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Agreement further to Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) relating to construction of 2 Primary Schools development to at Valley Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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08 Feb 2022 at 16:48

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process pertains to an agreement established under Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the construction of two primary schools in Valley Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire. The buying organisation for this project is Oxfordshire County Council. This tender falls under the works category, specifically building construction, with its procurement method classified as limited, awarded without prior publication of a call for competition. The total value of the contract is estimated at £18.95 million, and while the exact start and end dates are contingent upon planning permission grant by the Vale of the White Horse District Council, the contract was awarded on 8th February 2022.

This tender provides a significant opportunity for businesses in the construction and educational sectors, particularly those experienced in school development and public infrastructure projects. Companies such as construction firms, land management specialists, and project management consultancies that can meet the requirements of the Section 106 agreement will be well-positioned to compete. It is expected that interested businesses be prepared to engage in a transparent procurement process for the allocation of duties regarding the construction of the primary schools, enhancing their potential for growth and partnership with local authorities.

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Notice Title

Agreement further to Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) relating to construction of 2 Primary Schools development to at Valley Park, Didcot, Oxfordshire

Notice Description

The proposed agreement will be a planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to proposed development at Valley Park, Didcot ("the Development") The agreements will contain a series of commitments made by the developer (the "Developer", named as the contractor/concessionaire in section V.2.3), conditional on implementation of the Development (entirely at the discretion of the Developer) and progress of the Development, for delivery of mitigating measures including the design and construction of 2 primary schools. The Developer also has the choice of providing land to Oxfordshire County Council plus funding so that the County Council may design and construct the primary schools instead.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The proposed agreement will be a planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to proposed development at Valley Park, Didcot ("the Development") The agreements will contain a series of commitments made by the developer (the "Developer", named as the contractor/concessionaire in section V.2.3), conditional on implementation of the Development (entirely at the discretion of the Developer) and progress of the Development, for delivery of mitigating measures including the design and construction of 2 primary schools. The Developer also has the choice of providing land to Oxfordshire County Council plus funding so that the County Council may design and construct the primary schools instead. Further information: * It is understood that the contract award is taking place under EU directive 2014/24/EU. Although it is noted that the relevant UK legislation is the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as the procedure was not commenced prior to 31st December 2020 (end of the transition period) so it is not governed by the EU directive 2014/24/EU but just by the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (which of course transposed directive 2014/24/EU into UK Law) as amended by the Public Procurement (Amendments)(EU Exit) Regulations 2020. * The contract (Section 106 Agreement) has been awarded jointly to: Persimmon Homes Limited, Taylor Wimpey UK Limited and Hallam Land Management Limited. * Start and end date of the contract: not known as it is conditional on the grant of planning permission by Vale of the White Horse District Council and the commencement of development by the developer. Oxfordshire County Council intends to conclude the proposed agreement as soon as practicable after the operation of a standstill period of at least 10 days from the day after the date of publication of this notice

Procurement Information

There is proposed an agreement ("the Section 106 agreement") in which the Developer is afforded the choice of providing: a. land for a primary school and funding for its construction which does not amount to a public works contract because there is no contract with the Developer for works to be undertaken; b. the Developer undertaking the construction of 2 new primary schools (3 FE and 1 FE) and then passing the new primary schools as built to the County Council. that they will not constitute public works contracts for the following reasons: It is considered that the agreement where option b is adopted for both or either of the new primary schools to be built by the Developer, will not constitute public works contracts for the following reasons: 1. The Section 106 agreement is required to be entered into so as to render the Development acceptable in planning terms. The core rationale for this requirement is that the provision of the schools is 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 106 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 106 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 106 agreement. The primary school 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 either of the primary schools 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 S106 agreement to implement the Development. Thus the Section 106 agreement corresponds 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 106 agreement which the Developer is to undertake is PS18.95 million. b. The County Council will not contribute any money towards the building of either of the primary schools c. In the Section 106 Agreement the Developer will agree to undertake a transparent and impartial procurement process for the primary school works.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0314bc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003617-2022
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

45210000 - Building construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£18,950,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Feb 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Feb 20224 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
Not specified

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
3
Supplier Names

HALLAM LAND MANAGEMENT

PERSIMMON HOMES

TAYLOR WIMPEY

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