Award

External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works - Sutton's Wharf

THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD

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Award

25 Apr 2023 at 10:16

Award

24 May 2022 at 16:21

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has awarded contracts to Stanmore Contractors Ltd. and PRP Architects LLP for urgent external wall system and balcony remediation works at Sutton's Wharf in Tower Hamlets, East London. The works aim to replace non-compliant external wall systems and balconies in four buildings, ensuring safety compliance with Building Regulations. Funding from the Building Safety Fund (BSF) facilitated the project due to extreme urgency, with contractors appointed based on familiarity with the location and the need for urgent remediation.

This procurement opportunity for external wall system remediation works presents a chance for contractors specialising in construction and architectural services to engage with The Guinness Partnership and contribute to community safety. Businesses with experience in remediation works and urgent project delivery are well-suited to compete for similar contracts for emergency building safety projects awarded by public authorities under extreme urgency conditions.

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Notice Title

External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works - Sutton's Wharf

Notice Description

The Guinness Partnership has awarded contracts to Stanmore Contractors Ltd. and PRP Architects LLP to design and undertake urgent external wall system and balcony remediation works. The works being carried out are to remove and replace the existing non-compliant external wall system, balconies and associated elements at four buildings in the Tower Hamlets Borough of East London. To address the urgent requirements and ensure building safety of high rise buildings, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) is providing funding for this project via its Building Safety Fund (BSF). It was a requirement of the grant funding award that bidders identify contractors as part of their funding submissions. Deadlines for submissions did not enable a full tender process to be conducted.

Lot Information

External Wall System (EWS) Remediation Works

The Guinness Partnership had an urgent requirement to enter into contracts to deliver a government-funded external wall system remediation project on one of our housing estates. The Sutton's Wharf scheme in London is comprised of four buildings - Grand Regent Tower, Graphite Point, Titanium Point and Regalia Point; the original external wall system installed on the scheme has been identified as no longer being compliant with Building Regulations (unsafe non-ACM external wall systems) and as such presents an ongoing safety risk to the residents of our buildings. Guinness has been granted c.PS26m of funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)'s Building Safety Fund (BSF) (non-ACM buildings) to carry out emergency works to remove the existing external wall system and retrofit a compliant solution, to ensure the safety of the tenants and leaseholders living in these buildings. The BSF bid required that specific contractors and consultants were named as part of the application for grant funding. Due to submission deadlines, it was not possible to identify contractors and consultants via the standard procurement routes laid out in the Public Contract Regulations. Guinness has awarded Lot 1 of this project to Stanmore Contractors Ltd., a contractor already working at a neighbouring site, therefore providing assurance of understanding the buildings on the scheme as well as efficiency in delivery. Due to the urgency to address building safety issues, Guinness has awarded this contract without further competition.

Architectural Design of EWS Remediation Project

The Guinness Partnership had an urgent requirement to enter into contracts to deliver a government-funded external wall system remediation project on one of our housing estates. The Sutton's Wharf scheme in London is comprised of four buildings - Grand Regent Tower, Graphite Point, Titanium Point and Regalia Point; the original external wall system installed on the scheme has been identified as no longer being compliant with Building Regulations (unsafe non-ACM external wall systems) and as such presents an ongoing safety risk to the residents of our buildings. Guinness has been granted c.PS26m of funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities (DLUHC)'s Building Safety Fund (BSF) (non-ACM buildings) to carry out emergency works to remove the existing external wall system and retrofit a compliant solution, to ensure the safety of the tenants and leaseholders living in these buildings. The BSF bid required that specific contractors and consultants were named as part of the application for grant funding. Due to submission deadlines, it was not possible to identify contractors and consultants via the standard procurement routes laid out in the Public Contract Regulations. Guinness has awarded Lot 2 of this project to PRP Architects, a consultant already working on a neighbouring site, to carry out the architectural design work on this site, therefore providing assurance of the understanding the buildings on the scheme as well as efficiency in delivery. Due to the urgency to address building safety issues, Guinness has awarded this contract without further competition.

Procurement Information

There are reasonable grounds to proceed with a negotiated award without competition on the basis of urgency. There is a pressing and immediate requirement to remediate unsafe wall systems to ensure the safety of the buildings and the customers living in them. There are legal requirements for landlords to both ensure the safety of their tenants and to ensure that their buildings are safe and comply with building regulations. Given that the external wall systems of these buildings are recognised as requiring urgent remediation, work needs to be completed as quickly as possible to rectify this, thus presenting sufficient grounds for urgency. Furthermore, the grant funding was made available from the BSF by the DLUHC as part of an emergency funding bid. The bid did not allow sufficient time to carry out a fully compliant tender process under the PCRs, and the award of this funding is contingent on Guinness appointing these contractors. We are required to have contractors on site as soon as possible to ensure that we remain able to access the funding, and as such need to award contracts at the earliest possible opportunity; again providing a rationale for urgency. Finally the proposal to utilise Stanmore and PRP was based on their working on another scheme in the immediate vicinity of Suttons Wharf. Their familiarity with the location and existing site-set up in the area will facilitate efficiencies which will not only ensure that best value is achieved, but more importantly will expedite the carrying out of these vital works. Guinness has therefore concluded that, given the circumstances set out in this notice, that there are sufficient grounds to directly award the required contracts without undertaking any further competition, and that the award of contracts to the selected suppliers is reasonable taking into account the factors set out in this notice.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-033ee6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011770-2023
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
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

44000000 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45262000 - Special trade construction works other than roof works

71200000 - Architectural and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£57,467,292 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Mar 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE GUINNESS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Contact Name
- Dennis Viljoen
Contact Email
dennis.viljoen@guinness.org.uk
Contact Phone
+44 3031231890

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW1 3FG
Post Town
North West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI36 Camden
Delivery Location
TLI4 Inner London - East

Local Authority
Camden
Electoral Ward
Regent's Park
Westminster Constituency
Holborn and St Pancras

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

PRP ARCHITECTS

PRP ARCHITECTURE

STANMORE CONTRACTORS

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