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239433-2012 published in OJEU S 143, 27.07.2012

deadline for submission of tenders Tuesday, August 07, 2012

Contract notice (Original) of Service contract in United Kingdom

The contractor belongs to Other (European Communities)

Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Cambridge

Procurement Services

Michael Griib

Procurement Services, 1st Floor South, Greenwich House, Madingley Rise

Cambridge

CB3 0TX

UNITED KINGDOM

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcambridge

Electronic access to information: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcambridge

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcambridge

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

I.2) Type of the contracting authority

Other: Higher Education/Research

I.3) Main activity

Education

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

II.1) Description

II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:

UCAM 010/12 Provision of CfSH and BREEAM Assessment Services.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 27: Other services

NUTS code East Anglia

II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

The notice involves a public contract

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The University of Cambridge has in principle agreed with the local authorities concerned, that a development on land in its ownership can provide a vitally-needed mix of key worker and collegiate accommodation, academic and research facilities, community facilities and private housing developments.

This proposed appointment is for the provision of CfSH assessment (LOT 1) and BREEAM assessment (LOT 2) to ensure that all homes are designed to Level 5 and commercial properties achieve BREEAM 2011 Excellent rating.

Suppliers are invited to bid for one or both lots as described in the tender documents.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Environmental standards for construction (CPV: 71313420)

II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): no

II.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: yes

Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

II.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: yes

II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

The University of Cambridge has in principle agreed with the local authorities concerned, that a development on land in its ownership can provide a vitally-needed mix of key worker and collegiate accommodation, academic and research facilities, community facilities and private housing developments.

This proposed appointment is for the provision of CfSH assessment (LOT 1) and BREEAM assessment (LOT 2) to ensure that all homes are designed to Level 5 and commercial properties achieve BREEAM 2011 Excellent rating.

Suppliers are invited to bid for one or both lots as described in the tender documents.

II.2.2) Information about options

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: 40 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

Lot No: 1

Lot title: CfSH Assessors

1) Short description

Provision of CfSH assessors to provide advice and to certify that the development undertaken on behalf of the University of Cambridge meets level 5 requirements.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Environmental standards for construction (CPV: 71313420)

3) Quantity or scope

As set out in the tender documents.

Lot No: 2

Lot title: BREEAM Assessors

1) Short description

Provision of BREEAM assessors to provide advice and to certify that the development undertaken on behalf of the University of Cambridge meets level 5 requirements.

2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

Environmental standards for construction (CPV: 71313420)

3) Quantity or scope

As set out in the tender documents.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

As set out in the Tender documents.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:

As set out 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:

As set out in the Tender documents.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions

The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes

Description of particular conditions: As set out in the tender documents.

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 the requirements are met: PLEASE NOTE.

In order to qualify for consideration, tenderers shall be able to provide evidence of the following conditions.

1. Only firms holding at the time of tender a Professional indemnity insurance with a per claim minimum of 10 000 000 GBP will be considered suitable for this work.

2. Only firms holding, at the time of tender, Public Liability insurance with a per claim minimum of 10 000 000 GBP will be considered for this work.

3. Only firms holding, at the time of tender, Employee Liability Insurance with a per claim minimum of 10 000 000 GBP will be considered for this work.

4. Other criteria and means of Proof as identified in the ITT documents.

Tenders from firms, not meeting these minimum requirements will not be considered.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: PLEASE NOTE.

In order to qualify for consideration, tenderers shall be able to provide evidence of the following conditions.

1. Tenderers must have an average company turnover of 500 000 GBP over the last 3 financial years in order to demonstrate sufficient resilience.

2. Other criteria and means of Proof as identified in the ITT documents.

Tenders from firms, not meeting these minimum requirements will not be considered.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As above and as set out in the Tender documents.

III.2.3) Technical capacity

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

PLEASE NOTE.

In order to qualify for consideration, tenderers shall be able to provide evidence of the following conditions.

1. Tenderers must have successfully completed at least 3 projects within the last 3 years which have involved assessing 300-600 residential units in a mixed use development.

2. Other criteria and means of Proof as identified in the Tender documents.

Tenders from firms, not meeting these minimum requirements will not be considered.

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

As III.2.1 above and as set out in the Tender documents.

III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: no

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: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Type of procedure

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open

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 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:

UCAM 010/12

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: 30.7.2012 - 14:00

Payable documents: no

IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

7.8.2012 - 12:00

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

in days: 90 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

Date: 7.8.2012 - 14:00

Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: yes

Additional information about authorised persons and opening procedure: Michael Griib.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

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 University of Cambridge is not a public body within the meaning of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (Directive 2004/18) and is not subject to the procurement legislation. Where the University advertises contracts in the Official Journal of the European Union, it does so on a voluntary basis and does not undertake any obligation to comply with the procurement legislation. The University reserves its rights in full to adapt or step outside the procedures in the procurement legislation as the University considers necessary.

Information about the tender process to be followed does not amount to a legally binding offer by the University to follow the process so described. The University reserves the right not to follow or to modify the procedures as the University considers necessary.

The tender process is being conducted electronically via In-tend.

Suppliers are required to register on this website: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofcambridge in order to receive documentation. After registering the tender documenation can then be downloaded.

All tender responses and any supporting documentation must be submitted through this system. There must be no postal correspondence from bidders unless agreed by the University. Tenders shall not be sent and will not be accepted by fax or email.

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

23.7.2012