Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
North Lanarkshire Council
Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street
Motherwell
ML1 1AB
Telephone
+44 1698403876
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00010
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at
https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/
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
Framework Agreement for Carriageway and Car Park Resurfacing / Reconstruction and Minor Repairs 2022-2026
Reference number
NLC-CPT-21-038
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
North Lanarkshire Council intends to establish a multi supplier Framework Agreement for the provision of resurfacing / reconstruction and minor repair works to the existing road network and car parks within the North Lanarkshire Council geographical boundary. A contractual arrangement is required to extend the life of the road network, typical through the process of resurfacing and reconstruction works. The requirement also includes the provision of ancillary items such as traffic management, road markings, drainage, kerbing etc to be delivered with the resurfacing / reconstruction and minor repair works.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45233223 - Carriageway resurfacing works
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM84 - North Lanarkshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The following information is intended as an overview and should assist Tenderers in making an informed decision as to whether to submit a completed ITT for this provision. A full and detailed specification of requirements is provided within Attachment 06b of the document suite and can be downloaded from the additional documentation area with the PCS-T portal.
The Council has a requirement to undertake resurfacing / reconstruction and minor repair works to the existing road network and car parks within the North Lanarkshire Council geographical boundary. The procurement is driven by the requirement to extend the life of the road network, typically through the process of resurfacing / reconstruction and minor repair works. The Works will include, but not limited to, items such as:
Implementation, maintenance and removal of traffic management;
Cold milling;
Resurfacing;
Raising or lowering of ironwork;
Renewal of ironwork;
Drainage works;
Road markings;
Patching;
Kerbing;
Excavation; and
Minor repairs
The works are required in order to ensure that the current road condition does not deteriorate as shown by the road condition index, which is measured on an annual basis.
The Framework Agreement conditions of contract are NEC3 Framework Contract April 2013 with individual Package Orders being issued under the NEC3 Engineering and Construction Short Contract April 2013. Further information can be found in Attachment 06a Framework Agreement and Call-Off Conditions.
Award of this Framework Agreement shall be on the basis of MEAT; the evaluation of a combination of Contractors prices submitted against a pre-priced Schedule of Rates and quality questions. A maximum number of 8 Contractors shall be appointed to this Framework Agreement. The anticipated upper limit of spend to be potentially routed through this Framework Agreement circa 20000000 GBP. Call offs shall be made in compliance with Attachment 07 Call off Procedure. Note, the contract value is an estimate and that there is no guarantee of any specific volume of business arising under the Framework Agreement.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
Price - Weighting: 60
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £20,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Council intends to include an additional 2 x 12 month extension period which can be utilised should circumstances arise that such an extension is required.
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
two.2.14) Additional information
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
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
4A.1 - If required by the member state, bidders are required to be enrolled in the relevant professional or trade registers within the country in which they are established.
The Bidder response to this question for Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers will be evaluated as follows:
Pass = response is compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice section 3.1.1 (Suitability)
Fail = response is not compliant with the minimum requirement stated in the Contract Notice section 3.1.1 (Suitability)
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
List and brief description of selection criteria
SPD Selection Criteria Section, question Section B, Part IV, Economic and Financial Standing, the following questions:
4B.4, 4B.4.1, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
4B.4 - Bidders will be required to state the value(s) for the following financial ratio: Acid Test ratio of 1.00 and above.
The acceptable range for Acid Test financial ratio is the bidders most recent financial year where fully audited accounts are available.
The Acid Test financial ratio will be calculated as follows: Liquid Assets (Cash and Cash Equivalents + Marketable Securities + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
4B.4.1 - If the relevant documentation is available electronically, please indicate.
4B.5.1 - Candidates must confirm they already have or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover:
1) Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance: 10,000,000 GBP each and every claim and in the annual aggregate.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
4B.5.2 – Candidates must confirm they already have or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following levels of insurance cover:
1) Public Liability Insurance: 10,000,000 GBP each and every claim and in the annual aggregate;
4B.5.3 - If the relevant documentation is available electronically, please indicate.
Candidates that are unable to meet all of the minimum level(s) of standards required for questions 4B.4, 4B.4.1, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4B.5.3 in Section B, Part IV, Economic and Financial Standing of the ESPD, will be assessed as a FAIL and will be excluded from the competition, unless the following information is provided as part of their tender:
1) an SPD submission from a Parent Company (or Ultimate Parent Company) who can meet all the above minimum requirements; and
2) a declaration that the Parent Company (or Ultimate Parent Company) is prepared to provide a Parent Company Guarantee (PCG) in the form determined by the Council to cover the duration of the proposed Contract, including the available extension period.
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
List and brief description of selection criteria
SPD (Scotland) 4C.1 - Bidders will be required to provide examples that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services as described in part II.2.4 of the Find a Tender Service Contract Notice or the relevant section of the Site Notice.
