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Published 17 Oct 2022, 16:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Bowlers Yard Development Scheme

Official notice

Authority: ForHousing Ltd (Public body)

WorksOpen procedureAccelerated
Published estimate£12,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 4 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

ForHousing Limited (the “authority”) wish to procure a main contractor to deliver the Bowlers Yard scheme located in the Northern Quarter, Manchester on a fixed price design and build basis, with the intention of starting the enabling works in January 2023 and the development works from March 2023 (the “Contract”). The site, which boarders the Metrolink Ashton line in New Islington, has already been purchased (in September 2022) and is in the ownership of ForHousing. Planning permission for 62 apartments was granted in August 2020, no planning changes are proposed to the current scheme. Properties are being developed for Shared Ownership and the letting and management of the properties will be undertaken by the Group’s commercial subsidiary ForLiving.

The owner of the site, ForHousing will be the ultimate client for the scheme, though it will be contracting through the ForViva’s Group’s development vehicle, ForViva DevCo Limited. Accordingly, ForViva DevCo will be the “Employer”

CPV: Multi-dwelling buildings construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: North West · Greater Manchester
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40%
  • Pricing: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Pricing: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    As set out in the tender documentation

  • Economic & financial standing

    As set out in the tender documentation

  • Technical & professional ability

    As set out in the tender documentation

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
17 Oct 2022, 16:05 BST
Last source update
17 Oct 2022, 16:05 BST
Award evaluation window
4 Nov 2022 – …
Authority reference
BowlersYard/Oct22/TH
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029213
Accelerated

Due to funding requirements and planning restrictions relating to the Contract compliance with the standard tender timescales is impracticable in this case.

Classification (CPV)
Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
Delivery area
North West (UKD3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03766d Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As set out in the tender documentation

Publisher note: The Authority reserves the right to cancel the procurement at any time and not to proceed with all or part of the Contract. The Authority will not, under any circumstances, reimburse any expense incurred by Applicants in preparing their tender submissions. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Eccles:-Multi-dwelling-buildings-construction-work./3P6VB95R3U To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3P6VB95R3U GO Reference: GO-20221017-PRO-21173450

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
4 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
4 Nov 2022, 12:01 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 4 Nov 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    17 Oct 2022, 16:05 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    4 Nov 2022, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    4 Nov 2022, 12:01 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

ForHousing Limited

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 52 Regent Street, Eccles, North West, M30 0BPContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of Justice in the StrandMediation bodyReview bodyReview contact point London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.