Opportunity

SCAPE Utilities Consultancy Services Framework EWNI

  • Scape Procure Limited (trading as SCAPE)

F05: Contract notice – utilities

Notice reference: 2023/S 000-027524

Published 18 September 2023, 4:06pm



Section one: Contracting entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Scape Procure Limited (trading as SCAPE)

2nd Floor, East West Building, 1 Tollhouse Hill

Nottingham

NG1 5AT

Contact

Nick Taylor

Email

nickt@scape.co.uk

Telephone

+44 1159583200

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF14 - Nottingham

National registration number

09955814

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.scape.co.uk/

Buyer's address

https://www.scape.co.uk/

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://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Nottingham:-Architectural%2C-construction%2C-engineering-and-inspection-services./2HGE67H5Z4

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address

one.6) Main activity

Other activity

SCAPE is a public sector owned, built environment specialist supplier of framework solutions.


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

SCAPE Utilities Consultancy Services Framework EWNI

Reference number

SCP011

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Scape Procure Ltd (SCAPE) wishes to establish a framework agreement for a SIX (6) year duration. The initial period will run for four (4) years with an option to extend by a two (2) year period which will run consecutively. Experienced suppliers are invited to apply for civil engineering, construction and infrastructure services as defined by the NUTS and CPV codes contained in this notice.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £750,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

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:

On receipt of multiple bids the two highest scoring compliant bidders will only be awarded one Lot each. In the event that Scape receive a single bid - subject to that Bidder having the sufficient combined turnover for both Lots (£180,000,000) - they may be awarded the full value of the framework.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Civil Engineering and Construction Consultancy Services for Utilities

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
  • 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
  • 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
  • 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
  • 71311220 - Highways engineering services
  • 71311230 - Railway engineering services
  • 71311240 - Airport engineering services
  • 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71314000 - Energy and related services
  • 71314200 - Energy-management services
  • 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • 71315300 - Building surveying services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 71321100 - Construction economics services
  • 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
  • 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
  • 71354500 - Marine survey services
  • 71410000 - Urban planning services
  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
  • 71510000 - Site-investigation services
  • 71520000 - Construction supervision services
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 71540000 - Construction management services
  • 71541000 - Construction project management services
  • 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
  • 71620000 - Analysis services
  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
  • 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
  • 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
  • 72212490 - Procurement software development services
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
  • 79996000 - Business organisation services
  • 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
  • 90700000 - Environmental services
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
  • 98113100 - Nuclear safety services
  • 66140000 - Portfolio management services
  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
  • 70110000 - Development services of real estate
  • 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
  • 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
  • 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 90710000 - Environmental management
  • 90712000 - Environmental planning
  • 90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning
  • 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
  • 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
  • 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
  • 70130000 - Letting services of own property
  • 71324000 - Quantity surveying services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKI - London
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKL - Wales
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),LONDON,EAST OF ENGLAND,SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND),SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND),WALES,NORTHERN IRELAND,NORTH EAST (ENGLAND),YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The services will comprise all types of construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure consultancy services. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of services required may include those works and services identified by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the utilities eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the utilities may have an interest at the time or prospectively and may include construction, civil engineering and infrastructure consultancy commissions in the following sectors amongst others: Gas and Heat, Electricity, Water, Nuclear, Ports, Airports, and Transport services (including Railway, Automated systems, Tramway, Trolley bus, Bus, or Cable). Lot one value is 375,000,000 GBP over six years or 62,500,000 GBP per annum. Commissions called off from the framework will be valued from 0 GBP to 250 000 000 GBP plus. Bidders must be able to demonstrate an annual turnover in excess of 90 000 000 GBP.

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: £375,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

72

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: Yes

Identification of the project

Some call-offs may be subject to legacy European Union funding requirements, however there may be projects called off from this framework that are subject to the requirements of the UKSPF.

two.2.14) Additional information

SCAPE are using the Delta portal to facilitate this procurement. Interested parties must visit https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and register there (it is free to do so). If you are already registered, you will not need to register again as you may simply use your existing username and password. Log in, go to Response manager, and add the following access code: 2HGE67H5Z4

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Civil Engineering and Construction Consultancy Services for Utilities

