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Prior information: UK-Nottingham: business and management consultancy and related services

UK-Nottingham: business and management consultancy and related services

2010/S 49-072543

PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE

Services

SECTION I: CONTRACTING AUTHORITY

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

    Nottinghamshire County Council, County Hall West Bridgford, Attn: John True, Nottingham NG2 7QP, UNITED KINGDOM. Tel. +44 1159773651. E-mail: john.true@nottscc.gov.uk. Fax +44 1159774149.

    Internet address(es):

    General address of the contracting authority: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk.

    Address of the buyer profile: www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/bsfnottinghamshire.

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

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

    Regional or local authority.

    General public services.

    Education.

    The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes.

SECTION II.B: OBJECT OF THE CONTRACT (SUPPLIES OR SERVICES)

  • II.1)TITLE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CONTRACT BY THE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY:

    Nottinghamshire Building Schools for the Future.

  • II.2)TYPE OF CONTRACT AND PLACE OF DELIVERY OR OF PERFORMANCE:

    Services.

    Service category: No 11.

    Main place of performance or of delivery: Nottinghamshire and adjacent areas.

    NUTS code: UKF1.

  • II.3)SHORT DESCRIPTION OF NATURE AND QUANTITY OR VALUE OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES:

    The contracting authorities will be seeking an innovative private sector partner or partners to participate and invest in a new Public Private Partnership vehicle (a "Local Education Partnership" or "LEP") to be established jointly with some or all the contracting authorities as identified in section II.7 below. The LEP may be required to provide (or arrange for the provision of), Partnering Services, the development of Major Capital Projects and Project Services (together the “Services”). Further and fuller details will be set out in the Contract Notice and the accompanying contract documents to be issued in due course.

    Bidders should note there will be an open day held on 21.4.2010 at County Hall, West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP. If you wish to attend this open day please contact John True at the address shown in Section I.1.

    Estimated cost excluding VAT:

    Range: between 50 000 000,00 and 750 000 000,00 GBP.

    Division into lots: no.

  • II.4)COMMON PROCUREMENT VOCABULARY (CPV):

    79400000, 45000000, 45111000, 45210000, 45214000, 45214200, 45314000, 45453100, 50700000, 51610000, 55524000, 70000000, 71240000, 71315000, 71541000, 72222300, 72500000, 72514300, 75200000, 77314000, 77320000, 79411000, 79418000, 79420000, 79710000, 79993000, 80000000, 90911200, 92610000, 98341140, 45212000, 45212100, 39155100, 45212330, 45212331.

  • II.5)SCHEDULED DATE FOR START OF AWARD PROCEDURES:

    31.5.2010.

  • II.6)CONTRACT COVERED BY THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AGREEMENT (GPA):

    Yes.

  • II.7)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    As indicated in section II.3 above there will be an open day held on 21st April 2010 at County Hall, West Bridgford Nottingham NG2 7QP. If you wish to attend this open day you must in the first instance contact John True at the address shown in Section I.1. You will then be provided with full details of the day and places will be reserved. In addition to procuring on its own behalf Nottinghamshire County Council is acting as lead contracting authority on behalf of the following contracting authorities (and their statutory successors and organisations created as a result of re-organisation or organisational changes):

    — Building Schools for the Future Investments LLP, 7th Floor, 8-10 Great George Street, London, SW1P 3AE,

    — The following district and borough councils in Nottinghamshire : Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Mansfield District Council and Rushcliffe Borough Council,

    — The following educational bodies based or who are active in the provision of educational facilities in Nottinghamshire: School Governing Bodies; Voluntary Aided Schools; Diocesan authorities, the Samworth Church Academy Mansfield, the Sutton Academy proposed to be built in Sutton in Ashfield and Academies established or to be established in the area of Nottinghamshire, City Technology Colleges, Foundation Schools, Foundation.

    Partnerships or similar educational bodies;

    — Learning and Skills Council (and successor bodies the Young Peoples Learning Agency and the Skills Funding Agency); and,

    — Local Health Organisations in Nottinghamshire such as (but without limitation) Acute trusts, Ambulance trusts, Care trusts, Foundation trusts, Mental health trusts, Primary care trusts, Strategic health authorities and Special health authorities.

    BSF Investments LLP has been established by the Department of Education and Skills (now Department of Children Schools and Families) and Partnerships UK as the body which will invest equity in the LEP.

    Further and fuller details will be set out in the Contract Notice and the accompanying contract documents to be issued in due course.

    Bidders should note that Additional types of contracting authority include national agency/office, body governed by public law and Additional service categories: 7, 12, 14, 17, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27. As may be clarified in the Contract Notice and the accompanying contract documents which will be issued in due course.

SECTION III: LEGAL, ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION

    III.1)CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE CONTRACT

    III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them:

  • III.2)CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
  • III.2.1)Reserved contracts:

    No.

SECTION VI: COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

  • VI.1)CONTRACT RELATED TO A PROJECT AND/OR PROGRAMME FINANCED BY COMMUNITY FUNDS:

    No.

  • VI.2)ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

    VI.3)INFORMATION ON GENERAL REGULATORY FRAMEWORK:

  • VI.4)DATE OF DISPATCH OF THIS NOTICE:

    9.3.2010.