HS2 Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner

CPV: Approval plans, working drawings and specifications · Architectural and related services · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Civil engineering consultancy services · Construction project management services · Construction-related services · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Engineering services · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis · Integrated engineering services · Laboratory services · Monitoring and control services · +2 more

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 Consultant under the Contract.

Shortlisting

Applicants are referred to the PQP and accompanying procurement documents for information about HS2 Ltd’s rules and criteria for participation.

Procedure method

Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)

Procurement category

Services

Notice status

Closed

Procurement threshold

Unspecified in notice

Regulatory regime

Standard

Commercial structure

Stand-alone contract (no framework)

Competition type

Competitive procedure

GPA / WTO covered

Yes (GPA)

Recurring procurement

No (one-off requirement)

First published

15 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST

Last source update

15 Jun 2021, 22:45 BST

FTS notice number

2021/S 000-013550

Classification (CPV)

Approval plans, working drawings and specificationsArchitectural and related servicesArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesCivil engineering consultancy servicesConstruction project management servicesConstruction-related servicesEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksEngineering servicesFeasibility study, advisory service, analysisIntegrated engineering services

+4 more

Laboratory servicesMonitoring and control services

Delivery area

West Midlands (UKG)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-02bc61 Find 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 for the DDP Contract will be in accordance with the provisions of NEC3 Professional Services Contract Option E (NEC3 PSC Option E) with HS2 Ltd amendments to reflect the wider conditions, relevant to the HS2 Project, and to also provide the successful Tenderer with balanced and equitable terms.

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 and PQQ stage.

Publisher note: 1) Terms in this Contract Notice with an initial capital letter have the meanings given in the PQP. See PQP section 1.3 Definitions 2) To express interest in the Contract, Applicants must complete and submit the PQQ on the HS2 eSourcing portal by the submission deadline for PQQ Responses stated in the PQP (PQQ Responses Deadline). Please note that the PQQ Responses deadline is a precise time and Applicants should allow sufficient time to upload their PQQ Responses; 3) An Applicant may be a single organisation or a Consortium. Both an Applicant that is a single entity and an Applicant that is a Consortium, may rely on the capacity and abilities of an individual Party or Parties in order to meet the Minimum Standards. Refer to the PQP Part 3.2 ("Different types of Applicant") for more guidance. An Applicant may only submit one PQQ Response. Applicant’s attention is drawn to the provisions on Conflicts of Interest relating to this procurement and the Contract set out in the PQP. 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 available Monday to Friday (8.00-18.00) GMT on: email: help_uk@jaggaer.com or telephone +44 800 069 8630; 6)Section II.1.5 / II.2.6 (Estimated Value): the total estimated value of the Contract is £400 million to £500 million in 2020/21 prices. See PQP Section 2 for further information about the basis on which the estimate has been calculated and for further information about the value range. 7) II.2.7) Duration of the contract: The duration of 120 months is an estimate based on the HS2 programme for Phase 2a. However, the Contract with the successful Tenderer will not have a fixed expiry date, rather it will continue (subject to its terms) until the DDP Services are complete or for the duration of Phase 2a and may be longer than 120 months if Phase 2a works extend beyond the end of this duration. Other dates and timescales in this Contract Notice and in the PQP are estimated and may be subject to change. 8)Section IV.1.1) (Type of procedure): HS2 Ltd is procuring the Contract in accordance with the negotiated procedure with prior call for competition pursuant to UCR 2016, reg. 47 although, as stated in PQP Instructions Part 2.3, 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(s) 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(s) let by HS2 Ltd may provide that the scope or duration of the Contract 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 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 applications from economic operators committed to the principles of reducing, reusing and recycling resources and to the practices of buying responsibly.

Submission deadline

23 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST

Submission channel

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Accepted languages

en

Participation fee

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 and PQQ stage.