Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Molly Brown
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
PL0047 Essex Construction Framework 3
Reference number
DN659483
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council (ECC) is looking to procure a four-year multi-supplier Framework Agreement for construction services to replace the existing Essex Construction Framework (ECF2) which expires in early 2024. The Essex Construction Framework 3 (ECF3) will provide design and construction services for education and other capital construction and major maintenance projects, and will be available to other Contracting Authorities as specified in Schedule 1g (attached to the ProContract Event). ECF3 may also be utilised by Essex Housing/LLP where identified as a suitable procurement route for any of their future schemes.
Construction relating to schools is currently the main project type procured through ECF2. Essex County Council (ECC) has a statutory duty to ensure there are sufficient school places for children within its area (including both mainstream and Special Educational Need). Once ECF2 expires, a replacement construction route is required to enable ECC to fulfil this statutory role and offer a best value route to market. As stated above, ECF3 will allow for third party usage and the framework spend has been allocated accordingly. The value estimated to go through ECF3 over a 4 year period is £400M.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £400,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum number of lots
2
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
If the Bidder is bidding for Lot 1 they can only bid for and be appointed to Lot 1.
If the Bidder is bidding for Lot 2 they can also bid for Lot 3 and they can be appointed to both Lots.
If the Bidder is bidding for Lot 3 they can also bid for Lot 2 and they can be appointed to both Lots.
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
1
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 will be aimed at smaller contractors across the whole of Essex with a Lot value of £0-£750k.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
2 April 2024
End date
1 April 2028
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
2
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 will secure contractors of a size that are capable of covering the whole of Essex and beyond with a Lot value of £500k-£4.5m.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 60
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
2 April 2024
End date
1 April 2028
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
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Lot No
3
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45214000 - Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 3 will secure contractors of a size that are capable of covering the whole of Essex and beyond with a Lot value of £4m+.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Weighting: 70
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
20 May 2024
End date
19 May 2028
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
Restricted 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
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
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
26 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom