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Published 4 Jun 2024, 09:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

New Building for Northern Regional College — Coleraine Campus

Official notice

Authority: Northern Regional College (Central government)

WorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£23,839,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 16 Nov 2020no call for competition
Awarded to Heron Bros. Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine. The project will include the following works:

— site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage;

— existing drainage and services diversions;

— earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; — construction of new fully serviced campus building;

— site works and associated landscaping.

The form of contract for pre-construction will be NEC4 Option A and for construction will be NEC4 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information. The contract will be awarded to the economic operator which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Refer to PQQ package for a complete description of this procurement.

CPV: Building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1(nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and…

(nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements)

The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine. The project will include the following works:

— site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage;

— existing drainage and services diversions;

— earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; — construction of new fully serviced campus building;

— site works and associated landscaping.

The form of contract for pre-construction will be NEC4 Option A and for construction will be NEC4 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information. The contract will be awarded to the economic operator which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Refer to PQQ package for a complete description of this procurement. Additional information: An extension to the value of the contract which does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. This publication is to increase the value of the contract.

Delivery: Northern Ireland · Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
4 Jun 2024, 09:50 BST
Last source update
4 Jun 2024, 09:50 BST
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-017228
Classification (CPV)
Building construction work
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d2b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Due to circumstances which could not have been foreseen at the time of publication of the Contract Award Notice, Northern Regional College are now required to further increase the value of this contract. This is required as additional expenditure has been incurred due to the continued effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inflationary pressures which were not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Award Notice. These factors have precipitated a more rapid consumption of the value of the contract and reflect the application of the Procurement Guidance Notes PGN 01/20, PGN 02/20 and the Procurement Advisory Note (PAN 01/21). The uplift to the contract value also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure the completion of the new campus at Coleraine by the specified completion date.

Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and Modification value is an additional circa 31% and a reduction through value engineering of circa 1.5% neither of which in combination exceed 50 % of the original contract value.

Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as a change of provider:

(i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement; and

(ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court.. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so)..

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £23,839,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Nov 2020
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Heron Bros. Ltd.£23,839,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • New Building for Northern Regional College — Coleraine Campus · Heron Bros. Ltd.

    Signed
    16 Nov 2020
    Value
    £23,839,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Regional College

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Coleraine Campus Union Street, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, BT52 1HJContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations BranchReview body BelfastContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Heron Bros LimitedAwarded supplierNI016051 2 St. Patricks Street, Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, BT45 7ALContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.