Kirkleatham Business Park – Ground Investigation

The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) intends to appoint a contractor to undertake ground investigations at the site, in order to inform a future outline planning application and the change of use from industrial to mixed-use including housing at Kirkleatham Business Park.

The procurement will be managed by WYG on behalf of the Homes & Communities Agency. Tenders will be assessed on an 80:20 Price/Quality split; Quality is assessed via two questions. Interested parties are reminded that there are self certification sections within the Invtiation to Tender.

The winning tenderer will be awarded the contract in July 2016.

The proposed form of contract is the ‘ICE Conditions of Contract – Ground Investigation Version V2 – 2003’. If required, provisions are included for the contract to be extended by no more than one month.

Additional information: WYG are managing this procurement on behalf of the HCA. Their contact details are included in this notice. Alternative contact details are provided in the Invitation to Tender

The closing date and time for return of Tender Submissions is 29th June 2016, 1pm.

Dates included in this notice and invitation to tender (including the contract start and end dates) are provisional and may be subject to change.

The Invitation to Tender can be downloaded from this notice. All other supporting documentation can be downloaded at https://upload.hca-online.org.uk/tenders/HCAP17012/HCAP17012.zip.

All discussions, meetings and communications will be conducted in English.

The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.

This procurement and award is subject to the transparency arrangements being adopted by the UK Government. These arrangements include the publication of tender documentation issued by the HCA and the contract between the HCA and supplier. Bidders should highlight any areas they consider commercially sensitive in order for the HCA to be able to honour our transparency obligations without undermining the bidders commercial interests.

Candidates are advised that the HCA is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("The Act"). If a candidate considers that any of the information supplied as part of this procurement procedure should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidential or otherwise, they must, when providing this information, clearly identify the specific information they do not wish to be disclosed and clearly specify the reasons for its sensitivity. The HCA shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to the Act which relates to the information provided by the interested party. Please note, it is insufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

The HCA takes a zero-tolerance approach to bribery and corruption and sets high standards of impartiality, integrity and objectivity in relation to the stewardship of public funds and the management of its activities. The principles contained within this policy apply to both internal and external audiences, including anyone wishing to undertake business or engage with the HCA. Please refer to our Anti-bribery and Corruption Policy by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/anti-bribery-and-corruption-policy for further information.