UK-London: architectural, engineering, construction and related technical consultancy services

2008/S 172-230068

CONTRACT NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

I.1) NAME, ADDRESSES AND CONTACT POINT(S):

The British Library,96, Euston Road, Contact: www.bl.bravosolution.com,UK-LondonNW1 2DB.

Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.bl.bravosolution.com.

Further information can be obtained at:As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained at:As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:As in above-mentioned contact point(s).

I.2) TYPE OF THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY AND MAIN ACTIVITY OR ACTIVITIES:

Body governed by public law.
Other: Library and Information Services.
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:

ESTS5941-Building Design Services-Newspaper Storage Project.

II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:

Services.
Service category: No 12.
Main place of performance: Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.

NUTS code: UKE4 .

II.1.3) The notice involves:

A public contract.

II.1.4) Information on framework agreement:

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement:
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 750 000 and 950 000 GBP.

II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s):

The British Library requires as part of the ongoing rationalisation of its London business requirements to develop and construct a new fully automated newspaper storage building (NSB) at its Boston Spa campus in West Yorkshire to follow on from the Additional Storage Project (ASP) currently nearing completion.
The Library is now seeking expressions of interest from appropriately qualified Architect led composite design teams to provide building and related design services on the basis of a single appointment. As part of the design services the design team will be expected to prepare information for and obtain a full implementable planning approval for the building. The detailed planning application will be co-ordinated by and submitted by a Planning Consultant to be appointed separately by the Library.

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):

74200000.

II.1.7) Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):

Yes.

II.1.8) Division into lots:

No.

II.1.9) Variants will be accepted:

No.

II.2) QUANTITY OR SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT

II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

Service provider to submit for the whole services required.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 750 000 and 950 000 GBP.

II.2.2) Options:

No.

II.3) DURATION OF THE CONTRACT OR TIME-LIMIT FOR COMPLETION:

Duration in months: 40 (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:

To be detailed in the invitation to tender documentation.

III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

To be detailed in the invitation to tender documentation.

III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:

No special legal form required, but each supplier will be required to become jointly and severally responsible for the contract before acceptance.

III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject:

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 requirements are met: Suppliers instructions how to express interest in this tender:
1. Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once):

— Browse to the e-Sourcing Portal: https://bl.bravosolution.com/weband click the link to register,

— Accept the terms and conditions and click "continue",
— Enter your correct business and user details-Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete,
— You will shortly receive an e-mail with your unique password (please keep this secure).
2. Express an Interest in the tender:
— Login to the portal with the username/password - Click the "PQQs / ITTs Open To All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires or Invitations to Tender open to any registered supplier),
— Click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content,
— Click the "Express Interest" button in the "Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page. This will move the PQQ /ITT into your "My PQQs/ My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)-You can now access any attachments by clicking the "Settings and Buyer Attachments" in the "Actions" box.
3. Responding to the tender:
— You can now choose to "Reply" or "Reject" (please give a reason if rejecting),
— You can now use the "Messages" function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification,
— Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ/ ITT-There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available) You must then publish your reply using the publish button in the "Actions" box on the left-hand side of the page.
If you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eTendering help desk.

III.2.2) Economic and financial capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.3) Technical capacity:

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See Pre-Qualification Questionnaire.

III.2.4) Reserved contracts:

No.

III.3) CONDITIONS SPECIFIC TO SERVICES CONTRACTS

III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:

III.3.2) Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:

SECTION IV: PROCEDURE

IV.1) TYPE OF PROCEDURE

IV.1.1) Type of procedure:

Restricted.

IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate:

Envisaged number of operators 5.

IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue:

IV.2) AWARD CRITERIA

IV.2.1) Award criteria:

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document.

IV.2.2) An electronic auction will be used:

No.

IV.3) ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:

ESTS5941.

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: 6.10.2008 - 12:00.
Payable documents: no.

IV.3.4) Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate:

6.10.2008 - 12:00.

IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates:

11.11.2008.

IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up:

English.

IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:

IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders:

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

VI.1) THIS IS A RECURRENT PROCUREMENT:

No.

VI.2) CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY EU FUNDS:

No.

VI.3) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in Sterling and all payments under the Contract made in England and according to English Law. Interested parties must register for the eTendering service at www.bl.bravosolution.comin order to view and download the relevant documents and to respond to this exercise. Registration and use of this service is free of charge and places suppliers under no obligation to participate. Any queries should be directed to help@bravosolution.co.uk.

VI.4) PROCEDURES FOR APPEAL

VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures:

VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals:

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: This authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point of information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsucessful tenderers to seek further debriefing from the contracting authority before the contract is entered into. Applicants have two working days from notification of the award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of 3 working days before expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested via this e-Tendering system. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) 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 (generally within 3 months). 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.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:

VI.5) DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

2.9.2008.