Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 24 May 2022, 17:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works - Sutton's Wharf

Authority: The Guinness Partnership (Public body)

2 lotsWorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Construction Materials & Prefab (44)Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: London (UKI4)

Awarded value£57,467,2924 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 12 Jan 2023no call for competition

Awarded to Stanmore Contractors Limited +2 more4 awards

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Guinness Partnership has awarded contracts to Stanmore Contractors Ltd. and PRP Architects LLP to design and undertake urgent external wall system and balcony remediation works. The works being carried out are to remove and replace the existing non-compliant external wall system, balconies and associated elements at four buildings in the Tower Hamlets Borough of East London. To address the urgent requirements and ensure building safety of high rise buildings, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is providing funding for this project via its Building Safety Fund (BSF). It was a requirement of the grant funding award that bidders identify contractors as part of their funding submissions. Deadlines for submissions did not enable a full tender process to be conducted.

CPV: Architectural and related services · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) · Special trade construction works other than roof works

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot

Lot #1External Wall System (EWS) Remediation WorksAwarded

The Guinness Partnership had an urgent requirement to enter into contracts to deliver a government-funded external wall system remediation project on one of our housing estates.

The Sutton's Wharf scheme in London is comprised of four buildings - Grand Regent Tower, Graphite Point, Titanium Point and Regalia Point; the original external wall system installed on the scheme has been identified as no longer being compliant with Building Regulations (unsafe non-ACM external wall systems) and as such presents an ongoing safety risk to the residents of our buildings.

Guinness has been granted c.£26m of funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)'s Building Safety Fund (BSF) (non-ACM buildings) to carry out emergency works to remove the existing external wall system and retrofit a compliant solution, to ensure the safety of the tenants and leaseholders living in these buildings.

The BSF bid required that specific contractors and consultants were named as part of the application for grant funding. Due to submission deadlines, it was not possible to identify contractors and consultants via the standard procurement routes laid out in the Public Contract Regulations.

Guinness has awarded Lot 1 of this project to Stanmore Contractors Ltd., a contractor already working at a neighbouring site, therefore providing assurance of understanding the buildings on the scheme as well as efficiency in delivery. Due to the urgency to address building safety issues, Guinness has awarded this contract without further competition.

Delivery: London · Graphite Point, 36 Palmers Road, London, E2 0FS Titanium Point, 24 Palmers Road, London, E2 0FA Regalia Point, 30 Palmers Road, London, E2 0FQ Grand Regent Tower, 2 Cadmium Square, London, E2 0FG

44000000 Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

Lot #2Architectural Design of EWS Remediation ProjectAwarded

The Guinness Partnership had an urgent requirement to enter into contracts to deliver a government-funded external wall system remediation project on one of our housing estates.

Guinness has awarded Lot 2 of this project to PRP Architects, a consultant already working on a neighbouring site, to carry out the architectural design work on this site, therefore providing assurance of the understanding the buildings on the scheme as well as efficiency in delivery. Due to the urgency to address building safety issues, Guinness has awarded this contract without further competition.

Delivery: London

71200000 Architectural and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 May 2022, 17:21 BST
Last source update: 25 Apr 2023, 11:16 BST
Authority reference: DN600712
FTS notice number: 2023/S 000-011770
Classification (CPV): Architectural and related servicesConstruction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)Special trade construction works other than roof works
Delivery area: London (UKI4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-033ee6 Find 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; New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: There are reasonable grounds to proceed with a negotiated award without competition on the basis of urgency.
There is a pressing and immediate requirement to remediate unsafe wall systems to ensure the safety of the buildings and the customers living in them. There are legal requirements for landlords to both ensure the safety of their tenants and to ensure that their buildings are safe and comply with building regulations. Given that the external wall systems of these buildings are recognised as requiring urgent remediation, work needs to be completed as quickly as possible to rectify this, thus presenting sufficient grounds for urgency.
Furthermore, the grant funding was made available from the BSF by the DLUHC as part of an emergency funding bid. The bid did not allow sufficient time to carry out a fully compliant tender process under the PCRs, and the award of this funding is contingent on Guinness appointing these contractors. We are required to have contractors on site as soon as possible to ensure that we remain able to access the funding, and as such need to award contracts at the earliest possible opportunity; again providing a rationale for urgency.
Finally the proposal to utilise Stanmore and PRP was based on their working on another scheme in the immediate vicinity of Suttons Wharf. Their familiarity with the location and existing site-set up in the area will facilitate efficiencies which will not only ensure that best value is achieved, but more importantly will expedite the carrying out of these vital works.
Guinness has therefore concluded that, given the circumstances set out in this notice, that there are sufficient grounds to directly award the required contracts without undertaking any further competition, and that the award of contracts to the selected suppliers is reasonable taking into account the factors set out in this notice.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 4

Awarded value £57,467,2924 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 4latest 12 Jan 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works2 awards
Stanmore Contractors Limited	£30,464,467 †	—	Awarded
Stanmore Contractors Limited	£25,000,000 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Architectural Design of EWS Remediation Project2 awards
PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSME	£1,002,825 †	—	Awarded
PRP Architects LLP	£1,000,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works - Sutton's Wharf · Stanmore Contractors Limited
Signed
12 Jan 2023
Value
£30,464,467
Status
active
External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works - Sutton's Wharf · Stanmore Contractors Limited
Signed
24 May 2022
Value
£25,000,000
Status
active
Architectural Design of EWS Remediation Project · PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPSME
Signed
9 May 2022
Value
£1,002,825
Status
active
Architectural Design of EWS Remediation Project · PRP Architects LLP
Signed
3 Mar 2022
Value
£1,000,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works	1bids	—	—	—
2 · Architectural Design of EWS Remediation Project	1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Guinness Partnership Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawHousing and community amenities 30 Brock Street, Regents Place, London, London, NW1 3FGContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The Guinness PartnershipReview body LondonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

4 commercial parties on the notice

PRP ARCHITECTURE LLPAwarded supplierOC431021 Ferry Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, London, KT7 0QJ
PRP Architects LLPAwarded supplierOC361169 Ferry Works, Summer Road, Thames Ditton, Surrey, London, KT7 0QJ
Stanmore Contractors LimitedAwarded supplier02754550 Stanmore House, Gyproc Business Park, Church Manorway, Erith, London, DA8 1DE
Stanmore Contractors Ltd.Awarded supplier02754550 Stanmore House, Gyproc Business Park, Church Manorway, Erith, Kent, London, DA8 1DE

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.