Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2016-09-06
Buyer: Wealden District Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45110000 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211000: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings | 45211100 | 45211200
Estimated value: 11000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2016-10-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Wealden District Council is seeking tenders from suitably qualified and experienced Contractors, to act as Principle Contractor in the design and construction of new affordable retirement housing, demolition, external works and drainage at the Grants Hill House site, Uckfield.
The Grants Hill House site consists of an old block of 42 flats for older people. The current building is no longer fit for purpose and does not meet the aspirations of older people. The building is empty and secured.
The contract shall be for the design and construction of a new retirement living housing development that will provide 67 dwellings, consisting of 65 apartments and 2 cottages and the supporting communal administrative and ancillary accommodation.
The Council received planning approval in March 2016 to replace the existing building with 67 Retirement Living apartments with communal facilities including residents lounge, buggy store, disabled bathroom, guest suite and landscaped gardens.
For more information about this opportunity please visit http://www.seshared.org.uk/esourcing/ and search for ‘Wealden’ in the opportunities section.
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Wealden District Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar days standstill at the point information on the decision to award the contract is communicated to tenderers. This decision notice will incorporate the award criteria, the reasons for the decision, the reasons (if any) why a tenderer did not meet any technical specification, the identity of the successful tenderer(s) and a precise statement of when the standstill period is expected to end. Any appeal or challenge against the award decision must be communicated to the address stated within the standstill period. If an appeal or challenge regarding the decision to award the contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have suffered harm or are at risk of harm by a breach of the procurement rules to take action in the High Court (England Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought within 3 months (NB this time limit may be reduced to 30 days in circumstances where the contract award has been publicised to all participants in accordance with the Regulations). Where a legal challenge is launched against the award decision Wealden District Council is obliged to suspend the making of the contract. Where a challenge is made after the contract has been entered into then that contract could be declared ineffective and/or shortened and/or a fine imposed by the court, but only where the court are satisfied that there has been a serious breach of the procurement rules.

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