Design and Build of Suffolk Punch Community Centre

Bradwell Parish Council is issuing this ITT and inviting bids from applicants in response to the published contract notice. This procurement will follow a clear and transparent process, to ensure that all applicants are treated equally.

GSS is acting as the Parish Council's agent for this construction project and will be assessing all tenders and appointing the successful contractor. It will also be project managing the contractor and scheme.

In the evaluation of tenders, GSS will be allocating a weighting of price/quality ratio of Price 70% v Quality 30% in its assessment of bids.

An Indicative Timetable for Tenders is provided in the Tender Brief. Applicants should read all ITT instructions and documents in the Tender Brief and GSS Architecture Tender package carefully before completing the Tender

documentation.

All expressions of interest must be lodged by 31st October 2022. This is to enable fair and equal responses to all potential tenderers following later enquiries. The deadline for initial enquiries is 25th November 2022. All clarification enquiries should be submitted by applicants to the Project Manager by the 2nd December 2022.

The Invitation to Tender is being procured in accordance with the NBS Guide to Tendering for Construction Projects and the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Tenders will be evaluated on the basis of the most economically advantageous proposal (MEAT; Regulation 67). The contract will be awarded on the basis of the best cost/quality ratio and not on price alone.

All tender bids will be treated equally and assessed with transparency throughout the evaluation process. The information disclosed by applicants will be used purely for the purposes of evaluation.

All submissions will be reviewed for completeness and compliance with the ITT and stated requirements. This is to ensure they have been completed correctly and all necessary information provided. Incomplete and non-compliant tenders will be rejected. Tenders will be evaluated solely on the information provided in the tender.