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Published 22 Jul 2022, 15:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Agora Redevelopment Scheme · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£33,000,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 22 Aug 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes Council and TOWN (the Employers) are seeking to appoint a competent Contractor to construct 115 new dwellings with associated external works, roads along with St Georges Way car park in accordance with the attached drawings and documentation. This project is for the redevelopment of the site of the Agora Centre, Wolverton and adjacent car park to provide 86 new homes in Blocks A, B, D, E and F as well as 29 homes and a Common House in Block C for a cohousing group, plus 9 ground floor commercial units and one community unit comprising approx. 1,000 m2. This includes reinstatement of Radcliffe Street between Church Street and Buckingham Street / The Square together with associated areas of hard and soft landscaping, car and cycle parking. In addition to the main development site, changes to car parking and landscape at St. George’s Way are to be delivered to support the town centre regeneration.

CPV: Building completion work · Building installation work · Construction work · Site preparation work · Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Milton Keynes Council and TOWN are seeking the appointment of a suitable experienced…

Milton Keynes Council and TOWN are seeking the appointment of a suitable experienced Contractor for the Agora Redevelopment Scheme, providing 115 dwellings over 6 blocks with a mix of houses, flats and retail units along with the St Georges Way Car park works in Wolverton, Church Street, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, MK12 5GL. This project is for the redevelopment of the site of the Agora Centre, Wolverton and adjacent car park to provide 86 new homes in Blocks A, B, D, E and F as well as 29 homes and a Common House in Block C for a cohousing group, plus 9 ground floor commercial units and one community unit comprising approx. 1,000 m2. This includes reinstatement of Radcliffe Street between Church Street and Buckingham Street / The Square together with associated areas of hard and soft landscaping, car and cycle parking. In addition to the main development site, changes to car parking and landscape at St. George’s Way are to be delivered to support the town centre regeneration. The Council is the Employer and funder for the overall site works (on the main site and St George’s Way) and for five of the six development blocks (A, B, D, E and F), which contain a mix of dwellings for market and affordable rent plus retail units. The exception is Block C. The Council is entering into a head lease to TOWN for the development of Block C, and TOWN is the Employer and funder for this block.

Delivery: South East
Second stage: up to 5 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50%
  • Price: 50%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in tender documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
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
22 Jul 2022, 15:20 BST
Last source update
22 Jul 2022, 15:20 BST
Authority reference
2021-073
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020034
Classification (CPV)
Building completion workBuilding installation workConstruction workSite preparation workWorks for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0354ea Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As stated in tender documents

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
22 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
60 days from the deadline

Timeline

22 Jul 2022 → 27 Sept 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    22 Jul 2022, 15:20 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    22 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    27 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Milton Keynes Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Office, 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • TOWNContracting authority London, LondonContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court Royal Court of JusticeReview body LondonContact email

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