United Kingdom-Newcastle upon Tyne: Installation of windows

Type of document: Invitation to tender
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 111-197713/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Global bid

Contract notice
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
King’s Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
Postal code: NE1 7RU
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers
For the attention of: Michael McGill
Email: michael.mcgill@ncl.ac.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.ncl.ac.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers
Electronic access to information: www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/suppliers
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate:
Further information can be obtained from: Please see VI.3) above

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Please see VI.3) above

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Please see VI.3) above

I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Body governed by public law
I.3) Main activity: Education
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:
(NU/1148) Armstrong Building Window Replacement.
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Type of supplies contract: Purchase
Nuts code: UKC22
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS):
The notice involves a public contract
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:
The University is currently refurbishing the Armstrong Grade II listed building. The renovation works are to be carried out to the vast majority of the building, approximately 7 000m2 to ensure that the University continues to provide a world leading facility both in teaching and the provision of its facilities. The internal renovation works have begun and typically consist of academic offices, teaching spaces, school administration areas and corridors. External renovations to the inner courtyard and frontage to the building will commence in October 2016.
This tender is for the appointment of a design, manufacture and installation team to replace all windows in the Armstrong Building.
In coordination with the main refurbishment works, this project aims to replace all existing steel framed windows (approximately 2 400) with new bronze casements incorporating hermetically sealed double glazed units set within the existing stone rebates.
The building will be occupied at all times during the installation works.
Full details can be found in the published tender documentation.
II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 45421132, 71250000, 71221000, 71241000, 71247000, 44221110, 44221111, 44221100, 45421110, 45421160, 45421100, 45421112, 45421130
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
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:
Please see II.1.5)
Estimated value excluding VAT:
2 000 000 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options:no
II.2.3) Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion:
Duration in months: 18 (from the award of the contract)
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract:
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
Full details are provided in the tender documentation.
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
Full details are provided in the tender documentation.
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
Joint and several liability will be required in the event of a consortium bid.
III.1.4) Other particular conditions:
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: JCT Intermediate Building Contract 2011.
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 the requirements are met: Further details are provided within the tender documentation.
III.2.2) Economic and financial ability:
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Further details are provided within the tender documentation.
III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Further details are provided within the tender documentation.
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: no

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: NO
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure:
IV.1.1) Type of procedure:
Open
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:
Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiatedNO
IV.2) Award criteria:
IV.2.1) Award criteria:
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction:
An electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3) Administrative information:
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity:
NU/1148
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract:
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document:
Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents:11.07.2016 – 11:59
Payable documents: No
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:
11.07.2016 – 12:00
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:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders:
Date: 11.7.2016 – 14:00
Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: no.

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 University intends to use its Due North e-tendering portal, Pro Contract, to conduct this tendering exercise.
All information regarding this opportunity can be found on the portal. Details on how to register an interest, access the information and submit a proposal can be found at:
The following link will take you to the supplier page of the Pro Contract system:
Please note that 1st time suppliers to the University will need to register on the system before they are able to access this opportunity.
VI.4) Procedures for appeal:
VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:
See VI.4.2) below
Body responsible for mediation procedures:
See VI.4.2) below
VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:Newcastle University will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day 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 before the contract is entered into. Such additional information should be requested from the address referred to in part 1.1) above.If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 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. Where a contract has not been entered into the Court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the Court may only award damages.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
08.06.2016