Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Essex County Council
County Hall, Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
Contact
Ms Emma Firth
Telephone
+44 333
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKH3 - Essex
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
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
PL0042 Essex County Hospital Construction Contractor
Reference number
DN629639
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45210000 - Building construction work
two.1.3) Type of contract
Works
two.1.4) Short description
Essex County Council is procurement on behalf of Essex Housing Development LLP
(EHDLLP), with the resulting contract being between EHDLLP and the successful supplier.
Essex County Council is seeking to optimise its functions in order to deliver new housing and
economic growth for the benefit of the area or persons resident or present in its area and has
created a housing company, Essex Housing Development LLP (EHDLLP).
Essex County Council on behalf of EHDLLP is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and
experienced main contractor for the Design and Build Contract for both the design,
construction, conversion, and refurbishment to provide 63 Nr dwellings together with
associated drainage, external works, roads, parking, landscaping, external services and any
other necessary on or off-site works including associated Section 278 Works for the whole of
the site at Phase 1 of the Former Essex County Hospital Site, Lexden Road, Colchester,
Essex, CO3 3NB
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: £18,624,195.17
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45112700 - Landscaping work
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211341 - Flats construction work
- 45211360 - Urban development construction work
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKH3 - Essex
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Essex County Council is seeking to optimise its functions in order to deliver new housing and
economic growth for the benefit of the area or persons resident or present in its area and has
created a housing company, Essex Housing Development LLP (EHDLLP) to carry out these
functions on its behalf.
Essex County Council on behalf of EHDLLP is seeking a contractor to deliver the following
works:
The Works consist of the design and construction 63 Nr apartments in three separate Blocks
as follows:
Block 01
1) 2nr 3 bed 6 person apartments for open market sale.
2) 3nr 3 bed 5 person apartments for open market sale.
3) 4nr 2 bed 4 person apartments for open market sale.
4) 2nr 2 bed 3 person apartments for open market sale.
5) 2nr 1 bed 2 person apartments for open market sale.
6) Associated communal facilities, foul sewer, footpath/cycleway, surface water attenuation
basin, surface water drainage, lighting to footpath/cycleway, drainage, external works,
roads, parking, landscaping, external services, any other on or off-site works, and
incorporating all fees and charges arising in respect of these works, other than those costs
specifically noted as being paid for by the Employer.
Block 05
7) 10nr 1 bed 2 person apartments for open market sale.
8) 11nr 2 bed 4 person apartments for open market sale.
9) Associated communal facilities, foul sewer, footpath/cycleway, surface water attenuation
basin, surface water drainage, lighting to footpath/cycleway, drainage, external works,
roads, parking, landscaping, external services, any other on or off-site works, and
incorporating all fees and charges arising in respect of these works, other than those costs
specifically noted as being paid for by the Employer
Block 06
10) 8nr 1 bed 2 person apartments for open market sale.
11) 6nr 2 bed 3 person apartments for open market sale.
12) 15nr 2 bed 4 person apartments for open market sale.
13) Associated communal facilities, foul sewer, footpath/cycleway, surface water
attenuation basin, surface water drainage, lighting to footpath/cycleway, drainage, external
works, roads, parking, landscaping, external services, any other on or off-site works, and
incorporating all fees and charges arising in respect of these works, other than those costs
specifically noted as being paid for by the Employer.
Section 278 Works
Alteration works to existing and new highways junctions, cross overs and street lighting to
meet Essex County Highways requirements in accordance with the Section 278 Agreement
at set out in Appendix T of the Employer’s Requirement using a contractor approved by
Essex County Highways. The Highway Authority have confirmed the Section 278 Works have achieved Technical Approval.
Suppliers are advised that Essex County Council is subject to the Freedom of Information
Act 2000 (FOIA) and the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). If a supplier
considers that any of this information supplied as part of this procurement exercise should
not be disclosed because of its commercial sensitivity, confidentiality or otherwise, it must,
when providing this information, identify clearly the specific information it does not wish to
be disclosed and specify clearly the reasons for its sensitivity. Essex County Council shall
take such statements into consideration in the event that it receives a request pursuant to
FOIA and EIR which relates to the information provided by a supplier. However, if the
information is requested, Essex County Council may be obliged under FOIA and/or EIR to
disclose such information, irrespective of the suppliers wishes. Please note that it is not
sufficient to include a statement of confidentiality encompassing all the information
provided in the response.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality including social value / Weighting: 30
Price - Weighting: 70
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
Open procedure
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: 2022/S 000-029313
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
PL0042
Title
PL0042 Essex County Hospital Construction Contractor
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
19 July 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Kind & Co (Builders) Ltd
Bridge House, 530 High Road, Leytonstone, London
Leytonstone
E11 3EQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £18,624,195.17
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom