Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wealden District Council
Council Offices, Vicarage Lane
Hailsham
BN27 2AX
UK
Contact person: Cathy Nelson
E-mail: esph@wealden.gov.uk
NUTS: UKJ22
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.wealden.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/
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
ESPH CN Wealden Employment Park Development - Knights Farm West (ESPH539)
Reference number: WDC - 034812
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Wealden District Council are bringing to the market a significant employment development opportunity and are seeking a development partner to work with the Authority to bring forward the Site in its entirety and deliver a high quality scheme to deliver much needed employment land along the A22 corridor, attract new business to the area and accommodate local growth. The whole of the Site is in the Authority’s freehold ownership and extends to approximately 17.3ha (42.7 acres). The Authority is looking to appoint a development partner who is committed to working with the Authority in a true partnership style to design and deliver a viable and attractive proposal. The Authority expects this scheme to achieve a balanced delivery of a number of objectives around employment use, sustainability and quality design. The whole of the Site currently comprises farmland with some buildings.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
70112000
45213251
70330000
45111213
45210000
45111291
45111290
45200000
45111200
45211360
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKJ22
Main site or place of performance:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wealden District Council are bringing to the market a significant employment development opportunity and are seeking a development partner to work with the Authority to bring forward the Site in its entirety and deliver a high quality scheme to deliver much needed employment land along the A22 corridor, attract new business to the area and accommodate local growth. The whole of the Site is in the Authority’s freehold ownership and extends to approximately 17.3ha (42.7 acres). The Authority is looking to appoint a development partner who is committed to working with the Authority in a true partnership style to design and deliver a viable and attractive proposal.The Authority expects this scheme to achieve a balanced delivery of a number of objectives around employment use, sustainability and quality design. Knights Farm is situated within the village of Lower Dicker, just outside of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that stretches to the north. The property lies just to the north of the main A22 road which provides access to surrounding towns and villages and the wider national road network, linking to the A27 and M25. The whole of the Site currently comprises farmland with some buildings.The Authority is seeking the achievement of the following objectives: (1) A high profile, well connected Estate; (2) To provide units which meet both current and future market demand; (3) To fully optimise development opportunities for maximising employment uses on the Site and to achieve a positive and distinct sense of place; (4) To maximise a financial return for the Council; (5) To identify and proactively engage with all appropriate stakeholders across the area to maximise opportunities to work with them to enhance the delivery of the objectives; (6) To drive the pace of delivery but without any adverse impact on costs/risks; (7) To implement a management structure for the completed Estate that ensures the quality of all managed areas for the long term; (8) To deliver a Scheme that makes a tangible contribution to the Authority’s climate and sustainability commitments.The Council requires the comprehensive development across the whole of the Site by the developer, albeit the Scheme may be delivered in phases.The value of £128,000,000 is maximum anticipated gross development value.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
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:
2022/S 000-020181
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
No
V.1 Information on non-award
The contract/lot is not awarded
Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/11/2023