Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-31
Buyer: The City of Edinburgh Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Competitive procedure with negotiation
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45111291 | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211000: Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings | 45211360
Submission deadline: 2021-02-01
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: A development partner is required to deliver a development of up to 600 homes across a mix of tenures as well as a range of active ground floor uses on land adjacent to the new Meadowbank sports centre off London Road, Edinburgh.
These homes will be a mix of homes for social rent and possible mid-market rent as well as private homes for sale and rent. This project is being led by the Council’s Development and Regeneration team as part of the new build programme.
The contractual arrangement with a developer, will include capital receipt for the land on which the private homes for sale and rent are built.
An overage payment arrangement will also be included in the agreement in relation to the private homes for sale and rent to maximise financial returns for the Council.
Bidders should note that this is a two-stage appointment with a pre-development period and a subsequent development agreement with attendant construction contract and sale agreement.
The Council is seeking to appoint a development partner to build out the Meadowbank site via a competition with negotiation procurement procedure. This may involve a level of negotiation on for example; terms and conditions, site considerations and overage payments.
Agree the Business Case for Meadowbank Wider Site with the Council — The Council will be responsible for drafting the business case with support from the development partner.
The Development Partner and the Council’s design team will develop designs for each of the sites and submit planning applications and other statutory consents.
Agree the construction method(s), including considering modern methods of construction and sequencing of construction with the Council.
Agree the terms of the tender documents for the appointment of any contractor(s) to be appointed by the Development Partner with the Council. The draft Construction Contract will be provided with the ITT document.
Deliver an exemplar, highly energy efficient and sustainable development that supports the Council’s aim of achieving net zero carbon by 2030:
— ensure Meadowbank is well connected to the existing neighbourhoods and provides priority to cyclists and pedestrians through its active travel approach;
— ensure safe and attractive public realm, quality open space and play spaces accessible to all which promote a health and wellbeing;
— deliver mixed tenure homes, of which at least 35 % will be retained as affordable housing for social or mid-market rent by the Council. The remainder of the residential properties will be housing for sale and/or Build to Rent;
— deliver a mix of other community and commercial uses that will provide a vibrant, attractive place;

Eligibility requirements: The Council will disqualify any applicant who: — fails to comply with the requirements of the Public Contracts Directive 2014/24/EU; — answers Yes to any of the mandatory exclusion criteria as detailed in the ESPD Section III; — answers Yes to any of the discretionary exclusion criteria in the ESPD Section III and fails to demonstrate to the Council’s satisfaction that appropriate remedial action has been taken; — fails to provide a satisfactory response to any questions in the ESPD or inadequately or incorrectly completes any question; — submits its completed ESPD after the deadline; — provides materially false or inaccurate information.