Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Maidstone Borough Council
Maidstone House, Kings Street
Maidstone
ME15 6JQ
UK
Contact person: Miss Louisa Coley
Telephone: +44 1892554189
E-mail: louisa.coley@tunbridgewells.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ45
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.maidstone.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.maidstone.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
Architects Services for the development of Maidstone East (former Royal Mail sorting office)
Reference number: DN589430
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint a firm of Architects to take an
existing design from its current RIBA Stage 1 (Preparation & Briefing) through to RIBA stage
2 (Concept Design) and RIBA stage 3 (Spatial Co-ordination) services in connection with the
Council’s redevelopment works of the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office (FRMSO), and
Cantium House (CH), Maidstone. The RIBA Stage 1 work which is nearing completion will be
shared with those who express an interest in tendering for the project.
The appointment will be made on the basis of services provided up to and including detailed
planning application submission and any liaising with the planning authority as required post
submission to enable a detailed planning consent.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
198 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ45
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to appoint a firm of Architects to take an
existing design from its current RIBA Stage 1 (Preparation & Briefing) through to RIBA stage
2 (Concept Design) and RIBA stage 3 (Spatial Co-ordination) services in connection with the
Council’s redevelopment works of the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office (FRMSO), and
Cantium House (CH), Maidstone. The RIBA Stage 1 work which is nearing completion will be
shared with those who express an interest in tendering for the project.
The appointment will be made on the basis of services provided up to and including detailed
planning application submission and any liaising with the planning authority as required post
submission to enable a detailed planning consent.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
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
Open 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:
2021/S 000-032214
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
04/05/2022
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 16
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 12
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 16
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lewis and Hickey
18 Farnham Road
Surrey
GU1 4XA
UK
NUTS: UKJ45
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 198 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Mid Kent Legal Services
Town Hall
Tunbridge Wells
TN1 1RS
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
04/05/2022