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Published 12 Jul 2022, 09:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NAC/5106 Site Investigation Works for Ardrossan Marina Extension

Official notice

Authority: North Ayrshire Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£260,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2022
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

North Ayrshire Council require a site investigation contractor to undertake site investigation works in relation to the Ardrossan marina extension. This will involve marine works within the Montgomerie Basin and immediate area. The marina basin will be developed through the addition of breakwaters tied to the adjacent pier and coastal revetment with dredging undertaken to achieve required depth.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

North Ayrshire Council require a site investigation contractor to undertake site investigation works in relation to the Ardrossan marina extension. This will involve marine works within the Montgomerie Basin and immediate area. This will require the contractor to undertake sampling as designed and specified by our lead engineering contractor, Ramboll.

CPV: Environmental engineering consultancy services · Geological and geophysical consultancy services · Geological consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1North Ayrshire Council in partnership with the Ayrshire Growth Deal Marine Tourism…

North Ayrshire Council in partnership with the Ayrshire Growth Deal Marine Tourism Programme are developing an extension to Ardrossan Marina by developing the currently derelict Montgomerie Basin in Ardrossan Harbour. The marina will site within and be a key element of the wider Ardrossan North Shore Regeneration Programme.

The marina basin will be developed through the addition of breakwaters tied to the adjacent pier and coastal revetment with dredging undertaken to achieve required depth.

The contract is currently programmed to commence in October 22 with a completion date of January 23. An optional extension of up to 3 months will be available.

Delivery: Scotland
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
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Where it is required, within a bidder’s country of establishment they must confirm which authorisation or memberships of the relevant organisation(s) are required in order to perform this service.

    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 520,000 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 in respect of any one event

    www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf ↗

    Public Liability Insurance 10m GBP in respect of any one event

    Professional Indemnity Insurance 10m GBP in the aggregate

    Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance

  • Technical & professional ability

    Bidders are required to provide 2 examples of services carried out in the past 3 years that demonstrates they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice. The services must be of a similar value, size and scope. Unsatisfactory experience will result in 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 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 are required to confirm the supplier's staff have the following relevant educational and professional qualifications:

    All Drillers shall hold the following:

    • CSCS card in Land Drilling.
    • SNVQ/NVQ Level 2 in Land Drilling.
    • BDA Audit Card.

    Bidders are required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the contract.

    Bidders who intend to subcontract more than 25% to any individual organisation must ensure the SPD (Scotland) - Subcontractors Supplier Response is completed and uploaded at question 2C.1 of the qualification envelope.

What this means for your bid
  • 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
Services
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
12 Jul 2022, 09:37 BST
Last source update
12 Jul 2022, 09:37 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Aug 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-018990
Classification (CPV)
Environmental engineering consultancy servicesGeological and geophysical consultancy servicesGeological consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM93)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0350d7 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 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 21786. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343 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 voluntary 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:699922)

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
12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Jul 2022 → 12 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    12 Jul 2022, 09:37 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    12 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST

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 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.