Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Southern Regional College
SRC Newry Campus, East/West Buildings, Patrick Street
Newry
BT35 8DN
UK
Telephone: +44 2890816555
E-mail: construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
NUTS: UKN07
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
DfE - New Buildings for Southern Regional College - Armagh
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45210000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Southern Regional College constructed on the existing Armagh Site at Lonsdale Road.
The project will include the following works:
— site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage,
— existing drainage and services diversions,
— earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material,
— construction of new fully serviced campus building, and,
— the site works and associated landscaping.
The form of contract will be NEC3 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
23 248 143.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45214000
45111000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN07
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The project is for the development and construction of a new campus for Southern Regional College constructed on the existing Armagh Site at Lonsdale Road.
The project will include the following works:
— site clearance including removal of existing college buildings and associated service and drainage,
— existing drainage and services diversions,
— earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material,
— construction of new fully serviced campus building, and,
— the site works and associated landscaping.
The form of contract will be NEC3 Option C. Please refer to the procurement documents for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Price
/ Weighting:
70
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2016/S 212-385782
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: Contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/11/2017
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
FELIX O'HARE CO. LTD
88 Chancellors Road
NEWRY
BT35 8NG
UK
Telephone: +44 2830261134
E-mail: tomfranklin@felixohare.co.uk
Fax: +44 2830261394
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 23 248 143.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
CPD is assisting the CA in conducting the procurement process for this requirement, but for the avoidance of doubt, the contract will. be entered into by Southern Regional College and the successful tenderer.
The Authority expressly reserves the rights:
1) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice or to cancel the procurement at any stage,
2) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition,
3) to award a contract in respect of any part of the Works covered by this notice, and,
4) to award contracts in stages and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs, charges or expenses incurred by candidates irrespective of the outcome of the procurement process or if the procurement process is canceled or postponed.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken, prior to contract award is accordingly. at risk of the company participating in this procurement process.
Economic Operators should be aware that up to the point the Contract becomes unconditional, all costs, charges, and expenses are the Economic Operator’s and the Contracting Authority will not reimburse any costs incurred prior to this stage.
All discussions and correspondence shall be deemed strictly subject to contract until the Contract is entered into. The Contract shall not be binding until it has been signed and dated by duly authorized representatives of both the Southern Regional College and the Economic Operator Team.
All dates and time periods specified in the procurement documents are provisional only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change these. This project will be used to progress the Government’s wider social, economic and environmental objectives.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
DoF CPD, Procurement Operations Branch
Belfast
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
DoF CPD, Procurement Operations Branch
Belfast
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
This procurement is governed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 which provides for economic operators who have suffered, or who risk suffering, loss, or damage, as a consequence of an alleged breach of the duty owed in accordance with Regulation 91 to start proceedings in the High Court.
A standstill period will commence at the point. information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide information on the award decision. The standstill period, which will be for a minimum of 10 calendar days, provides time for unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract is entered into.
Any proceedings relating to any perceived non-compliance with the relevant law must be. started within 30 days, beginning with the date when the economic operator first knew, or ought to have known that grounds for starting. the proceedings had arisen.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/01/2018