Find a TenderCancelled
Published 1 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

PL0020 Purford Green Construction Contractor

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£8,200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jan 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Essex County Council is procuring on behalf of Essex Housing Development LLP (EHDLLP), with the resulting contract being between EHDLLP and the successful supplier.

Essex County Council is seeking to optimise its functions in order to deliver new housing and economic growth for the benefit of the area or persons resident or present in its area and has created a housing company, Essex Housing Development LLP (EHDLLP).

Essex County Council on behalf of EHDLLP is seeking expressions of interest to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced main contractor for the site clearance and the design and construction of 35 Nr. dwellings, at the former Purford Green Junior School, Harlow, Essex together with associated external works (including public open space, planting, landscaping and fencing) services, drainage, private roads, electrical substation and adoptable roads and sewers.

CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for houses · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses · Flats construction work · Houses construction work · Landscaping work · Multi-dwelling buildings construction work · Urban development construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Essex County Council is seeking to optimise its functions in order to deliver new…CancelledPublished value£8,200,000

Essex County Council is seeking to optimise its functions in order to deliver new housing and economic growth for the benefit of the area or persons resident or present in its area and has created a housing company, Essex Housing Development LLP (EHDLLP) to carry out these functions on its behalf.

Essex County Council on behalf of EHDLLP is seeking a contractor to deliver the following works:

The Works consist of the site clearance and the design and construction of 35 Nr. dwellings, at the former Purford Green Junior School, Harlow, Essex together with associated external works (including public open space, planting, landscaping and fencing) services, drainage, private roads, electrical substation and adoptable roads and sewers.

Dwellings will include:

Affordable Dwellings for Rent:

1Nr. 2B4P Houses @ 95m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 2 Standards)

2Nr. 3B5P Houses @ 114m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 3 Standards)

Dwellings for Shared Ownership:

3Nr. 2B4P Houses @ 95m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 2 Standards)

Dwellings for Sale:

11Nr. 2B4P Houses @ 78m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 2 Standards)

1Nr. 2B4P Houses @ 99m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 3 Standards)

12Nr. 3B5P Houses @ 101m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 2 Standards)

1Nr. 3B5P Houses @ 104m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 2 Standards)

1Nr. 3B5P Houses @ 114m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 3 Standards)

1Nr. 3B5P Houses @ 121m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 3 Standards)

2Nr. 4B7P Houses @ 144m2 GIFA (to Building Regs. Part M Cat. 2 Standards)

Suppliers are advised that Essex County Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a supplier considers that any of this information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must, when providing this information, identify clearly the specific information it does not wish to be disclosed and specify clearly the reasons for its sensitivity. Essex County Council shall take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to FOIA and EIR which relates to the information provided by a supplier. However, if the information is requested, Essex County Council may be obliged under FOIA and/or EIR to disclose such information, irrespective of the suppliers wishes. Please note that it is not sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information provided in the response.

Delivery: East of England
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
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Cancelled
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
1 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT
Last source update
2 Aug 2022, 19:06 BST
Authority reference
DN575931
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021185
Classification (CPV)
Building construction workConstruction work for housesConstruction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual housesFlats construction workHouses construction workLandscaping workMulti-dwelling buildings construction workUrban development construction work
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02fbeb Find a Tender

Publisher note: For this tender Essex County Council on behalf of EHDLLP will be using the ProContract eSourcing portal https://procontract.due-north.com/Login throughout the procurement process, and all communications with Essex County Council relating to this procurement exercise must be via the portal message system. To access and respond to this opportunity, please go to https://procontract.due-north.com/Login. Please note that potential bidders will need to register on the ProContract eSourcing system to view the procurement documentation for this tender, registration is free of charge. The tender documents are available on: a) the eSourcing Portal ‘ProContract, via the links detailed above, b) the Government Contracts Finder website: https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder c) ECC's opportunities listing: http://www.essex.gov.uk/Business-Partners/Supplying-Council/Pages/default.aspx. It is recommended that any bidder not already registered on the ProContract eSourcing portal, register at the earliest opportunity. Essex County Council reserves the right to cancel the procurement exercise and/or not to award all or part of a contract. Essex County Council will not be responsible for any costs incurred by bidders in relation to this procurement exercise. The procurement is subject at all times to the terms and conditions set out in the procurement documents. Essex County Council will use Constructionline and the PAS91 Pre-Qualification Questionnaire to streamline the procurement and assessment of contractors applying for this opportunity: https://www.constructionline.co.uk. If you are already a Verified Gold level member of Constructionline you can provide us with your registration number and then skip the core questions C1, C2, C3, C4, O1, O2, O3 and O4 and go straight to the project-specific supplementary questions at the end. If you are a verified Silver Member of Constructionline you can provide us with your registration number and then skip the core questions C1, C2, C3, C4 only and ensure you complete O1, O2, O3 and our technical questions. Please ensure that you log-in to your Constructionline profile and confirm that the information held on your company is accurate and that you are registered for: Building (Design & Construct) - 45210000-2 or an equivalent work category Your organisation must hold a Minimum Notational Value of £8m for the work category above. Please ensure that your Constructionline registration details are correct before the closing date for the SSQ submission. Applications who are not Constructionline members are encouraged to do so as this will simplify the pre-qualification process. To apply to Constructionline in relation to this contract notice please contact Matt Burton on 07599 546 688 or by email on matt.burton@constructionline.co.uk Suppliers who are not Construction line Members will not be precluded from expressing an interest in this contract notice but will need to demonstrate that they meet the pre-qualification requirements, through the completion of a full questionnaire.

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
10 Jan 2022, 12:05 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

10 Jan 2022 → 2 Aug 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    10 Jan 2022, 12:05 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    15 Feb 2022
  3. Notice published
    2 Aug 2022, 19:06 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Jan 2022
  1. Buyer details updated
    5 Jan 2022, 16:26 GMT
  2. Status changed to cancelled
    2 Aug 2022, 19:06 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    2 Aug 2022, 19:06 BST
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DateIV.2.310 Jan 202212 Jan 2022+2 d
—DateIV.2.312 Jan 202214 Jan 2022+2 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2021-12: 1 release · 1 Dec 2021

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal Council County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body London

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