Quantity Surveying Framework Agreement

Tender description

The University of Edinburgh wishes to establish a four year Framework Agreement for the provision of Quantity Surveying Services. The purpose of this Framework Agreement is to deliver an EU compliant, quick and efficient route to market for the University and Suppliers, minimising the resource required to procure Quantity Surveying Services. The framework agreement shall be tendered on behalf of the University of Edinburgh and all University of Edinburgh Subsidiary Companies. All of the University of Edinburgh’s Subsidiary Companies may access and utilise the framework agreement at any time during the life of the framework period. The timeline for tendering is still to be finalised however we anticipate tendering procedures shall commence no later than August 2022 and award of framework agreement March 2023. This procurement will be conducted using the Two Stage Restricted Procedure. The tendering exercise will use the Public Contracts Scotland – Tender (PCS-T) portal https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/web/login.html All interested parties are requested to register their interest in this Prior Information Notice (PIN) and ensure they are registered on PCS-T in order to access the tender, once published. Lot 1: Maintenance/Small Works Projects up to a contract value of GBP 2.5M It is anticipated the procurement will be conducted through the use of the 2 stage Restricted Procedure. Stage 1 - Single Procurement Document SPD (Scotland). The shortlisting decision shall be based on the requirement to pass any minimum standards (pass/fail) sections of the SPD as well as on the results of the scored questions listed in the PCS-T technical envelope. In addition, each supplier will require to undergo a financial turnover test specific to each Lot and have a minimum annual turnover for the last three years (to be detailed in the PCS contract notice and tender documents). Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT). The ITT will evaluate both the technical and cost elements. The cost and quality score will be combined to calculate the overall MEAT (most economically advantageous) score for each supplier. Additional information: Value bandings for each lot are indicative and may change. Lot 2: New Build/Refurbishment Projects with a value over GBP 2.5M and up to GBP 10M It is anticipated the procurement will be conducted through the use of the 2 stage Restricted Procedure. Stage 1 - Single Procurement Document SPD (Scotland). The shortlisting decision shall be based on the requirement to pass any minimum standards (pass/fail) sections of the SPD as well as on the results of the scored questions listed in the PCS-T technical envelope. In addition, each supplier will require to undergo a financial turnover test specific to each Lot and have a minimum annual turnover for the last three years (to be detailed in the PCS contract notice and tender documents). Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT). The ITT will evaluate both the technical and cost elements. The cost and quality score will be combined to calculate the overall MEAT (most economically advantageous) score for each supplier. Additional information: Value bandings for each lot are indicative and may change. Lot 3: New Build/Refurbishment Projects with a value over GBP 10M It is anticipated the procurement will be conducted through the use of the 2 stage Restricted Procedure. Stage 1 - Single Procurement Document SPD (Scotland). The shortlisting decision shall be based on the requirement to pass any minimum standards (pass/fail) sections of the SPD as well as on the results of the scored questions listed in the PCS-T technical envelope. In addition, each supplier will require to undergo a financial turnover test specific to each Lot and have a minimum annual turnover for the last three years (to be detailed in the PCS contract notice and tender documents). Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT). The ITT will evaluate both the technical and cost elements. The cost and quality score will be combined to calculate the overall MEAT (most economically advantageous) score for each supplier. Additional information: Value bandings for each lot are indicative and may change.