Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations: PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR ROLE - PROJECT AINTREE – COUNCIL OF RESERVE FORCES' & CADETS' ASSOCIATIONS

UK-Birmingham: Consultative engineering and construction services.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations
       Tennal Grange, Tennal Road, Birmingham, B32 2HX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 7761513837, Email: co-commercial1@RFCA.MOD.UK
       Main Address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/reserve-forces-and-cadets-associations/about
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Defence

Section II: Object
      
II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
   II.1.1) Title: PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR ROLE - PROJECT AINTREE – COUNCIL OF RESERVE FORCES' & CADETS' ASSOCIATIONS    
          Reference number:
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      The Council of Reserve Forces' & Cadets' Associations (CRFCA) requires a single contractor to undertake the role of Principal Contractor for Project Aintree. The successful tenderer will be required to perform the duties of Principal Contractor ensuring the project is managed and compliant with Regulation 13 of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (the 'Regulations'). The strategic objective is to safely complete the installation, commissioning and handover of approximately 76 no. individual Modular Secure Facilities (MSFs) on Volunteer Estate sites located throughout the UK. It is anticipated that the contract/works will commence immediately upon award.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value: Not Provided
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      The project involves the on-site assembly and the fitting out of off-site manufactured MSF structures to approximately 76 no. sites across mainland UK; the number is approximate as the viability of installing MSFs in some locations is under review. The sites are part of the UK’s Volunteer Estate and are under the infrastructure management responsibility of 10 of the 13 no. independent Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (RFCA). The RFCAs receive their infrastructure funding, direction and guidance from the Ministry of Defence, via the Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (CRFCA).

The successful Tenderer will need to be Cyber Essentials Plus accredited and their key project personnel will need to hold the, “Security Check” level of security clearance.

The deadline for this PIN notice is 22 November 2022.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      A typical example of the BastionWall-ACE MSF product and manufacturer details can be viewed by clicking on the following link: https://www.cpni.gov.uk/cse/bastionwall-ace

Please note the successful Tenderer must be Construction Line Silver and SSIP accredited prior to commencement of works.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         22/11/2022
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - NO

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   Please be aware Tenderers will be required to sign up for our Delta e-Tendering Portal - Go to https://www.delta-esourcing.com and 'register as a supplier'.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=729010305
GO-20221018-PRO-21183296 TKR-20221018-PRO-21183295        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 18/10/2022