Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
The Observatory, Castle Hill Drive
Ebbsfleet, Kent
DA10 1EE
procurement@ebbsfleetdc.org.uk
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ - South East (England)
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.ebbsfleetdc.org.uk
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ebbsfleetdc
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/ebbsfleetdc
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Ebbsfleet Central Infrastructure and Enabling Works - Development Manager
Reference number
EDC/2022/0019
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The original notice (Reference EDC/2022/0018) stated for a restricted procedure which is now a competitive procedure with negotiation. Ebbsfleet Development Corporation (EDC) is planning to appoint a specialist development management organisation to manage the coordination, planning, design and construction of major infrastructure and enabling works for development at Ebbsfleet Central, the urban centre of Ebbsfleet Garden City. The commission will include supporting EDC’s commercial consultants in the disposal of resultant serviced plots to developers.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ - South East (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
EDC is planning to procure a specialist development management organisation (DM) to manage the coordination, planning, design and construction of major infrastructure and enabling works for Ebbsfleet Central, the urban centre of Ebbsfleet Garden City located on the land around Ebbsfleet International train station. The first phase of development at Ebbsfleet Central is envisaged to comprise c1,100 homes and c80,000m2 of commercial development and supporting leisure and community space. The infrastructure and enabling works will include (but are not limited too) clearance, remediation, cut and fill, delivery of a development platform, site servicing and supporting infrastructure with temporary and permanent multi-storey car parks (replacement car- parking for Ebbsfleet International), replacement station forecourt facilities, roads, utilities and extensive high-quality public realm. The likely value of these works for the first phase is in the order of £100 million to 120 million.The DM will manage the coordination, planning, design and delivery of the infrastructure and enabling works covering project management, construction management and development management services. These will include (but are not limited to):• Strategic development advisory support and leadership to optimise site opportunity and deliver against EDC ambitions• Full project review including viability• Procuring and managing the design team• Oversight and coordination of the detailed design of all enabling works and infrastructure, to secure all necessary consents (including planning)• CDM and Health & Safety matters• Extensive stakeholder engagement• Developing a procurement, phasing, delivery and management strategy covering construction and development delivery (including the role of meanwhile uses and long-term management) • Programming and logistics• Supporting the preparation of an Outline Business Case and Full Business Case to Central Government• Procuring and managing the contractor(s)• Managing the risk budget• Development of a site disposal strategy and working alongside EDC’s Commercial Advisor to dispose of the resultant serviced plots to one or more sector or phase specialist developers.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 November 2022
End date
31 October 2029
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Details regarding renewals will be provided at a later stage.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
This notice is issued for the purpose of notifying potential service providers that EDC will be procuring this service and to gauge interest in the market. This is not a call for competition. Parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this notice and a response does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
four.1.5) Information about negotiation
The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 March 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
This notice is issued for the purpose of notifying potential service providers that EDC will be procuring this service and to gauge interest in the market. This is not a call for competition. Parties will not be prejudiced by any response or failure to respond to this notice and a response does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement.The publication of this notice by EDC is a voluntary publication and does not represent an acknowledgement regarding the applicability of procurement or other rules governing the potential future process, nor a commitment by EDC to initiate, run or complete a full procurement competition in relation to the contract as described. EDC reserves the right not to run any competition for the services.If you have demonstrable experience in delivering the service required at the scale indicated and wish to be considered for the role, please could you provide as a minimum the following information and submit via the In-Tend Portal by 30th March 2022.• company name• contact details, including location, telephone and e-mail address, main point of contact and position in company.EDC intend to issue the contract notice and the selection questionnaire to potential bidders who have expressed an interest by 30th March 2022. The deadline for return of selection questionnaire will be Wednesday 22nd April 2022 at 12:00 (noon).
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
Ebbsfleet Valley
DA10 1EE
Country
United Kingdom