- Scope of the procurement
- Lot 1. Development Works up to £5m
- Lot 2. Development Works £3m - £10m
- Lot 3. Development Works £10m - £20m
- Lot 4. Development Works: over £20m
- Lot 5. Employers Agent and Cost Consultant
- Lot 6. Architect
- Lot 7. Principal Designer
- Lot 8. Structural and Civil Engineering Consultants
- Lot 9. Development Manager
- Lot 10. Demolition, Removal and Site Preparation
- Lot 11. M&E Consultants
- Lot 12. Fire Consultants
- Lot 13. Environmental Consultants
Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Watford Community Housing
Gateway House, 59 Clarendon Road
Watford
WD17 1LA
Contact
Lisa Hodgman
lisahodgman@echelonconsultancy.co.uk
Telephone
+44 1707339800
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/45191
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=53715&B=ECHELON
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=53715&B=ECHELON
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Watford Community Housing - Herts, Beds and Bucks Development Framework
Reference number
ECH 1186
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Watford Community Housing is seeking expressions of interest from suitably skilled and experienced Suppliers to deliver Development and/or Consultancy services under this multi-lot 4 year framework.
This framework seeks to offer the benefits of best practice in contract delivery and collaborative working practices for WCH and other Authorised Users of the framework. The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the Supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
Full details of the scope and requirements of the framework and the procurement process, including how to Tender are included within the procurement and Tender documents.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £527,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Development Works up to £5m
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211341 - Flats construction work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45211200 - Sheltered housing construction work
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
- 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
- 45213100 - Construction work for commercial buildings
- 45213250 - Construction work for industrial buildings
- 45213310 - Construction work for buildings relating to road transport
- 45213350 - Construction work for buildings relating to various means of transport
- 45213352 - Service depot construction work
- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 45214300 - Construction work for college buildings
- 45214400 - Construction work for university buildings
- 45215000 - Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
- 45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health
- 45215210 - Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation
- 45215214 - Residential homes construction work
- 45216200 - Construction work for military buildings and installations
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
- 45262690 - Refurbishment of run-down buildings
- 45262700 - Building alteration work
- 45262800 - Building extension work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKJ - South East (England)
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI - London
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Development works and services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
Lot 1 is for Development projects up to the value of £5m.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £50,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
Where works are estimated to have a value that falls in the overlap value between Lots 1 and 2, the Authorised User has the option to procure through either Lot (i.e., to invite Framework Suppliers from either Lot 1 or Lot 2).
For Lots 1 to 4, where there is insufficient interest to an expression of interest for any potential call-off under a specific Lot, the Authorised User reserves the right to approach Framework Suppliers on the adjacent Lot. For example, if an expression of interest is placed under Lot 1 and there is insufficient interest expressed by Framework Suppliers within that Lot the Authorised User can then access Lot 2 as an alternative. The definition of “insufficient interest” will vary by Authorised User but will generally be defined as a minimum of three Suppliers expressing an interest for a mini-competition.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Lot 1 is envisaged to be particularly suitable for SME Contractors.
Please refer to II.2.11) Information about options (above) for additional information relating to lot bidding criteria.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Development Works £3m - £10m
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45262800 - Building extension work
- 45262700 - Building alteration work
- 45262690 - Refurbishment of run-down buildings
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
- 45216200 - Construction work for military buildings and installations
- 45215214 - Residential homes construction work
- 45215210 - Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation
- 45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health
- 45215000 - Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
- 45214400 - Construction work for university buildings
- 45214300 - Construction work for college buildings
- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 45213352 - Service depot construction work
- 45213350 - Construction work for buildings relating to various means of transport
- 45213310 - Construction work for buildings relating to road transport
- 45213250 - Construction work for industrial buildings
- 45213100 - Construction work for commercial buildings
- 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211200 - Sheltered housing construction work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45211341 - Flats construction work
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Houising is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Development works and services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
Lot 2 is for Development projects between £3m and £10m.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £75,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
Where works are estimated to have a value that falls in the overlap value between Lots 1 and 2, the Authorised User has the option to procure through either Lot (i.e., to invite Framework Suppliers from either Lot 1 or Lot 2).
For Lots 1 to 4, where there is insufficient interest to an expression of interest for any potential call-off under a specific Lot, the Authorised User reserves the right to approach Framework Suppliers on the adjacent Lot. For example, if an expression of interest is placed under Lot 1 and there is insufficient interest expressed by Framework Suppliers within that Lot the Authorised User can then access Lot 2 as an alternative. The definition of “insufficient interest” will vary by Authorised User but will generally be defined as a minimum of three Suppliers expressing an interest for a mini-competition.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Lot 2 is envisaged to be particularly suitable for SME Contractors.
Please refer to II.2.11) Information about options (above) for additional information relating to lot bidding criteria.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Development Works £10m - £20m
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45262800 - Building extension work
- 45262700 - Building alteration work
- 45262690 - Refurbishment of run-down buildings
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
- 45216200 - Construction work for military buildings and installations
- 45215214 - Residential homes construction work
- 45215210 - Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation
- 45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health
- 45215000 - Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
- 45214400 - Construction work for university buildings
- 45214300 - Construction work for college buildings
- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 45213352 - Service depot construction work
- 45213350 - Construction work for buildings relating to various means of transport
- 45213310 - Construction work for buildings relating to road transport
- 45213250 - Construction work for industrial buildings
- 45213100 - Construction work for commercial buildings
- 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
- 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211200 - Sheltered housing construction work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45211341 - Flats construction work
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Development works and services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
Lot 3 is for Development projects between £10m and £20m.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £150,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
For Lots 1 to 4, where there is insufficient interest to an expression of interest for any potential call-off under a specific Lot, the Authorised User reserves the right to approach Framework Suppliers on the adjacent Lot. For example, if an expression of interest is placed under Lot 3 and there is insufficient interest expressed by Framework Suppliers within that Lot the Authorised User can then access Lot 4 or Lot 2 as an alternative. The definition of “insufficient interest” will vary by Authorised User but will generally be defined as a minimum of three Suppliers expressing an interest for a mini-competition.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please refer to II.2.11) Information about options (above) for additional information relating to lot bidding criteria.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Development Works: over £20m
Lot No
4
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211200 - Sheltered housing construction work
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211341 - Flats construction work
- 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
- 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
- 45213100 - Construction work for commercial buildings
- 45213250 - Construction work for industrial buildings
- 45213310 - Construction work for buildings relating to road transport
- 45213350 - Construction work for buildings relating to various means of transport
- 45213352 - Service depot construction work
- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 45214300 - Construction work for college buildings
- 45214400 - Construction work for university buildings
- 45215000 - Construction work for buildings relating to health and social services, for crematoriums and public conveniences
- 45215100 - Construction work for buildings relating to health
- 45215210 - Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation
- 45215214 - Residential homes construction work
- 45216200 - Construction work for military buildings and installations
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
- 45262690 - Refurbishment of run-down buildings
- 45262700 - Building alteration work
- 45262800 - Building extension work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH1 - East Anglia
- UKH - East of England
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Development works and services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
Lot 4 is for Development projects with a value over £20m.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £200,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
For Lots 1 to 4, where there is insufficient interest to an expression of interest for any potential call-off under a specific Lot, the Authorised User reserves the right to approach Framework Suppliers on the adjacent Lot. For example, if an expression of interest is placed under Lot 4 and there is insufficient interest expressed by Framework Suppliers within that Lot the Authorised User can then access Lot 3 as an alternative. The definition of “insufficient interest” will vary by Authorised User but will generally be defined as a minimum of three Suppliers expressing an interest for a mini-competition.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Please refer to II.2.11) Information about options (above) for additional information relating to lot bidding criteria.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Employers Agent and Cost Consultant
Lot No
5
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
- 71540000 - Construction management services
- 71521000 - Construction-site supervision services
- 71520000 - Construction supervision services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71315400 - Building-inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Employers Agent and Cost Consultancy services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Architect
Lot No
6
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71251000 - Architectural and building-surveying services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71541000 - Construction project management services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Architect services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Principal Designer
Lot No
7
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71317200 - Health and safety services
- 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71351914 - Archaeological services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Principal Designer services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Structural and Civil Engineering Consultants
Lot No
8
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
- 71322100 - Quantity surveying services for civil engineering works
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
- 71318000 - Advisory and consultative engineering services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71351914 - Archaeological services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Structural and Civil Engineering Consultancy services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Development Manager
