Homes and Communities Agency: Newtown Spine Road, Cinderford

UK-Bristol: Construction work for highways.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      The Homes and Communities Agency
      2 Rivergate Temple Quay, Bristol, BS1 6EH, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 3001234500, Email: CinderfordNorthernQuarter@pbworld.com, URL: www.homesandcommunities.co.uk
      Attn: Greg Morgan

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: ANNEX A.II
            
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: ANNEX A.III
            
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      National or federal agency/office

   I.3) Main activity:
      Housing and community amenities

   I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities:
      The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No

Section II: Object Of The Contract: WORKS
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Newtown Spine Road, Cinderford
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: WORKS         Execution


         Region Codes: UKK1 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area         
      II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework or a dynamic purchasing system:The notice involves a public contract                                                       
      
      II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase:
      Construction work for highways. Road construction works. Landscaping work. Drainage construction works. The Home and Communities Agency (HCA) is seeking to procure a new access road. The Contract is to construct approximately 1400m length of new access road including all associated ancillary works, off Broadmoor Road at Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Cinderford, linking with the A4136 at the site of the former Northern United Colliery site at Cinderford. The work may be undertaken in several phases to accord with funding availability. Should the delivery of the access road need to be split, this will be in the form of three phases, each approximately 400m, 700m and 300m in length respectively from Broadmoor Road in the south, to the A4136 in the north. In this respect, it is anticipated that the duration of the contract will be 24 months if let as a single contract, extending to a maximum of 48 months if let as a 3-phase contract.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         45233130 - Construction work for highways.
         
         45233120 - Road construction works.
         
         45112700 - Landscaping work.
         
         45232450 - Drainage construction works.
         

      II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes       
      II.1.8)Lots:
         This contract is divided into lots: No
      II.1.9)Information about variants:
         Variants will be accepted: No    
   
   II.2)Quantity Or Scope Of The Contract
      II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
      The Contract is to construct approximately 1400m length of new access road including all associated ancillary works, off Broadmoor Road at Forest Vale Industrial Estate, Cinderford, linking with the A4136 at the site of the former Northern United Colliery site at Cinderford. The work may be undertaken in several phases to accord with funding availability. Should the delivery of the access road need to be split, this will be in the form of three phases, each approximately 400m, 700m and 300m in length respectively from Broadmoor Road in the south, to the A4136 in the north. In this respect, it is anticipated that the duration of the contract will be 24 months if let as a single contract, extending to a maximum of 48 months if let as a 3-phase contract.                  
         Estimated value excluding VAT:
         Range between: 2,000,000 and 7,000,000
         Currency: GBP
               
      
      II.2.2)Options: Yes
         If yes, description of these options: The HCA will, in the Invitation to Tender, seek tenders reflecting a limited number of options reflecting the three phases of works and known funding and possible funding scenarios.                   
         II.2.3)Information about renewals:
            This contract is subject to renewal: No          
   II.3)Duration Of The Contract Or Time-Limit For Completion      
         Duration in months: 24 (from the award of the contract)

   Information About Lots
               
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
      III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
      Refer to the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Memorandum of Information (MoI). A performance bond will be required.
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      Refer to PQQ and MOI.
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Refer to PQQ and MOI.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      Employer’s modifications to the New Engineering Construction Contract.      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      Refer to PQQ and MOI.      
      III.2.2)Economic and financial capacity
         Economic and financial capacity - means of proof required:         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Refer to PQQ and MOI.
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         Refer to PQQ and MOI      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided
Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1)Type Of Procedure
      IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Restricted
      
      IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
                        Envisaged minimum number: 5 and maximum number: 7         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         Refer to PQQ and MoI.   
   IV.2)Award Criteria
      IV.2.1)Award criteria:      
         The most economically advantageous tender in terms of
            The criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

      IV.2.2)Information about electronic auction:
         An electronic auction will be used: No       

   IV.3)Administrative Information
      IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: HCAE15034      
      IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No

      IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:



         Payable documents: No       
      
      IV.3.4)Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Date: 04/08/2014
         Time: 17:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: Not Provided      
      IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:         English
         


Section VI: Complementary Information

   VI.1)This Is A Recurrent Procurement: No
   VI.2)Information about European Union funds:
      The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
   VI.3)Additional Information: All discussions, meetings and communications will be conducted in English.

The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.

This procurement and award is subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by the HCA and the contract between the HCA and supplier. Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for the HCA to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidder's commercial interests.

Candidates are advised that the HCA is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("The Act"). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The HCA shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the Act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

The HCA takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with the HCA. Please refer to our Anti-bribery and Corruption Policy by visiting http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/ethical-policies for further information.

All dates included in this notice are provisional and potentially subject to revision . As noted above the contract may be undertaken in several phases subject to availability of funding.

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement, and the contract will be awarded on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender.
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   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      Not Provided

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to consider the decision and highlight any errors in the award process. Such appeals should be addressed to the contact in I.1. If an appeal regarding the awardof a contract has not been successfully resolved, Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No. 5) and any amendments thereon provide for aggrieved parties to take action in the High Court (England, Wales andNorthern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and the intention to take action brought to theattention of the contracting authority to enable suspension of award proceedings   
   
      VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
            Not Provided

   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 03/07/2014

ANNEX A
   
   II) Addresses and contact points from which specifications and additional documents can be obtained:
      Parsons Brinkerhoff
      29 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HA, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 292082700, Fax. +44 2920827001, Email: CinderfordNorthernQuarter@pbworld.com, URL: www.pbworld.com
      Attn: James Mahoney   
   
   III) Addresses and contact points to which tenders/requests to participate must be sent:
      Parsons Brinkerhoff
      29 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, CF11 9HA, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 292082700, Fax. +44 2920827001, Email: CinderfordNorthernQuarter@pbworld.com, URL: www.pbworld.com
      Attn: James Mahoney