Colchester Borough Council: NEGC Project Management and Advisory Support

UK-Colchester: Project management consultancy services.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Colchester Borough Council
       Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road, Colchester, CO3 3WG, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@colchester.gov.uk
       Contact: Alison Shaw (contact through the eSourcing portal)
       Main Address: www.colchester.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: Yes          
      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.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: NEGC Project Management and Advisory Support            
      Reference number: 0124

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         72224000 - Project management consultancy services.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES

      II.1.4) Short description: Colchester Borough, Braintree District and Tending District Councils together with Essex County Council jointly oversee North Essex Garden Communities Ltd. With NEGC as Contract Administrator, the Councils are seeking to procure consultancy services to provide project management and professional advisory support to the evolution of proposals for the delivery of Garden Communities in North Essex.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 180,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH3 - Essex
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Essex
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Colchester Borough Council, Braintree District Council, Tending District Council and Essex County Council (the “Councils”) jointly oversee North Essex Garden Communities Ltd (the “Company”), a publically owned company established to oversee the developing proposals for 3 new Garden Communities across North Essex. With the Company acting as Contract Administrator, the Councils are seeking consultancy services (the “Consultancy”) to provide project management and professional advisory support to the evolution of proposals for the delivery of Garden Communities in North Essex.

The primary objectives of the Consultancy are to provide strategic project management and professional advisory support, and to act as a “critical friend” providing independent advice and support on the approach to the implementation and delivery of a range of interrelated and complex workstreams.

It is essential that prospective consultants have previous experience working on garden community projects.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: 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
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Not Provided
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 26/07/2018

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 2
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Hyas Associates Ltd
             35 Silver Street, Newport Pagnall, MK16 0EJ, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH3
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 180,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 180,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: 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.

The authority will observe a standstill period following the award of the contract and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

In order to submit a bid, you will need to register on the eSourcing portal and 'Register Interest' and then upload all necessary and completed documents as specified within the tender pack.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=335626886

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2079476000

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 27/07/2018

ANNEX A

   I) Address of the other contracting authority on behalf of which the contracting authority is purchasing   
   1: Contracting Authority
       Braintree District Council
       Causeway House, Bocking End, Braintree, CM7 9HB, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@colchester.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.braintree.gov.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKH3
   
   2: Contracting Authority
       Tendring District Council
       Town Hall, Station Road, Clacton-on-Sea, CO15 1SE, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@colchester.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.tendringdc.gov.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKH3
   
   3: Contracting Authority
       Essex County Council
       County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom
       Email: procurement@colchester.gov.uk
       Main Address: https://www.essex.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3