Official UK procurement notice
Develop Plot R2, Michael Faraday Avenue, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale for a research and development building
Authority: Rochdale Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Council intends to invest third party grant funding by entering into a Development Funding Agreement (“DFA”) with Wilson Bowden Developments Limited (“WBD”). The DFA will develop Plot R2, Michael Faraday Avenue, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale (the “Property”) for a research and development building (Use Class E) including office, laboratory and production space, function space and café, to be known as the Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre (the “Project”).
VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759
Type of procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic
operator for the following reason:
1 - protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
CPV: Construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759Awarded
VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759
Type of procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic
operator for the following reason:
Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
In 2002, the North West Development Agency ("NWDA") entered into a Joint Venture
Agreement (“JVA”) with WBD, which granted WBD with exclusive rights to draw down land
at the Kingsway Business Park (“Site”) from Homes England, and either develop the land
itself or sell it to other developers. The land is controlled by WBD through the JVA.
An alternative developer does not exist, as WBD has exclusive rights to purchase land from
Homes England on the Site and, to select an alternative developer, the Council would first
have to purchase it from Homes England through exercise of statutory powers (which would
not necessarily be possible).
The Council cannot conduct a procurement to select a development partner, as WBD were
previously selected by the NWDA to deliver works on the Site
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
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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).
- Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- 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
- 13 Nov 2024, 15:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 16 Jan 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Authority reference
DN751907- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001474- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b63cFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The Council relies on Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 to enter into the DFA with WBD to develop the Property.
The Council commissioned an Employment Land Analysis from an independent international real estate property consultancy. This provided robust evidence to support the Council's decision not to select an alternative site within the Rochdale Borough, and why the Property is suitable for the Project.
The Council relies on Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) for the following reasons:
- in 2002, the North West Development Agency ("NWDA") entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (“JVA”) with WBD, which granted WBD with exclusive rights to draw down land at the Kingsway Business Park (“Site”) from Homes England, and either develop the land itself or sell it to other developers. The land is controlled by WBD through the JVA.
- an alternative developer does not exist, as WBD has exclusive rights to purchase land from Homes England on the Site and, to select an alternative developer, the Council would first have to purchase it from Homes England through exercise of statutory powers (which would not necessarily be possible).
- the Council cannot conduct a procurement to select a development partner, as WBD were previously selected by the NWDA to deliver works on the Site. The Council cannot contract with another third-party developer; the only developer that the Council can contract with to deliver the Property is WBD.
- the Site is effectively unique as the Council’s requirements cannot be met on another site in the Rochdale Borough, and it is the only one of its size that allows further expansion for research and development. As part of the DFA, the Council will enter into an option agreement for two adjacent plots to the Property to allow the Council to acquire and procure the development of such plots for research and development. The development of the Property will act as a catalyst to deliver additional advanced manufacturing/machinery/materials and research & development related activities to create an innovation mega-cluster, bringing growth to the Rochdale Borough.
- the Property is a strategic site, and the development is not suited to another parcel of land in the Rochdale Borough.
- a key consideration when selecting the Property was accessibility and public transport links to the Property. The Property was preferred due to its links to the road network being a short distance from the M62 and adjacent to the Kingsway Business Park Metrolink Tram Stop providing excellent public transport access.
- the Property is within the boundary prescribed by the third-party grant funding, and the development is deliverable within the grant funding timescales.
- the existing land ownership and contractual background means that the competition is absent for technical reasons under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii).
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jan 2025- Procurement method changed16 Jan 2025, 11:44 GMT
- Buyer details updated16 Jan 2025, 11:44 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd | £2,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Wilson Bowden Developments LtdSustainable Materials & Manufacturing Centre | £2,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 001474-2025-1 · Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2025
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Sustainable Materials & Manufacturing Centre · Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Nov 2024
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Wilson Bowden Developments LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.