Contract

Carbon Garden Project

  • Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-044814

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-056a57

Published 31 July 2025, 2:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

THE HERBARIUM

KEW GREEN

TW93AE

Email

procurement@kew.org

Telephone

+44 2083325193

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKI75 - Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames

Companies House

803428

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.kew.org

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Environment


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Carbon Garden Project

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 45000000 - Construction work

two.1.3) Type of contract

Works

two.1.4) Short description

A design and build contract using drawings issued by RBG Kew with specific landscape features and detailing to be designed by contractor as instructed for the build of the Carbon Garden at Kew.

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: £1,400,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 22314000 - Designs

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKC - North East (England)
  • UKD - North West (England)
  • UKE - Yorkshire and the Humber
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)
  • UKH - East of England
  • UKI - London
  • UKJ - South East (England)
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Build of the Carbon Garden at Kew.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


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

  • No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure

Explanation:

We conducted a competition via the London Construction Programme Major Works (LCP 2019) Framework and advertised to suppliers in Lot 2.1D, because of its pre-qualified shortlist of 5 contractors. The contractors invited to tender were:

• City Axis Ltd

• Kind Dimond Build Consortium (Kind & Company Ltd)

• Logan Construction (SE) Ltd

• Neilcott Construction Limited

• Vinci Construction

Four of the contractors declined to tender and one offered an alternative proposal (a non-complaint bid). The alternative proposal is for a JCT PCSA for the design of the pavilion to meet budgeted costs followed by JCT 2024 Design and Build contract

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

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

25 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

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

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

City Axis Ltd

London, England

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
Companies House

02748683

The contractor is an SME

Yes

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

Total value of the contract/lot: £1,400,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

THE HERBARIUM KEW GREEN

London

Country

United Kingdom