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71311100 - Civil engineering support services
  • 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
  • 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
  • 71311220 - Highways engineering services
  • 71311230 - Railway engineering services
  • 71311240 - Airport engineering services
  • 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71314000 - Energy and related services
  • 71314200 - Energy-management services
  • 71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
  • 71315300 - Building surveying services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 71321100 - Construction economics services
  • 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
  • 71324000 - Quantity surveying services
  • 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
  • 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
  • 71354500 - Marine survey services
  • 71410000 - Urban planning services
  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
  • 71510000 - Site-investigation services
  • 71520000 - Construction supervision services
  • 71530000 - Construction consultancy services
  • 71540000 - Construction management services
  • 71541000 - Construction project management services
  • 71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services
  • 71620000 - Analysis services
  • 71700000 - Monitoring and control services
  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 72200000 - Software programming and consultancy services
  • 72212300 - Document creation, drawing, imaging, scheduling and productivity software development services
  • 72212421 - Facilities management software development services
  • 72212482 - Business intelligence software development services
  • 72212490 - Procurement software development services
  • 72220000 - Systems and technical consultancy services
  • 79112100 - Stakeholders representation services
  • 79996000 - Business organisation services
  • 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
  • 90700000 - Environmental services
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
  • 98113100 - Nuclear safety services
  • 66140000 - Portfolio management services
  • 66171000 - Financial consultancy services
  • 70110000 - Development services of real estate
  • 70210000 - Residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70220000 - Non-residential property renting or leasing services
  • 70310000 - Building rental or sale services
  • 70320000 - Land rental or sale services
  • 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
  • 90710000 - Environmental management
  • 90712000 - Environmental planning
  • 90712300 - Marine conservation strategy planning
  • 70111000 - Development of residential real estate
  • 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
  • 70120000 - Buying and selling of real estate
  • 70130000 - Letting services of own property
  • 71230000 - Organisation of architectural design contests
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 71210000 - Advisory architectural services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKI - London
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKK - South West (England)
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKL - Wales
  • UKN - Northern Ireland
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKD - North West (England)
Main site or place of performance

WEST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),EAST MIDLANDS (ENGLAND),LONDON,EAST OF ENGLAND,SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND),SOUTH EAST (ENGLAND),WALES,NORTHERN IRELAND,NORTH EAST (ENGLAND),YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER,NORTH WEST (ENGLAND)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The services will comprise all types of construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure consultancy services. The specific services that may be procured under the Framework cannot be clearly defined at this stage, however the nature and types of services required may include those works and services identified by Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes on or in connection with any land or property and related asset owned, rented, leased or developed by any of the utilities eligible to use the Framework, or on property or related assets in which any of the utilities may have an interest at the time or prospectively and may include construction, civil engineering and infrastructure consultancy commissions in the following sectors amongst others: Gas and Heat, Electricity, Water, Nuclear, Ports, Airports, and Transport services (including Railway, Automated systems, Tramway, Trolley bus, Bus, or Cable). Lot one value is 375,000,000 GBP over six years or 62,500,000 GBP per annum. Commissions called off from the framework will be valued from 0 GBP to 250 000 000 GBP plus. Bidders must be able to demonstrate an annual turnover in excess of 90 000 000 GBP.

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: £375,000,000

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months

72

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: Yes

Identification of the project

Some call-offs may be subject to legacy European Union funding requirements, however there may be projects called off from this framework that are subject to the requirements of the UKSPF.

two.2.14) Additional information

SCAPE are using the Delta portal to facilitate this procurement. Interested parties must visit https://www.delta-esourcing.com/ and register there (it is free to do so). If you are already registered, you will not need to register again as you may simply use your existing username and password. Log in, go to Response manager, and add the following access code: 2HGE67H5Z4


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 per the PQQ and supporting procurement documentation.

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

three.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation

List and brief description of rules and criteria

As per the PQQ and supporting procurement documentation.

three.1.7) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them

Further information is made available in the tender documentation and the framework agreement itself. See contract documents for further details.

three.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.2) Contract performance conditions

Further information is made available in the tender documentation and the framework agreement itself. See contract documents for further details.


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

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

1 December 2023

Local time

2:00pm

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

1 December 2023

Local time

2:01pm

Place

Nottingham (Delta Portal)


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

Scape Procure Limited (“Scape”) is a contracting authority and central purchasing body within the meaning of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (the “Regulations”), dedicated to creating efficiency and social value via the built environment. In accordance with Regulation 55(11), procurement carried out by Scape in order to perform its centralised purchasing activities (which includes the conclusion of framework agreements for works, supplies or services intended for a utility) is deemed to be procurement for the pursuit of an activity referred to in Regulations 9 to 15. Scape is, therefore, deemed to be a utility for these purposes; and may conclude this framework agreement in accordance with the procedures provided for in the Regulations.

While there is no guarantee or commitment of any kind, Peel Ports Investments Limited and it’s Group of Companies including its Statutory Harbour Authorities are included as potential users and beneficiaries of any framework concluded under this procurement.

This Framework Agreement will be accessible for use by utility sector public bodies (and their statutory successors), corporations established, or a group of individuals appointed to act together. The Utility Sectors included are Gas and Heat, Electricity, Water, Nuclear, Ports, Airports, and Transport services (including Railway, Automated systems, Tramway, Trolley bus, Bus, or Cable). The CPV codes stated are deemed to include, for the avoidance of doubt and unless otherwise stated, the category and subcategory codes below the CPV codes stated, i.e. 71 000 000, 'Architectural, Construction, Engineering and inspection services' is deemed to include 71 210 000, 'Advisory Architectural services' and 71 220 000 Architectural design services' etc.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:

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To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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GO Reference: GO-2023918-PRO-23948505

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

SCAPE Group Ltd

2nd Floor, East West building, Tollhouse Hill

Nottingham

NG1 5AT

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

The High Court of England and Wales

Royal Courts of Justice, Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom