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Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 169-385875/EN)
Nature of contract: Public works contract
Procedure: Restricted procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU

Contract notice
Works
Directive 2009/81/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Kentigern House, Room 1202-1221, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Douglas Beveridge
Phone: +44 1412248307
Email: Douglas.Beveridge578@mod.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1412248381
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.mod.uk/
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Defence
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Construction of up to 30 Service Families Accommodation (SFA) in RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Works
Execution only
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Glasgow City
Nuts code:
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:Building construction work. The construction of up to 30 SFA houses based on 100 % Authority Design across a maximum of 3 sites within the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) at RAF Akrotiri, WSBA, Cyprus.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 45210000,
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8) Lots:
The contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: NO
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Up to 30 X SFA utilising 100 % Authority Design, across a maximum of 3 sites.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 7 000 000 and 8 000 000 EUR
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options: no
II.2.3) Information about renewals:
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
The Authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the Authority.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number: 3 and maximum number 6
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
Part 1 — Core Question Modules:— Supplier identity, key roles and contact information,— Financial information,— Health and safety policy and capability,Part 2 — Optional Question Modules:— Equal opportunity and diversity policy and capability,— Environmental management policy and capability,— Quality management policy and capability,Part 3 — DSPCR Core Question Modules:— DSPCR 2011 Part 4 Regulation 23(1) — Mandatory exclusion,— DSPCR 2011 Part 4 Regulation 23(1) — Discretionary exclusion.Part 4 — Supplementary Question Module:— Supplementary / additional questions including in respect of organisational technical and/or professional capability.The above criteria is set out within PQQ PAS 91 which respondents will be asked to complete subsequently in order to potentially down select to the maximum number of companies required to be invited to tender with the Authority.The questions within the PQQ will be evaluated as either Pass/Fail, Yes/No or a Scored Evaluation:(a) PASS/FAIL Evaluation. A number of PASS/FAIL questions each of which must be passed by the Potential Provider in order to progress (except where the Authority has discretion not to fail the Potential Provider). Where evidence has been requested to support a PASS/FAIL question this should be of an acceptable standard.(b) YES/NO Evaluation. A number of YES/NO questions each of which requires information to be provided by the Potential Provider in order to progress. Where evidence has been requested to support a YES/NO question this should be of an acceptable standard.(c) Scored Evaluation. An assessment through a Scoring methodology, by Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), of the responses and supporting evidence provided by a Potential Provider to each question with a range of criteria. The Authority may require Potential Providers to demonstrate a minimum capability in certain areas.The evaluation criteria for each question is detailed within Appendix 1 of the PQQ. Potential Providers are to note that where a PASS/FAIL question allows the Authority the discretion to PASS/FAIL, then the Authority will exercise its discretion in determining the exclusion or not of a Potential Provider.
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
DIOCB1/107
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
17.09.2018 – 00:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
In days:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.2) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2018831-DCB-13114237
VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Kentigern House, Room 1202-1221, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1412248307
Email: Douglas.Beveridge578@mod.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1412248381
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Kentigern House, Rm 1202-1221, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
Postal code: G2 8EX
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 1412248307
Email: Douglas.Beveridge578@mod.gov.uk
Fax: +44 1412248381
VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Ministry of Defence, DIO, Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
Glasgow
United Kingdom
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
31.08.2018

Post written by: Andrew Perry