Tate Gallery : Tate Galleries - Re-imagining Tate Liverpool - Architect and Lead Designer

UK-London: Architectural and related services.
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             Tate Gallery
             20 John Islip Street, London, SW1P 4RG, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 2078878811, Email: declan.mcalister@tate.org.uk
             Main Address: www.tate.org.uk
             NUTS Code: UKD72
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided       
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Architectural-and-related-services./3ZG4698S79
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address       
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
      I.5) Main activity
            Recreation, culture and religion

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: Tate Galleries - Re-imagining Tate Liverpool - Architect and Lead Designer       
      Reference Number: Not provided
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      71200000 - Architectural and related services.

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
      II.1.4) Short description: Tate Liverpool is seeking an architect to reimagine the gallery spaces to meet the scale and ambition of today’s most exciting artists, while creating social spaces that better connect with the city and its communities, creating an environment that is flexible and inviting and able to host people, art and ideas in equal part.       
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 1       
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No       
   
II.2) Description
      
      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided       
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UKD72 Liverpool
      
      II.2.4) Description of procurement: Tate Liverpool is now embarking on ambitious £25M programme to reimagine and redevelop the gallery complex. Tate is looking to appoint a professional team to support this ambition and to bring coherent architectural and engineering response to the needs and expectations of present-day artists and visitors. A successful project will balance these needs with the heritage significance of Jesse Hartley’s19th century Grade I listed structure and the remnants of the 1980s Stirling Wilford conversion.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents            
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided       
      Currency: Not provided       
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 36       
      This contract is subject to renewal: No       
      Description of renewals: Not provided
      II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited:
       Not provided
      Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: Not provided
      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No             
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No       
      Identification of the project: Not provided             
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/525BJJ79RW       


Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:          
      Not Provided       
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing       
      List and brief description of selection criteria:
      Prompt Payment of Suppliers

Bidders should provide confirmation that they have systems in place to ensure that organisations in your supply chain are paid on time, including that you have procedures for resolving disputed invoices promptly and effectively and details about your payment performance, including the percentage of invoices paid within 60 days.

Liquidity Test (Acid Test)
(Current Assets – Stock) / Current Liabilities
From the latest 2 years accounts, the average result of the Test should be 0.8 or greater e.g. Y1 – 1.3, Y2 – 1.6 equals an average of 1.45.

Provision of accounts
Bidders should submit the latest 3 years audited accounts as an appropriately referenced appendix.    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :       
      Not Provided    
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      List and brief description of selection criteria:       
      Bidders must possess relevant experience, demonstrated by on-going and historical contract information. This experience should be more thoroughly evidenced in responses to MS1, however Bidders should provide outline information in response to this question.
Bidders should ensure that nominated contacts from their references are prepared and ready to provide a reference in support of their bid.
Bidders who are unable to demonstrate this will fail.    
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :          
      Not Provided   
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)   
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No       
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No    
      
   III.2) Conditions related to the contract
      III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
      Not Provided    
      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided          
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: Yes    

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description RESTRICTED
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Restricted   
   
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system    
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO        
         The procurement involves the setting up of a dynamic purchasing system - NO    
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided    
   
   
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes       
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided       
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 04/02/2022 Time: 12:00
      IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates: 18/03/2022       
      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,       
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender:
         Duration in month(s): 3
      
      

Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No    
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No       
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No       
   Electronic payment will be used No       
   VI.3) Additional Information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Architectural-and-related-services./3ZG4698S79

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3ZG4698S79
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             Tate Gallery
       20 John Islip Street, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2078212960
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
             Tate Gallery
          20 John Islip Street, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 2078212960
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:    
    Not Provided    
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
          Tate Gallery
       20 John Islip Street, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 2078212960
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/01/2022

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