St Albans City and District Council: New Museum and Gallery Restoration Project

UK-St Albans: Architectural design services.

Section I: Contracting Authority
   I.1)Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
      St Albans City and District Council
      Civic Centre, St Peter's Street, St Albans, AL1 3JE, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1727819336, Email: kieran.healy@stalbans.gov.uk, URL: www.stalbans.gov.uk, URL: As above
      Contact: Kieran Healy, Capital Programmes Manager, Attn: As above
      Electronic Access URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6A4WZX6GUC
      Electronic Submission URL: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6A4WZX6GUC

      Further information can be obtained at: As Above       
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above       
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As Above       
   
   I.2)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.3) Main activity:
      General Public Services
      Recreation, culture and religion

   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: SERVICES
   II.1)Description
      II.1.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: New Museum and Gallery Restoration Project
      II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: SERVICES         
         Service Category: 12

         Region Codes: UKH23 - Hertfordshire         
      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:
      Architectural design services. Architectural and related services. Professional Architectural services contract for the conversion of the Old Town Hall, St Albans into a museum and gallery, restoring the building and creating new space in the form of a basement gallery.
         
      II.1.6)Common Procurement Vocabulary:
         71220000 - Architectural design services.
         
         71200000 - Architectural and related services.
         

      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:
      Provision of architectural services relating to design and build project to restore and convert St Albans Old Town Hall to new museum and gallery as stated in II.1.5 above. The project is partly funded by HLF. The total budget for the construction works, professional services and other elements is £6,750,000.         
         Estimated value excluding VAT: 6,750,000
         Currency: GBP
                        
      
      II.2.2)Options: No          
         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: 36 (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:
      None
      
      III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
      As stated in the Tender Documents
      
      III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
      Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified and experienced Architects. Those Architects who are already registered with Constructionline, are requested to provide their registration number and ensure that their Supplier Profile contains the relevant professional services categories (as stated in Tender Documents), hold a minimum of £10 million Public Liability Insurance and RIBA Membership.

If you need any assistance with updating your existing Constructionline Supplier profile, please contact Victoria Chamlet (Client Relationship Manager) on +44 (0)7738 850651 or by e-mail: victoria.chamlet@capita.co.uk

If you are currently not registered with Constructionline, but would like to do so please contact Darren Lane (Business Development Manager) on Tel +44 (0)77833 483019, or by email darren.lane@capita.co.uk

Please note that new Constructionline applications must be received 10 days prior to the PQQ deadline. Providers who are Constructionline registered, or become Constructionline registered prior to the PQQ deadline, will only be required to complete those sections as indicated on the PQQ document (Section 1.3).

Providers who are not Constructionline registered, , will be required to complete the full PQQ (section 1.3), and supply all requested supporting information. ALL PROVIDERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE SECTION 1.1 - Constructionline Registration Status and Section MG1 – Contract Specific Questions on the PQQ.
      
      III.1.4)Other particular conditions:
         The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions:Yes       
      If Yes, description of particular conditions:
      Organisations tendering must include RIBA qualified members      
   III.2)Conditions For Participation
      III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers:

      See III.1.3 above      
      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:
         See III.1.3 above         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         See III.1.3 above
      
      III.2.3)Technical capacity
         Technical capacity - means of proof required         
         
         Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met:
         See III.1.3 above         
         Minimum Level(s) of standards possibly required:
         See III.1.3 above      
      III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts: Not Provided   
   III.3)Conditions Specific To Service Contracts
      III.3.1)Information about a particular profession:
         Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: Yes       
      If yes, reference to relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:
      Organisations tendering must include RIBA qualified members      
      III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the service:
         Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Yes
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: 10         
         Objective Criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
         In accordance with the Tender Documents and consistent with Constructionline selection criteria. See III.1.3 above regarding Constructionline participation at pre-qualification (PQQ) stage   
   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: NMG001      
      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: 02/07/2014
         Time: 12:00      
      IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 17/07/2014      
      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: 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.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-St-Albans:-Architectural-design-services./6A4WZX6GUC

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
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GO-2014530-PRO-5708056 TKR-2014530-PRO-5708055
   
   VI.4)Procedures For Appeal
      VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures:
      St Albans District Council
      Civic Centre, St Peter's Street, St Albans, AL1 3JE, United Kingdom
      Tel. +44 1727819336, Email: kieran.healy@stalbans.gov.uk, URL: www.stalbans.gov.uk

      Body responsible for mediation procedures:
               St Albans District Council
         United Kingdom
         Tel. +44 1727816000

      VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals: The Council will operate in accordance with Directive 2004/18/EC and the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended) in holding a regulated standstill period following evaluation of the tender and decision as to award of the contract and tenderers will be entitled to respond to the standstill notices in accordance with the applicable legal procedures   
   
      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: 30/05/2014

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