Official UK procurement notice
Lake Lothing Third Crossing Build Contract
Authority: Suffolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSuffolk County Council wish to award a contract for the build of the Lake Lothing Third Crossing in Lowestoft, Suffolk under the NEC4 ECC Option A form of contract with bespoke Z clauses. The new crossing will be a multi-span bridge which includes a rolling bascule opening section, a section which will span the existing East Suffolk Line on the North side of the lake. The new bridge will have a 12 metre air draft height which will enable smaller vessels to pass underneath without an opening. The new crossing of Lake Lothing will include footway/cycleways on both sides and a control tower inclusive of plant room. The Council will have completed the detailed design for the majority of the crossing with the exception being the MIECA. The mechanical design element will be completed to detailed design but the electrical and hydraulics for the bascule will be completed to scheme design. The successful contractor will be responsible for completing the detailed design of these elements.
CPV: Construction work for bridges
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Suffolk County Council undertook the procurement in accordance with the Public…Awarded
Suffolk County Council undertook the procurement in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 restricted procedure.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 40
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- 29 Jan 2021, 13:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 Jan 2021, 13:55 GMT
- Authority reference
CD1160-2- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-001846- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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Publisher note: Suffolk County Council reserves the right to procure repeat requirements of a similar nature without a further call for competition pursuant to Regulation 32 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrans Construction a trading division of Northstone (NI) LtdSubcontracting: There will be significant sub-contracting due to the nature of the contract this will include the supply of materials, construction and installation of works | £74,850,556 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Lake Lothing Third Crossing Build Contract · Farrans Construction a trading division of Northstone (NI) Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2021
- Value
- £74,850,556
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Farrans Construction a trading division of Northstone (NI) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.