New Buildings for Northern Regional College, Ballymena Campus

Official notice

Authority: Northern Regional College (Central government)

WorksAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£31,642,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 28 Oct 2019no call for competition

Awarded to Heron Bros. Ltd.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The project is the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge. The project will include the following works: site clearance including phased removal of existing college buildings and associated services and drainage; existing drainage and services diversions; earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; phased construction of new fully serviced campus building; site works and associated landscaping. The form of contract for pre-construction period will be NEC4 Option A and for the construction period will be NEC4 Option C. The project will be delivered to BIM Level 2. The project will consist of a phased approach of demolition and construction in order to deliver the new campus. The project will be delivered within a live fully operational environment. Refer to the procurement documents for further information

CPV: Building construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Delivery: UK · Existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge BT43 7DF

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: 30 May 2024, 11:00 BST
Last source update: 30 May 2024, 11:00 BST
Authority reference: DOE-2530213
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-016855
Classification (CPV): Building construction work
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046c52 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 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 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 Ballymena by the specified completion date.
A comprehensive value engineering exercise was carried out during and in an effort to mitigate against these unforeseen expenditures and inflation effects. As a result, there has been a reduction in the total building area by 800m2 with a material decrease in build cost, however, the facilities originally within the reduced building area have been reallocated elsewhere within the premises and the overall reduction in size constitutes less than 5% of the total building area. This reallocation ensures that no specialist part of the project has been omitted. Additionally, there have been changes to the specification of finishes throughout the building, including the floor finishes, and a change in the specification of the facing brick to adapt to these new circumstances accordingly.
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 9% and a reduction through value engineering of circa 6.5% neither of which in combination exceed 14.99% of the original contract value.
Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as it would be economically and contractually unfeasible to switch contractor without causing significant delay and duplication of build costs. 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 £31,642,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 28 Oct 2019

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Heron Bros. Ltd.	£31,642,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

New Buildings for Northern Regional College, Ballymena Campus · Heron Bros. Ltd.
Signed
28 Oct 2019
Value
£31,642,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Regional College

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawEducation Ballymena, UK, BT43 7DFContact 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 LtdAwarded supplier 2 St Patricks Street, Magherafelt, UK, BT45 7ALContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.