Official UK procurement notice
Completion works of part-constructed building at Luckwell Road
Authority: BRIGHTER PLACES
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe direct award of a JCT 2016 Design and Build Contract to Markey Construction Ltd for the completion of a partly constructed residential affordable housing development following procurement via the Westworks DPS and subsequent other market engagement failed to procure any interest.
The development comprises the design and construction of the completion of 67 partially constructed dwellings, along with the strip out of defective works, site clearance of defective materials, associated external works including drainage, service connections and diversions, parking areas, footpaths and landscaping.
The scheme was originally contracted as a JCT Design and Build Contract in December 2020. The previous contractor fell into administration in November 2023. This replacement has been prompted by the insolvency of the previous contractor and the need to complete the housing development in accordance with funding timescales.
Brighter Places considers the award of a contract without prior publication to be permitted by Part 2 of the Regulations.
Brighter Places has published this VTN setting out its intention to enter into the contract referred to above.
Brighter Places will not enter into the contract referred to above before the end of a period of at least ten (10) days beginning with the day after the date on which the VTN was published in the Find a Tender Service.
CPV: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1It is Brighter Places' intention to award a JCT 2016 Design and Build Contract for the…
It is Brighter Places' intention to award a JCT 2016 Design and Build Contract for the completion of 67 residential dwellings at the land bounded by Winterstoke Road, Luckwell Road, Winterstoke Centre Linwood Road, Bristol BS3 3HH to Markey Construction Ltd for the anticipated sum of £10,712,899.25.
Brighter Places considers the award of the contract without prior publication to be permitted by Part 2 of the Regulations.
The project is required to complete within Homes England grant programme deadlines and therefore extreme urgency has dictated the need for a direct award, following a failed procurement attempt through the Westworks Framework, and further unsuccessful market engagement.
Brighter Places has possession of the site at Luckwell Road following the administration of the original contractor. There is currently no sub-contractor presence on site due to the insolvency and there are numerous risks which need to be addressed as a matter of urgency, including site security/safety and the risks associated with further delay including the further degradation of the part-finished buildings.
This VTN sets out Brighter Places intention to enter into the contract referred to above after the expiry of at least 10 days.
The conditions to directly award the contract in accordance with regulations 72(1)(d)/32(2) have been met. The contract does not contain substantial modifications.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2025, 10:22 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Apr 2025, 10:22 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016694- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0506c1Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
- Published justification
The award of the contract without prior publication is permitted under Part 2 of the Regulations.
The conditions to directly award the contract in accordance with regulation 32(2)(c) have been met:
(c) insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with (the Extreme Urgency Condition).
Having put out the opportunity through the Westworks DPS and having had no responses the need to complete the scheme within grant funding programme deadlines meets the Extreme Urgency Condition.
The conditions to award the contract to Markey as a replacement contractor in accordance with regulation 72(1)(d) have been met:
(d) where a new contractor replaces the one to which the contracting authority had initially awarded the contract.
The need for a contract to complete the scheme at Luckwell Road has come about as a direct result of the insolvency of the previous contractor Real SW. The JCT contract does not include substantial amendments and the appointment of Markey is not aimed at circumventing the application of the Regulations.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Markey Construction LimitedSME | £10,712,899 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016694-2025-1 · Markey Construction LimitedSME
- Signed
- 16 Apr 2025
- Value
- £10,712,899
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Markey Construction LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.