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Published 16 Sept 2022, 09:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

GBC - Construction of Ash Road Bridge

Official notice

Authority: Guildford Borough Council (Local council)

WorksCompetitive procedure with negotiation
Published estimate£26,000,000exc. VAT27.2% below published estimate
Submissions closed 17 Oct 2022awarded 7 Jul 2023
Awarded to Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Ash Road Bridge (‘ARB’) Scheme comprises a long-term infrastructure solution to the current and future issues posed by the Ash level crossing, housing growth and enhanced rail use of the North Downs Line.The ARB Scheme forms Requirement 9 of Policy A31 of the ‘Guildford Borough Local Plan: strategy and sites 2015-2034’, adopted in April 2019 ('GBLP'). Policy A31 allocates land within Ash and Tongham, including land for the ARB Scheme, for approximately 1750 homes. Requirement 9 of Policy A31 is as follows: Land and provision of a new road bridge which will form part of the A323 Guildford Road, with an associated footbridge, to enable the closure of the level crossing on the A323 Guildford Road, adjacent to Ash railway station.Guilford Borough Council wish to appoint a single supplier on a design and build basis for Ash Road Bridge project. The high-level scope is:

  • Complete the design for Ash Road Bridge;
  • Construct the bridge
  • Undertake maintenance of the bridge

CPV: Bridge construction work · Construction work for bridges · Construction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Competitive Process with NegotiationAwarded

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
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the SQ documentation.

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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
16 Sept 2022, 09:50 BST
Last source update
25 Jul 2023, 14:39 BST
Authority reference
GBC - 035053
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-021494
Classification (CPV)
Bridge construction workConstruction work for bridgesConstruction work for bridges and tunnels, shafts and subways
Delivery area
South East (UKJ25)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0368f3 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Contracts must hold and maintain a Network Rail Principal Contractor Licence in accordance with Standard NR/L2/INI/CP0070 v5

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Public Procurement Review ServiceLondon

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

17 Oct 2022 → 25 Jul 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    1 Nov 2022
  3. Notice published
    25 Jul 2023, 14:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jul 2023, 14:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £18,923,9921 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jul 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd£18,923,992 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Guildford Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Millmead House, Millmead, Guildford GU2 4BB, Guildford, South East, GU2 4BBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High CourtReview 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