Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-10-30
Buyer: Epping Forest District Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211000: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings | 45211100 | 45211300
Estimated value: 20000000 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The authority is seeking to procure a “Multiple Provider Framework" of constructors to support the delivery of the authority’s “Council House Building Programme” (CHBP). Constructors will be expected to work as part of an integrated project team to deliver the programme. The estimated construction value over the duration of the framework (4 years) is 20 000 000 GBP. The authority is separately procuring a multi-disciplinary design team and employer's agent/cost consultant.
The “Works" comprise of the design and build of new build housing as part of the authority's “Council House Building Programme". Works will be called-off under the Framework Alliance Contract (FAC-1) published by the association of consultant architects. The authority will use both single and 2 stage design and build procurement routes under JCT design and Build Contract 2016. Where a 2 stage route is used, the constructor will enter into a pre-construction services agreement and contribute to design from:
The constructor will fulfil the role of “Principal Contractor" and “Principal Designer" (when design shifts to the constructor) under Construction Design & Management Regulations 2015.
The authority will award a place on the framework to the highest scoring tenderers up to the maximum number of 4 framework operators and subject to meeting the authority’s minimum requirements as set out in the procurement documents.
— any social housing provider operating in UK Regions: London, East and South East. “Social Housing Provider” for this purpose means any provider of social housing including, without limitation, any registered provider (as defined in the housing and Regeneration Act 2008 and registered with the Homes England (or its successor body)), local authorities and arms length management organisations. A list of current registered providers can be found by visiting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/current-registered-providers-of-social-housing.
In accordance with Regulations 92 to 104 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended), the authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period starting from the date when the contract award was notified to bidders. Unsuccessful bidders will be provided with a information in the “Award Decision Notice” at the start of the standstill period including details of their bid in relation to the winning bid comprising the reasons for the decision, the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender, the score of the economic operators and the name of the economic operator to be awarded the contract. Tenderers have a right of appeal provided for within the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended). Any such proceedings must be brought in the High Court of England and Wales.


Winner: Indecon Building Ltd
Award value: 20000000
Number of bids: 8