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Published 7 Apr 2022, 09:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

York Central Development · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksCompetitive dialogueSME suitable
Published estimate£1,170,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Aug 2022awarded 28 Mar 2024
Awarded to McLaren (York Central) Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Award notification for York Central Development. This was awarded by Homes England and Network Rail (the relevant landowning Network Rail entity being Network Rail Infrastructure Limited) (the Landowners).

This development will deliver a transformational new vibrant mixed-use quarter of York City Centre, incorporating high quality public realm.

The total value of the procurement at II.1.7 and V.2.4 is the envisaged Gross Development Value (GDV) of the proposed development and not the land receipt.

Details provided at V.2.2 are in relation to the initial submission of Selection Questionnaire responses. Number of bids received at draft outline solutions stage was three. Two bids were received at the final stage.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Building rental or sale services · Construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants · Construction work for commercial buildings · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Demolition, site preparation and clearance work · Development services of real estate · Office block construction work · Railway bridge construction work · Railway tunnel construction work · Urban development construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Located directly behind York Railway Station, the York Central Site extends to 45…Awarded

Located directly behind York Railway Station, the York Central Site extends to 45 hectares (111 acres) and is majority owned by Network Rail and Homes England whilst also incorporating other land in third party ownership that falls within the boundary of the outline planning permission. The land potentially falling within the property to be made available for drawdown by the Development Partner (the Development Site) is primarily owned by the Landowners but also includes land owned by third parties.

An outline planning permission for the mixed-use development was granted in 2019 and subsequently a reserved matters application was approved in 2020 for a significant first phase of infrastructure being delivered by the Landowners.

The Landowners have the following objectives:

  • Secure a long-term Development Partner (singular or consortium) with knowledge, expertise and track record to deliver and improve upon the illustrative masterplan envisaged within the overarching vision.
  • Consider the potential for delivery of the Project through different structures, such as contractual/corporate joint ventures, in dialogue with developers and wider government.
  • Procure a Development Partner that can demonstrate and evidence a credible funding plan.
  • Secure pre-lets & occupiers for the Development Site and deliver the scheme within the required timescales.
  • Create a new vibrant mixed-use quarter of the City Centre for the benefit of all, incorporating the high-quality public realm.
  • Provide a mixed-use development which responds to the existing outline planning permission.
  • Secure a development proposal that achieves high quality of the design envisaged by the approved Design Code and is compliant with the Building for Healthy Life criteria.
  • Secure a Development Partner which looks to deliver high quality public realm early in the development process and ensures long term stewardship in perpetuity.
  • Deliver Western Station Entrance early on in the development to provide a high-quality gateway to the development.
  • Deliver a low carbon sustainable development which increases social value by improving equality and wellbeing.
  • Work in collaboration with stakeholders to achieve comprehensive timely delivery.

The Development Partner will undertake a wide range of activities to meet the Landowner’s objectives, including but not limited to, creating Development Site proposals, undertaking design, securing consents including reserved matters planning consents, funding and/or raising of development finance, procuring third-party contractors, managing the supply chain, delivering the development, marketing and attracting occupiers/residents.

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: 70%Price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 70
  • Price: 30
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    In the procurement documents

Successive reduction
Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
Competitive dialogue
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
7 Apr 2022, 09:20 BST
Last source update
26 Apr 2024, 08:50 BST
Authority reference
DN560917
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-013526
Classification (CPV)
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesBuilding rental or sale servicesConstruction workConstruction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurantsConstruction work for commercial buildingsConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesDemolition, site preparation and clearance workDevelopment services of real estateOffice block construction workRailway bridge construction work
+2 moreRailway tunnel construction workUrban development construction work
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032b0b Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

In the procurement documents

Publisher note: Additional conditions regarding this Notice: 1) The value at II.1.5. Estimated value, is the envisaged gross development value (GDV) of the planned development 2) The information contained in this notice may be subject to change due to the impact of governance, assurance and regulatory changes. Insofar as permitted by law, Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Homes England shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on the information contained/linked herein. The Landowners may cancel or abandon this procurement at any time and may not award any contract and accepts no liability to bidders for their participation in this procurement; 3) Network Rail Infrastructure Limited and Homes England reserve the right to include this requirement within alternative procurements; 4) The dates stated in this notice are indicative and subject to change; 5) Section I.1 is listed as Network Rail. Homes England is the joint contracting authority; 6) I.5 is listed as Railway Services as this is the main activity for Network Rail. Homes England's main activity is Housing; 7) Within section I.1: Contracting Authority both the website addresses of Network Rail and Homes England are included. 8) The additional CPV codes are not an exhaustive list. The opportunity can be accessed via Home England’s e-Tendering system. Tenderers wishing to be considered for this contract must register their expression of interest and submit a tender through our e-Tendering system. If not already registered, candidates should register at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login All discussions, meetings, and communications will be conducted in English. The contract will be subject to English law. Tenders and all supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in GBP.

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
25 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

16 May 2022 → 26 Apr 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    16 May 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    26 Apr 2024, 08:50 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Jul 2022
  1. Published value published: £1,170,000,000
    7 Jul 2022, 14:35 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    7 Jul 2022, 14:35 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    7 Jul 2022, 14:35 BST
  4. Deadline published: 25 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
    7 Jul 2022, 14:35 BST
  5. Status changed to complete
    26 Apr 2024, 08:50 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value Not summedvery large published value (£1bn+), not counted until verified; check the notice
Bids received 112 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McLaren (York Central) Ltd£1,100,000,000 †very large published value · not counted until verified, check the notice—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
11bids · 11 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Network Rail Infrastructure Limited (Working in Collaboration with Homes England)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawRailway Services 1 Eversholt Street, London, London, NW1 2DNContact email Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria