Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Stafford Borough Council
Civic Centre Riverway
Stafford
ST16 3AQ
Contact
Laura Kendall
laura.kendall@staffordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1785854656
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login#
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
IA2478 - Appointment of a Multi Disciplinary Team - Former M&S Store Site
Reference number
DN1255
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 73220000 - Development consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Appointment of a multi-disciplinary team for design and delivery of proposed mixed-use development at the Former M&S Store site, 32 Gaolgate Street, Stafford ST16 2NT
This procurement is focused on the re-development of the Former M&S Store at Gaolgate Street to provide a new mixed-use development offering an attractive setting for town centre residential living. This will be complimented with easy access to shops, urban market pods, food & beverage units and a gymnasium; all flanked along a vibrant pedestrian thoroughfare route between the existing Stafford Bus Station and Gaolgate Street, improving connectivity on the high street.
Staffordshire County Council are procuring this on behalf of Stafford Borough Council
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £5,650,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 71315200 - Building consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Stafford Town Centre
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Stafford Borough Council are seeking to appoint a single multi-disciplinary team to work with
them to drive delivery of the proposed mixed-use scheme from inception to completion.
It is expected that the team appointed will provide all technical professional services to support
the Council to deliver the scheme from reviewing, refining and agreeing the brief, through initial
design, securing planning permission, contractor engagement and appointment, construction
and on to handover, final account and the end of the defects liability period. It is expected that
this professional team will include expertise in Project, Cost and Contract Management,
Development, Planning, Design, Engineering, and the Environment sufficient to deliver the
project.
The current expectation is that the appointed team will develop the design to secure planning
permission before/in parallel with engaging with a design and build contractor on a design and
build contract. It is assumed that a JCT or similar standard form of contract with limited
common amendments is most likely to be adopted. This approach should be reviewed by the
appointed team at commencement but is the basis on which tender responses should be made
and will be assessed.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 60
Price - Weighting: 40
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £5,650,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
15 November 2021
End date
31 March 2023
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: No
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 four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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
Originally published as:
Date
27 September 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
4 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
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: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
27 September 2021
Local time
1:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This is an electronic tender. All submissions must be made via the formal Contracting
Authority electronic tendering platform. All requests for information to be sent through the electronic tendering portal and message facility on the Proactis electronic tendering system.
How to register - follow the link to Proactis electronic tendering:
— https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login
If you require urgent assistance regarding the initial usage of the e-Tendering package please
contact the Contracting Authority point-of-contact in Section I.1 of this notice. On failure to
reach this contact, please immediately email the nature of the difficulty to commercial.team@staffordshire.gov.uk
This procurement is for a Contract between the appointed provider and
the Contracting Authority, to supply predominately services as and when required in line with the tender brief.
The Contracting Authority or its public sector partners/Customers makes no guarantee as to
the volume of business on offer or to be awarded, and any volumes given are indicative only
and intended as a general guide. There is no commitment at the time of tendering from any
parties outside of the Contracting Authority and this should be taken into consideration
when bidding.
Financing / Payment:
— payments may be made following acceptance by the banking agents of Stafford borough Council.
Legal form of groups of providers:
— no special legal form is required by the grouping of providers but each provider will be
required to be come jointly or severally responsible for the contract before acceptance.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Stafford Borough Council
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Stafford Borough Council
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Contracting Authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period (or 15
days where non-electronic or fax methods are used) at the point that an award decision
notice is communicated to tenderers.
The award decision process will specify the criteria for the award of the contract/framework
agreement, the reasons for the decision, including the characteristics and relative
advantages, the name and score of the successful tender, and will specify when the
standstill period is expected to end or the date before which the Contracting Authority will
not conclude the contract.
If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of 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). The Court may order
the setting aside of the award decision or may order the Contracting Authority to amend any
document and may award damages.
If an agreement has been entered into the Court may make a declaration of ineffectiveness
or may order that the duration of any relevant specific contract be shortened and
additionally may award damages.
The time limit for seeking such a declaration is generally 30 days from notification of the award (either by award decision notification or contract award notice depending upon the
circumstances) or otherwise 6 months.
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Stafford Borough Council
Stafford
Country
United Kingdom