Official UK procurement notice
Solar Farm Development2021, Newcastle International Airport
Authority: NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe design, installation and commissioning of a 3MW solar farm on a greenfield site.
CPV: Solar installation · Solar photovoltaic modules · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Newcastle International Airport are seeking expressions of interest to be chosen to…Published value£2,000,000
Newcastle International Airport are seeking expressions of interest to be chosen to participate in a competitive tendering procedure to design, procure, supply, install and commission all elements of a ground-mounted solar farm including the connection of the same to the airports HV network and the local area network provider. The proposed capacity of the solar farm is 3MW and it is to be constructed on a greenfield site.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
- Suitability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Initial assessment will be on the statements of capability containing the information set out in this Section III. A hard copy of the statements must be received from all interested applicants by the contracting authority at the address given by 14th December 2021 (noon) for the applicant to be considered to be invited to tender.
The statement of capability must include the applicant's full name and address, contact name and status and contact telephone number as well as the information requested elsewhere in this notice. Such information should also include:
- Certificate of incorporation or equivalent and/or professional/commercial registration (if applicable).
- VAT registration number.
- Details of parent company or other group companies (if applicable) together with their certificate of incorporation or equivalent. In the statement of capability the applicant must confirm that the matters listed in sub-paragraphs a) to h) below do not apply, nor have applied in the past, to it. If this cannot be confirmed an explanation should be provided.
a) being an individual who is bankrupt or has had a receiving order or administration order made against him or has made any composition or arrangement with or for the benefit of his creditors or appears unable to pay, or to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay, a debt within the meaning of Section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1968, or Article…
- Economic & financial standing
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Company financial information relating to the past 3 years of trading including cashflow and balance sheets and any significant post balance sheet events for the last 3 years. The financial information should include: net worth, total capital assets employed, other capital employed, turnover, net profit, current assets, current liabilities, stock, trade, creditors/debtors, statement of contingent liability, material pending or threatened litigation or legal proceedings, existing or future financial commitments
- Technical & professional ability
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
1.Provide details of the applicant's previous experience of carrying out similar works (design and build of solar farms above 1MW in size), specifying the forms of contract, contract values, contract periods, generating capacity, location of PV array (ground or roof), annual and cumulative performance ratios achieved and clients involved together with references.
- Provide details of company size, structure and demographics including a statement of average annual manpower and the number of managerial staff over the last 3 years and a brief CV for the proposed project leader and each key member of the proposed team.
- Provide details of any relevant professional or trade organisations by which your company is accredited.
- Details of quality management procedures and accreditation.
- Provide details of applicant's health and safety policy.
- Provide a statement of the applicant's environmental policy.
- Provide details of any prohibition notices or formal cautioning or prosecutions in relation to the applicant's business.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Following receipt of the requests to participate the contracting authority will review the submissions in respect of all the criteria requested in Section III. On completion of the review invitations to tender will be issued to the 5 applicants who the contracting authority consider have submitted the optimum submissions and demonstrated they are most capable of fulfilling the contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/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
- 15 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029026- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6c4Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Payments will be made in accordance with the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant & Design Build subject to the following:
- Advance payments will not be made under any circumstances.
- Interim payments will be made at monthly intervals.
- Payments will not be included for materials until they are delivered to site.
- A retention percentage of 3% will be deducted from interim payments and subsequently released in accordance with the Contract
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority reserves the right to change this notice without notice, the award procedure, to reject all or any bids for the contract, determining discussions without any liability on its part. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling. Any agreement entered into will be considered to be a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English court. The contracting authority is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in this contract opportunity. (MT Ref:224422)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- A performance bond or parent company guarantee may be required.
Timeline
22 Nov 2021 → 23 May 2022 · 4 dates- Notice published22 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
- Submission deadline20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected12 Jan 2022
- Contract starts23 May 2022, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextIII.1.1 | the contracting authority at the address given by 14th December 2021 (noon) | the contracting authority at the address given by 20th December 2021 (noon) |
Addendum Section III.1.1- Paragraph 3 Delete '...14th December 2021 (noon)...' Insert '...20th December 2021 (noon)...@
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- European UnionFunder
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.