Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
The Mercian Trust
Sutton Road
Walsall
WS1 2PG
UK
Telephone: +44 1922211388
E-mail: info@themerciantrust.org
NUTS: UKG3
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.themerciantrust.org/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.themerciantrust.org/
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
The Mercian Trust Queen Mary’s Grammar School Artificial Pitch and Sporting Facilities
Reference number: CA14973 -
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Mercian Trust Queen Mary’s Grammar School Artificial Pitch and Sporting Facilities, design and construction of new sports facilities as
part of the school’s improvement programme.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 156 644.66
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71220000
45212225
45212200
45212220
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG38
Main site or place of performance:
Walsall
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Mercian Trust Queen Mary’s Grammar School Artificial Pitch and Sporting Facilities, design and construction of new sports facilities as
part of the school’s improvement programme.
The documentation for this requirement has been drafted by Baily Garner LLP, the procurement process is being administered by Crescent Purchasing Consortium.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60.00%
Price
/ Weighting:
40.00%
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-038931
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA14973
Title: The Mercian Trust Queen Mary’s Grammar School Artificial Pitch and Sporting Facilities
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29/04/2025
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
Blakedown Sport & Play Limited
Unit 1, Foley Business Centre, Stourport Road
Kidderminster
DY11 7QL
UK
Telephone: +44 1295738238
E-mail: estimating@blakedown.co.uk
Fax: +44 1295738338
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: http://www.blakedown.co.uk/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 156 644.66
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Section II.3) – dates refer to the initial contract period and do not include the options of any extensions.
Section IV.3.5) – any dates shown are an estimate.
In the first instance, candidates should register with www.multiquote.com and express an interest in the contract, full details of the contract will be available.
The Contracting Authority shall not be under any obligation to accept any tender. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to cancel the entire or parts of the tender, without such an action conferring any right to compensation on the Tenderers.
The Contracting Authority has no liability to settle any cost incurred by the tenderer as a result of the tendering procedure.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Tenet Education
Procurement House, Unit 23 Leslie Hough Way
Salford, Manchester
M6 6AJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7904236997
E-mail: raymond.wiffen@tenetservices.com
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point that information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an appeal regarding the award of contract has not been successfully resolved then the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court. Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within 3 months).
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/04/2025