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Oxford North Highway Works

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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05 Mar 2021 at 15:08

Summary of the contracting process

Oxfordshire County Council has initiated a tender process for the "Oxford North Highway Works" project, classified under the road construction industry. This procurement is currently in the award stage following completion of the contract on 5th March 2021. The project is valued at £10.8 million and aims to improve highway infrastructure linked to the proposed Oxford North development, with specified commitments required from the developer under relevant planning legislation. The procurement method employed was a limited procedure, which did not involve prior publication of a call for competition and is covered by the GPA.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in road construction and civil engineering, particularly those with experience in undertaking infrastructure projects under planning obligations. Companies that are small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find this an advantageous contract due to the transparent procurement process mandated for the execution of the highway works by the developer. Collaboration with the awarding authority, Oxfordshire County Council, could also enhance business prospects in the regional public works sector.

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Notice Title

Oxford North Highway Works

Notice Description

The proposed agreements will be entered into under Section 278 Highways Act 1980 together with a separate planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to proposed development at Oxford North ("the Development") The agreements will contain commitments made by the developer (the "Developer", named as the contractor/concessionaire in section V.2.3) which are linked to the progress of the Development for the design and execution by the Developer of a series of improvements to the highway infrastructure to facilitate and mitigate the impact of the Development.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The proposed agreements will be entered into under Section 278 Highways Act 1980 together with a separate planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to proposed development at Oxford North ("the Development") The agreements will contain commitments linked to the progress of the Development for the design and execution of a series of improvements to the highway infrastructure to facilitate and mitigate the impact of the Development.

Procurement Information

There is a proposed agreement ("the section 278 agreement") which will cover a single set of works required through the planning process for the Development. It is considered that they will not constitute public works for the following reasons: 1. The Section 278 agreement is required to be entered into together with a separate planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and for the same purpose that is to render the Development acceptable in planning terms. The core rationale for this requirement (and the other Section 106 planning obligations) is that they are necessary to enable the grant of planning permission and they are considered to be in compliance with Regulations 122 Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010. Thus, the essential objective of the Section 278 Agreements is for a planning purpose in accordance with the statutory planning regime. It was endorsed in Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council and St Modwen Developments Ltd ("the Faraday Case) following the principle established in Helmut Muller GMbH v Bundesanstalt fur Immobilienaufgaben- Helmut Muller) that an agreement was not a public works contract where the contracting authority's primary objective was of a planning nature under the statutory regime. 2. An essential ingredient of a public works contract is that it is for pecuniary interest - see Regulation 2 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The Advocate General's opinion in European Commission v Kingdom of Spain seeks to provide a definitive statement of the meaning of "pecuniary interest" concluding that it implies that the contracting authority needs to use its own funds either directly or indirectly. No direct financing will be provided by the contracting authority in respect of the Section 278 agreement. Indirect financing occurs when the contracting authority suffers economic detriment as a result of the method of funding the works. No economic detriment will be sustained by the contracting authority in consequence of entering into the section 278 agreement. The highway works will be delivered in kind rather than through the provision of funding to the contracting authority. 3. Under the Section 278 Agreement there will be no liability for the highway works to be delivered unless the Development is implemented and it is entirely at the discretion of the Developer as to whether the Development is implemented. There is no obligation on the Developer in the Section 278 agreement or the prior S106 agreement to implement the Development. Thus the Section 278 agreement correspond to the Section 106 agreement considered in the case of R (Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd) v Birmingham City Council (1) Tesco Stores Ltd (2) as approved in the Faraday case (paragraph 52) on the basis that the agreement considered in the Midlands Co-operative Society case contained no obligation contingent or otherwise for the carrying out of development. Notes: a. The estimated aggregate value of the works further to the Section 278 agreement which the Developer is to undertake is PS10.8 million. b. In the Section 278 Agreement the Developer will undertake a transparent and impartial procurement process for the highway works.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0298d2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004478-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45233120 - Road construction works

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£10,800,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Amy Keylock
Contact Email
amy.keylock@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7392318916

Buyer Location

Locality
OXFORD
Postcode
OX1 1ND
Post Town
Oxford
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC

Local Authority
Oxford
Electoral Ward
Osney & St Thomas
Westminster Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

THOMAS WHITE (OXFORD

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