Directive 2004/18/EC

Section I: Contracting authority

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Natalie White
  London Borough of Croydon
  Commissioning & Procurement Team, 10th Floor, South Side, Park Lane, Taberner House
  Croydon
  CR9 3JS
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: Natalie.White@croydon.gov.uk
  Tel: +44 2087266000

  Further information can be obtained from:

  Via the London Tenders Portal only: www.londontenders.org

  Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from:

  Via the London Tenders Portal only: www.londontenders.org

  Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to:

  Via the London Tenders Portal only: www.londontenders.org

• I.2) Type of the contracting authority

  Regional or local authority

• I.3) Main activity

  General public services

• I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities

  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:

    East Croydon interchange and West Croydon interchange.

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

    Services

    Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services

    Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Croydon, London UK.

    NUTS code UKI22

  • II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)

    The notice involves a public contract

  • II.1.4) Information on framework agreement

    Not provided

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

    The London Borough of Croydon is seeking one or 2 exceptional multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver the 2 most important public realm projects in Croydon in a generation; taking them from RIBA stage C through to completion. The East Croydon Interchange and West Croydon Interchange projects will be the cornerstones of Croydon’s extensive Connected Croydon public realm programme, the result of 3 years of collaborative masterplanning. Croydon expects the new interchange spaces at East Croydon and West Croydon to be transformational, to set the standard for Croydon’s future public realm, and to act as a catalyst for a new phase of delivery in Croydon’s regeneration.

  • II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

    71000000, 71400000, 71200000

  • II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

    The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes

  • II.1.8) Lots

    This contract is divided into lots: yes

    Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots

  • II.1.9) Information about variants

    Variants will be accepted: no

• II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

  • II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:

    The London Borough of Croydon is seeking one or 2 exceptional multi-disciplinary design teams to deliver the 2 most important public realm projects in Croydon in a generation. The East Croydon interchange and West Croydon interchange projects will be the cornerstones of Croydon’s extensive Connected Croydon public realm programme, the result of 3 years of collaborative masterplanning. Croydon expects the new interchange spaces at East Croydon and West Croydon to be transformational, to set the standard for Croydon’s future public realm, and to act as a catalyst for a new phase of delivery in Croydon’s regeneration.

    East Croydon interchange project.

    This 4 400 000 GBP scheme will transform the Borough’s front door into a coherent, high quality and welcoming public space that is unique to Croydon. The project will deliver:

    — A positive first impression that announces passengers’ arrival in Croydon,

    — A welcoming pedestrian experience with improved surfaces, soft landscaping, decluttered pedestrian areas and integrated safety and security measures,

    — Seamless pedestrian flows between the train station, tram stop and bus station,

    — A new level walkway and integrated cycle hub on Billinton Hill,

    — Safer, more direct crossings on George Street,

    — Rationalised configuration of Billinton Hill for taxis and kiss & ride.

    West Croydon interchange project.

    This 4 600 000 GBP scheme will build on the best aspects of West Croydon to create a public realm that is welcoming, high quality and inclusive; supporting the special character and diverse mix of the West Croydon area. The project will deliver:

    — An arrival space that reveals and celebrates the best of West Croydon,

    — A transformed public realm in terms of capacity, levels, materials, accessibility and appearance with reduced street clutter,

    — Seamless pedestrian flows between transport modes aligned with pedestrian desire lines,

    — A re-configured junction layout at West Croydon Circus and a new crossing across Station Road next to the West Croydon Tram stop,

    — An Interchange Spine integrating tram stop infrastructure and related facilities to act as a prominent wayfinding feature,

    — A shared surface treatment at the western end of Poplar Walk, facilitating movement between West Croydon and Croydon’s retail core.

  • II.2.2) Information about options

    Options: no

  • II.2.3) Information about renewals

    Not provided

• II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

  Duration in months: 30 (from the award of the contract)

Information about lots

• Lot No: 1

  • Lot title: East Croydon interchange

• 1) Short description

  East Croydon interchange project.

  This 4 400 000 GBP scheme will transform the Borough’s front door into a coherent, high quality and welcoming public space that is unique to Croydon. The project will deliver:

  — A positive first impression that announces passengers’ arrival in Croydon,

  — A welcoming pedestrian experience with improved surfaces, soft landscaping, decluttered pedestrian areas and integrated safety and security measures,

  — Seamless pedestrian flows between the train station, tram stop and bus station,

  — A new level walkway and integrated cycle hub on Billinton Hill,

  — Safer, more direct crossings on George Street,

  — Rationalised configuration of Billinton Hill for taxis and kiss & ride.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  71000000, 71400000, 71200000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  Not provided

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 2

  • Lot title: West Croydon interchange

• 1) Short description

  West Croydon interchange project.

  This 4 600 000 GBP scheme will build on the best aspects of West Croydon to create a public realm that is welcoming, high quality and inclusive; supporting the special character and diverse mix of the West Croydon area. The project will deliver:

  — An arrival space that reveals and celebrates the best of West Croydon,

  — A transformed public realm in terms of capacity, levels, materials, accessibility and appearance with reduced street clutter,

  — Seamless pedestrian flows between transport modes aligned with pedestrian desire lines,

  — A re-configured junction layout at West Croydon Circus and a new crossing across Station Road next to the West Croydon Tram stop,

  — An Interchange Spine integrating tram stop infrastructure and related facilities to act as a prominent wayfinding feature,

  — A shared surface treatment at the western end of Poplar Walk, facilitating movement between West Croydon and Croydon’s retail core.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  71000000, 71400000, 71200000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  Not provided

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

• Lot No: 3

  • Lot title: East Croydon interchange and West Croydon interchange

• 1) Short description

  Lot number 3 allows those applicants who are interested in applying for both schemes with the intension of being awarded both schemes to be considered for shortlisting.

• 2) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  71000000, 71400000, 71200000

• 3) Quantity or scope

  Not provided

• 4) Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion

  Not provided

• 5) Additional information about lots

  Not provided

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

• III.1) Conditions relating to the contract

  • III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:

    Not provided

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

    Will be detailed in the tender documents.

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

    Joint and several liability.

  • III.1.4) Other particular conditions

    The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes

    Description of particular conditions: The contractor will be required to participate actively in the achievement of social and or environmental policy objectives. Accordingly, contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.

• 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 the requirements are met: The criteria will be consistent with those allowed in Directive 2004/18/EC.

  • III.2.2) Economic and financial ability

    Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: The criteria will be consistent with those allowed in Directive 2004/18/EC.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: As stated in the pre-qualification questionnaire. It is considered that companies will require an annual turnover of more than 714 000 GBP.

  • III.2.3) Technical capacity

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

    The criteria will be sonsistent with those allowed in Directive 2004/18/EC.

    Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:

    As stated in the pre-qualification questionnaire.

  • III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

• III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

  • III.3.1) Information about a particular profession

    Not provided

  • III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service

    Not provided

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 minimum number 5: and maximum number 6

    Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: The minimum and maximum numbers given above relate to each lot.

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

    Not provided

• 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) Information about electronic auction

    An electronic auction will be used: no

• IV.3) Administrative information

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

    Not provided

  • IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

    Not provided

  • IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

    Not provided

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

    13.8.2012 - 12:00

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

    Not provided

  • 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

    Not provided

  • IV.3.8) Conditions for opening tenders

    Not provided

Section VI: Complementary information

• VI.1) Information about recurrence

  This is a recurrent procurement: no

• VI.2) Information about European Union funds

  Not provided

• VI.3) Additional information

  Expressions of interest must be by way of completion and return of the pre-qualification questionnaire, which is available upon request from the address specified in Section 1.1 by the date specified in Section IV 3.4. The London Borough of Croydon reserves the right, subject to the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (as amended by the Public Contracts (Amendment) Regulations 2009) and other appropriate rules governing public procurement, to change without notice the basis of, or the procedures for, the competitive tendering process or to terminate the process at any time prior to award of contract.

  The London Borough of Croydon does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender, or any tender received, and reserves the right to award the contract in part, or to call for new tenders should it consider this necessary. The London Borough of Croydon shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any tenderer in connection with the completion and return of the information requested in this Contract Notice, or in the completion or submission of any tender.

• VI.4) Procedures for appeal

  • VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

    London Borough of Croydon

  • VI.4.2) Lodging of appeals

    Not provided

  • VI.4.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

    Not provided

• VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  13.7.2012