Works Competitive Dialogue Procedure Notice
SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S) Official name: Northwest Regional Development Agency, Postal Address: PO Box 37 Renaissance House Centre Park, Town: Warrington, Telephone: 01925 400100, E-mail: Tender.Board@nwda.co.uk, Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Tender Board, Postal Code: WA1 1XB, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 01925 400400, General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.nwda.co.uk/tenders, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): , I.1.1) Further information can be obtained at Official name: Jones Lang LaSalle, Postal Address: 82 King Street, Town: Manchester, Telephone: +44(0)161 828 6440, E-mail: andy.frost@eu.jll.com, Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Andy Frost, Postal Code: M2 4WQ, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: +44(0)161 828 6490, General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.joneslanglasalle.co.uk, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): , I.1.2) Specifications and additional documents (including documents for a Dynamic Purchasing System) can be obtained at Official name: NORTHWEST REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, Postal Address: BREW HOUSE, WILDERSPOOL PARK, GREENALLS AVE, Town: WARRINGTON, Telephone: 01925 644220, E-mail: , Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Procurement Department, Postal Code: WA4 6HL, Country: , Fax: 01925 644222, General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.nwda.co.uk/tenders, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): , I.1.3) Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to Official name: NWDA Tender Board, Postal Address: Brew House, Wilderspool Park, Greenalls Ave, Town: Warrington, Telephone: 01925 644220, Email: Tender.Board@nwda.co.uk, Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Tender Board, Postal Code: WA4 6HL, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: 01925 644222, General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.nwda.co.uk/tenders, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): , I.2.1) Type of contracting authority Other If 'other' please specify Regional Development Agency I.2.2) Main activity or activities Other If 'other' please specify Regional Development Agency I.2.2) 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 UK-Warrington: Bickershaw Colliery, Leigh - Carbon Challenge II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance II.1.2.1) Main Site or location of works Bickershaw Colliery, Leigh.Greater Manchester NUTS Code UKD3. II.1.3) The notice involves A public contract II.1.4) Information on framework agreement (if appropriate) Number OR, if applicable, maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged II.1.4.1) Duration of the framework agreement (if appropriate) Period in year(s) OR month(s) Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds four years II.1.4.2) Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement (give figures only) Estimated value excluding VAT OR range: between and Currency Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded (if possible) II.1.5) Short Description of the contract or purchase(s) Bickershaw South is a Carbon Challenge site. The Carbon Challenge is a UK Government initiative with the aim to accelerate the development industry's response to climate change. It aspires to deliver several Code for Sustainable Homes 'Level 6' housing developments in diverse locations, and in partnership with a range of different developers. The key objective is to raise the environmental performance of new housing whilst seeking cost efficiency, climate change adaptation, and exceptional high quality place making that contribute to the delivery of sustainable communities. The Carbon Challenge will help to equip the development industry with the skills and technology needed to meet the ten year environmental goals being set by the UK Government for new housing
development. In particular, it will act as a testing ground for the UK Government's Code for Sustainable Homes at the highest level, future Building Regulation reform, and the new Planning Policy Statement on climate change. Bickershaw South is a further development opportunity to be brought to the market under the Carbon Challenge. The site's majority owner, the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) in conjunction with English Partnerships (EP) and Wigan Council (collectively, "The Partners"), is seeking to appoint a development partner, by way of the Competitive Dialogue process, who can deliver an innovative and exemplar, high-quality, residential-led mixed use scheme on the former Bickershaw Colliery site. The resulting development will include new homes to Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes and commercial elements produced to BREEAM Excellent (or any equivalent or replacement national standard approved by NWDA) and CEEQUAL Excellent for all infrastructure works. More information is available within the Memorandum of Information document. Common procurement vocabulary descriptions include:Construction work for houses.Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses.Assembly and erection of prefabricated structures.Houses.Construction work for commercial buildings.Demolition work.Prefabricated buildings. II.1.6) Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) Main Object: 45211100-0. Additional Object: 45223800-4. Additional Object: 45213100-4. Additional Object: 45211000-9. Additional Object: 28111000-3. Additional Object: 45211300-2. Additional Object: 45111100-9. II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)? Yes II.1.8) Division into lots No If yes, tenders should be submitted for Lot No II.1.9) Variants will be accepted Yes II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT II.2.1) Total quantity or scope (including all lots and options, if applicable) The site extends to approximately 18 hectares. There are some existing buildings that will require demolition. It is envisaged that the phased, residential-led, mixed-use development will incorporate up to 650 residential units; supported by approximately 2750m² complimentary small-scale retail, food and drink/leisure, workspace or other appropriate mixed-use elements. If known, estimated value excluding VAT (give figures only) OR range: between and Currency II.2.2) Options (if applicable) If yes, description of these options If known, provisional timetable for recourse to these options: Period in month(s) or day(s) (from the award of the contract) Number of possible renewals (if any): or Range: between and II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME PERIOD FOR COMPLETION Either: Period in months And / or days Or: Starting 01/03/2009 And/or ending 01/03/2013 SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION
