Modification notice
Modification of a contract/concession during its term
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
Telephone: +44 3000623300
E-mail: cpsprocurementadvice@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang=en
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Kings Gate Main Contract
Reference number: C148/2019/2020
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45212314
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45212350
92522000
92522100
92522200
45212180
45212310
45212314
45212354
45223810
45313100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Caernarfon
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This notice is not to advertise an opportunity as the contract has previously been awarded. The works required at the Kings Gate project at Caernarfon Castle were awarded in November 2020 and comprised of new visitor facilities within the Kings Gate Tower, which included a new café, toilet facilities, exhibition spaces, retail, external viewing decks and staff accommodation. The main focus of the project was to improve the visitor offer, especially for visitors with limited ability to access certain parts of the Castle. During the pandemic and the course of the contract the contract was extended to account for reduced working patterns owing to social distancing measures and additional unforeseen work required as a result of undiscovered archaeology.
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 20
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
Yes
Section IV: Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2020/S 234-578969
Section V: Award of contract/concession
Contract No: C148/2019/2020
Title: Kings Gate Main Contract
V.2 Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession
06/11/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
GROSVENOR CONSTRUCTION LTD
GROSVENOR CONSTRUCTION LTD, Tir Llwyd, Kinmel Bay
Conwy
LL185JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1745560358
Fax: +44 1745774928
NUTS: UKL13
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
/concession: 3 700 000.00
GBP
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This contract is awarded and is not a current opportunity.
(WA Ref:121322)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/10/2022
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
45212314
VII.1.2) Additional CPV code(s)
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
Main site or place of performance:
Caernarfon
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement
Works required at Caernarfon Castle, Gwynedd. This is a modification notice to advise of a duration and cost increase due to unforeseen works required on the contract.
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months: 22
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: 4 550 000.00 GBP
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
GROSVENOR CONSTRUCTION LTD
GROSVENOR CONSTRUCTION LTD, Tir Llwyd, Kinmel Bay
Conwy
LL185JA
UK
Telephone: +44 1745560358
Fax: +44 1745774928
NUTS: UKL13
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME:
Yes
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
As above, the Welsh Government extended the duration of the contract and scope to the Kings Gate Tower contract. The works were extended by 4 months in total from an original May 2022 completion to September 2022 completion. The cost of the variations is to account for increased time as a result of Covid-19 restrictions which developed through the pandemic and which could not be considered at time of award; and additional unforeseen works as a result of undiscovered archaeology.
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Noting the limited space at the site and historic importance and significance of Caernarfon Castle, Grosvenor Construction were best placed to deliver the additional elements of the scheme for technical reasons given the relevant systems and information already in place delivering the main contract. Appointing alternative providers would result in an incompatibility with existing equipment, services and installations including (1) setting up separate contractor areas for such things as, welfare facilities, plant and materials storage and access arrangements; and (2) would significantly increase the Health & Safety risk with two main contractors working in the same limited space. Also, the need for some modifications were unforeseen by the Contracting Authority and were brought about by circumstances which could not have been known prior to the tender ie undiscovered archaeology.
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications and price adaptions and, in the case of Directive 2014/23/EU, average inflation in the Member State concerned)
Value excluding VAT: 3 700 000.00 Currency: GBP
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: 4 550 000.00 Currency: GBP