Hard Landscape Products · UK public procurement notice

CPV: Construction materials and associated items · Stone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate

Procedure method

Negotiated without publication of a contract notice

Legal basis

CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)

Procurement category

Goods

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

19 Dec 2022, 16:17 GMT

Last source update

19 Dec 2022, 16:17 GMT

Authority reference

DN646153

FTS notice number

2022/S 000-035896

Classification (CPV)

Construction materials and associated itemsStone for construction, limestone, gypsum and slate

Delivery area

South West (UKK42)

Official registry OCID

ocds-h6vhtk-03928c Find a Tender

Why no open competition

No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons

Published justification

Following two unsuccessful procurement processes for the appointment of a contractor to deliver the Torquay Harbour and Strand Public Realm project, TDA, acting on behalf of Torbay Council, have made the decision to directly purchase the hard landscaping materials required in order to reduce contractor risk and to improve the market readiness of any further tender exercise to appoint a contractor.

Due to the current volatility of the market, the lead time and the price for the specified materials has risen significantly. Following a value engineering exercise in October 2022, the original granite paving was removed from the scheme as the price was no longer affordable. The best match to replace the original granite specified has been identified as Kellen paving slabs, which can only by supplied directly by one supplier.

A call-off has been run under the Cirrus Consortium Materials Framework in accordance with regulation 33 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and a response was received from a nationwide builders merchant but this compliant route to market resulted in a quote that was in excess of the available budget and approximately 16% more expensive than purchasing the materials directly from Hardscape Ltd. The option to purchase the required materials compliantly via this route has hence been explored and subsequently disregarded due to it not being financially in the best interests of Torbay Council.

This proposed strategy is advantageous to the Council for the following reasons:

The material cost is a large part of the overall budget and procuring the materials directly reduces inflation risk to the budget; and

The scheme programme will be reduced if the materials are ordered early January 2023 with an expected delivery date to coincide with main contract on-site start date. If materials are included within the main contractor appointment, the order would not be placed until March 2023, which would lead to a delay in the start of the scheme on site and a potential increase in the cost of the materials.

• Hardscape Products LimitedAwarded supplier Ashworth House, 14 Deakins Business Park Blackburn Road, Egerton, Bolton, North West, BL7 9RPContact emailShow contact details

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