Lot No
9
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79411100 - Business development consultancy services
- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 79340000 - Advertising and marketing services
- 79342000 - Marketing services
- 79342100 - Direct marketing services
- 79413000 - Marketing management consultancy services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
- 70121100 - Building sale services
- 70123100 - Sale of residential real estate
- 70311000 - Residential building rental or sale services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71351914 - Archaeological services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Development Manager and related services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Demolition, Removal and Site Preparation
Lot No
10
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work
- 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
- 45111100 - Demolition work
- 45100000 - Site preparation work
- 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
- 71351500 - Ground investigation services
- 90715200 - Other pollution investigation services
- 90722000 - Environmental rehabilitation
- 90722100 - Industrial site rehabilitation
- 90722200 - Environmental decontamination services
- 90732000 - Services related to soil pollution
- 90732400 - Soil pollution advisory services
- 90733000 - Services related to water pollution
- 90733900 - Groundwater pollution treatment or rehabilitation
- 90740000 - Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services
- 90741000 - Services related to oil pollution
- 90741300 - Oil spillage rehabilitation services
- 90743000 - Services related to toxic substances pollution
- 90743200 - Toxic substances rehabilitation services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH1 - East Anglia
- UKH - East of England
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Demolition, Removal and Site Preparation services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £25,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
M&E Consultants
Lot No
11
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
- 50721000 - Commissioning of heating installations
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings
- 71315000 - Building services
- 71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71315300 - Building surveying services
- 71351914 - Archaeological services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Mechanical and Electrical Consultancy services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Fire Consultants
Lot No
12
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Fire Safety Consultancy services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Environmental Consultants
Lot No
13
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
- 71313420 - Environmental standards for construction
- 71313430 - Environmental indicators analysis for construction
- 71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
- 71313450 - Environmental monitoring for construction
- 90700000 - Environmental services
- 90712000 - Environmental planning
- 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
- 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
- 71355000 - Surveying services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 90712500 - Environmental institution building or planning
- 92522200 - Preservation services of historical buildings
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ1 - Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- UKI7 - Outer London – West and North West
- UKI5 - Outer London – East and North East
- UKH3 - Essex
- UKH2 - Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
Main site or place of performance
Herts, Beds, Bucks and surrounding areas
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Watford Community Housing is seeking Tenders from suitably skilled and experienced suppliers for the provision of Environmental Consultancy services under this four-year, multi-lot framework.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an Access Agreement between WCH, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on their behalf.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
As set out in the procurement and tender documents.
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 78
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
At the end of the 4 year term of the framework, WCH reserve the right to extend the framework for a further 12 months. The purpose of the potential extension is to enable WCH to deliver its 5 year development programme.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
22 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
22 February 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement and not to proceed with the Framework at any stage of the procurement process.
The Contracting Authority also reserves the right not to award the Framework.
Neither the Contracting Authority nor any person on whose behalf of whom this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing and interest or Tendering for this Framework.
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.
The framework is to operate across Herts, Beds, Bucks and the surrounding Home Counties/London Boroughs and will be open to all UK public sector bodies to access via an access Agreement between Watford Community Housing, the supplier and Pretium Frameworks Ltd, who WCH has appointed to administer the framework on its behalf. The framework will comprise of 13 lots as specified in the procurement and tender documents.
The framework will be open to any "Authorised User", which is defined as follows:
(i) any entity within the same group of companies as WCH from time to time (a “WCH Group Member”);
(ii) any entity or joint venture company that WCH or any other WCH Group Member holds an interest in from time to time (a “WCH JV”);
(iii) any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom (excluding WCH, WCH Group Members and WCH JVs);
(iv) any supply chain member of any Social Housing Provider in the United Kingdom, including direct labour organisations and suppliers (excluding WCH, WCH Group Members and WCH JVs);
(v) any national, regional or local health authority in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, any NHS WCH, and any organisation providing a service to these bodies;
(vi) any local or regional authority in the United Kingdom (including any arms length organisation or service provider working on their behalf) delivering any public or private sector construction related projects including, without limitation, housing, education, highways and infrastructure work;
(vii) any other “contracting authority” in the UK as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015; and
(viii) any service provider delivering services to any other Government Agency in the United Kingdom including, without limitation, the Ministry of Defence and the Highways Agency and, in the case of the organisations listed in sections (iii) to (viii) above, who has entered into an Access Agreement with WCH;
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will observe a 10-day stand still period following the award of the Framework and conduct itself in respect of any appeals in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Cabinet Office
70 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2AS
Country
United Kingdom