Award

Design and Installation of 'A Clockwork Garden' at Antrim Castle Gardens

  • Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-015821

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-034472

Published 9 June 2022, 9:26am



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council

Newtownabbey Borough Council, Mossley Mill

Antrim

BT36 5QA

Email

procurement@antrimandnewtownabbey.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 90340000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKN0D - Antrim and Newtownabbey

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://e-sourcingni.bravosolution.co.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

Design and Installation of 'A Clockwork Garden' at Antrim Castle Gardens

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

The design and installation of 'A Clockwork Garden' at Antrim Castle Gardens.

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: £250,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45112712 - Landscaping work for gardens

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKN0D - Antrim and Newtownabbey
Main site or place of performance

Antrim Castle Gardens, Antrim

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Design and Installation of 'A Clockwork Garden' at Antrim Castle Gardens

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

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to open procedure
  • The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
    • absence of competition for technical reasons

Explanation:

'A Clockwork Garden' at Antrim Castle Gardens, designed by Diarmuid Gavin, comes to life every 15 minutes when trees will dance and many other elements turn and move. A similar 'show garden', designed by Diarmuid Gavin for the Chelsea Flower Show won awards and drew 1000's of spectators and huge critical acclaim. This garden will be one of its kind to be installed permanently in this location.

The Chelsea Flower Show is delivered by the Royal Horticultural Society with the Queen and other members of the Royal Family attending the event annually. In the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year this is a unique way to link the 'Clockwork Garden' proposal with the Platinum Jubilee and the Queen's Garden Canopy with 'Dancing Trees for the Jubilee' and provide a lasting legacy to mark this significant occasion. Only one supplier, Diarmuid Gavin meets this brief.

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

Title

Design and Installation of Clockwork Garden

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

1 April 2022

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

Diarmuid Gavin Designs Ltd

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI - London
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: £250,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

'A Clockwork Garden' at Antrim Castle Gardens and designed by Diarmuid Gavin, comes to life every 15 minutes when trees will dance and many other elements turn and move. A similar 'show garden', designed by Diarmuid Gavin for the Chelsea Flower Show won awards and drew 1000's of spectators and huge critical acclaim. This garden will be one of its kind to be installed permanently in this location.

The Chelsea Flower Show is delivered by the Royal Horticultural Society with the Queen and other members of the Royal Family attending the event annually. In the Queen's Platinum Jubilee year this is a unique way to link the 'Clockwork Garden' proposal with the Platinum Jubilee and the Queen's Garden Canopy with 'Dancing Trees for the Jubilee' and provide a lasting legacy to mark this significant occasion.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

Belfast

Country

United Kingdom