Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-05-29
Buyer: University of Lincoln (the "University")
Country: UK
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
CPV classification: 45000000: Construction work | 45210000: Building construction work | 45211340 | 45211350 | 45214400
Estimated value: 81560000 GBP
Award criteria: Lowest price

Technical requirements: The University requires additional accommodation to meet student number targets up to 2022/2023. The University has agreed heads of terms to enter into an agreement for Lease with Standard life assurance limited c/o Aberdeen standard investments (the "Developer") for the construction (in three phases) of up to 1366 en-suite student bedrooms and ground floor commercial space at St Marks, Lincoln (the "Development").
The Development lies very near to the southern edge of the University campus in close proximity to a number of teaching buildings, 2 key amenity buildings (the Library and Students Union) and offers student accommodation in a prime location which will be highly convenient for, and marketable to, the student population. Given the scale of the increase in the planned student population, there are no alternative sites that can offer the ability to meet this demand whilst maintaining one of the University's unique selling points of a compact city centre campus.
The development works will be carried out by Standard Life Assurance Limited (c/o Aberdeen Standard Investments) (the "Developer") on land at St Marks, Lincoln. The land and existing buildings at the St. Marks site is owned by the Developer. On completion of the Development, the University will be granted a 21 year Lease to the Development.
The transaction which forms the subject matter of this notice is the development of up to 1366 nº. en-suite student bedrooms and 6135 sq ft of ground floor commercial space at St Marks, Lincoln (the "Development"). The Development is imperative to meeting planned growth in student numbers up to 2022/23 which will not be possible without additional provisions. The site at St Marks lies very near to the southern edge of the University's main Brayford campus. It is also in close proximity to 2 key amenity buildings (the Library and the Students Union) and within a 5-7 minute walk from the planned new University Medical School. The site presents a unique opportunity to provide the scale of additional accommodation needed by the University on a site which is immediately adjacent to the campus and will meet a substantial proportion of the University's requirements up to 2022/23 and beyond. There are no alternative sites on this scale that can meet this demand in a prime location which fits with the 'Lincoln experience' of a compact campus with student accommodation (generally) being within a 5 minute walk of the campus; this being a unique selling point for the University.
The University relies on Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on the basis that, at the time of the award decision, the Development could only be undertaken by Standard life assurance limited due to the existence of exclusive rights. This is due to the fact that the land at St Marks is owned by them and will be developed by them. These rights are exclusive to Standard life assurance limited. No reasonable alternative or substitute site exists for the Development. The University's objectives cannot be met without the St Marks land. Consequently the Development can only be secured by directly awarding the development opportunity to Standard Life Assurance Limited.
Any review proceedings should be promptly brought to the attention of the Chief finance officer of the University via the address in Section I.1 above, and will be dealt with in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR 2015"). Any review proceedings must be brought within the timescales specified by the applicable law, including, without limitation, the PCR 2015.


Winner: Standard Life Assurance Limited
Award value: 81560000
Number of bids: 1