Scope
Description
Direct award the [proposed contract for works to the developer of the Poolway Farm site. The developer has the unique legal exclusivity on the land the flood alleviation scheme is set to be delivered on and will not allow for any other contractor, other than their own staff, and approved sub-contractors to carry out work on their development. This results in a competitive tender process being made redundant as other contractors are not able to complete the onsite works. Given that no other party will have a legal or physical right to access the development site GCC proposes to undertake a bespoke legal agreement with the developer to retain project management oversight during construction of the flood storage area. Other strategies and locations have been considered for reducing flood risk to Coleford. However these have been proven unsuitable through hydraulic modelling, which demonstrates only this location and an area at this scale can be used to achieve the desired benefit. GCC has explored a range of options through hydraulic modelling to assess benefits of each proposal. Only one proposal was deemed technically and practically feasible for reducing flood risk. The proposals meet the following strategic objectives of the Gloucestershire County Council Local Flood Risk Management Strategy.
Contract 1. Poolway Farm contract award
Supplier
Contract value
- £600,000 excluding VAT
- £720,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
3 February 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 10 February 2026 to 31 March 2027
- Possible extension to 9 August 2027
- 1 year, 6 months
Description of possible extension:
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Main procurement category
Works
CPV classifications
- 45000000 - Construction work
Contract locations
- UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Direct award justification
Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
Single supplier with exclusive rights to the land
Supplier
MF Freeman
- Companies House: 02180612
Ruardean Works, Varnister Road,
Ruardean
GL17 9BH
United Kingdom
Email: info@mffreeman.co.uk
Region: UKG11 - Herefordshire, County of
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Poolway Farm contract award
Contracting authority
Gloucestershire County Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZHT-7473-ZVPN
Shire Hall
Gloucester
GL1 2TH
United Kingdom
Region: UKK13 - Gloucestershire
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government