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title: "Design Team - King's Buildings Nucleus"
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# Design Team - King's Buildings Nucleus

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000474566

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## Summary

The procurement process pertains to the University of Edinburgh, which is seeking a design team for the "Design Team - King's Buildings Nucleus" project within the education sector. The project is located in Edinburgh and is currently at the award stage, having received submissions until 12:00 noon on 10 February 2017. This is part of a long-term capital programme anticipated to unfold over the next decade, with the first phase set to extend over five years. The university has chosen a selective procurement method following a restricted procedure, indicating a two-stage tender process where bidders are required to self-certify their compliance with set criteria.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in architectural and engineering services, especially those equipped to handle multi-disciplinary design projects. Firms with expertise in delivering comprehensive design solutions and meeting specific selection criteria such as financial stability (minimum yearly turnover of £1 million) and relevant professional qualifications will find this tender particularly suitable. Moreover, businesses that can demonstrate experience in significant design projects will have a competitive edge in this process aimed at enhancing the university's facilities.

## Notice

EC0763 - Return date for submissions is 12.00 Noon 10 February 2017. The University wishes to appoint a design team to undertake the first phase of a capital project which will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years, dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years. This project will not be divided into lots as the University wishes to appoint a single design team service provider to ensure consistency from brief to completion. We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III and VI of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, we will receive tenders from shortlisted bidders.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Nucleus Project comprises of a series of buildings built in the heart of the campus behind Ashworth and will include a mixture of new build and refurbishment projects accommodating central teaching facilities, study areas, catering outlets, gym, retail and a student information centre. The project will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years and the University of Edinburgh wishes to appoint an Architect led multi-disciplinary Design Team to produce designs and specifications for the first phase of the new Nucleus. The first phase is a new building located in the midst of a series of existing buildings and infrastructure, therefore, the scope of the works will include enabling works and potentially some refurbishment in addition to a new build. The first phase will include a mixture of accommodation including teaching facilities, study areas, catering outlets, small retail shells and a student information centre. The Nucleus 'Hub' is visualised as a series of buildings creating the 'beating heart of the campus'. Our vision is that a centralised teaching building is provided as part of the 'Nucleus' to accommodate all undergraduate teaching at the campus, facilitate collaborations between schools, and free up space within schools for dedicated/specialised teaching space and research, as well as future expansion. The first phase will: - Combine flexible teaching and learning facilities with social amenities creating a focal point for the campus; - Create attractive social learning facilities for students and staff that overlook the green heart and encourage people to stay on campus and linger; - Create spaces that are flexible and rich with state of the art teaching and learning facilities that can be adapted to suit future needs; - Include contemporary facilities to meet the College of Science and Engineering student growth targets; - Include BREEAM Excellent new build accommodation The University wishes to appoint a single design team for the full scope of work as per the details listed above to ensure consistency from brief to completion.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if there are any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL289916 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jul 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 10 Feb 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | UKM25 Edinburgh, City of |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2017 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL289916
- 23 Dec 2016 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC268209

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC268209
  Design Team - King's Buildings Nucleus - EC0763 - Return date for submissions is 12.00 Noon 10 February 2017. The University wishes to appoint a design team to undertake the first phase of a capital project which will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years, dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years. This project will not be divided into lots as the University wishes to appoint a single design team service provider to ensure consistency from brief to completion. We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III and VI of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, we will receive tenders from shortlisted bidders.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUL289916
  Design Team - King's Buildings Nucleus - EC0763 - Return date for submissions is 12.00 Noon 10 February 2017. The University wishes to appoint a design team to undertake the first phase of a capital project which will be built in a series of phases over the next 10 years, dependent on decant and funding strategies. The first phase will be over the next 5 years. This project will not be divided into lots as the University wishes to appoint a single design team service provider to ensure consistency from brief to completion. We will apply a two-stage Restricted Procedure. Bidders must self-certify adherence to selection and exclusion criteria via the ESPD (Scotland) on PCS-T. Suppliers may be required to submit Means of Proof at a later stage via PCS-T. When completing the ESPD, bidders must have regard for the specific selection requirements detailed in Sections III and VI of this OJEU Notice. Following assessment of submitted ESPDs, we will receive tenders from shortlisted bidders.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/procurement/supplying
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000474566
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html

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