Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Welsh Government
Corporate Procurement Services, Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ
UK
E-mail: transportprocurement@gov.wales
NUTS: UKL
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://wales.gov.uk/?skip=1&lang-en
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Other: Transport
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
A465 Heads of the Valleys Dualling Abergavenny – Hirwaun – Sections 5 & 6
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45233100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The design, construction, finance, operation and maintenance of Sections 5 and 6 of the A465 Trunk Road between Dowlais and Hirwaun.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
513 650 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45233100
45233124
45233126
45221100
45233139
63712200
71320000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL15
Main site or place of performance:
Abergavenny to Hirwaun
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The design, construction, operation, maintenance and finance of improvement works to the A465 and new road construction as follows:
- 17.7km of predominantly on line upgrade of the A465 trunk road between Dowlais and Hirwaun from 3 lane single carriageway to dual 2 lane carriageway;
- approximately 2.2km off-line new road construction (1.4km from Hirwaun to Trewaun and 0.8km from Taff Fechan to Gurnos Farm);
- six full movement grade-separated junctions located at Hirwaun, Croesbychan, Baverstock, A470, Prince Charles Hospital and Dowlais;
- construction of new structures, including: 35 widened or constructed bridges, 41 culverts and 40 retaining walls. The operation and maintenance network will comprise the new A465 trunk road between Dowlais and Hirwaun.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 25
Quality criterion: Financial Commercial
/ Weighting: 8
Quality criterion: Community Benefits
/ Weighting: 5
Quality criterion: Legal
/ Weighting: 7
Price
/ Weighting:
55
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
Competitive dialogue
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:
2018/S 144-328472
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
28/10/2020
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Future Valleys Project Co Limited
105 Piccadilly
London
W1J7NJ
UK
Telephone: +44 7377001810
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 513 650 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Proportion: 95 %
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:
Works, Restricted Services and Services.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:106078)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
Any appeals should be promptly brought to the attention of the Contracting Authority at the address set out in this notice, and will be dealt with in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, being the legislation under which this procurement was originally commenced and conducted. Any appeals must be brought within the time-scales specified by applicable law, including, without limitation, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. In accordance with such Regulations, the Contracting Authority incorporated a standstill period of at least the minimum 10 calendar days required by the Public Contracts Regulations.
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
27/11/2020