Awarded contract

Direct Award of Contract to Design and Deliver Energy Project at Torbay Leisure Centre

  • Torbay Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-009569

Published 4 May 2021, 2:22pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Torbay Council

Torbay Council Town Hall, Castle Circus

Torquay

TQ1 3DR

Contact

Mrs Joanna Pascoe

Email

joanna.pascoe@torbay.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1803208517

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKK42 - Torbay

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.torbay.gov.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Direct Award of Contract to Design and Deliver Energy Project at Torbay Leisure Centre

Reference number

DN540487

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Leisure Energy, as instructed by Torbay Leisure Centre operators Parkwood Leisure, have been reviewing options to improve energy efficiency at Torbay Leisure Centre for more than 12 months, and in light of the new Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) have widened the scope and designed a holistic energy project to accelerate carbon reductions, which will be 100% grant funded. If successful, this project will accelerate Torbay Council’s progress to achieving Net Zero Carbon by the 2030 target.

Leisure Energy is to be directly awarded by Torbay Council, via Parkwood Leisure, as Principal Designer and Principal Contractor for the delivery of the full project.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £313,850.83

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK42 - Torbay

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Leisure Energy, as instructed by Torbay Leisure Centre operators Parkwood Leisure, have been reviewing options to improve energy efficiency at Torbay Leisure Centre for more than 12 months, and in light of the new Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) have widened the scope and designed a holistic energy project to accelerate carbon reductions, which will be 100% grant funded. If successful, this project will accelerate Torbay Council’s progress to achieving Net Zero Carbon by the 2030 target.

Leisure Energy is to be directly awarded by Torbay Council, via Parkwood Leisure, as Principal Designer and Principal Contractor for the delivery of the full project.

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


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Negotiated without a prior call for competition

  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
  • Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority

Explanation:

Parkwood Leisure, the operator of Torbay Leisure Centre under a lease, had engaged Leisure Energy before they were aware that the SALIX grant funding bid had to be submitted by Torbay Council, because Leisure Energy had already undertaken the scoping work in respect of the original planned boiler replacement. The grant funding bid and subsequent award to the Council were based on the Specification prepared by Leisure Energy and therefore the IP therein belonged to them. The Council have provided the funding to Parkwood Leisure, the leisure centre operator, and Leisure Energy will be paid by Parkwood. Were the Council to go out to tender it could not use the Specification Leisure Energy produced (on which the grant award is based) and neither the council nor Parkwood Leisure had the technical skill to produce a new specification within the tight timescales imposed by the grant conditions. The Council has therefore agreed to directly award a contract to Leisure Energy for the Design and Project Delivery on the basis of exclusive right, in accordance with the Council's Contract Procedures. However the Council intends to tender for the supplies and contractors through our e-tendering portal.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract/concession

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

29 March 2021

five.2.2) Information about tenders

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire

Leisure Energy

Oxford

OX2 7JQ

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £313,850.83


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Legal Services, Torbay Council

Torquay

Country

United Kingdom