design, Build and Operate Contract.
CPV: Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Solar energy · Solar installation · Solar panels · Solar photovoltaic modules · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£29,373,636 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Nethermains, KilwinningRenewalPublished value£8,636,640
North Ayrshire Council invites tenders for the design and build of a solar PV Farm at Nethermains, Kilwinning.
Lot 1, if awarded, will be for a period of 64 months (up to 6 months for design, up to 10 months for build, 12 months operation and 48 months maintenance). Design and build must be completed by April 2024 for both sites in order to meet grid connection.
Lot 1 will be split into two phases – phase 1 is for the design aspect and phase 2 is for the build, operation and maintenance aspects. North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to award one or all phases, subject to budget and satisfactory completion of each stage. For evaluation purposes pricing for all phases will be considered and awarded to the most economically advantageous tenderer (depending on which lot(s) are awarded).
Lot #2Shewalton, IrvineRenewalPublished value£6,050,178
North Ayrshire Council invites tenders for the design and build of a solar PV farm at Shewalton, Irvine.
Lot 2, if awarded, will be for a period of 64 months (up to 6 months for design, up to 10 months for build, 12 months operation and 48 months maintenance). Design and build must be completed by April 2024 for both sites in order to meet grid connection.
Lot 2 will be split into two phases – phase 1 is for the design aspect and phase 2 is for the build, operation and maintenance aspects. North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to award one or all phases, subject to budget and satisfactory completion of each stage. For evaluation purposes pricing for all phases will be considered and awarded to the most economically advantageous tenderer (depending on which lot(s) are awarded).
Lot #3Nethermains, Kilwinning & Shewalton, IrvineRenewalPublished value£14,686,818
North Ayrshire Council invites tenders for the design and build of two solar PV farms – one at Nethermains, Kilwinning and the other at Shewalton.
Lot 3, if awarded, will be for a period of 64 months (up to 6 months for design, up to 10 months for build, 12 months operation and 48 months maintenance). Design and build must be completed by April 2024 for both sites in order to meet grid connection.
Lot 3 will be split into 3 phases – phase 1 is for the design aspect (of both farms), phase 2 is for the build, operation and maintenance aspects of the Nethermains site and phase 3 is for the build, operation and maintenance aspects of the Shewalton site. North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to award one or all phases, subject to budget and satisfactory completion of each stage. For evaluation purposes pricing for all phases will be considered and awarded to the most economically advantageous tenderer (depending on which lot(s) are awarded).
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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 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 sub-criteria (5)
- Solar PV Design and Equipment: 15%
- Solar PV Programme of Works: 12%
- Operation and Maintenance: 9%
- Health and Safety: 4%
- price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
- Solar PV Design and Equipment: 15
- Solar PV Programme of Works: 12
- Operation and Maintenance: 9
- Health and Safety: 4
- Price: 60
- Suitability
If required, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
Bidders must confirm if they hold the particular authorisation or memberships.
- Economic & financial standing
Bidders will be required to have the minimum general turnover detailed below for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.
12,816,000 GBP for Lot 1 Nethermains, Kilwinning
8,980.000 GBP for Lot 2 Shewalton, Irvine
16,332,000 GBP for Lot 3 Nethermains, Kilwinning & Shewalton, Irvine
North Ayrshire Council reserve the right to review the bidders financial information including information from credit reference agencies at tender stage and throughout the life of the contract, and seek clarifications if necessary. If clarifications are not satisfactory the bidder may be excluded from the tender process.
Bidders who cannot meet the required level of turnover will be excluded from this tender.
Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they were set up or started trading.
It is also a requirement of this contract that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded contract, the types and levels of insurance indicated below:
Employer’s Liability Insurance = 5,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event for Lot 1, 2 & 3.
Public Liability Insurance 10,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event for Lot 1 and 2 and 20,000,000 GBP for Lot 3.
Product Liability Insurance 10,000,000 GBP in the aggregate for Lot 1 and 2 and 20,000,000 GBP for Lot 3.
Professional Indemnity Insurance 10,000,000 GBP in respect of any one event for Lot 1 and 2 and 20,000,000 …
- Technical & professional ability
Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of works carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the works described in the Contract Notice. Example one must include the design and build of a similar solar PV farm, whilst example two can either be another design and build of a similar solar PV farm or can be a large-scale energy renewable project. Unsatisfactory experience will result in a fail and exclusion from the tender process.
Bidders must also provide 2 satisfactory references for the same 2 contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers. If any of the referees score the bidder less than 2 the bidder will be excluded from the tender process.
Completed experience and reference templates must be zipped and uploaded at question 4C.1 of the qualification envelope.
Bidders who intend to use a supply chain to deliver the requirements detailed in the Contract Notice, must confirm they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems to ensure a resilient and sustainable supply chain. This will include confirmation that they have the systems in place to pay subcontractors through the supply chain promptly and effectively, and provide evidence when requested of:
a) their standard payment terms.
b) ≥95% of all supply chain invoices being paid on time (in accordance with the terms of contract) in the last financial year.
Bidders unab…
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 30 Jun 2022, 16:08 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jun 2022, 16:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
NAC/5094- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017929- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034cafFind a Tender
- Performance terms
Community benefit delivery and prompt payments within the supply chain will be monitored over the duration of the contract. In addition, bidders attention is drawn to the Contract Performance Measures for Nethermains and the Contract Performance Measures for Shewalton - both of which have been uploaded to PCS-Tender.
Publisher note: Quality Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Health and Safety Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS OHSAS 18001 or ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.1. Environmental Management Procedures 1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management, see attachment at SPD question 4D.2. Bidders 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. The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 45026. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 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: North Ayrshire Council anticipates that contractors will have their own pre-qualified supplier to call upon/utilise. 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 benefits will be required on a mandatory basis for: 1. Fair Work: promotion of job opportunities within North Ayrshire; employability targets for specific priority groups. 2. Upskilling (including curriculum development): work experience placements; taster sessions; training opportunities; work within education establishments. 3. Entrepreneurial, Inclusive and Sustainable Economy: monitoring spend within North Ayrshire; with micro, small and medium enterprises; and the Third Sector. 4. Wish List: delivery of community and Third Sector requests for support from the NAC Community Benefit Wish List. (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist-application-form/) (SC Ref:698462)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
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- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Timeline
30 Jun 2022 → 9 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published30 Jun 2022, 16:08 BST
- Submission deadline9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened9 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.