Shropshire Council: DMNH 033 - North West Relief Road Project

UK-Shrewsbury: Construction work for highways, roads.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Shropshire Council
             Shirehall, Shrewsbury, SY2 6ND, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1743252993, Email: procurement@shropshire.gov.uk
             Main Address: www.shropshire.gov.uk
             NUTS Code: UKG22
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Shrewsbury:-Construction-work-for-highways%2C-roads./ZDS4QEH95A
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Regional or local authority
      I.5) Main activity
            General public services

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: DMNH 033 - North West Relief Road Project       
      Reference Number: DMNH 033
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: WORKS
      II.1.4) Short description: Shropshire Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to construct the Shrewsbury North West Relief Road (“NWRR Project”). This will provide a new, single carriageway road linking the northern and western parts of Shrewsbury. It will include a new bridge over the River Severn and its flood plain, a new bridge over the Shrewsbury-Chester railway line and will connect the A5 at Welshpool Road roundabout in the west to the Ellesmere Road roundabout in the north.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 110,000,000       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      45000000 - Construction work.
      45112500 - Earthmoving work.
      45112700 - Landscaping work.
      45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work.
      45220000 - Engineering works and construction works.
      45221000 - Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways.
      45221100 - Construction work for bridges.
      45221111 - Road bridge construction work.
      45221112 - Railway bridge construction work.
      45221121 - Road viaduct construction work.
      45223000 - Structures construction work.
      45223200 - Structural works.
      45233100 - Construction work for highways, roads.
      45233120 - Road construction works.
      45233124 - Trunk road construction work.
      45233130 - Construction work for highways.
      71311220 - Highways engineering services.
      71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works.
      71631480 - Road inspection services.
      
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKG22 Shropshire CC
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Shropshire Council seeks to conduct a competitive process to procure a main contractor to enable the development of the NWRR, a 6.9 kilometre, single carriageway with an adjacent combined footway and cycleway.

Shropshire Council intends to appoint a main contractor following a competitive procedure with negotiation under regulation 29 of The Public Contract Regulations 2015. Shropshire Council intends to invite 4 (four) Candidates to tender who have passed all “pass / fail” questions, have not been excluded for scoring 0 (zero) marks [unacceptable] in respect of 1 (one), or more of the scored questions and have the highest weighted scores. All other Candidates will be excluded from the process. In the event fewer than 4 (four) Candidates submit a PQQ response then all Candidates who have submitted a response will be invited to submit a tender subject to each remaining Candidate: (1) passing all “pass / fail” questions; and (2) not being excluded from the selection process by Shropshire Council as a result of scoring 0 (zero) marks [unacceptable] in respect of 1 (one), or more of the scored questions.

Shropshire Council reserves the right to appoint the contractor on the basis of initial tenders submitted in response to the Invitation to Submit Initial Tender (“ISIT”), but may elect to proceed to a negotiation period in its absolute discretion. If Shropshire Council elects to proceed, the aim of any negotiation period will be to enable Shropshire Council to negotiate with each tenderer their initial tender (and, if applicable, any revised tenders submitted by them in response to Shropshire Council’s request except for the final tender) to improve its content.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Criteria below
            Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
                        
            Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 40
                              
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: 110,000,000       
      Currency: GBP       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Start: 10/01/2025 / End: 24/09/2027       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
             Envisaged number of candidates: 4
            
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: As set out in the procurement documents
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: Not provided       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      As set out in the procurement documents.    
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
         
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions       
      As stated in the contract documents attached to the ITT.          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description NEGOTIATED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure:   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   IV.1.4) Information about reduction of the number of solutions or tenders during negotiation or dialogue: No.
   IV.1.5) Information about negotiation: No.
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 12/04/2024 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 10/05/2024       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 6
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used Yes       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted Yes       
   Electronic payment will be used Yes       
   VI.3) Additional Information: Shropshire Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. Shropshire Council shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process under any circumstances.

The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Shropshire Council and the availability of funding.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
       London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Shropshire Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/03/2024

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