Re-development of the existing office building situated at Bankside House, 76-80 Southwark Street, London, SE1 0PN

In respect of SPD Question 4A.1, Bidders are required to register with contractor verification system, Avetta. Bidders should disclose in the SPD whether they are approved and registered with Avetta. Bidders who are not already registered with Avetta, should confirm that they are willing to register at the point of contract award in order to ‘Pass’ this question. Further details can be found in the ITT.

In relation to Question 4B.1.1 of the SPD, Bidders must show it has a ‘general’ yearly turnover of no less than GBP 20,000,000 in each of their last three (3) financial years.

Bidders who have been trading for less than three (3) years must provide evidence that they have met the above minimum financial requirements for the period during which they have been trading.

In relation to Question 4B.4 of the SPD, the Bidder must confirm that its Dun & Bradstreet Failure Score has a Risk Indicator of 1, 2 or 3. Where a Bidder has a Dun & Bradstreet Failure Score with a Risk Indicator of 4 ‘High Risk’, or a Dun & Bradstreet report is not available, the Council will ask the Bidder to provide further assurance to the Council. This might include other recognised rating agency ratings such as Company Watch or Experian or other forms of mitigation, such as a performance bond.

Bidders who do not comply with the above financial requirements and are seeking to rely on the economic and financial standing of a parent company (or other organisation) to satisfy the turnover test and/or credit check rating test must:

(i) State this explicitly in response to Question 4B.6;

(ii) Provide a letter of commitment from the parent company (or other organisation) to provide a guarantee on terms acceptable to the Council; and

(iii) Provide the required financial information in respect of the guarantor.

Where the Bidder is a group of economic operators (such as a consortium), the Lead Party of that group mu…

In relation to Question 4C.1 of the SPD, Bidders must demonstrate that they have completed projects of a similar nature as the current project described in Section II.1.4 above by providing three examples of projects completed within the last five years as specified in this Contract Notice. Bidders may use examples from both public and/or private sector.

Examples from Bidders must include the following minimum requirements that demonstrate:

• they have completed similar project types (relocation of cores, demolition of large sections of the existing structure and construction of new floors);
• they have completed projects of a similar value to the contract;
• they have worked in city centre locations on tight island sites, are well versed in the challenges encountered and can advise how they overcame those challenges;
• they have worked on projects where there were a large number of residential stakeholders in close proximity and how this was managed;
• they have proven experience of obtaining BREEAM and WELL Building Standard accreditation under similar projects and can provide suitable evidence of same;
• they have a proven experience of discharging planning conditions, in particular relating to Construction Management Plans, and undertaking successful community engagement;
• they have proven track record of engaging with major industry schemes including Considerate Constructors and, where relevant obtaining ‘Excellent’ scores; and
• they have a track record of delivering p…