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Published 20 Oct 2021, 16:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NAC/5071 Ardrossan North Shore Enabling Works

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£22,835,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 21 Jan 2022
Next notice expected 12 Nov 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A contractor is required to prepare the Ardrossan North Shore brownfield site for subsequent development and regeneration. This contract will prepare the site for the Education Campus and other subsequent development.

These enabling infrastructure works will include construction of coastal revetment, coastal path, utilities, drainage, land remediation, site wide earthworks and roads/parking infrastructure.

Works are currently programmed to commence in March 2022 with completion in December 2022.

CPV: Site preparation work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewalPublished value£22,835,000
Delivery: Scotland
Extensions: Optional extension of up to 12 monthsVariant 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
How bids were scored
Quality: 80Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • As per procurement document: 40
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 40
  • As per procurement document: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • 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 a minimum yearly “specific” turnover of 26,097,142 GBP for the last 3 years in the business area covered by the contract.

    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 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 (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10m GBP

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance 10m GBP

    Professional Indemnity Insurance 5m GBP

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders will be required to provide a minimum of 2 examples of works carried out in the past 5 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the work as described in part II.2.4 of the Contract Notice. The works must be of a similar value, size and scope.

    Unsatisfactory experience will result in exclusion from the tender process.

    Bidders must also provide two satisfactory references for the same two contracts on the reference templates provided. References should be completed and signed by previous customers for contracts of a similar value, size and scope. 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 will be required to confirm that they have (or have access to) the relevant supply chain management and tracking systems used by them to deliver the types of requirements detailed in II.2.4 in the Contract Notice.

    Bidders will be required to confirm the contractor itself/contractor's staff have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

    • Constructionline accreditation
    • CSCS
    • Civil Engineer must hold MICE
    • Structural Engineer must hold MISE
    • Geotechnical Engineer must hold MICE

    Bidders will be required to demonstrate that they have (or have access to) the relevant tools, plant or technical equipment to deliver the types of requirements detail…

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 80 of 140: the paper moves it further than the discount.

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
Cancelled
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
20 Oct 2021, 16:35 BST
Last source update
22 Jun 2022, 15:25 BST
Award evaluation window
21 Jan 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017076
Classification (CPV)
Site preparation work
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02ee23 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Lots are not being used for this tender for the reason(s) stated below: Nature of the contract not suitable for lots. 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. (SC Ref:697951)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Submission deadline
21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Nov 2021 → 22 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    12 Nov 2021
  2. Submission deadline
    21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    22 Jun 2022, 15:25 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Nov 2021
  1. Published value published: £22,835,000
    30 Nov 2021, 15:45 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    30 Nov 2021, 15:45 GMT
  3. Procurement method changed
    30 Nov 2021, 15:45 GMT
  4. Deadline published: 21 Jan 2022, 12:00 GMT
    30 Nov 2021, 15:45 GMT
  5. Status changed to cancelled
    22 Jun 2022, 15:25 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Ayrshire Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunninghame House, Friars Croft, Irvine, Scotland, KA12 8EEContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Kilmarnock Sheriff CourtReview body KilmarnockContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.