North Tyneside Council

Quadrant

North Tyneside

NE27 0BY

UK

Contact person: Mrs Kirsty Armstrong

Telephone: +44 1916434955

E-mail: kirsty.armstrong@northtyneside.gov.uk

NUTS: UKC22

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/

Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/

II.1.1) Title

Reference number: DN708597

II.1.2) Main CPV code

70330000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

II.1.4 Short Description North Tyneside Council (the "Authority") is conducting a procurement of a long-term operator of Rising Sun Farm, Kings Road, Wallsend ("Rising Sun Farm") in accordance with Regulation 19 of the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016.

The successful operator will manage the land and buildings located at Rising Sun Farm in order to maintain and enhance it as a recreational, leisure and educational hub.

The Authority owns the freehold of the land and buildings located at Rising Sun Farm.

The services anticipated to be provided by the successful operator at Rising Sun Farm by the Authority for this opportunity are summarised below (though full details are set out in the Request to Participate):

1. maintenance of all farm buildings and financial outgoings;

2. delivery of adult social care and day opportunities for vulnerable adults, people with a learning disability and / or autism;

3. management and development of the livery;

4. management and development of existing and future commercial tenants and occupational interests;

5. animal management including appropriate care and accommodation;

6. effective agricultural land management;

7. development of community engagement policies;

8. meeting community targets and community needs;

9. securing funding to be used for redevelopment;

10. supporting the Authority's ecology initiatives;

11. designating appropriate areas for bio-diversity net gain;

12. complying with the latest farming standards, including all necessary consents, authorisations and registrations; and

13. carrying out riparian ownership duties regarding the watercourse.

At this stage, the above list of services is indicative only and contains the broad categorisation of services rather than particulars. Bidders should assume that the services actually required will broadly be within the scope of services listed above but will also include extensions to related or ancillary services within each categorisation. The actual scope of services required may be narrower than that set out above.

Full details of the Authority's minimum requirements are set out in the Request to Participate.

Income for the operator of Rising Sun Farm is expected to derive from a number of occupational interests that are managed under separate licence agreements, including but not limited to a commercial bakery, a former day care accommodation currently occupied for food production purposes, an operational falconry and a number of liveries consisting of 32 stables currently let to horse owners. For value estimation purposes, the Authority estimates that rental revenue will be £90,000 for the first year of the contract, exclusive of any service charge

Further details are contained in Section II.2.4 as well as the preliminary market consultation document available at the address in section I.3 of this Concession Notice.

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 3 600 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

List and brief description of conditions:

Minimum standards and qualification details are set out in the procurement documents.

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract

Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive procedure with negotiation

IV.1.5) Information about negotiation

The contracting authority reserves the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 26/04/2024

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

Date: 22/03/2024

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

VI.4.1) Review body