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Published 15 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Solar Farm Development2021, Newcastle International Airport

Official notice

Authority: NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£2,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 20 Dec 2021
Contract term 4 moends 9 Sept 2022 · starts 23 May 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The design, installation and commissioning of a 3MW solar farm on a greenfield site.

CPV: Solar installation · Solar photovoltaic modules · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Newcastle International Airport are seeking expressions of interest to be chosen to… 4 moPublished value£2,000,000

Newcastle International Airport are seeking expressions of interest to be chosen to participate in a competitive tendering procedure to design, procure, supply, install and commission all elements of a ground-mounted solar farm including the connection of the same to the airports HV network and the local area network provider. The proposed capacity of the solar farm is 3MW and it is to be constructed on a greenfield site.

Contract period: 23 May 2022 – 9 Sept 2022 (4 mo)
Delivery: North East · Newcastle International Airport, Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne & Wear NE13 8BZ
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Initial assessment will be on the statements of capability containing the information set out in this Section III. A hard copy of the statements must be received from all interested applicants by the contracting authority at the address given by 14th December 2021 (noon) for the applicant to be considered to be invited to tender.

    The statement of capability must include the applicant's full name and address, contact name and status and contact telephone number as well as the information requested elsewhere in this notice. Such information should also include:

    1. Certificate of incorporation or equivalent and/or professional/commercial registration (if applicable).
    2. VAT registration number.
    3. Details of parent company or other group companies (if applicable) together with their certificate of incorporation or equivalent. In the statement of capability the applicant must confirm that the matters listed in sub-paragraphs a) to h) below do not apply, nor have applied in the past, to it. If this cannot be confirmed an explanation should be provided.

    a) being an individual who is bankrupt or has had a receiving order or administration order made against him or has made any composition or arrangement with or for the benefit of his creditors or appears unable to pay, or to have no reasonable prospect of being able to pay, a debt within the meaning of Section 268 of the Insolvency Act 1968, or Article…

  • Economic & financial standing

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    Company financial information relating to the past 3 years of trading including cashflow and balance sheets and any significant post balance sheet events for the last 3 years. The financial information should include: net worth, total capital assets employed, other capital employed, turnover, net profit, current assets, current liabilities, stock, trade, creditors/debtors, statement of contingent liability, material pending or threatened litigation or legal proceedings, existing or future financial commitments

  • Technical & professional ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:

    1.Provide details of the applicant's previous experience of carrying out similar works (design and build of solar farms above 1MW in size), specifying the forms of contract, contract values, contract periods, generating capacity, location of PV array (ground or roof), annual and cumulative performance ratios achieved and clients involved together with references.

    1. Provide details of company size, structure and demographics including a statement of average annual manpower and the number of managerial staff over the last 3 years and a brief CV for the proposed project leader and each key member of the proposed team.
    2. Provide details of any relevant professional or trade organisations by which your company is accredited.
    3. Details of quality management procedures and accreditation.
    4. Provide details of applicant's health and safety policy.
    5. Provide a statement of the applicant's environmental policy.
    6. Provide details of any prohibition notices or formal cautioning or prosecutions in relation to the applicant's business.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
Shortlisting
Following receipt of the requests to participate the contracting authority will review the submissions in respect of all the criteria requested in Section III. On completion of the review invitations to tender will be issued to the 5 applicants who the contracting authority consider have submitted the optimum submissions and demonstrated they are most capable of fulfilling the contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
15 Nov 2021, 16:25 GMT
Last source update
22 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-029026
Classification (CPV)
Solar installationSolar photovoltaic modulesWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
North East (UKC2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f6c4 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payments will be made in accordance with the FIDIC Conditions of Contract for Plant & Design Build subject to the following:

  1. Advance payments will not be made under any circumstances.
  2. Interim payments will be made at monthly intervals.
  3. Payments will not be included for materials until they are delivered to site.
  4. A retention percentage of 3% will be deducted from interim payments and subsequently released in accordance with the Contract
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority reserves the right to change this notice without notice, the award procedure, to reject all or any bids for the contract, determining discussions without any liability on its part. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in sterling. Any agreement entered into will be considered to be a contract made in England according to English law and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English court. The contracting authority is not liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in this contract opportunity. (MT Ref:224422)

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Deposits and guarantees
A performance bond or parent company guarantee may be required.

Timeline

22 Nov 2021 → 23 May 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 Nov 2021, 12:15 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    20 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    12 Jan 2022
  4. Contract starts
    23 May 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextIII.1.1the contracting authority at the address given by 14th December 2021 (noon)the contracting authority at the address given by 20th December 2021 (noon)

Addendum Section III.1.1- Paragraph 3 Delete '...14th December 2021 (noon)...' Insert '...20th December 2021 (noon)...@

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Newcastle International airport

Contracting authorityAirport-related activities Woolsington,, Newcastle upon tyne, North East, NE13 8BZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Other public bodies

  • European UnionFunder

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.