III.1) CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required (if applicable) Depending upon the status of bidders, holding company guarantees may be required. Further details will be made available in the contract documentation. III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them It is envisaged that the successful bidder will enter into a development agreement. Further detail will be made available in the contract documentation. III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the grouping of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded (if applicable) Further details will be made available in the tender documentation. III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which performance of the contract is subject (if applicable) If yes, description of particular conditions Further details will be made available in the tender documentation. III.2) CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met Interested bidders must request an information memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) using the contact details given in I.1.1 above, these documents will detail the initial information required. III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (If applicable) Financial Accounts to be made available. Independent checks may be sought. Please refer to III.2.1 Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) III.2.3) Technical capacity Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met (If applicable) Please refer to III.2.1. Minimum level of standards possibly required (if applicable). Please refer to III.2.1. III.2.4) Reserved contracts: No. III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No. III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) III.2.4) Reserved Contracts (if applicable)
SECTION IV: PROCEDURE
IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE Competitive dialogue procedure. IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators that will be invited to tender or to participate (when applicable) Envisaged number of operators Or Envisaged minimum number 5 and, if appropriate, maximum number 8 Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue IV.1.3.1) Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated Yes IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA IV.2.1) Award criteria (please tick the relevant box(es)) B) The most economically advantageous tender in terms of: B2) the criteria as stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document. IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used No If yes, additional information about electronic auction (if appropriate) IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION IV.3.1 File reference number attributed by the contracting entity (if applicable) NWDA00249 IV.3.2) Previous publication concerning the same contract If yes: IV.3.2.1) Notice number in OJ: 2007/S26-031051 Of 07/02/2007 IV.3.2.2) Other previous publications Notice number in OJ: Of IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents (except for a DPS) Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents Time: Payable documents No If yes, Price (give figures only): Currency Terms and method of payment IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate Date 14/03/2008 Time 12:00 IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates 07/04/2008 IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up English Other - third country IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders IV.3.8.1) Date, time and place Date Time Place (if applicable) IV.3.8.2) Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders (if applicable) If yes, authorised persons SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT (if applicable) No If yes, estimated timing for further notices to be published: VI.2) CONTRACT(S) RELATED TO A PROJECT AND / OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS No If yes, reference to project(s) and / or programme(s) VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (if applicable) Further information on the Carbon Challenge can be found at www.englishpartnerships.co.uk/carbonchallenge. NWDA are committed to delivering the Carbon Challenge initiative through a procurement process which seeks to limit the impact on the environment, and during all stages of the process will be encouraging the use of electronic documentation and submission where possible. A Memorandum of Information and PQQ can be downloaded from www.nwda.co.uk/tenders. Following submission of expression of interest and completed PQQs, bidders shortlisted for Stage 2 will be issued with a detailed Brief (including the evaluation criteria to be used) against which shortlisted tenderers will be invited to submit an outline proposal. Although the Partners propose to conduct the dialogue in two stages, we reserve the right to alter the structure and number of stages if required. Bid proposals for the site shall be reviewed to determine how well they have met the project's objectives and evaluation criteria. Bids shall be assessed by a panel of experts against the Carbon Challenge brief, the Site-Specific Brief and the financial offer including the quality of the response to site specific design issues, approach to long-term management and community engagement and on the deliverability of their project. The successful bidder for the site will be expected to make information about their development available to the public and to agree to meet the cost of detailed technical monitoring of the completed homes. In addition to the 'affordable' social homes required within the planning criteria set out in the Site-Specific Brief, bidders at Stage 2 will be encouraged to make proposals for market 'for sale' homes available to a wide range of income groups through shared equity and shared ownership schemes. In the unlikely event that no proposals meet Level 6 of the Code, the Partners reserve the right to set an alternative Level of the Code for Sustainable Homes for assessing quality of bids. All discussions and meetings will be conducted in English and the contract will be subject to English law. Tenders, and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be priced in GBP. VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures Official name: Northwest Development Agency, Postal Address: PO Box 37, Renaissance House, Centre Park, Town: Warrington, Telephone: 01925 400100, E-mail: , Contact Point(s): , For the attention of: Steven Broomhead, Postal Code: WA1 1XB, Country: UNITED KINGDOM, Fax: , General address of the contracting authority (URL): www.nwda.co.uk, Address of the Buyer Profile (URL): , Body responsible for mediation procedures (if applicable) VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals (please fill heading VI.4.2 OR if need be, heading VI.4.3) Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: The contracting authority will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar days standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have 2 working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before the expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in section I.1. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months). Where a contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may only award damages. VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE 06/02/2008