Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
4th Floor, Waterside House, Waterside Plaza
Sale
M33 7ZF
UK
Contact person: Mr David Rodgers
Telephone: +44 7977555874
E-mail: David.Rodgers@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD3
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.rochdale.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Develop Plot R2, Michael Faraday Avenue, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale for a research and development building
Reference number: DN751907
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Council intends to invest third party grant funding by entering into a Development Funding Agreement (“DFA”) with Wilson Bowden Developments Limited (“WBD”). The DFA will develop Plot R2, Michael Faraday Avenue, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale (the “Property”) for a research and development building (Use Class E) including office, laboratory and production space, function space and café, to be known as the Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre (the “Project”).
VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759
Type of procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic
operator for the following reason:
1 - protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759
Type of procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic
operator for the following reason:
Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights.
In 2002, the North West Development Agency ("NWDA") entered into a Joint Venture
Agreement (“JVA”) with WBD, which granted WBD with exclusive rights to draw down land
at the Kingsway Business Park (“Site”) from Homes England, and either develop the land
itself or sell it to other developers. The land is controlled by WBD through the JVA.
An alternative developer does not exist, as WBD has exclusive rights to purchase land from
Homes England on the Site and, to select an alternative developer, the Council would first
have to purchase it from Homes England through exercise of statutory powers (which would
not necessarily be possible).
The Council cannot conduct a procurement to select a development partner, as WBD were
previously selected by the NWDA to deliver works on the Site
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-036759
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Wilson Bowden Developments Ltd
Barratt House, Cartwright Way
Bardon Hill
LE67 1UB
UK
NUTS: UKD3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/01/2025