Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
GUINNESS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
7th Floor 350 Euston Road
London
NW13AX
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
IP031693
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Housing and community amenities
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Package Deal at Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Traditional land and build "package deal" for the construction of 64 affordable rented homes on land off Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield, Derbyshire.
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: £13,205,217
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance
CHESTERFIELD ROAD, NORTH WINGFIELD, S42 5LG
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Guinness Developments Limited ("GDL") intends to enter into a build contract with GEDA Construction Company Limited ("GEDA"). This scheme is a traditional land and build "package deal" brought to GDL by GEDA, which will result in the construction of 64 affordable rented homes on land off Chesterfield Road, North Wingfield, Derbyshire. GEDA have arranged to purchase the site from the local authority (Derbyshire County Council) and have completed initial design work up to RIBA stage 3. The package deal will be comprised of GDL entering into a JCT Design & Build contract for the construction of the new homes on the land with GEDA (which is the subject of this notice), and a simultaneous purchase of the land from GEDA by The Guinness Partnership Ltd., GDL's parent company (an exempt transaction under Procurement Act 2023).
The contracting authority for the build contract under under PA2023 will be Guinness Developments Ltd. GDL is a subsidiary of The Guinness Partnership Ltd. (TGPL) but is a contracting authority in its own right. Ownership of the properties will be transferred to TGPL upon practical completion. The transaction for the purchase of land will be directly between Geda and TGPL.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
The contract value above is excluding VAT, as no VAT is applicable or payable on this contract.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
Guinness Developments Limited ("GDL") considers that in this case the use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication is justified on the basis of:
Regulation 32(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 - single supplier - technical reasons
The direct award without prior publication justification applies because: (a) the Supplier is prepared to sell the land only as part of arrangements that also include its development. (b) GDL and the North East Derbyshire District Council have significant unmet need in the locality of the development, evidenced through long housing waiting lists. (c) There is no other land on the market which is available for social housing development within reasonable timeframes local to the unmet need for development.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
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
12 March 2025
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
GEDA Construction Company Limited
36 Moor Road Coalisland
Dungannon
BT71 4QB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Companies House
NI016265
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £13,205,217
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
Guinness has formed the view that as the negotiations with the supplier were in progress for a substantial period of time prior to the 'go-live' date of the Procurement Act 2023, it is covered by the transition arrangements under PA23. This contract award is therefore being treated as subject to the Public Contract Regulations 2015, rather than PA23.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Guinness Partnership Ltd
7th Floor, 350 Euston Road
London
NW1 3AX
Country
United Kingdom