Multi-Disciplinary Design Team – Scottish Borders Design Futures Project

The University intends to reconfigure space in Galashiels, currently shared between Scottish Borders Campus main building and The High Mill Building. The University intends to locate all learning, teaching, research, and support space to the High Mill Building. This intent will require existing space to be creatively redesigned for flexible and multi-purpose use.

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.

• Tenderers will be asked to submit the following forms. These forms are for information only and will not be scored.

--- Form of Tender

--- Bona Fide Tender

--- Freedom of Information

--- Supply Chain Code of Conduct

--- Parent Company Guarantee (if applicable)

• The Successful Contractor must confirm that they comply with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
• A Parent Company Guarantee will be required if the organisation is a private or public company and the Tenderer is a subsidiary company, or for any subsidiary companies that are members of a consortium.
• The Successful Contractor will be required to provide two years audited accounts, or equivalent prior to awarded to the Contract, or confirm in their tender submission is publicly accessible, free, online location of accounts if available in such a format. There must be no qualification or contra-indication from any evidence provided in support of the Contractor’s economic and financial standing.
• Where the capability & capacity of a subcontractor, members of a consortia or any other body will be relied on, separate SPD(s) are required from each of those other parties relied on.
• Where subcontractors are to be used but their capability & capacity are not relied on, the University may choose to request separate SPD(s).

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 27138. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Refer to Appendix G (i)_Technical Questionnaire