Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)Science Museum Group
Science Museum, Exhibition Road
Contact point(s): Procurement
For the attention of: Anthony Latham
SW7 2DD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079424000
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.mytenders.org/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA1574
Electronic access to information: http://www.mytenders.org/
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://www.mytenders.org/
Further information can be obtained from: Science Museum Group
Science Museum, Exhibition Road
SW7 2DD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079424000
Internet address: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: Science Museum Group
Science Museum, Exhibition Road
SW7 2DD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079424000
Internet address: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: Science Museum Group
Science Museum, Exhibition Road
SW7 2DD London
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: +44 2079424000
Internet address: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityRecreation, culture and religion
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe 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:
Science Museum Entrances and Patrons' Centre.
II.1.2)Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performanceServices
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: Science Museum, London.
NUTS code UKI
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
II.1.5)Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
The Science Museum is seeking to appoint a Lead Architect to design a new Entrance for Groups and a relocated Patrons' Centre.
We are looking to the appointed Architect to develop a design that integrates previously unused historic spaces into the museum, achieving a sensitive, contemporary intervention into our building that retains the distinctive quality of the architecture. We want an architecture that celebrates the best of what our building has to offer whilst infusing a new, contemporary thread to connect each of the spaces together.
The appointed Architect will lead and coordinate the work packages of a number of direct appointments by the Science Museum.
Please see attached documents for further information.
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=163572
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.myTenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
II.1.6)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)71200000, 71221000, 92521000, 71220000
II.1.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.1.8)LotsThis contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.9)Information about variantsVariants will be accepted: no
II.2)Quantity or scope of the contract
II.2.1)Total quantity or scope:
Please see attached documentation for further information.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 325 000 and 375 000 GBP
II.2.2)Information about optionsOptions: no
II.2.3)Information about renewalsThis contract is subject to renewal: no
II.3)Duration of the contract or time limit for completion Starting 29.2.2016. Completion 28.2.2019
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3)Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4)Other particular conditionsThe performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: no
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
III.2.2)Economic and financial ability
III.2.3)Technical capacity
III.2.4)Information about reserved contracts
III.3)Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1)Information about a particular profession
III.3.2)Staff responsible for the execution of the serviceLegal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedureRestricted
IV.1.2)Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participateEnvisaged minimum number 5: and maximum number 5
IV.1.3)Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2)Award criteria
IV.2.1)Award criteriaThe 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 auctionAn electronic auction will be used: no
IV.3)Administrative information
IV.3.1)File reference number attributed by the contracting authority:
SCM0695M
IV.3.2)Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
IV.3.3)Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document
IV.3.4)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate9.11.2015 - 12:00
IV.3.5)Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates1.12.2015
IV.3.6)Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn upEnglish.
IV.3.7)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.3.8)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.2)Information about European Union funds
VI.3)Additional information
This is a restricted procedure and for this stage you should be only completing and submitting the PQQ (Expressions of Interest).
All other documentation is for information purposes only and only those suppliers short listed should be completing the ITT and requirements for stage 2.
(MT Ref:163572).
VI.4)Procedures for appeal
VI.4.1)Body responsible for appeal procedures
VI.4.2)Lodging of appeals
VI.4.3)Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:29.9.2015