II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
One Horton Heath is a planned major mixed-use development project. The site consists of 325 acres of predominantly agricultural land adjacent the existing village of Horton Heath.
All of the site is owned by Eastleigh Borough Council, having acquired the majority of the land in March 2018 and with additional land parcels purchased more recently.
Development at this location has long formed part of the Council’s development plan, with an allocation for major development (Policy WE1) proposed within the proposed Local Plan 2011 – 2029. The Council’s emerging Local Plan 2016-2036 continues to plan for major residential-led development on this site. In late 2021, Planning Committees voted to support two key planning applications and delegated final decisions back to Council planning officers:
• Outline application for the entire site
• Full application for the first 381 homes on the site
In mid-2019 the Council took two ground-breaking decisions which have fundamentally shaped One Horton Heath for the better. The first, in June 2019, was the decision to self-deliver the entire development. The decision means that the Council has an enormous stake in the project. In addition to being responsible for preparing all of the proposals and plans for the development as ‘promoter,’ the Council will also construct, market and dispose-of all of the assets created – making it the developer and long-term steward for the entire project.
The second decision, in July 2019, was the adoption of a Project Brief. Prepared over the preceding year, the Project Brief is the culmination of extensive cross-subject work to understand and test the Council’s aspirations and ambitions for this project. The Brief comprises a Vision, Aims and Objectives for the site which, taken together, paint a picture of ambitious and people-orientated places that current and future generations aspire to live and work in. The Project Brief is the single most important document for the Project as its sets out the values that the project must achieve. In short, One Horton Heath must become much more than simply a development project; it is a demonstration of what development can achieve. The Project Brief is the starting point for all subsequent studies, designs and works produced in relation to the Project which seek to further understand and achieve the Aims and Objectives of the Brief.
In addition to self-delivering One Horton Heath, the Council expects to retain the majority of assets to be created and therefore considers itself a genuine long-term steward as well as simply developer/ landowner. It is critically important that all aspects of the concept, planning and design stages progress with this at the fore; the Council is committed to creating and maintaining a beautiful place for people to live, work and enjoy.
The Outline Planning Consent for One Horton Heath proposes and commits to:
• Construction of up to 2,500 residential units
• A local centre of mixed residential, retail, leisure, community and other associated uses
• Land and buildings for commercial and industrial uses
• A 3-form entry primary school
• Formal and informal public open space including formal sports facilities and landscaping
• A new link road which bypasses the existing village of Horton Heath
• Alterations to an existing solar farm to accommodate the link road
• All infrastructure associated with a development of this scale
• Utilities provision including new roads, footpaths and cycle paths and improvements to the existing road junctions
• Ecological enhancements
• No reliance on fossil fuels to meet its heating and energy demands.
One of One Horton Heath’s key differences comes from the Council’s ability to take a different, longer-term view of development. The Council has made a commitment to the delivery of critical infrastructure early in the overall process and ahead of housing wherever possible. This commitment, known as “Infrastructure First” applies to all infrastructure – not just the Roads, Pedestrian and Cycle facilities but drainage systems, ecological enhancements, landscape planting, open spaces, play areas, and the other non-residential facilities, amenities and buildings included within the Masterplan. In short, it includes all of the components that are essential to make a great place rather than simply a housing estate – but which are so often left until last within a construction project.
The Services covered within this document are entirely focussed on that Infrastructure First commitment and will proactively scope, design and deliver a significant proportion of the infrastructure associated with the whole of One Horton Heath.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 35
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No