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Published 11 Jan 2022, 07:34 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

DOE 2530213 New Buildings for Northern Regional College, Ballymena Campus

Official notice

Authority: Northern Regional College (Central government)

WorksRestricted procedure
Awarded value£31,642,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 22 Oct 2021
Awarded to Heron Bros. Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project is the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge.The project will include the following works: site clearance including phased removal of existing college buildings and associated services and drainage; existing drainage and services diversions; earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; phased construction of new fully serviced campus building; site works and associated landscaping. The form of contract for pre-construction period will be NEC4 Option A and for the construction period will be NEC4 Option C. The project will be delivered to BIM Level 2. The project will consist of a phased approach of demolition and construction in order to deliver the new campus. The project will be delivered within a live fully operational environment. Refer to the procurement documents for further information

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: Northern Ireland · Northern Regional College, Farm Lodge Ballymena, BT43 7DF

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: 35%Price: 65%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 35
  • Price: 65
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jan 2022, 07:34 GMT
Last source update
11 Jan 2022, 07:34 GMT
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000708
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction work for buildings relating to education and research
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03095c Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen (a court may extend the time-limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so).

Publisher note: CPD, in its capacity as a central purchasing body, is administering this procurement on behalf of the contracting authority. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:. (i) to award one, some, all or no lots;. (ii) not to award any contract/framework agreement as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage; and. (iii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition and in no circumstances will the authority be liable for any costs incurred by economic operators or candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly at the sole risk of the economic operator or candidate participating in this procurement process. This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives. No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting framework agreement or contract indeed there is no guarantee that any framework agreement or contract will be put in place in relation to this notice. No compensation etc will be paid if a contractor framework agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Economic operators should take part in this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept this position.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £31,642,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 8
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Oct 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heron Bros. Ltd.Contract£31,642,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Regional College

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Farm Lodge Buildings, Ballymena, UK, BT43 7DFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Finance, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Procurement Operations BranchReview body BelfastContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HERON BROS LTDAwarded supplier 2 St. Patricks Street, MAGHERAFELT, UK, BT45 7ALContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.