Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2017-07-22
Buyer: Falmouth Exeter Plus
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45111240 | 45112700 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45213312 | 45214000: Construction work for education buildings
Estimated value: 4891560.48 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: ERDF

Technical requirements: Falmouth Exeter Plus (‘FXPlus’ or ‘Contracting Authority’) is the service delivery partner established by Falmouth University (Falmouth) and the University of Exeter (UoE) and manages the buildings and facilities on behalf of UoE and Falmouth at the Penryn Campus in Cornwall. The Penryn Campus is shared by UoE and Falmouth in an arrangement that is unique within the UK.
FXPlus is seeking, on behalf of Falmouth University (‘Falmouth’) to procure a contractor to design and build a research and development educational facility at the Penryn Campus at Falmouth.
The buildings do not currently exist but are an important strategic project to ensure Penryn Campus provision of sufficient space to meet Falmouth's planned growth.
Please refer to Sections 11.2.4 and V1.3 of this contract notice for further information regarding this procurement.
This procurement will be conducted using the open procedure pursuant to Regulation 27 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (‘PCR’).
This project is called the ‘Launchpad Project and Link Building’ (Project) and is an important strategic project to ensure Penryn Campus' provision of sufficient space to meet Falmouth's planned growth forecast.
This project is part financed by European funds. The Works comprise the design and construction of a research and development educational facility for Falmouth University. The development is comprised of two buildings; the Link and the Launchpad. The units are an extension of the existing AIR Building and the units are connected.
This Project is part financed by EU funding -the Launchpad is an European Regional Development Fund (‘ERDF’) funded building (under Project No: 05R16P00611) with a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) ‘Excellent’ requirement. BREEAM is the world's leading sustainability assessment method.
(1) In full compliance with PCR and the terms set out in the ITT, FXPlus reserves the right to change any part of the proposed contract and the procedure for awarding the proposed contract, to reject all or any tenders for the proposed contract and / or stop the process or cancel the procurement at any time. FXPlus also reserves the right not to award a contract at any time without any liability on its part.
(2) FXPlus reserves the right to restrict changes to a consortium membership and bidders proposed key subcontractor supply chain in accordance with requirements provided in the ITT.
(3) Nothing in this contract notice, ITT, contract documents, any other written communication to the potential bidders / bidders from FXPlus or its representatives and any oral communication to the potential bidders / bidders from FXPlus or its representatives, shall generate any contractual obligations or intention to create a contract prior to any signature of a final written contract.
(4) Falmouth is a public authority under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (‘Act’) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (‘EIR’). As part of their duties under the Act and the EIR, Falmouth may disclose information to a person making a request unless the information is covered by an exemption under the Act or the EIR. Falmouth are required to determine whether the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing this information. Bidders should state in their tenders whether or not they consider the information supplied should be exempted from disclosure to third parties under the Act or the EIR and should provide reasons for such views. These views will be taken into consideration by Falmouth when deciding whether to disclose information. (Please see the ITT for further information).
(5) Please note that all monetary figures in the procurement documents relate to Great British Pounds.
Potential bidders are to tender for this contract opportunity by following the instructions below and submitting a tender before the submission deadline set out in the ITT:
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Winner: EBC Building & Construction Ltd
Award value: 4891560.48
Number of bids: 2