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Published 6 Jul 2022, 10:18 BST

Official UK procurement notice

WHC – Barnfield Campus Phase 2 and 3 works

Official notice

Authority: West Herts College (Education)

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£28,000,000exc. VAT5.5% below published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Aug 2022awarded 14 Aug 2023
Awarded to Gilbert-Ash

What is being bought

Published requirement description

West Herts College are in the process of redeveloping the existing Barnfield College located in Luton, LU2 7BF where Phase 1 is being completed. Phase 2 and Phase 3 will allow the college to demolish their remaining teaching provision to make way for Phase 2 and 3. Phase 2 will deliver new construction teaching provision including colonnade. Phase 3 will deliver a new 6 court sports hall, changing facilities, social and gym spaces and colonnade.

Enabling works (demolition of existing buildings) – To be undertaken prior to the main contract taking place (by others)

Phase 2 – The proposal is for a four-storey concrete frame teaching block, including construction areas, staff spaces, breakout and teaching spaces including external works. The approximate schedule of accommodation area is 6,460m².

Phase 3 – The proposal is for a two-storey steel frame/ CLT ribbed deck with Glulam beams. The facility will deliver a six-court sports hall with a viewing area and gym on the first floor overloo

CPV: Construction work for buildings of further education · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for college buildings · Sports hall construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Full details within tender documentsAwardedPublished value£28,000,000

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60.00%
  • Cost: 40.00%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

  • Economic & financial standing

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Minimum Turnover: 70 million GBP Minimum Insurance Levels: Employer’s (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 (for each and every claim) Public Liability Insurance = £10,000,000 (for each and every claim) Professional Indemnity Insurance = £10,000,000 (for each and ever…
  • Technical & professional ability

    In the first instance, candidates should register with multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract. Contract details can be found under the 'Opportunities’ section of the multiquote.com homepage. A Selection Questionnaire (SQ)must be completed and returned (via multiquote.com) as part of the request to participate process. Candidates will need to provide as part of the request to participate process evidence of business quality standards, accreditations, and relevant experience. Any candidate found to be guilty of serious misrepresentation in proving false or inaccurate information may be declared ineligible and not selected to continue with the process.

    Minimum: Full details within procurement documents.
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
6 Jul 2022, 10:18 BST
Last source update
14 Aug 2023, 13:03 BST
Authority reference
CA10794 -
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-023705
Classification (CPV)
Construction work for buildings of further educationConstruction work for buildings relating to education and researchConstruction work for college buildingsSports hall construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034eb3 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).

Publisher note: Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions. Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate. In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available. The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers. The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

5 Aug 2022 → 14 Aug 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    5 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    14 Aug 2023, 13:03 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Aug 2023, 13:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £26,447,9861 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Aug 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Gilbert-Ash£26,447,986 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • WHC – Barnfield Campus Phase 2 and 3 works · Gilbert-Ash

    Signed
    14 Aug 2023
    Value
    £26,447,986
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Herts College

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Hempstead Road, Watford, East of England, WD1 3EZContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Gilbert-AshAwarded supplier BELFAST, UK, BT12 6HTContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.