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SPD (Scotland) 4C.10 - Bidders will be required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract and, if so, for what proportion of the Contract.
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SPD (Scotland) 4D.1 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Quality Assurance is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.
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SPD (Scotland) 4D.2 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Quality Assurance is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required
SPD (Scotland)4C.1 - Bidders should provide a minimum of two (2) examples of contractual arrangements they have held over the past three (3) years which best demonstrates their relevant experience to deliver requirements within the Contract which were similar in regards to scope, scale and duration.
Within the Qualification Envelope, the bidder should provide a minimum of two (2) examples fully inclusive of the name of the contractual arrangement, a brief description of the requirements, the duration of the contractual arrangement (including start and end dates (month/ year) and the overall value.
Bidders who fail to provide suitable examples may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the Procurement.
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SPD (Scotland) 4C.10 - Bidders should confirm whether they intend to subcontract any part of the Contract and if so, what proportion will be sub-contracted.
Bidders who fail to demonstrate the percentage of works to be sub-contracted may be assessed as a FAIL and be excluded from the Procurement.
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SPD (Scotland) 4D.1 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Quality Assurance is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.
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SPD (Scotland) 4D.2 - Full details of the selection criteria in regards to Quality Assurance is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.
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SPD (Scotland) 4C.1.2, 4D.1 and 4D.2 will be assessed on a Pass /Fail basis.
SPD (Scotland) 4C.10 is for information only and will not be assessed however failure to complete may result in a fail being applied. Any sub-contractors identified may be required to provide a separate SPD (SCOTLAND).
Further information on the minimum requirements and full assessment criteria for Parts 4C and 4D of the SPD (Scotland) is located within attachment VI.3 Additional Information - Part 4D1 & 2 contained within the PCS-T System.
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Further information is contained within the tender document suite and can be downloaded from the additional documentation area with the PCS-T portal.
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: 8
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
29 October 2021
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
29 October 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Place
Tenders received on or after the deadline of 12:00:00 for submission of Tenders will be considered late and not accepted
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.3) Additional information
Part II – Information Concerning the Bidder
A: Information About the Bidder;
B: Information About Representatives of the Bidder;
C: Information About Reliance on the Capacities of Other Entities; and
D: Information Concerning Sub-contractors on Whose Capacity the Bidder Does Not Rely.
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
The information required in Part II of the SPD (Scotland) is for information only and therefore will not be assessed however the Councils may choose not to select a Bidder that cannot provide basic company information.
Bidders must ensure that they submit appropriate SPD (Scotland) completed by other members of the group, if they are bidding as part of a group, others on whose capacity they rely, and known subcontractors on whose capacity they do not rely on, to satisfy any aspect of the SPD (Scotland).
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Part VI – Concluding statements
Minimum level(s) of standards required:
Bidders unable to complete this part of the SPD (Scotland) may be excluded from the competition.
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All Tenderers should complete the Qualification, Technical and Commercial Envelopes within the PCS-T System as part of their Tender
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Late Tenders will not be considered under any circumstances
The Council will not provide additional notification to any Bidder of the rejection of a late Tender.
For the avoidance of any doubt, automated messages confirming receipt of a Tender should not be taken to imply acceptance of it by the Council.
The complete Tender (complete with SPD (Scotland)) should be submitted in accordance with the instructions given with the Form of
Tender signed by an authorised representative i.e. company director or secretary (as registered within Companies House) or by a person
authorised by the Bidder to do so.
The Council reserves the right to exclude any unclear, erroneous, qualified and / or incomplete Tenders received.
The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 19464. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
A sub-contract clause has been included in this contract. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2363
Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/
A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:
The Contractor and its supply chain will be required to actively participate in the achievement of social, environmental and/or sustainability policy objectives relating to local regeneration, social and economic growth, recruitment, employment and training and supply chain initiatives.
The Contractor will be required to provide access to opportunities to SMEs wherever possible and will advertise all subcontract opportunities linked to the contract using the Public Contracts Scotland Portal.
The Contractor will be required to ensure that all subcontractors advertise all their subcontracts as described above. In addition, they will be required to identify and provide access to opportunities linked to the contract to social enterprises wherever possible.
Where job vacancies related to the contract arise within the Contractor’s organisation, they will be required wherever possible and appropriate, to provide access to employment and training opportunities aimed specifically at unemployed individuals and to use all reasonable endeavours to fill those posts with such persons. The Contractor should also link in where possible and appropriate to school, student, graduate and other work experience programmes.
The Contractor will be required to detail the community benefits that it will deliver if successful in this tender opportunity within Attachment 05 Award Questionnaire.
(SC Ref:664345)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Scottish Courts
Edinburgh
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers, or is at risk of suffering, loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 or the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session.