Electrical installation work

Tender description

Portsmouth City Council — the "Authority" — is seeking to establish a multi-contractor framework agreement consisting of specialist electrical contractors for the delivery of electrical project works within Portsmouth and the surrounding subregional area. Award of the agreement is targeted for November 2018 with commencement immediately following. Most project works let via the agreement will fall between a value range of 10 000 GBP and 200 000 GBP with average value estimated between 80 000 GBP to 90 000 GBP. The Authority is keen to engage with specialist electrical contractors to stimulate market interest, gain market information and obtain feedback in respect of its envisaged tendering and contracting strategy. In order to gain a level of structured consistent feedback the Authority would ideally like interested contractors to complete and return a feedback form by close of play 18.7.2018. An information session will be held at the Civic Offices on 6.7.2018, 11:00 — 13:00. Portsmouth City Council — the "Authority" — is seeking to establish a multi contractor framework agreement consisting of specialist electrical contractors for the delivery of electrical project works within Portsmouth and the surrounding subregional area. The agreement will run for a period of 4 years during which individual call off contracts may be let on a project by project basis. There will be no upper or lower value constraints in respect of project contracts let by via the framework. However, most works will fall between a value range of 10 000 GBP and 200 000 GBP with average value estimated from 80 000 GBP to 90 000 GBP. Award of the agreement is targeted for November 2018 with commencement immediately following. The framework agreement will be established via evaluation of tenders submitted for the following two live projects. The projects will be let on an individual basis to the contractors who achieve the highest score. Those contractors plus the next ranking contractors up to a maximum total number of 12 will be appointed onto the framework agreement. — Re-wire of Southsea Castle — value 90 000 GBP — 3 months work duration — Replacing lighting in Civic Offices Modern Records Store — value 35 000 GBP — 3 weeks works duration It is proposed that the framework will be sub-divided into two contractor tiers, being: — A Primary Tier consisting of 6 contractors who will engaged to deliver typical projects in terms of scope, approach, value, etc. — A Secondary Tier consisting of a further 4 — 6 contractors who may be engaged on a contingency basis and / or invited to submit bids for non-standard works in terms of value, approach, type, geographical area, etc. The Authority is keen to engage with specialist electrical contractors to stimulate market interest, gain market information and obtain feedback in respect of its envisaged tendering and contracting strategy. In order to gain a level of structured consistent feedback the Authority would ideally like interested contractors to complete and return a feedback form by close of play 18.7.2018. An information session will be held at the Civic Offices on 6.7.2018, 11:00 — 13:00. Further information and a copy of the feedback form can be accessed via the Authority's e-sourcing solution InTend: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Home The agreement may be used by all of the Authority's service areas / departments however it will be predominantly utilised by the Authority's Housing, Neighbourhood and Buildings Services section which employs a team of experienced qualified electrical engineers. Based upon previous demand and its forthcoming capital programme the Authority estimates that it may let approx. 1 500 000 GBP worth of project works per annum. However, it should be noted that this value may fluctuate significantly in the event of changes in technology, access to funding, legislation, best practice developments and unforeseen emergency situations. All public sector bodies situated within the following counties will be able to access the agreement to let relevant works projects either directly or using the Authority to act on their behalf: — Hampshire — Isle of Wight — Surrey — West Sussex — East Sussex The Authority is not able to provide any guarantees or accurate estimates on likely take up by further bodies and cannot provide significant detail in respect of demand for particular work activities, specification approaches, works value, etc. The agreement will be established through an OJEU advertised procurement process in accordance with “Open” procedure as set out within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). The Authority will let the agreement and associated live project works in accordance with the following programme: Publish Prior Information Notice — 19.6.2018 Market Engagement Session — 6.7.2018 — 10:30 OJEU published — 27.7.2018 ITT published — 30.7.2018 Tender Return Deadline — 14.9.2018 by 14:00 Standstill Period — 19.10.2018 — 29.10.2018 Award — 30.10.2018