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Official procurement procedure
Giles Lane Student Accommodation Project
Construction work
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: The University Of Kent: "Giles Lane Student Accommodation Project". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | The University Of Kent | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: The University Of Kent
Market Analytics
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Published history for The University Of Kent. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
1Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate availablePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 9 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityThe University Of Kent | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Aug 2024, 16:58 BST | Last source update2 Aug 2024, 16:58 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationConstruction work | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04876c | ||
What is being bought
Intention to award a Public Works contract under Regulation 32(2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 for the development of student accommodation at Giles Lane, Canterbury, Kent. The Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication is being followed and is justified under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii).
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to complete
2 Aug 2024, 16:58 BST - Official notice release published
2 Aug 2024, 16:58 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Aug 2024, 16:58 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedStatus not publishedPublished valueNot publishedThis Notice sets out the contracting authority's intention to award a works contract using the negotiated procedure without prior publication, in accordance with Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The University of Kent (the "University") intends to enter into a transaction to secure new student accommodation ("the Transaction"). The University will enter into an Agreement for Lease ("AFL") with Deutsche Bank (the "Fund") and Giles Lane Investments Limited (the "Developer") for the construction of 845 new student rooms (the "Development") on a property which contains three separate parcels of land currently under different ownership. Attached at Annex 1 is a plan with coloured shading which indicates the ownership of the parcels of land. The University are the freehold proprietors of the land shaded blue ("University Land"), Citi Nests Canterbury Limited ("Citi Nest") are the freehold proprietors of the land shaded green ("Citi Nest's Land") and St Edmunds School are the freehold proprietors of the land shaded yellow on the Plan (the "School's Land"). Attached at Annex 2 is the redline plan for the demise, which encompasses the University Land, Citi Nest's Land, and part of the School's Land. The Developer has the exclusive option to purchase the University Land and Citi Nest's Land (the "Options"). The Developer will purchase Citi Nest's Land and transfer the freehold to the University. The Developer is finalising an agreement with the School for the transfer of this land to the University. The Developer has obtained planning permission for the Development. The AFL will contain obligations on the Developer to procure the construction of the Development and obligations on the Fund to grant an occupational lease to the University ("the Underlease") on practical completion of the Development. The Underlease will be a full repairing and insuring, financing lease, with limited rights of alienation by the University, containing an indexing rent with cap and collar. On expiry of the Underlease, subject to payment of all rents and interest to the Fund, the University will have the option to purchase the Headlease from the Fund for one pound (£1) (the Fund will also have the option to require the University to purchase the Headlease for one pound (£1)). The Transaction comprises a number of other arrangements, including: • a building contract between the Developer and a building contractor, and the appointments of a professional team by the Developer, with warranties in favour of the University; • arrangements in respect of the construction and maintenance of the squash court, which is described in section IV.1.1; • [licence arrangements to enable the Developer to locate contractor welfare facilities and store other materials on the University's campus;] • the Developer is already progressing the development of phase one on other land known as Landon. This was intended to comprise one large development of student accommodation together with this Development. However, it was progressed independently; • the University will receive a payment on completion of the Transaction. The works can only be provided by the Developer for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32 (2) (b) (iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
2 Aug 2024, 16:58 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 2 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · £418,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards Giles Lane Investments Limited Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts Contract £418,000,000 · signed 2 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
The University Of Kent
Contracting authority GB-COH-RC000656Documents (0)
Official links; attachments are not copied
No linked documents are published
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleThe University in good faith considers that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice is permitted by Part 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended).
The University's justification for this view is that, in good faith, it considers that the works to be delivered under the contract can only be provided by a particular economic operator (i.e. the Developer) for the following reason: protection of exclusive rights under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
The University considers that:
• the University and the Developer are progressing the development of the Landon site to acquire urgently needed new student accommodation;
• the University still requires new student accommodation to meet its growing student demand and the Development is capable of being delivered in time for the academic year 2026/27 intake of students;
• the University's students demand "on campus" accommodation and the Development is ideally located on a site which adjoins, and can be incorporated into, the University's campus;
• the Developer holds exclusive rights to acquire part of the land intended for Development under the Options[ and will be holding the exclusive rights to acquire the remaining land before this Transaction is entered into];
• the Developer's exclusive rights include;
o the Developer's rights in respect of Citi Nest's Land (shaded green on the Plan), pursuant to the Options;
o the fact that Citi Nest's Land adjoins the University's Canterbury campus;
o [the future Developer's rights in respect of the School's Land, pursuant to a future option;]
o [the fact that the School's Land adjoins the University's Canterbury Campus;]
o the Developer has secured planning permission for the Development;
o the Developer owns the intellectual property in the design for which planning permission has been obtained;
o [the Developer has negotiated terms with a third party, to deliver the squash courts, which is required to satisfy a condition in the relevant planning permission;]
o the Developer has negotiated terms with a funder and contractor, such that the Developer will commit (in the AFL) to delivering the Development in time for the academic year 2026/27;
• this opportunity for the Development and the Transaction exists solely as a result of those rights;
• the absence of competition is not a result of artificial narrowing down of the parameters of the procurement by the University;
• no reasonable alternative or substitute exists for the delivery of so many rooms "on campus"; and
• [there is no reasonable alternative route to acquire Citi Nest land for development without it being a condition under the Transaction for the Developer to be the supplier appointed to undertake any development works.] |