Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2016-05-13
Buyer: Newark and Sherwood District Council
Country: UK
Region: North Nottinghamshire
Contract type: Works
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 45210000: Building construction work | 45213100 | 45213150 | 45215222
Estimated value:  GBP
Award criteria: Cost, Compliance with/improvement on the anticipated 52-week construction programme, Construction methodology: including site logistics and deliveries; approach to health and safety; consultation and liaison; progress monitoring and reporting; commissioning, handover and defects resolution, Personnel — confirmation of project team: director/contracts manager; project manager; site manager; design manager/coordinator; quantity surveyor and demonstration that their skills match the particular requirements of the project, Social value methodology: confirmation of proposals to provide opportunities to the local supply chain; appointment of local apprentices; contribute toward addressing the issue of unemployment, youth unemployment and skills development

Technical requirements: Cost
Compliance with/improvement on the anticipated 52-week construction programme
Construction methodology: including site logistics and deliveries; approach to health and safety; consultation and liaison; progress monitoring and reporting; commissioning, handover and defects resolution
Personnel — confirmation of project team: director/contracts manager; project manager; site manager; design manager/coordinator; quantity surveyor and demonstration that their skills match the particular requirements of the project
Social value methodology: confirmation of proposals to provide opportunities to the local supply chain; appointment of local apprentices; contribute toward addressing the issue of unemployment, youth unemployment and skills development
The contract covers the construction of a new BREEAM excellent civic office building on a 1,3 hectare site adjacent to the existing Cattle Market on Great North Road, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, NG241BY, close to Newark Castle railway station. It requires the novation of the current design contract to the main contractor who will have overall responsibility for the delivery of design and build phases of the project.
Newark and Sherwood District Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated by electronic means to tenderers. The standstill notice included:
(b) The full reasons for the award decision (including the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender);
(d) The score obtained by the economic operator which is to receive the notice and the score obtained by the economic operator to be awarded the contract; and
(e) When the standstill period would end or the date before which the Council would not enter into the contract.
The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Chapter 6, Regulation 92) require any proceedings to be commenced within 30 days, beginning with the date when the claimants first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.


Winner: R G Carter Building Ltd
Number of bids: 3