II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD12
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
(a) Site Background
Barrow Waterfront (historically known as Marina Village) is a 25-hectare brownfield site in Barrow-in-Furness on the north side of Buccleuch Dock (Site). The Site currently consists of an area of unused open scrubland within the central area of the site. Towards the northwest of the Site, there are commercial premises around Cavendish Dock Road and hardstanding areas along the northern boundary with Salthouse Road.
The adopted Barrow Borough Local Plan identifies this Site as a strategic housing allocation and is one of the largest housing sites within the new Westmorland and Furness Authority.
The Site is in a prominent location, situated close to the town centre and major employment sites such as BAE Systems located on Barrow Island, the Waterfront Business Park and the Port of Barrow.
Almost all of the Site is in Westmorland and Furness Council’s ownership; however, as noted above, a small number of land parcels are in private ownership and negotiations with the third-party landowners are currently in progress with the aim of securing the acquisition of these by agreement.
Most of the Site was originally claimed from tidal flat deposits in the mid-19th century by upfilling, reportedly using dredged material from Walney Channel, during the construction of the adjacent dock system. The Site was subsequently developed as railway land, with railway sidings, and works present within the central areas of the site, and a timber yard within the southern area of the Site. The railway sheds, works and associated infrastructure were demolished in the 1980s with much of the Site remaining as open unused land since that time.
The redevelopment of Barrow’s waterfront was a long-held ambition for Barrow Borough Council spanning more than two decades. Success has been realised through the completion of the Waterfront Business Park on Barrow Island, and the attraction of major offshore wind investors to the Port of Barrow, however, progress stalled on the major housing allocation following the 2008 recession and public spending austerity measures.
Realisation of this element will deliver significant change on the Site itself and deliver wider benefits in terms of investor confidence to the rest of the town. As such, it is a vital part of Barrow’s wider regeneration agenda. The project has come more sharply into focus with the development of Team Barrow and the ongoing discussions with Government around how the Town and wider geography can best support BAE Systems’ delivery of key defence infrastructure.
Significant progress has been made in the past two years in assembling the funding package required to address site complexities and unlock the potential for development. Significant funding was secured to allow the remediation works of Phase One of the Site to be successfully delivered.
This Tender concerns Phase Two of Marina Village. The Council wishes to appoint a design and build contractor to remediate the site to broadly the same standard as Phase 1 and to install some associated enabling infrastructure on the site to assist future housing suppliers to develop the site for 808 homes (Phase 1 and Phase 2 together). Please refer to the Scope for further information.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 57.5
Quality criterion: Finance
/ Weighting: 2.5
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
16 000 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
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
II.2.14) Additional information
Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should
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Westmorland and Furness Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including
ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Westmorland
and Furness Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and
other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are
therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and
there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of
diversity.
The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right:
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by
publication of this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering
competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs
incurred by the candidates. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract with
the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent
contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award
is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The
Contracting Authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the
agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this contract. Under this procurement the contractor is required to actively participate in the economic and social regeneration of the locality and surrounding the place of delivery for the procurement. Accordingly contract performance conditions may relate in particular to social and environmental considerations.