Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Northern Regional College
Coleraine Campus Union Street
Coleraine
BT52 1HJ
Contact
Department of Finance
construc.info@Finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816555
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
New Building for Northern Regional College — Coleraine Campus
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine. The project will include the following works:
— site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage;
— existing drainage and services diversions;
— earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; — construction of new fully serviced campus building;
— site works and associated landscaping.
The form of contract for pre-construction will be NEC4 Option A and for construction will be NEC4 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information. The contract will be awarded to the economic operator which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Refer to PQQ package for a complete description of this procurement.
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: £23,839,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Main site or place of performance
Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
(nature and quantity of works, supplies or services or indication of needs and requirements)
The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Coleraine Site at Union Street, Coleraine. The project will include the following works:
— site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage;
— existing drainage and services diversions;
— earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; — construction of new fully serviced campus building;
— site works and associated landscaping.
The form of contract for pre-construction will be NEC4 Option A and for construction will be NEC4 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information. The contract will be awarded to the economic operator which has submitted the most economically advantageous tender (MEAT). Refer to PQQ package for a complete description of this procurement.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 35
Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 65
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
An extension to the value of the contract which does not exceed 50 % of the original contract value. This publication is to increase the value of the 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:
Due to circumstances which could not have been foreseen at the time of publication of the Contract Award Notice, Northern Regional College are now required to further increase the value of this contract. This is required as additional expenditure has been incurred due to the continued effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing inflationary pressures which were not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Award Notice. These factors have precipitated a more rapid consumption of the value of the contract and reflect the application of the Procurement Guidance Notes PGN 01/20, PGN 02/20 and the Procurement Advisory Note (PAN 01/21). The uplift to the contract value also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure the completion of the new campus at Coleraine by the specified completion date.
Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and Modification value is an additional circa 31% and a reduction through value engineering of circa 1.5% neither of which in combination exceed 50 % of the original contract value.
Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as a change of provider:
(i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement; and
(ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs.
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 015-035049
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Title
New Building for Northern Regional College — Coleraine Campus
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 November 2020
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
Heron Bros Limited
2 St. Patricks Street
Magherafelt
BT45 7AL
Telephone
+44 2879628505
Fax
+44 2879627028
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKN - Northern Ireland
National registration number
NI016051
Internet address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot/concession: £22,000,000
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £23,839,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch
Department of Finance, Central Procurement Directorate Procurement Operations Branch Clare House, 303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT1 3BG
construc.info@Finance-ni.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 2890816555
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/contact
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court.. A standstill period will commence at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.. Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen. (A court may extend the time limit to 3 months, where the court considers that there is a good reason for doing so)..