Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Hinckley Hub, Rugby Road
Hinckley
LE10 0FR
Telephone
+44 1664504307
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
CONTRACTOR FOR NATIONAL SCIENCE & CONSERVATION CENTRE AT TWYCROSS ZOO (HINCKLEY AND BOSWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL)
Reference number
DN646488
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (HBBC) and Twycross Zoo (TZ) wish to appoint a contractor to undertake the final, detailed design and construction of the National Science and Conservation Centre (NSCC) project located in Twycross Zoo. This comprises multiple orangutan habitats and a higher education campus with incorporated residential facility and orangutan den building with zoo visitor access.
It is proposed to appoint a Contractor via a two-stage open book Design and Build (D&B) procurement process. The selected preferred contractor will be appointed on a pre-construction services agreement to complete the detailed design from RIBA Stage 3 onwards and to provide a Design & Build offer to construct the works within the budget stated in the tender documents.
On agreement of an acceptable fixed lump sum contract and Contractor’s proposals, the Contractor will be appointed via the JCT 2016 Design & Build contract with amendments.
The Council’s / Zoo’s design team will develop the design to RIBA stage 3. On commencement of the pre-construction phase, the Contractor will be required to take ownership and adopt the design and develop the design from RIBA stage 4 to completion.
This is being done as a restricted procurement process.
To obtain more information, bidders must register on ProContract and then express an interest in the project.
Key indicative project dates are:
Deadline for clarifications at SSQ stage - 06/01/2023
Deadline for SSQ submissions - 13/01/2023 (12 noon)
ITT issued to short-listed suppliers - 01/02/2023
Deadline for site visit requests - 08/02/2023
Site visits (mandatory) - w/c 13/02/2023
Deadline for ITT clarification questions - 01/03/2023
Deadline for ITT submissions - 08/03/2023
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG1 - Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Main site or place of performance
Twycross Zoo, Burton Road, Atherstone CV9 3PX
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council (HBBC) and Twycross Zoo (TZ) wish to appoint a contractor to undertake the final, detailed design and construction of the National Science and Conservation Centre (NSCC) project located in Twycross Zoo. This comprises multiple orangutan habitats and a higher education campus with incorporated residential facility and orangutan den building with zoo visitor access.
It is proposed to appoint a Contractor via a two-stage open book Design and Build (D&B) procurement process. The selected preferred contractor will be appointed on a pre-construction services agreement to complete the detailed design from RIBA Stage 3 onwards and to provide a Design & Build offer to construct the works within the budget stated in the tender documents.
On agreement of an acceptable fixed lump sum contract and Contractor’s proposals, the Contractor will be appointed via the JCT 2016 Design & Build contract with amendments.
The Council’s / Zoo’s design team will develop the design to RIBA stage 3. On commencement of the pre-construction phase, the Contractor will be required to take ownership and adopt the design and develop the design from RIBA stage 4 to completion.
This is being done as a restricted procurement process.
To obtain more information, bidders must register on ProContract and then express an interest in the project.
Key indicative project dates are:
Deadline for clarifications at SSQ stage - 06/01/2023
Deadline for SSQ submissions - 13/01/2023 (12 noon)
ITT issued to short-listed suppliers - 01/02/2023
Deadline for site visit requests - 08/02/2023
Site visits (mandatory) - w/c 13/02/2023
Deadline for ITT clarification questions - 01/03/2023
Deadline for ITT submissions - 08/03/2023
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 45%
Price - Weighting: 55%
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £12,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
End date
31 December 2023
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.2.14) Additional information
Key indicative project dates are:
Deadline for clarifications at SSQ stage - 06/01/2023
Deadline for SSQ submissions - 13/01/2023 (12 noon)
ITT issued to short-listed suppliers - 01/02/2023
Deadline for site visit requests - 08/02/2023
Site visits (mandatory) - w/c 13/02/2023
Deadline for ITT clarification questions - 01/03/2023
Deadline for ITT submissions - 08/03/2023
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
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
Restricted procedure
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
13 January 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: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Hinckley
LE10 0FR
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers (please see the tender pack for further details and the indicative timetable). This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the Contracting Authority before the Contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from the Contracting Authority, via the e-tendering portal.