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Published 21 Oct 2022, 15:41 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DFC 4499733 Irish Street Development Scheme

Official notice

Authority: Department for Communities (Central government)

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£15,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Feb 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Contracting Authority is seeking a development proposal for this site known as “Irish Street Development Scheme". The site is located within Downpatrick Town Centre, as defined within the Ards and Down Area Plan and sits adjacent to the Primary Retail Core. The east end of the site falls within Downpatrick Centre Conservation Area, and the complete site lies within an area of Significant Archaeological Potential. The overall objective of this Procurement is to attract high quality development proposals that meet the Authority’s objectives for a high quality multi use scheme that is commercially led and provides sustainable urban regeneration. The Contracting Authority recognises the contribution that Developers can make to urban regeneration in terms of innovative high quality design, professional expertise and financing. It is anticipated the appointed Developer will design, build, own and operate this Redevelopment Scheme.

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Published value£15,000,000
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
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    List and brief description of conditions: In order for a Contractor/Consultant to be eligible to. participate in this competition they must hold licenses, accreditation or certificates for specific categories and sectors as set out in the Minimum Standards (MSS) documents.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Refer to Minimum Standards (MSS) Documentation

    Minimum: Refer to Minimum Standards (MSS) Documentation
  • Technical & professional ability

    Refer to Minimum Standards (MSS) Documentation

    Minimum: Refer to Minimum Standards (MSS) Documentation

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
21 Oct 2022, 15:41 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2022, 15:41 BST
Award evaluation window
17 Feb 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029809
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037803 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

The Economic Operators’ performance on this Contract will be regularly monitored.. As.... part of its contract management procedures, the Contracting Authority will use the Protocol for Managing Poor Supplier. Performance.... contained in Procurement Guidance Note PGN 01/12 – Contract Management Principles and Procedures. https://. www.financeni.gov.uk ↗..... publications/procurement-guidance-note-0112-contract-management-principles-and-procedures.. . If an. Economic Operator.. has.. received more than one current Notice of Written Warning or a Notice of Unsatisfactory Performance, the. Contracting Authority,..... at its... discretion,.. can consider an Economic Operator’s exclusion from future procurements, being undertaken. on behalf of bodies..... covered... by the.. Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy (NIPP), for a minimum period of 12 months or. 3 years respectively A. list. of bodies.. subject to Northern Ireland Public Procurement Policy can be viewed at: .. www.financeni ↗.. gov.uk/articles/. listpublicbodies-... whichni-public-procurement-policy-applies

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: This procurement. is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days,. provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to. any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator. first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).

Publisher note: A. In relation to Section II.1.5, the Land Value is estimated to be £495,000.00, Works anticipated between £5m - £15m. . B. In relation. to Section II.2.7, the works and contract duration is an estimate and subject to the criteria stated in the procurement documents.. . .. C. The Authority expressly reserves the right (a) not to award any Contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by. publication of this notice; (b) To make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in. no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates participating in this competition. Contracts awarded as. a result of this procurement process shall be considered as a contract made in Northern Ireland and subject to the exclusive jurisdiction. of the Northern Ireland Courts. The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award any contracts as a result of this competition.. The process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to the Contracting Authority. While it intends to do so,. the Contracting Authority does not bind itself or others to enter into any contract arising out of the procedures envisaged by this notice.. No contractual rights expressed or implied arise out of the notice or procedures envisaged by it. The Contracting Authority reserves the. right to vary its requirements and the procedures relating to the conduct of the award process. The Contracting Authority shall disqualify. any Economic Operator which is ineligible under Regulation 57 of the Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) (subject to any overriding public. interest requirement) and reserves the right to disqualify any organisation which: (a) Provides information or confirmations which later. prove to be untrue or incorrect; (b) Does not supply the information within the timescale required by this notice or by the Invitation to. Tender Documentation or as otherwise required during the process. . . Instructions on how to submit a tender; - Suppliers must be. registered on the Contracting Authorities e-procurement portal, eTendersNI available on the following link: https://etendersni.gov.uk/. epps/home.do . . All suppliers should follow the instructions on how to submit a tender within the Introduction and Brief Explanation. document held within the documents area for this procurement on the eTendersNI portal..

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareViewCfTWS.do?resourceId=4499733 ↗

Submission deadline
17 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
17 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

21 Oct 2022 → 16 Aug 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Oct 2022, 15:41 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    17 Feb 2023, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    17 Feb 2023, 15:30 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    16 Aug 2023, 23:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department for Communities

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Causeway Exchange, 1-7 Bedford Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 7EGContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations BranchReview body BelfastContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.