Tender

Framework Agreement for Major Construction Works

  • Gloucestershire County Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-028106

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04032e

Published 22 September 2023, 5:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Gloucestershire County Council

Shire Hall

Gloucester

GL1 2TH

Contact

Mrs Henrietta Jacobs

Email

Henrietta.Jacobs@Gloucestershire.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1452425000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK13 - Gloucestershire

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

Public order and safety


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Framework Agreement for Major Construction Works

Reference number

DN682309

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45210000 - Building construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors to join a four year framework agreement for delivery of major contracts/project within the council. The framework agreement will be divided into two lots based on value.

Lot 1 - £150,000 - £649,999

Lot 2 - £650 and above

Tenderers can bid for one or both lot, provided they pass the requirement for either one or both lots.

Under the Framework Agreement the Authority and other Users will have the option to call-off contracts with framework contractors as and when works are required, via direct award using rotation call off process or via a mini competition as desired by the users. All requirement with a value over the PCR threshold for works (£5,336,937 (inclusive of VAT), will have to be via a mini competition. Bidders should note that, under the Framework Agreement, neither the Authority nor any other User shall be under any obligation to call-off contracts with framework contractors. However, where call off value exceeds the PCR threshold for works, it must be a mini competition, and this is applicable for all framework users.

The framework will have an estimated total value of £140m over the four-year term of the agreement.

Indicative annual spend per lot:

Lot 1 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £5m to £21m

Lot 2 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £50m to £117m

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

Contractor Partnering Major Construction Work Lot 1

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK13 - Gloucestershire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified contractors to join a four year framework agreement for delivery of major contracts/project within the council. The framework agreement will be divided into two lots based on value.

Lot 1 - £150,000 - £649,999

Lot 2 - £650 and above

Tenderers can bid for one or both lot, provided they pass the requirement for either one or both lots.

Under the Framework Agreement the Authority and other Users will have the option to call-off contracts with framework contractors as and when works are required, via direct award using rotation call off process or via a mini competition as desired by the users. All requirement with a value over the PCR threshold for works (£5,336,937 (inclusive of VAT), will have to be via a mini competition. Bidders should note that, under the Framework Agreement, neither the Authority nor any other User shall be under any obligation to call-off contracts with framework contractors. However, where call off value exceeds the PCR threshold for works, it must be a mini competition, and this is applicable for all framework users.

The framework will have an estimated total value of £140m over the four-year term of the agreement.

Indicative annual spend per lot:

Lot 1 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £5m to £21m

Lot 2 – Estimated Value over Framework Term £50m to £117m

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Price - Weighting: 60

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

Duration in months

48

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

Maximum number: 20

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

A maximum number of 10 tenderers per lot will be invited to the second stage (ITT stage) of the process. In total, a maximum of 20 tenderers will be invited, 10 tenderers per lot.

The 10 highest scorer per each lot will be invited to the second stage of the process.

Framework agreement will be awarded to up to 5 contractors per lot based on the 5 highest scorer per lot.

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

The Framework will be open to the Users listed below:

Gloucestershire County Council, District Councils, Parish and Town Councils, schools/academies, offices, libraries, day centres, care homes, fire stations and other public buildings, all public bodies including NHS, universities, colleges mainly within Gloucestershire but may include parts of Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire.


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

27 October 2023

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: Yes

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Gloucstershire County Council

Gloucstershire

Gloucseter

Country

United Kingdom