Welsh Education Partnership - Mynydd Isa Campus (Flintshire) - Design & Build Contract Tender

Tender description

WEPCO, a partnership between the Development Bank of Wales and Meridiam, is seeking to procure a Design & Build Contractor to deliver Mynydd Isa Campus on behalf of the Project Co established for the project. This is the first project being developed under the MIM model, with a pipeline of 35 new schools and colleges (primarily new buildings, but some on existing premises) throughout Wales. The new build Mynydd Isa Campus will accommodate 1300 full-time learners in total made up of 600 Primary pupils and 700 Secondary pupils from ages 3-16, with a 10 place Speech and Language Specially Resourced Provision facility and a 20 place Aspergers Specially Resourced Provision facility. Moreover, 42 place Nursery provision will be provided, and the overall scheme will be operated on a Net Zero Carbon basis. Tender Process Overview and deadlines The tender will be run in a 2 stage process, with the initial PQQ stage shortlisting prospective bidders who will be invited to participate in the Invitation to Tender stage. The evaluation at the tender stage will require the submission of full method statements and a written response to the tender requirements. The scoring will be on the basis of a value for money assessment (using the criteria and methodology set out within the Invitation to Tender documents), with a focus on quality, deliverability and experience in delivering similar projects. Although WEPCo is not a contracting authority, in the interests of transparency, it will be using a tendering procedure similar to the competitive dialogue procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR15"). WEPCo is not however bound by PCR15 and nothing in this document or any of the tender documents is to be taken as an acceptance or a representation that WEPCo is subject to PCR15. WEPCo reserves the right to amend the tender process (including the criteria) at any stage by giving notice to the bidders.