Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7)

Tenders are invited for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). The project will cover both the design and build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) under a single-stage design and build contract.

The Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) covers a total area of 2,696 m² of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). The estimated total value of the contract excluding VAT is £9,875,000.

The Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) is part funded through a suite of secured funding including Keele University, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the England 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme, and UK Government funding through the Getting Building Fund.

Main reasons for decision not to subdivide contract into lots: Given the need for one main contractor to co-ordinate the delivery of the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) covering all of the design services and construction works required to deliver the project, the contract has not been subdivided into lots.

Section 2 of the ITT (Employer's Requirements - Tender Specification and Contract) gives detailed information on all of the works and services required to facilitate and deliver the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). The Contractor will be required to carry out the works and services detailed in Section 2 of the ITT.

Where the University wishes to accept one of the tenders submitted as part of this procurement process, the terms and conditions which will apply to the arrangement between the University and the Contractor is the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 as amended by the University as detailed in the document folder "20.0 Contract Amendments" (see the procurement documents).

Tenderers must accept the JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 as amended by the University as detailed in the document folder "20.0 Contract Amendments". Failure to meet this requirement will render your tender submission non-compliant.

Award Criteria:

Quality criterion - Name: Approach and Methodology for the delivery of the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 150 marks

Quality criterion - Name: Programme for the delivery of the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 100 marks

Quality criterion - Name: Relevant Experience and Expertise of key named individuals assigned to performing the Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 150 marks

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Management - Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 100 marks

Quality criterion - Name: Compliance with CDM Regulations - Contract for the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) / Weighting: 100 marks

Price - Weighting: 400 marks

Additional information:

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofkeele/aspx/Home

Tenderers will be subject to a financial assessment to evidence that they have an acceptable level of financial standing to deliver a contract of the size and level of complexity of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7). As part of this assessment, Tenderers will be required to provide evidence to demonstrate that the Tenderers average annual turnover over the previous three financial years was at least £19,000,000 (noting that, where a Tenderer is bidding as a consortium this threshold shall apply in the aggregate to the consortium members as a whole, provided that the lead consortium member's average annual turnover over the last three years meets or exceeds 70% of the requirement). In conjunction with the above, the University will undertake a Creditsafe credit report assessment in respect of the Tenderer. Tenderers may be excluded from the process where their Creditsafe Credit Rating is 29 out of 100 or below.

The Selection Questionnaire ("SQ") comprising of the PAS 91: 2013 + A1: 2017 Questionnaire and Additional Questions is issued with a draft Invitation to Tender ("ITT") document as part of this procurement procedure's suite of procurement documents covering the Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7).

Interested parties are required to complete the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and return this before the SQ deadline.

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

The Design and Build of Innovation Centre 7 (IC7) is part funded from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the England 2014-2020 European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) Growth Programme.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No