Official UK procurement notice
HS2 Phase 1 Stations: Interchange Station Two-Stage Design and Build Contract and Framework Agreement
Authority: High Speed Two (HS2) Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for HS2 Phase 1 Stations: Interchange Station two-stage design and build contract and relates to the new Midlands Station to be constructed in the Interchange Triangle, bounded by the M42 Motorway, the A452 Chester Road and the A45 Coventry Road, Solihull. The Contract will be for the design and build of the Interchange Station to budget and programme, including commissioning and associated works and services. As part of the Design Services to be provided under the Contract, the Contractor will be responsible for the design, including design to date. It is for the Contractor to satisfy itself of design suitability. Following the Station build, the Contractor will remain responsible for the site and for maintaining the works until delivery in to passenger service. The Scope (including Third Party Stakeholder Scope, “Outcomes”) is described in the Pre-Qualification Pack (‘PQP’) and accompanying procurement documents. As well as awarding the Contract, HS2 Ltd will also enter into a Framework Agreement with unsuccessful Tenderers whose technical submissions at ITT stage achieve a minimum threshold evaluation score (see Section II.2.11 below and PQP Heads of Terms for further information.
CPV: Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building installation work · Buildings associated with transport · Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways · Construction work for buildings relating to railway transport · Construction work for buildings relating to road transport · Construction-related services · Design-modelling services · Electrical equipment and apparatus · Engineering services · Insulated wire and cable · +4 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 2 suppliers
- Electronic auction
- yes
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Procurement of a two-stage design and build contractor (the Contractor) for the…Published value£370,000,000
Procurement of a two-stage design and build contractor (the Contractor) for the successful delivery of the new HS2 station to be located [in triangle of land formed by the M42, A45 and A452 in the Parish of Bickenhill within the borough of Solihull]. The Contractor will be appointed to design and build the new HS2 Station at Interchange to budget and programme. The procurement is also for the award of a framework agreement as described in section II.1.4) (Short description) above. Further information on the scope of the Contract, the framework agreement and the procurement is included in the PQP and accompanying procurement documents. Additional information: Applicants are referred to VI.3) Additional information in this Contract Notice below.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
List and brief description of conditions:
Applicants are referred to the PQP and PQQ for information about conditions for participation
- Legal form for consortia
- HS2 Ltd will accept expressions of interest and tenders from single entities or consortia. HS2 Ltd does not require those consortia who intend to form a single legal entity to do so at the PQQ stage. HS2 Ltd will consider contracting with a consortium, providing always that the participants in any consortium are jointly and severally liable for all of the obligations of the Contractor under the Contract.
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Shortlisting
- Applicants are referred to the PQP and PQQ for information about HS2 Ltd’s rules and criteria for participation.
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
- “HS2 Phase 1 Stations: Interchange Station Two-Stage Design and Build…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 2 suppliers, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012617- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02b8baFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
The main financing conditions, payment mechanism, performance standards and incentive mechanism will be described in the procurement documents to be made available at ITT stage, but it is expected that payment arrangements will be in accordance with the provisions of NEC3 Engineering and Construction Contract. (ECC) Option A: Priced contract with activity schedule) (Stage One) and Option C: Target contract with activity schedule (NEC3 ECC Option C) (Stage Two) with HS2 Ltd amendments. Further details will be provided in the ITT. Applicants are referred to the PQP and accompanying procurement documents for relevant information available at this Contract Notice stage.
Publisher note: 1) Terms with an initial capital letter used in this Contract Notice, the PQP and the PQQ have the meanings given in PQP Manual, Appendix 4 (Glossary of Terms ). 2) To express interest in the Contract (and Framework Agreement), Applicants must complete the PQQ on the HS2 eSourcing portal strictly in accordance with the submission deadline for PQ Applications stated in the PQP (PQ Application deadline). Please note that the PQ Application deadline is a precise time and Applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their PQ Applications. 3) An Applicant may be a single organisation or a Consortium. An Applicant may only submit one PQQ Application. A particular economic operator may not apply as more than one Applicant, whether as a single Applicant or as a Party to one or more consortia. Applicants should note that this restriction does not apply to Subcontractors. See further information in 5A PQP Manual Section 2. 4) All Applicants are required to express an interest by registering on the HS2 eSourcing portal (https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk). Registering is only required once. 5) For further assistance contact the BravoSolution helpdesk which is available Monday to Friday (8:00 —18:00) GMT on: Email — help_uk@jaggaer.com or Telephone +44 800 069 8630. 6) Section II.2.6) (Estimated value): the value of the Contract (and Framework Agreement) is estimated and based on quarter 3 2021 prices . The estimated value includes the total of the scope and any Optional Scope as described in PQP 1B Outline Scope). 7) Section II.2.7) (Duration of the contract): timescales in this Contract Notice are estimated based on the current HS2 Ltd programme but may be subject to change; 8) Section IV.1.1) (Type of procedure): HS2 Ltd is procuring the Contract (and Framework Agreement) in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition pursuant to UCR 2016, reg. 47 although, as stated in the PQP (Applicants Guide), HS2 Ltd reserves the right not to conduct negotiations with Tenderers. 9) A response to this Contract Notice does not guarantee that an Applicant will be invited to tender. The award process may be terminated or suspended at any time without cost or liability to HS2 Ltd. HS2 Ltd does not bind itself to enter into any contract (or framework agreement) arising out of the procedures envisaged by this Contract Notice. No contractual rights express or implied arise out of this Contract Notice or the procedures envisaged by it. Any Contract (or Framework Agreement) let by HS2 Ltd may provide that the scope or duration of the Contract (or Framework Agreement) may be extended at HS2 Ltd's discretion. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to vary its requirements and the procedure relating to the conduct of the award process. HS2 Ltd reserves the right to disqualify any Applicants on terms set out in the PQP. 10) Applicants and Tenderers shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this Contract Notice and any PQQ and with submitting any tender, howsoever incurred. 11) HS2 Ltd embraces diversity and welcomes PQ Applications from all suitably skilled and experienced economic operators of all sizes who can meet the requirements, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, disability or age of supplier workforce and/or ownership. HS2 Ltd will actively promote sustainable procurement throughout its supply chain and welcomes PQ applications from economic operators committed to the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling resources and to the practices of buying responsibly.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://hs2.bravosolution.co.uk/web/index.html ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
HS2 Ltd reserves the right to require guarantees, bonds, collateral warranties (including the grant of step-in rights to Subcontracts) and other forms of security as appropriate to be specified in the procurement documents to be made available at ITT stage. Applicants are referred to the PQP for relevant information available at this Contract Notice stage.
Timeline
4 Jun 2021 → 29 Sept 2021 · 3 dates- Notice published4 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
- Invitations to tender expected29 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria