CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Construction of new Newark Leisure Centre.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

Execution		Design and execution
Execution, by whatever means

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Newark, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Newark and Sherwood District Council is proud to offer suitably qualified and experienced building contractors the opportunity to construct a new, flagship multi-million pound leisure centre in Newark, Nottinghamshire.

The Council has a long history of providing leisure facilities throughout the district, with its current offer comprising the Dukeries Leisure Centre in Ollerton, Blidworth Community Leisure Centre, Southwell Leisure Centre Trust and the Grove Leisure Centre in Newark. The centres are very well used with membership approaching 10 000.

Councillors collectively identified a replacement facility for the Grove as their number one capital priority, after 46 years of service by the centre to the people of Newark and its surroundings.

To be built on land adjacent to a proposed Sports Hub, the aim is to create a rich sports legacy for the future and enable people to access sporting opportunities and increase participation, as well as improving the health and well-being of local communities. The Council also sees the construction project as a means to stimulate the local economy, providing jobs opportunities directly and through the use of local suppliers and supply chains.

The circa 4 260 m² two-storey building will provide modern, high quality facilities for swimming, sports and fitness activities comprising of:

— 6 lane, 25 metre main swimming pool;

— 20 m teaching/learner pool;

— 243 m² fitness suite;

— 4 Court multi-use sports hall;

— 2 squash courts with moveable walls;

— Wet and dry male and female changing facilities;

— Vending area;

— Office/Reception area;

— Administration and Stores;

— Toilets, buggy-park, etc.;

— Staff, First Aid Room and Ancillary Areas;

— Plant Room and Pool Equipment Store;

— External works include below ground drainage, site landscaping, CCTV installation, vehicular access, car-parking and lighting.

Potential contractors must demonstrate their capability and experience in undertaking construction of a leisure centre with swimming pool facilities.

The design will be developed by the Council's appointed design team to RIBA stage E prior to letting the contract. The Client's Architect shall be novated to and appointed by the successful contractor. The Client's Structural/Civil Engineers and Service Engineers shall not be novated to the successful contractor.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

NWKLC 2014/02

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

Newark and Sherwood District Council incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract was communicated by electronic means to tenderers. The standstill notice included:

(a) the criteria for the award of the contract;

(b) the full reasons for the award decision (including the characteristics and relative advantages of the successful tender);

(c) the identity of the successful tenderer;

(d) the score obtained by the economic operator receiving the notice and the score obtained by the economic operator to be awarded the contract, and

(e) when the standstill period would end or the date before which the Council would not enter into the contract.

The purpose of the standstill period referred to above was to allow parties to apply to the Courts to set aside the award decision before the contract was entered into. The Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 require any proceedings to be commenced within 30 days, beginning with the date when the claimants first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen.

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice