This Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) assesses the technical capability and capacity, financial and economic strengths of organisations expressing an interest in bidding for the Project.
The Memorandum of Information (MOI) included with this PQQ provides information about the NHS Board and the Project.
In this document the "Consortium" or "Candidate" refers to the organisation or group of shareholding organisations that make up a bidding project consortium, that would ultimately become ProjectCo contracting with the NHS Board.
A "Member Organisation" is the term used to describe the individual organisations that constitute the Consortium. This would usually include the Construction and Facilities Management contractor.
A "Relevant Organisation" is the term used to describe all organisations connected with the bid. This includes:
• the shareholders, including Third Party Equity Providers
• the Designer(s)
• the Advisers; and
• for the avoidance of doubt, the Member Organisations.
The NHS Board reserves the right to require some or all Consortia to clarify their submissions in writing. Any such request shall be made in writing to the Consortium or its nominated representative. Failure to respond adequately may result in that Consortium not qualifying.
The NHS Board will wish to be satisfied that, within the parameters of Regulations 14 -17 of the 1993 Public Services Contracts Regulations, each Consortium selected has the appropriate qualities and resources to undertake the Project and successfully meet the necessary requirements to design, build, finance and operate the relevant services within the specified facility.
The NHS Board reserves the right to reject any Consortium that fails to comply fully with the requirements of the selection process set out in this document or which is guilty of a serious misrepresentation in supplying any information requested.
It is expected that qualifying Consortia and Relevant Organisations will confirm that they will not collaborate with other Consortia.
Consortia and Relevant Organisations must complete all sections of the PQQ, and supply any additional information as required. Where a section is not applicable this should be clearly stated. Failure to complete the PQQ will automatically and immediately disqualify the Consortium from this Project, and the NHS Board will undertake no further evaluation of the PQQ.
The layout of the PQQ has been designed to enable bidders to complete it as easily as possible and is organised as follows:
• Section A : details of the Consortium as a whole, including the financial standing of its component Relevant Organisations;
• Sections B - D : details which are specific to each Relevant Organisation (i.e. construction, FM and so forth).
The inclusion of an executive summary or a statement of reasons for selection is not required and will not be considered in the evaluation of the PQQ.