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Published 1 Aug 2023, 16:36 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Kinmel Bay Coastal Defence Improvements

Official notice

Authority: Conwy County Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£9,000,000exc. VAT44.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 16 Nov 2023awarded 15 Feb 2024
Awarded to Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC) has appointed a contractor to carry out works to protect Kinmel Bay against rising sea levels. The works includes public realm and environmental improvements. Funding for the scheme is 85% from Welsh Government and 15% from CCBC. The improvements include:

Coastal Defence

-Raising and widening rock armour defences approx. 80k tonne of rock armour

-Raising approx. 2km of sea wall by 500-750mm

-Replacing two floodgates.

Public realm

-Improving and providing new access points between the coastal path and the beach

-Providing new parklets and street furniture.

-Improvements to the beach car park in St Asaph Avenue (LL18 5NL).

Ecology

-Reinstated sand dunes, and scrub, habitat and vegetation management

-Coastal wildflowers and improved grassland

-Rain gardens, lawn and tree planting.

CPV: Construction work · Sea defences construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The scheme includes several proposals to protect against rising sea levels at Kinmel…AwardedPublished value£9,000,000

The scheme includes several proposals to protect against rising sea levels at Kinmel Bay and also includes public realm and environmental improvements. Funding for the scheme is 85% from Welsh Government and 15% from Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC). The improvements include:

Coastal Defence

-Raising and widening rock armour defences approx. 100k tonne of rock armour

-Raising approx. 2km of sea wall by 500-750mm

-Replacing two floodgates.

Public realm

-Improving and providing new access points between the coastal path and the beach

-Providing new parklets and street furniture.

-Improvements to the beach car park in St Asaph Avenue (LL18 5NL).

Ecology

-Reinstated sand dunes, and scrub, habitat and vegetation management

-Coastal wildflowers and improved grassland

-Rain gardens, lawn and tree planting

Delivery: Wales · The scheme runs from Hortons Nose (by the mouth of the River Clwyd) to the eastern end of the Towyn Revetment along the sea front and beach at Kinmel Bay in the county of Conwy North Wales LL18 5EZ
Variant bids: not allowed

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: 100Price: 60
Published sub-criteria (10)
  • programme: 10
  • Methodology: 15
  • Risk register: 5
  • Communication: 5
  • Resources: 15
  • Previous experience: 15
  • minimising disruption: 15
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Sourcing of Rock: 15
  • price: 60
Published award criteria (10)
  • programme: 10
  • Methodology: 15
  • Risk register: 5
  • Communication: 5
  • Resources: 15
  • Previous experience: 15
  • minimising disruption: 15
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Sourcing of Rock: 15
  • Price: 60
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Open 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
1 Aug 2023, 16:36 BST
Last source update
25 Apr 2024, 12:49 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
RP16 06
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013430
Classification (CPV)
Construction workSea defences construction work
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ec2b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed
Performance terms

As stated in the invitation to tender

Publisher note: Please see tender pack for full details (WA Ref:140954)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Sell2Wales · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN, CY
Access & registration note: Free Wales registration; eTenderWales runs on Jaggaer
Submission deadline
16 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en, cy
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Nov 2023, 09:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Sept 2023 → 25 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    5 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Nov 2023, 09:30 GMT
  3. Submission deadline
    16 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
  4. Notice published
    25 Apr 2024, 12:49 BST

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Sept 2023
  1. Status changed to active
    27 Sept 2023, 15:45 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    27 Sept 2023, 15:45 BST
  3. Deadline published: 9 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
    27 Sept 2023, 15:45 BST
  4. Buyer details updated
    27 Sept 2023, 15:45 BST
  5. Deadline moved to 16 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
    11 Oct 2023, 16:46 BST
    +7 days · was 9 Nov 2023, 16:00 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    25 Apr 2024, 12:49 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.29 Nov 202316 Nov 2023+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.710 Nov 202316 Nov 2023+6 d

Request from tenderer

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2023-08: 1 release · 1 Aug 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £12,983,1411 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 4
Contracts signed 1latest 15 Feb 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Jones Bros Ruthin (Civil Engineering) Co LtdSMESubcontracting: Contractor Design, Raising the Sea Wall, Coffer Dam installation, Insitu Concrete£12,983,141 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Conwy County Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bodlondeb, Bangor Road, Conwy, Wales, LL32 8DUContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria