Design and Build of Life Sciences Innovation Centre at Inverness Campus

Concepts

• inverness
• inverness campus
• construction work
• design and build of life sciences innovation centre
• management of their designers
• build of life sciences innovation centre
• own design team
• design
• post contract design
• life sciences innovation centre

Location

Inverness Campus

Description

Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands are proposing to construct a new shared development, the Life Sciences Innovation Centre [LSIC], on plot 15 of the Inverness Campus. The current proposals equate to circa 2 450 m2 with UHI acquiring circa 1 100 m2, HIE acquiring circa 1 000 m2 and a central shared facility of circa 350 m2. Associated parking provision, service areas and external storage facilities are provided. It is expected that the NEC4 ECC Option A contract will be awarded in March 2021 with a completion date of no later than June 2022. HIE is conducting this procurement on behalf of itself and UHI. HIE will act as Employer for the purposes of the contract, acting on behalf of itself and UHI in respect of its implementation and delivery.

Total Quantity or Scope

This contract will be awarded as a design and build (D&B) with the requirement that the contractor appoints their own design team to complete any post contract design necessary to enable the development to proceed. They will be responsible for the management of their designers and all sub-contractors to ensure that the project is delivered on time and to budget. A Project Bank Account (PBA) will be used for payment of the Contractor and their supply chain.

Award Detail

Renewal Options

HIE may require the supplier to provide additional services. Any such modification shall be in terms of Regulation 72 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 45000000 - Construction work

Indicators

• Options are available.
• Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. The quality elements of the Award criteria were assessed according to the following criteria: 0 = Unacceptable: Nil or inadequate response which fails to demonstrate an ability to meet the requirement. 1 = Poor: Response is partially relevant but generally poor. It addresses some elements of the requirement but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate how the requirement will be fulfilled. 2 = Acceptable: Response is relevant and acceptable. It addresses a broad understanding of the requirement but may lack details on how the requirement will be fulfilled in certain areas. 3 = Good: Response is relevant and good. It is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good understanding and provides details on how the requirements will be fulfilled. 4 = Excellent: Response is completely relevant and excellent overall. It is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates a thorough understanding of the requirement and provides details of how the requirement will be met in full. The number and size of documents associated with this tender were too large to publish on PCS so were made available through Objective Connect. (SC Ref:653468)