Contract

Design and Build of Operations Hub

  • Epping Forest District Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-033503

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03ee96 (view related notices)

Published 18 June 2025, 7:05pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Epping Forest District Council

Civic Offices, 323 High Street

Epping

CM16 4BZ

Email

procurement@eppingforestdc.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1992564000

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH3 - Essex

National registration number

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.eppingforestdc.gov.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 Build of Operations Hub

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

Epping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.

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: £6,900,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 45000000 - Construction work
  • 45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work
  • 45112700 - Landscaping work
  • 45210000 - Building construction work
  • 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
  • 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
  • 45213200 - Construction work for warehouses and industrial buildings
  • 45213220 - Construction work for warehouses
  • 45213250 - Construction work for industrial buildings
  • 45213251 - Industrial units construction work
  • 45213310 - Construction work for buildings relating to road transport
  • 45220000 - Engineering works and construction works
  • 45223000 - Structures construction work
  • 45300000 - Building installation work
  • 71315000 - Building services
  • 45400000 - Building completion work
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 71320000 - Engineering design services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH35 - West Essex
  • UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance

West Essex,UNITED KINGDOM

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Epping Forest District Council wishes to appoint a main contractor to design and build a new Operational Hub located on / adjacent to land at North Weald Aerodrome, North Weald, Essex. The Hub will comprise of vehicle fleet parking, administration offices, storage and vehicle maintenance hangars, and associated infrastructure including accesses, paths, internal roads, parking, fencing, lighting and landscaping.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 40

Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 60

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: 2023/S 000-023366


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

3595

Title

Contract for the Construction of a New Waste Depot at North Weald Airfield

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

27 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Barnes Group Limited

6 Bermuda Road, Ransomes Europark

Ipswich

IP3 9RU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
National registration number

01359667

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £6,900,000


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

10 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 5

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

The Barnes Group

6 Bermuda Road

Ipswich

IP3 9RU

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKH14 - Suffolk
National registration number

01359667

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £6,900,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £6,885,369.32


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. Epping Forest District Council reserves the right to discontinue this procurement at any stage, reject all or any of the bids for the competition and not to appoint any Tenderer. The award of this contract is subject to governance approvals within Epping Forest District Council. Neither Epping Forest District Council nor any organisation on whose behalf this procurement is undertaken is to be liable for any costs incurred by those participating in this procurement process.

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six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Royal Courts of Justice

The Strand

London

WC2A 2LL

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.3) Review procedure

Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures

Epping Forest District Council shall incorporate a mandatory 10 day standstill period as required by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.