Epping Forest District Council: Design and Build of Operations Hub

UK-Epping: Construction work.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       Epping Forest District Council, United Kingdom
       Civic Offices, 323 High Street, Epping, CM16 4BZ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1992564000, Email: procurement@eppingforestdc.gov.uk
       Main Address: www.eppingforestdc.gov.uk
       NUTS Code: UKH3

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Regional or local authority

   I.5) Main activity:
      General public services

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: Design and Build of Operations Hub            
      Reference number: Not Provided

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         45000000 - Construction work.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: WORKS

      II.1.4) Short description: Epping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
                  
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 6,900,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
            45000000 - Construction work.
            45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work.
            45112700 - Landscaping work.
            45210000 - Building construction work.
            45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work.
            45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport.
            45213200 - Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings.
            45213220 - Construction work for warehouses.
            45213250 - Construction work for industrial buildings.
            45213251 - Industrial units construction work.
            45213310 - Construction work for buildings relating to road transport.
            45220000 - Engineering works and construction works.
            45223000 - Structures construction work.
            45300000 - Building installation work.
            71315000 - Building services.
            45400000 - Building completion work.
            71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs.
            71320000 - Engineering design services.


      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKH35 - West Essex
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      West Essex
      UNITED KINGDOM
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: Epping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No
         

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-023366
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: 3595    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Contract for the Construction of a New Waste Depot at North Weald Airfield

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 27/02/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             The Barnes Group Limited, 01359667
             6 Bermuda Road, Ransomes Europark, Ipswich, IP3 9RU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH14
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 6,900,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         

Award Of Contract (No.2)

   Contract No: Not Provided    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 10/01/2025

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 5
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             The Barnes Group, 01359667
             6 Bermuda Road, Ipswich, IP3 9RU, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKH14
            The contractor is an SME: No

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 6,900,000          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 6,885,369.32
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Epping Forest District Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Epping Forest District Council. Neither Epping Forest District Council nor any organisation on whose behalf this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process.
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   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          Royal Courts of Justice
          The Strand, London, WC2A 2LL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Epping Forest District Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 18/06/2025