Construction work

Tender description

Essex County Council (ECC) are looking to establish a 4-year Framework Agreement for principal contractors to carry out both design and construction and construction only works primarily on behalf of ECC. The main driver for demand within ECC is the capital programme to expand the number of school places across the county, valued at GBP 35 000 000 – GBP 50 000 000 per annum. The Framework Agreement is anticipated to be utilised as a route for any construction project delivered by ECC (excluding roads and housing). The Framework consists of 3 core lots and will be available to other Contracting Authorities. The Selection Questionnaire will use the PAS 91:2017 questionnaire, with the inclusion of ECC specific questions. A bidders event will be held at 13.30 on April 1st at the JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex. Attendance is limited to 2 attendees per organisation. If you'd like to register, please send attendees names and job titles via the e-sourcing portal. Split into a further 2 regional sub-lots: 1a East Essex and 1b West Essex. The districts under Lot 1a East Essex are as follows: Basildon, Castlepoint, Chelmsford, Colchester, Maldon, Rochford, Southend, Tendring The districts under Lot 1b West Essex are as follows: Braintree, Brentwood, Epping, Harlow, Uttlesford Appointment of principal contractors for projects valued between GBP 0 and GBP 1 500 000, batched projects up to GBP 3 000 000. The procurement will be run using the restricted procedure, as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, based upon 2 stages: 1) Selection Questionnaire (SQ) — The SQ will be based on PAS 91:2017 with the inclusion of ECC specific questions. Responses will be evaluated using the selection criteria set out in the SQ. 12 suppliers in each sub-lot will be shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage 2) ITT — The 12 shortlisted suppliers in each sub-lot will be invited to submit a tender based on ITT documentation. Responses to the ITT will be evaluated to determine the most economically advantageous tender, based on the award criteria set out in the ITT. It is envisaged that 8 suppliers will be appointed to each sub-lot of the framework (including 3 reserve suppliers). Appointment of principal contractors for projects valued between GBP 1 000 000 and GBP 4 500 000, batched projects up to GBP 10 000 000. The procurement will be run using the restricted procedure, as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, based upon 2 stages: 1) Selection Questionnaire (SQ) — The SQ will be based on PAS 91:2017 with the inclusion of ECC specific questions. Responses will be evaluated using the selection criteria set out in the SQ. 12 suppliers in each lot will be shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage; 2) ITT — The 12 shortlisted suppliers in each lot will be invited to submit a tender based on ITT documentation.Responses to the ITT will be evaluated to determine the most economically advantageous tender, based on the award criteria set out in the ITT. It is envisaged that 8 suppliers will be appointed to each lot of the framework (including 3 reserve suppliers). Appointment of principal contractors for projects valued between GBP 1 000 000 and GBP 4 500 000, batched projects up to GBP 10 000 000. The procurement will be run using the restricted procedure, as detailed in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, based upon 2 stages: 1) Selection Questionnaire (SQ) — The SQ will be based on PAS 91:2017 with the inclusion of ECC specific questions. Responses will be evaluated using the selection criteria set out in the SQ. 12 suppliers in each lot will be shortlisted to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage; 2) ITT — The 12 shortlisted suppliers in each lot will be invited to submit a tender based on ITT documentation.Responses to the ITT will be evaluated to determine the most economically advantageous tender, based on the award criteria set out in the ITT. It is envisaged that 8 suppliers will be appointed to each lot of the framework (including 3 reserve suppliers).