Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-12-14
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45111291 | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211000: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings
Estimated value: 1109937 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified Development Partner for the delivery of a major mixed use scheme on a 3-hectare site at Fountainbridge. The development requirements for the site comprise of at least 436 homes and a separate office building. The proposals also include  retail and commercial space which could be used for a variety of purposes. It is expected that the Development Partner would construct approximately 177 affordable homes, with ground floor retail for the Council, while the office space, remaining residential units, and ground floor retail/commercial space would represent a development opportunity.
The City of Edinburgh Council is seeking a Development Partner to take forward the development of Fountainbridge in Edinburgh in line with the Council's vision.
- Deliver affordable housing to the Council’s design guidance on plot W3 and W4 within the approved timescales;
- Deliver an office development on plot E2 that provides space at a range of rents and lettable spaces;
- Deliver ground-floor commercial space with active frontages at appropriate ground floor locations throughout the site, to include an element of space for social enterprises;
The Council will appoint a Development Partner for the full site via a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation.
The Development Partner would be required to work collaboratively with the Council during a (maximum) 38 week pre development period where both parties will work together to finalise the development strategy for the site through design; innovation; planning; and consultation and then taking responsibility for delivering it. This would also include, but is not limited to, the energy solution for the whole site, modern work-space for scale-up tech companies in the office building, active ground floor uses throughout the development and high quality public realm.
The Council is seeking a partner who will work with the Council and the local community to deliver the  vision for the site. For this to be achieved innovative delivery solutions will need to be found and both the procurement process and proposed contractual arrangements are designed with appropriate flexibility for this purpose.
The Development Partner will be required to pay a minimum price to the Council for the heritable interest in plots E2, W1, and W2 of GBP13.2 million.
Further information on the scope of this procurement can be found in the ESPD Supporting Document attached to this Contract Notice.
Subject to the successful performance on this Contract opportunity, the Council reserves the right to extend this Contract to include the development of one future development site at mutual consent. The value of this future opportunity will not exceed more than 2 times the value stated in this Contract Notice.
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS/OJEU or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.


Winner: Cruden Homes East Limited and Tarras Park Properties Ltd
Award value: 1109937
Number of bids: 6