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
Companies House
04175094
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
Land & Package Deal at Dark Lane, Calow
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 35 affordable homes on land.
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: £7,465,825
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKF1 - Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Main site or place of performance
Dark Lane, Calow, Chesterfield, North East Derbyshire, S44 5AD
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Guinness Developments Limited ("GDL") intends to enter into an agreement for the purchase of land and an associated build contract with SME housing developer Stancliffe Homes Ltd. ('Stancliffe'). This is a traditional land and build "package deal" brought to GDL by land agent Halo (Housing Assets Land and Organisation) Limited.
The scheme will result in the construction of 35 affordable homes on land off Dark Lane, Calow, S44 5AD. It will comprise 16 rented and 19 shared ownership properties.
Stancliffe have arranged to purchase the site from a private vendor 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 Stancliffe (which is the subject of this notice), and a simultaneous purchase of the land from Stancliffe by The Guinness Partnership Ltd., GDL's parent company (an exempt transaction under the Public Contract Regulations 2015).
The contracting authority for the purposes of the Procurement Regulations will be GDL. 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 from GDL to TGPL upon practical completion. The transaction for the purchase of land will be directly between Stancliffe and TGPL.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Note:- Scoping and initial negotiations on this package deal commenced in January 2024 and were substantially underway prior to the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023. Guinness' view is therefore that this award is covered by the transition provisions built into PA23, and therefore that this contract award is subject to PCR2015, which is why a VEAT notice is being issued.
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
24 April 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
STANCLIFFE HOMES LIMITED
Office 3, Markham Lane
Markham Vale, Chesterfield
S44 5HY
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKF12 - East Derbyshire
Companies House
11168174
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: £7,465,825
Section six. Complementary information
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