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Published 11 May 2021, 12:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PRF 688: Construction of a new school building for the Heltwate School Expansion

Official notice

Authority: Peterborough City Council (Local council)

WorksOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£4,936,882published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 May 2021awarded 20 Aug 2021
Awarded to R.G. Carter Cambridge Limited
Contract term 1 yr 5 moends 12 Feb 2023 · starts 1 Sept 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Construction of a new school building to accommodate the expansion of Heltwate Special Educational Needs School in Peterborough.

CPV: Construction work for school buildings · Special school construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Construction of a new school building to accommodate the expansion of Heltwate Special…Awarded 1 yr 5 mo

Construction of a new school building to accommodate the expansion of Heltwate Special Educational Needs School in Peterborough, UK.

Heltwate School is a co-educational special school for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years with moderate to severe learning difficulties, Autistic Spectrum Condition and additional medical needs. The school is located in Heltwate, Bretton and also operates from the St George’s site on Lawn Avenue, the existing school site at Heltwate currently accommodating 202 children.

The construction procurement encompasses:

  • A substantial new building, which includes the provision of five class spaces, hall, sensory rooms, therapy rooms, hygiene rooms, storage, reception and office area, staff room, outdoor covered play area, outdoor hard and soft play areas.
  • Improvements to car parking, pupil drop-off and access.
  • The removal of temporary accommodation (mobiles).
  • Demolition of the existing Silver Jubilee building to enable construction of new school accommodation.
  • Taking some public open space into the school site and upgrading and relocating an existing hard games court area used by the local community.
Contract period: 1 Sept 2021 – 12 Feb 2023 (1 yr 5 mo)
Delivery: East of England
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: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Management team and delivery: 10%
  • Experience: 10%
  • Risk management and mitigation: 10%
  • Cost management: 10%
  • price: 60%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Management team and delivery: 10
  • Experience: 10
  • Cost management: 10
  • Risk management and mitigation: 10
  • Price: 60%
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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
11 May 2021, 12:27 BST
Last source update
1 Sept 2021, 15:10 BST
Award evaluation window
10 Jun 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN539772
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-021645
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for school buildingsSpecial school construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02af82 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
28 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
10 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

28 May 2021 → 1 Sept 2021 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    28 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    10 Jun 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2021, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    1 Sept 2021, 15:10 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Sept 2021, 15:10 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £4,936,8821 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Aug 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
R.G. Carter Cambridge LimitedConstruction of a new school building to accommodate the Heltwate School Expansion£4,936,882 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Construction of a new school building to accommodate the Heltwate School Expansion · R.G. Carter Cambridge Limited

    Signed
    20 Aug 2021
    Value
    £4,936,882
    Period
    … – 12 Feb 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
6bids · 6 electronic3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Peterborough City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sand Martin House, Bittern Way, Peterborough, East of England, PE2 8TYContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.