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Published 12 Mar 2021, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Main Contractor Dundonald International Ice Bowl

Official notice

Authority: Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council (Local council)

WorksRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£35,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 23 Apr 2021awarded 28 Mar 2024
Awarded to Heron Bros. Ltd., Felix O'Hare Co Ltd2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The scheme proposes to redevelop the Dundonald International Ice Bowl by demolishing the existing building (in phases) and delivering a new state-of-the-art facility which will promote excellence in leisure, health and well-being, tourism and sustainable development. In addition to the new building, the proposal will provide parking and outside amenities in a new parkland setting. In summary, the proposed scheme will incorporate a range of facilities including a new Olympic-sized ice rink with spectator seating, ten pin bowling facility, children’s soft play area, adventure play area and indoor climbing facility, party rooms, gymnasium, café and coffee shops, community/multi-use community rooms, offices and general support accommodation, healthcare centre including a pharmacy, parkland setting, approximately 380 car parking spaces and additional cycle, coach and motor cycle spaces.

CPV: Construction work for sports facilities · Construction work of leisure facilities · Entertainment building construction work · Entertainment centre construction work · Ice rink construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

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: 30%Price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Mar 2021, 13:16 GMT
Last source update
10 Apr 2024, 11:57 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011606
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for sports facilitiesConstruction work of leisure facilitiesEntertainment building construction workEntertainment centre construction workIce rink construction work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN0E)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029b34 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

The purpose of this VEAT is to inform the market of changes that have been made to the programme and works information for the Main Contractor element of the refurbishment of Dundonald International Ice Bowl since the contract notice was initially published in March 2021.

Letters of Intent have been sent to all tenderers and it is the council's intention to award this contract on 1st November 2023.

All values within this notice have been given a nominal amount of 1p and information on the final contract value will be provided in the contract award notice.

Publisher note: Following initial award Felix O'Hare withdrew from the competition and award was then offered to and accepted by second place Heron Bros. This contract has been awarded on the understanding that with the conclusion of a further clarification exercise there will be a consequential contractual amendment, with Heron Bros Ltd, to make the project economically viable for the Council.. The contract was awarded based on previously tendered prices from 2 key sub-contractors for the Ice and Bowling elements - the novation of these sub-contractors are still be completed and their final prices are to be agreed in relation to their tender and inflation uplift.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Apr 2021 → 10 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids must remain valid until
    21 Aug 2021, 23:59 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Apr 2024, 11:57 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2023
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Oct 2023, 12:07 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    2 Oct 2023, 12:07 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    10 Apr 2024, 11:57 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £55,039,6662 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 81 from SMEs
Contracts signed 2latest 28 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heron Bros. Ltd.Contract£55,039,666 †—Awarded
Felix O'Hare Co Ltd£0 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Island Civic Centre Lagan Valley Island The Island, Lisburn, UK, BT27 4RLContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Lisburn Castlereagh CouncilReview body Lisburn

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice
  • Felix O'Hare Co LtdAwarded supplier Lisburn, Northern IrelandContact email
  • HERON BROS LTDAwarded supplier 2-8 St. Patricks Street, MAGHERAFELT, UK, BT45 7ALContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.