Tender

University of York New Student Centre Design Team

  • UNIVERSITY OF YORK

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-028385

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02f650

Published 12 November 2021, 4:29pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Heslington

YORK

YO105DD

Contact

Rob Allan

Email

procurement@york.ac.uk

Telephone

+44 1904328214

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKE21 - York

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.york.ac.uk/

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

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

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

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://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

University of York New Student Centre Design Team

Reference number

UY/PROC/852

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71220000 - Architectural design services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The University of York is wishing to procure a high quality design team to produce designs for its new Student Centre building, as well as providing some architectural input into its University Square neighbourhood. The Student Centre will be a seminal building and to achieve its ambitions, the University is seeking architectural talent of the highest calibre.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £7,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 71244000 - Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs
  • 71246000 - Determining and listing of quantities in construction
  • 71247000 - Supervision of building work
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services
  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE21 - York
Main site or place of performance

The site is located at the University of York Campus West.

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The University of York (the "University") is a member of the prestigious Russell Group, we are a dynamic, research-intensive university. The University works collaboratively with institutions across the world to develop life-saving discoveries and new technologies that tackle some of the most pressing global challenges. The University's 30+ academic departments undertake ground-breaking research that underpins our inspiring teaching and challenges students to dream big, think critically and change the world. More information about the University can be found at: https://www.york.ac.uk/about/

The University Square project is aligned to this vision and is focused on the creation of a welcoming arrival, forming a new front door to the University. At the heart of the project is a landmark student-focussed building: The Student Centre.

The University is wishing to procure a design team to produce designs for its new Student Centre building, as well as providing some architectural input into the wider University Square neighbourhood. To achieve our ambitions, we are seeking architectural talent of the highest calibre.

The University will follow the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) procurement process to appoint a design team.

We anticipate that the design team will include an architect, landscape architect and cost consultant, however the University embraces cross-disciplinary working and encourages competitors to submit proposals developed in collaboration with others.

This project represents an opportunity to help define the University's sustainability trajectory and 2030 carbon emission target. This will serve to minimise the carbon footprint of the project, decrease ongoing maintenance costs and be an attractive selling point to prospective students. This scheme will become a benchmark for future projects around the university.

The overall anticipated University Square and Student Centre budget shall be between £60m and £65m.

The University acknowledges the level of resource required by bidders to prepare designs to RIBA Stage 2 when submitting final tenders, and will make an honorarium payment of £9,000 to each of the three to five shortlisted bidders who submit a compliant final tender.

The location of the new Student Centre building shall be between Vanbrugh Way and Harewood Way to the south side of University Road.

The University anticipates the total of the professional construction consultancy fees for this appointment to be in the range £4-£7m.

The indicative timescales for this procurement are as follows:

Contract notice issued to the Government Find a Tender Service Portal for publication - Friday 12th November 2021

Procurement documents published through the University's procurement portal ( https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home ) and available to bidders - Friday 19th November 2021

Deadline for receipt of expressions of interest/completed selection questionnaires - Monday 20th December 2021

Invitation to Submit Initial Tenders (ITSIT) issued to shortlisted bidders - Monday 17th January 2022

Deadline for submission of ITSIT - Monday 14th February 2022

Design Workshop (all shortlisted bidders) - w/c 21st February 2022 (Additional workshops may be required however it is envisaged that a single workshop will be sufficient)

Invitation to Submit Final Tenders (ITSFT) issued to all bidders - Friday 4th March 2022

Deadline for submission ITSFT - Friday 01st April 2022

Contract to be awarded: End April 2022

Other key dates:

Construction contractor to be appointed: 2023

Student Centre construction to commence on site: 2023

Student Centre to open: September 2024 - September 2025 depending on phasing arrangements.

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: £7,000,000

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

Duration in months

41

This contract is subject to renewal

No

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

Envisaged minimum number: 3

Maximum number: 5

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:

Are listed within the procurement documents published.

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: Yes

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of options

It is possible that the term of the appointment may be extend within the constraints for contract changes set out within the Public Procurement 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

Are located within the procurement documents published.

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.2) Conditions related to the contract

three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

four.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

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

20 December 2021

Local time

12:00pm

four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

17 January 2022

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)


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 payment will be used

six.3) Additional information

The University is publishing this notice in advance of publishing its procurement documents to allow time for potential bidders to view the notice and register with the University's procurement portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/york/aspx/Home

The procurement documents including the Selection Questionnaire to be used to shortlist bidders shall be published to the University's procurement portal on Friday 19th November 2021 to allow 30 calendar days prior to the closing date.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Telephone

+44 2079476000

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

University of York

Heslington

York

YO10 5DD

Telephone

+44 1904320000

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.york.ac.uk/

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Royal Courts of Justice

Strand

London

WC2A 2L

Telephone

+44 20794760000

Country

United Kingdom