UK-Durham: construction work

Country:

United Kingdom

City/Locality:

DURHAM

Notice/Contract Number:

eu:261989-2008

Publication Date:

Oct 11, 2008

Deadline:

Nov 24, 2008

Buyer:

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM

Original Language:

English

Address:

UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM
DURHAM , Tees Valley and Durham
United Kingdom

Web Site:

www.durham.ac.uk

Notice Type: 1120
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Contract notice
Regulation of Procurement: European Communities, with participation by GPA countries
EU Official Journal Publication: 198/2008
, #
261989-2008
Contract Nature: Works
Procedure Type: Restricted procedure
Type of Bid Required: Global tender
Awarding Criteria: The most economic tender

Summary:
CONTRACT NOTICE
Works
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S): University of Durham,
Procurement Service, Mountjoy Block 4, Stockton Road, Attn: Lyndsay Keane,
UK-Durham DH1 3UZ. Tel. 019 13 34 45 30. E-mail: l.v.keane@durham.ac.uk.
Fax 019 13 34 45 40.
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.durham.ac.uk.
Further information can be obtained at: As in above-mentioned contact
point(s).
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for
competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:
As in above-mentioned contact point(s).
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: As in above-mentioned
contact point(s).
I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:
Body governed by public law.
Education.
Other: Research.
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting
authorities: no.
SECTION II: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT
II.1) DESCRIPTION
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:
080703 - Construction of the District Heating System.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of
performance: Works.
Execution.
Main site or location of works: Durham University.
NUTS code: UKC1.
II.1.3) The notice involves: A public contract.
II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): This project
comprises of the works associated with the decentralisation of the
District Heating System which provides heating and hot water from a
central boiler house located in Hatfield College. The system serves
University teaching, academic and student/staff residential buildings
around Palace Green and the Peninsula covering a large area within the
heart of Durham City.
Many of the University buildings served by the District Heating Scheme are
of significant historical importance and form part of a World Heritage
site which will warrant particular attention.
This will be a phased installation over a period of 3 years.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 45000000, 45351000,
45310000, 45331000.
II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
Yes.
II.1.8) Division into lots: No.
II.1.9) Variants will be accepted: Yes.
II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: Contract value will be approximately 5
000 000 GBP phased over a duration of 3 years.
Estimated value excluding VAT: 5 000 000 GBP.
II.2.2) Options: No.
II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION: Duration in
months: 36 (from the award of the contract).
SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required: Requested in Pre-Qualification
Questionnaire.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to
whom the contract is to be awarded: Joint and Several Liability.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the
contract is subject: No.
III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements
relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and
formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Requested in
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities
necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: Requested in
Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No.
III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS
III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
No.
III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional
qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
No.
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE
IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or
dialogue: Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of
solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated no.
IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA
IV.2.1) Award criteria: The most economically advantageous tender in
terms of the criteria stated below:
2. Appropriateness of Solution. Weighting:
3. Price. Weighting:
4. Commercial Aspects. Weighting:
IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used: No.
IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
080703.
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: No.
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents
or descriptive document: Time limit for receipt of requests for documents
or for accessing documents: 24.11.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.
IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
24.11.2008 - 12:00.
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to
selected candidates: 22.12.2008.
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be
drawn up: English.
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders: Date: 9.2.2009 - 12:00.
Place: As in 1 above.
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes.
Authorised University personnel.
SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT: No.
VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU
FUNDS: No.
VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: As in section V1.4.2
below.
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals: Precise information on deadline(s) for
lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day
standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is
communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to
seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract
is entered into. Applicants have two working days from notification of the
award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has
to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill
period. Such additional information should be requested from the address
in section 1.1.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully
resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 provide for aggrieved
parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the
rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern
Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3
months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order
the settling aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend
any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into
the court may only award damages.
VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE: 6.10.2008.

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