Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
West Sussex County Council
County Hall, West Street
Chichester
PO19 1RQ
Contact
Neil Robb
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
Buyer's address
https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/default.aspx
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
Provision of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) systems and Battery
Reference number
I-0428
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45261215 - Solar panel roof-covering work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
This project involves the following activities carried out in phases. In the first phase the Contractor is required to survey and confirm the suitability / viability of the installation of equipment at the Designated Sites in and to price the installation and commissioning and ongoing maintenance of the equipment at that site.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ27 - West Sussex (South West)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This project involves the following activities carried out in phases. In the first phase the Contractor is required to survey and confirm the suitability / viability of the installation of equipment at the Designated Sites in and to price the installation and commissioning and ongoing maintenance of the equipment at that site.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 65
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35
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
Open 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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-022057
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: No
five.1) Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
No tenders or requests to participate were received or all were rejected
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Please note that we have taken the decision not to proceed with this procurement for the following reasons:
(a) The Instructions to Tenderers Document 01 did not stipulate with sufficient clarity that in their pricing of Phase 2 and Phase 3 works at the 5 Designated Sites, tenderers were to price the battery storage capacity specified for each of those Designated Sites as set out in the Asset List (Pricing Schedule Document 09).
(b) The Instructions to Tenderers Document 01 and the Pricing Schedule Document 09 contained contradictory instructions regarding the completion of two tabs within the Pricing Schedule – the Schedule of Rates and the Dayworks Schedule. The obligation to complete all of the cells within these two tabs was unclear and no test of compliance was imposed in relation to the completion of those cells.
As a result of (a) and (b), tenderers did not interpret the instructions in a uniform way and the Council was unable to assess compliance with its instructions or to evaluate bids on a like for like basis in order to identify the Most Economically Advantageous Tender.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The High Court
London
London
EC4A 1NL
Country
United Kingdom