Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Uttlesford District Council
Council Offices, London Road
Saffron Walden
CB11 4ER
UK
Contact person: Mrs Cristine Oakey
Telephone: +44 1799510451
E-mail: Procurement@uttlesford.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.uttlesford.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
Appointment of Agent — Commercial Properties Investments
Reference number: 426
II.1.2) Main CPV code
70121200
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Acting for the Council to acquire freehold interest in commercial properties.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Saffron Walden.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council were approached by an Agent acting for a third party to offer freehold interest in five commercial developments, allowing the council to generate income from the investments.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Property compliments the councils portfolio, offering a secure return on investment with an acceptable level of risk
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
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
Explanation
The supplier approached the Council with opportunities for investment, having been appointed by the owners of the real estates to act exclusively on their behalf.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 426
Title: Appointment of Agent — Commercial Properties Investments
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
25/06/2020
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
Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Ltd
125 Old Broad Street
London
EC2N 1AR
UK
Telephone: +44 7972139702
E-mail: accountsreceivable.uk@cushwake.com
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
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:
: 1 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Uttlesford District Council
Council Offices, London Road
Saffron Walden
CB11 4ER
UK
Telephone: +44 1799510451
E-mail: procurement@uttlesford.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: www.uttlesford.gov.uk
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
The Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/07/2020