PRE-QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE
Tintagel Bridge Design Competition
Notes for Completion
The PQQ should be completed by the lead consultant only. Please answer all of the following questions.
This PQQ should be submitted as both an Excel document (completed Excel template) and a PDF (inclusive of appendices if
applicable). Teams may change the layout of the PDF version if they wish, but please ensure that submitted answers are in the order
given, with clear indications of any appendices/supplementary information.
This PQQ will be assessed alongside the two quality questions (Q2 and Q3 of the Submission Requirements as set out on page 48 of
the Expression of Interest document (Team Composition and Relevant Experience).
The scoring matrix for all questions is set out on pages 50-52 of the Expression of Interest document. This PQQ will be assessed as set
out below.
Please note, in accordance with Part 5 Regulation 59 (1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, suppliers may supply a European
Single Procurement Document (ESPD) in placement of evidence of meeting the criteria identified below.
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C1 Practice Information
Scoring: The questions below are for information only and will not be scored.
Q Ref
Information Required
Description of information expected, which will
be taken into account in assessment.
C1-Q1
Name of legal entity
or sole trader
Unique name of legal entity or name of individual
C1-Q2
Registered office
address
C1-Q2-1 Address line 1
Response
(Property name/number)
C1-Q2-2 Address line 2
C1-Q2-3 Address line 3
C1-Q2-4 Town
C1-Q2-5 Post code
C1-Q2-6 Country
C1-Q3
Contact details for
enquiries
C1-Q3-1 Title (Mr, Mrs, Ms etc.)
C1-Q3-2 Forename
Include address
C1-Q3-3 Family name
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where projects would
be administered from
at C1-Q3-8 to 13, if
different from that of
registered office (C1Q2)
C1-Q3-4 Job title
C1-Q3-5 E-mail
C1-Q3-6 Telephone number
C1-Q3-7 Fax number
C1-Q3-8 Address line 1
(Property name/number)
C1-Q3-9 Address line 2
C1-Q3-10 Address line 3
C1-Q3-11 Town
C1-Q3-12 Post code
C1-Q3-13 Country
C1-Q4
Registration number if
registered with
Companies House or
equivalent
C1-Q4-1 Registration number with Companies
House
C1-Q4-2 Registration number with equivalent
body
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C1-Q5
Charity registration
number (if
applicable)
C1-Q6
VAT registration
number
C1-Q7
Name of immediate
parent company (if
applicable)
C1-Q8
Name of ultimate
parent company (if
applicable)
C1-Q9
Type of organisation
E.g. PLC, limited company, LLP, Other partnership,
Sole trader, Other (please specify).
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C2 Financial and Business Standards
Score: Suppliers will fail if they are assessed to be a financial risk to English Heritage.
Q Ref
Information Required
Description of information expected, which
will be taken into account in assessment.
C2-Q1
Please select the one organisation description that most closely matches your organisation and provide information
accordingly.
C2-Q1-1 Financial information for a
start-up business that has not
reported accounts to the Revenue
or Companies House.
Forecast of turnover for the current year
and a statement of funding provided by
the owners and/or the bank, or an
alternative means of demonstrating
financial status.
C2-Q1-2 Accounts for an
unincorporated business (sole
traders and partnerships).
Copy of the most recent accounts that
contain turnover, profit before tax, and
balance sheet (if prepared) covering
either the most recent two year period of
trading or if trading for less than two years,
the period that is available. If accounts are
not prepared, provide the relevant pages
from the latest tax returns (selfemployment pages for sole traders,
partnership pages for partnerships)
together with the tax assessment.
C2-Q1-3 Accounts for a small
company or limited liability
partnership with a turnover of
Copy of the most recent accounts as
submitted to the Inland Revenue covering
either the most recent two year period of
If provided, please indicate and
provide a unique reference to
relevant supporting information
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below the audit threshold
(currently £6.5 million) that is not
required to prepare audited
accounts.
trading or if trading for less than two years,
the period that is available. Abbreviated
accounts are not acceptable.
C2-Q1-4 Accounts for a medium to
large incorporated entity and all
other organisations that are
required to prepare audited
accounts.
Copy of the most recent audited accounts
for your organisation covering either the
most recent three year period of trading,
or if trading for less than three years, the
period that is available.
C2-Q1-5 Accounts for other
organisation types (e.g. not for
profit entities, local authorities,
housing associations, charities)
In most cases it is likely that audited
accounts will have been prepared and
the accounts required at C2-Q1-4 above
will suffice. Where this not the case, an
unaudited copy of the most recent
accounts as described in C2-Q1-2 above
should be provided.
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C3 Mandatory and Discretionary Grounds for Exclusion
Mandatory Grounds for Exclusion
Do any of the circumstances as set out in Part 5 Regulation 57 (1) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to you as the
applicant or to members of any applicant Group or any envisaged sub-contractor? If yes, please supply details in response to
relevant question(s) below.
Scoring: Please note answering yes to any of these questions will disqualify you from the process.
Q Ref
Information Required
C3-QP1
If your organisation or any directors or partner or any other person who has powers of representation,
decision or control has been convicted of any of the following offences, please provide information:
Response
C3-QP1-1 conspiracy within the meaning of section 1 or 1A of the Criminal Law Act 1977(a) or
article 9 or 9A of the Criminal Attempts and Conspiracy (Northern Ireland) Order 1983(b) where
that conspiracy relates to participation in a criminal organisation as defined in Article 2 of Council
Framework Decision 2008/841/JHA on the fight against organised crime (c);
Y/N
C3-QP1-2 Corruption within the meaning of section 1 of the Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act 1889 or
section 1 of the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 (as amended)
Y/N
C3-QP1-3 the common law offence of bribery;
Y/N
C3-QP1-4 bribery within the meaning of sections 1, 2 or 6 of the Bribery Act 2010(f), or section 113 of the
Representation of the People Act 1983(g);
Y/N
C3-QP1-5 fraud: where the offence relates to fraud affecting the European Communities’ financial
interests as defined by Article 1 of the Convention on the protection of the financial interests of the
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European Communities:
C3-QP1-5(i) the offence of cheating the Revenue;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(ii) the offence of conspiracy to defraud;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(iii) fraud or theft within the meaning of the Theft Act 1968, the Theft Act (Northern Ireland) Order
1969, the Theft Act 1978 or the Theft (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(iv) fraudulent trading within the meaning of section 458 of the Companies Act 1985, article 451
of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 or section 993 of the Companies Act 2006;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(v) fraudulent evasion within the meaning of section 170 of the Customs and Excise
Management Act 1979 or section 72 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(vi) an offence in connection with taxation in the European Union within the meaning of
section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(vii) destroying, defacing or concealing of documents or procuring the extension of a valuable
security within the meaning of section 20 of the Theft Act 1968 or section 19 of the Theft Act (Northern
Ireland) 1969;
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(viii) fraud within the meaning of section 2, 3 or 4 of the Fraud Act 2006; or
Y/N
C3-QP1-5(ix) the possession of articles for use in frauds within the meaning of section 6 of the Fraud Act
2006, or the making, adapting, supplying or offering to supply articles for use in frauds within the meaning
of section 7 of that Act;
Y/N
C3-QP1-6 any offence listed:
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C3-QP1-6(i) in section 41 of the Counter Terrorism Act 2008(a); or
Y/N
C3-QP1-6(ii) in Schedule 2 to that Act where the court has determined that there is a terrorist connection;
Y/N
C3-QP1-7 any offence under sections 44 to 46 of the Serious Crime Act 2007(b) which relates to an
offence covered by subparagraph (f);
Y/N
C3-QP1-8 money laundering within the meaning of sections 340 (11) and 415 of the Proceeds of Crime
Act 2002;
Y/N
C3-QP1-9 an offence in connection with the proceeds of criminal conduct within the meaning of section
93A, 93B or 93C of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 or article 45, 46 or 47 of the Proceeds of Crime (Northern
Ireland) Order 1996;
Y/N
C3-QP1-10 an offence under section 4 of the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act
2004;
Y/N
C3-QP1-11 an offence under section 59A of the Sexual Offences Act 2003;
Y/N
C3-QP1-12 an offence under section 71 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009
Y/N
C3-QP1-13 an offence in connection with the proceeds of drug trafficking within the meaning of section
49, 50 or 51 of the Drug Trafficking Act 1994; or
Y/N
C3-QP1-14 any other offence within the meaning of Article 57(1) of the Public Contracts Directive:
C3-QP1-14(i) as defined by the law of any jurisdiction outside England and Wales and Northern Ireland; or
Y/N
C3-QP1-14 (ii) created, after the day on which the Regulations were made, in the law of England and
Wales or Northern Ireland.
Y/N
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C3-QP1-15 the economic operator is in breach of its obligations relating to the payment of taxes or social
security contributions; and the breach has been established by a judicial or administrative decision
having final and binding effect in accordance with the legal provisions of the country in which it is
established or with those of any of the jurisdictions of the United Kingdom.
Y/N
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Discretionary Grounds for Exclusion
Do any of the circumstances as set out in Part 5 Regulation 57 (8) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 apply to you as the
applicant or to members of any applicant Group or any envisaged sub-contractor? If yes, please supply details in response to
relevant question(s) below.
Scoring: Please note answering yes to any of these questions may disqualify you from the process.
Q Ref
Information Required
C3-QP2
Within the past three years, please indicate if any of the following situations have applied, or currently
apply, to your organisation:
Response
C3-QP2-1 your organisation has violated applicable obligations referred to in regulation 56(2);
environmental, social and labour laws established by EU law, national law, collective agreements, or by
the international environmental, social and labour law provisions listed in Annex X to the Public
Contracts Directive as amended from time to time;
Y/N
C3-QP2-2 your organisation is bankrupt or is the subject of insolvency or winding-up proceedings, where
its assets are being administered by a liquidator or by the court, where it is in an arrangement with
creditors, where its business activities are suspended or it is in any analogous situation arising from a
similar procedure under the laws and regulations of any State;
Y/N
C3-QP2-3 your organisation or any individual is guilty of grave professional misconduct;
Y/N
C3-QP2-4 your organisation has entered into agreements with other economic operators aimed at
distorting competition;
Y/N
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C3-QP2-5 your organisation perceives a potential conflict of interest within the meaning of regulation 24
which cannot be effectively remedied by other, less intrusive, measures;
Y/N
C3-QP2-6 the prior involvement of your organisation in the preparation of the procurement procedure
has resulted in a distortion of competition, as referred to in regulation 41, that cannot be remedied by
other, less intrusive, measures;
Y/N
C3-QP2-7 your organisation has shown significant or persistent deficiencies in the performance of a
substantive requirement under a prior public contract, a prior contract with a contracting entity, or a
prior concession contract, which led to early termination of that prior contract, damages or other
comparable sanctions;
Y/N
C3-QP2-8 your organisation has:
C3-QP2-9 (i) been guilty of serious misrepresentation in supplying the information required for the
verification of the absence of grounds for exclusion or the fulfilment of the selection criteria; or
Y/N
C3-QP2-9 (ii) has withheld such information or is not able to submit supporting documents required under Y/N
regulation 59; or
C3-QP2-10 your organisation has:
C3-QP2-10(i)undertaken to unduly influence the decision-making process of the contracting authority, or Y/N
C3-QP2-10 (ii) obtained confidential information that may confer upon it undue advantages in the
procurement procedure; or
Y/N
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C3-QP2-10 (iii)negligently provided misleading information that may have a material influence on
decisions concerning exclusion, selection or award
Y/N
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C4 Insurance Statements and Certificates
Scoring: Suppliers will fail if they do not have, or are not willing to obtain, the required level of insurance.
Q Ref.
C4-Q1
Please provide the requested information in the response column
Employer’s liability insurance.
Response
C4-Q1-1 Policy No.
C4-Q1-2 Limit of indemnity
C4-Q1-3 Excess
C4-Q12-4 Limit for a single event
C4-Q1-5 Expiry date
C4-Q1-6 If supplier does not have the
required cover; please confirm you would
be willing to obtain, prior to contract
discussions, if selected.
C4-Q2
Public liability insurance with a
cover of at least £5 million.
C4-Q2-1 Policy No
C4-Q2-2 Limit of indemnity
C4-Q2-3 Excess
C4-Q2-4 Limit for a single event
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C4-Q2-5 Expiry date
C4-Q2-6 If supplier does not have the
required cover; please confirm you would
be willing to obtain, prior to contract
discussions, if selected.
C4-Q3
Professional Indemnity insurance
with a cover of at least £5 million.
C4-Q3-1 Policy
No.
C4-Q3-2 Limit of indemnity
C4-Q3-3 Excess
C4-Q3-4 Expiry date
C4-Q3-5 If supplier does not have the
required cover; please confirm you would
be willing to obtain, prior to contract
discussions, if selected.
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C5 Technical and Professional Capability
Scoring: This section will be scored as indicated below.
Q Ref
Information Required
Response
Score Available
C5-Q1
Does your organisation hold a recognised quality
management certificate (ISO9001 certificate or
equivalent)?
Y/N
A “Yes” will score 10. A “No” will be evaluated
in accordance with the Scoring Approach on
page 52 of the EOI document.
If “No” please explain why.
C5-Q2
Please confirm you have a written health and
safety at work policy, including a health and
safety management system. (You may be
required to provide evidence of this at a later
stage).
Y/N
A “Yes” will score 10 and a “No” will score 1.
C5-Q3
Has any court/industrial/employment tribunal or
equivalent body upheld a decision of unlawful
discrimination against the Bidder in the last 2
years?
Y/N
A “Yes” will score 1 and a “No” will score 10.
C5-Q4
Please confirm that you have an equal
opportunities policy which ensures compliance
with all antidiscrimination legislation (including in
relation to the Equalities Act 2010) and sets out
steps to treat all people fairly and equally.
Y/N
A “Yes” will score 10 and a “No” will score 1.
C5-Q5
Has any court/industrial/ tribunal or equivalent
body upheld a decision under Health & Safety
Legislation against the Bidder in the last 2 years?
Y/N
A “Yes” will score 1 and a “No” will score 10.
Total
50
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