Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2021-11-22
Buyer: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive dialogue
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45200000: Building and civil engineering work | 45300000 | 45400000 | 45453100
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: Surrey Heath Borough Council (SHBC) is seeking to appoint an experienced regeneration developer with the resources and vision to deliver a comprehensive and transformational development of the 2.0 ha (5.5 acres) site fronting London Road (A30), Camberley. The scheme has the capacity for circa 350 residential units and 10,000sqm of commercial space, together with public and private car parking. It was envisaged the scheme would involve principally a new build development. The project represented a key priority for SHBC and is therefore seeking a partner with an established track record in delivering high quality mixed-use town centre schemes. SHBC currently occupies offices on a site on Knoll Road, Camberley. SHBC requested Bidders to make proposals for providing new offices as part of the development, which SHBC had the option to require the partner to implement. This option was to be contained in a mechanism within the Development Agreement.
(a) to deliver a mixed use development that drives transformational change to the whole of Camberley town centre;
(b) to create a gateway and transformed arrival experience on the London Road that achieves SHBC's ambition for Camberley;
(d) to maximise the financial return from SHBC's assets, through a robust business case that provides value for money;
(e) to achieve a high quality and innovative mixed-use development which will deliver transformational change and economic growth for the town centre, and demonstrate excellence in urban design, creating a positive legacy for the town centre;
(f) to achieve a comprehensive Site masterplan accompanied by a clearly articulated delivery and phasing strategy;
(g) to create a viable, deliverable and sustainable scheme which achieves best value through a partnership arrangement for SHBC and protects and enhances SHBC's adjacent The Square shopping centre;
(i) create a scheme which integrates successfully with The Square, High Street and Park Street  and brings added vitality to the town centre through a range of deliverable uses, with demonstrable demand;
(j) deliver high quality public realm, including a new town square linking Obelisk Way and Park Street
(k) maximise the ground floor commercial opportunity for complimentary commercial uses (recognising the level of demand and differentiating from opportunities within The Square) around the High Street, Park Street, Obelisk Way; and
(l) deliver a development which has flexibility in its design and construction including the scope to future-proof against changes in the way town centres are evolving as places to live, work and shop.
The chosen development partner was to be required to enter into a Development Agreement and other documents with SHBC. Further details were provided in the Descriptive Document.
This procurement was not sub-divided into lots as SHBC wished to appoint one delivery partner to undertake the works on the London Road Block in view of the nature of the project and the need for integrated delivery.
SHBC has decided not to proceed with the Project. This is due to a number of factors. primarily, however the current economic uncertainty as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the potentially significant structural changes to the uses of town centres has called into question the entire premise for the proposed development, and the best way to meet the challenges faced.