Awarded contract

Acquisition of land and associated construction works relating to a proposed manufacturing research and development facility at Infinity Park Derby, Derby

  • Derby City Council

F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice

Notice reference: 2021/S 000-021198

Published 26 August 2021, 5:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Derby City Council

Corporation Street

Derby

DE12FS

Contact

Sherry Russell

Email

procurement@derby.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1332640768

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKF11 - Derby

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.derby.gov.uk

Buyer's address

www.eastmidstenders.org

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

Acquisition of land and associated construction works relating to a proposed manufacturing research and development facility at Infinity Park Derby, Derby

Reference number

TD1786

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

The Council is proposing to award a contract to Infinity Park Derby LLP for the purchase of land and the construction of an advanced manufacturing and research centre.

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: £15,462,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKF11 - Derby

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Council intends to enter into agreements under which the Council will acquire through a land sale agreement the freehold of land that forms part of Infinity Park Derby for a value + SDLT of GBP 175,790. The site of the facility to benefit from rights of access and use of adjacent drainage and highway infrastructure. The Council will enter into a development funding agreement under which the Council will provide GBP 15,286,210 funding to carry out construction of the research and development facility at the site and associated infrastructure works with building completion intended by the close of 2022. The agreements are entered into based on exclusive rights of the developer.

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.14) Additional information

The Council will be observing a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.


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:

The negotiated procedure without prior publication is being used and is justified under

Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the award of a public works contract for the development of a manufacturing research and development facility. The site to be acquired by the Council meets the Council's requirements for a manufacturing research and development facility and there are no reasonable alternative or substitute development sites. The works can only be carried out by a particular economic operator because of its exclusive rights as landowner of the land that makes up the development site.

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

Contract No

TD1786

Title

Acquisition of land and associated construction works relating to a proposed manufacturing research and development facility at Infinity Park Derby, Derby

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract/concession

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 August 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

Infinity Park Derby LLP

Barratt House, Cartwright Way, Forest Business Park, Bardon Hill

Coalville

LE67 1UF

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF22 - Leicestershire CC and Rutland
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: £15,462,000

five.2.5) Information about subcontracting

The contract/lot/concession is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted

IPD LLP intends to subcontract construction work relating to the facility to one or more approved subcontractors


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The Council will be observing a 10 day standstill period from the publication of this notice.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Derby City Council

Derby

Country

United Kingdom