CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education Other (Please specify): UK Registered Housing Association

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

The Construction of up to 130 social housing units on lands at the former St. Peter's High School, Southway Creggan, Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Lands at the former St. Peter's High School Southway, Creggan, Derry / Londonderry, BT48 9SE.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

The construction of up to 130 social housing units complete with engineering services, external and site development works on Lands at the former St. Peter's High School Southway, Creggan, Derry / Londonderry, BT48 9SE. Estimated total contract duration of 21 months.

The Contracting Authority lodged a planning application on 9.8.2013 with the Department of Environment (Northern Ireland) Planning Service (DoE(NI)).

Please refer to Planning Reference A/2013/0393/F at http://epicpublic.planningni.gov.uk/PublicAccess/zd/zdApplication/application_searchform.aspx for more information. The number of social housing units to be constructed on this site will be subject to planning approval by DoE (NI) and may range from 90 to 130 units.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

AX12-015

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

The costs of responding to the Pre-qualification questionnaire and any subsequent invitation to tender will be borne by each economic operator or the successful operator. Until the contract is executed all discussions and correspondence will be deemed strictly subject to contract, no formal agreement shall be binding until it is duly executed by representatives of both parties. An Information Memorandum and Pre-Qualification Questionnaire is available from the address at Annex A or by emailing derry@hamiltonarchitects.com

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

The contracting authority will incorporate a standstill period at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into. The Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (SI 2006 No 5) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (Northern Ireland).

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice