Notice Information
Notice Title
CP1629-18 North Devon Link Road
Notice Description
Devon County Council entered into a contract for the design and build of a road scheme on the A361 North Devon Link Road ("the Contract"). The scheme extends between Portmore Roundabout (outskirts of Barnstaple) and Filleigh Cutting (approximately 3 miles north of South Molton), also incorporating Hacche Lane and Borner's Bridge junctions. The opportunity was advertised under OJEU Notice reference 2019/S 086-204985 and the contract entered into on 30/11/2020. Further details of the original contract are set out in that OJEU Notice. The Contract has been modified as described in section VI.3 below.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Devon County Council entered into a contract for the design and build of a road scheme on the A361 North Devon Link Road ("the Contract"). The scheme extends between Portmore Roundabout (outskirts of Barnstaple) and Filleigh Cutting (approximately 3 miles north of South Molton), also incorporating Hacche Lane and Borner's Bridge junctions. The opportunity was advertised under OJEU Notice reference 2019/S 086-204985 and the contract entered into on 30/11/2020. Further details of the original contract are set out in that OJEU Notice. The Contract has been modified as described in section VI.3 below.
Procurement Information
The Council considers that these modifications to the Contract are permitted by Regulation 72(1)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) ("PCR"). Tenders (including prices) were submitted in November 2020. Since then, inflation has increased dramatically, caused in part by the war in Ukraine whose extent and duration was unforeseeable. In relation to many aspects of the works, inflation has hit 25%. This analysis is supported by data from the Building Cost Information Service and the forecasts of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee. The extent of these inflationary rises could not have been foreseen. In response to them the Council has agreed to a relatively modest reduction in the scope of the works (as detailed above) which will result in savings to the contractor of around PS4.7M. The Council has also agreed to a 13% overall increase in the price paid to the contractor. Increases have been agreed in relation to some of the activities set out in the contractor's Activity Schedule. The increases have been limited to evidenced increases in the cost of works caused by inflation, agreed on an open book basis. These modifications do not alter the overall nature of the Contract, and the increase in price is well below 50% of the original contract value (Regulation 72(1)(c)(ii) and (iii) of the PCR). The Council also considers that these modifications to the Contract are permitted by Regulation 72(1)(e) of the PCR. They do not render the Contract materially different from the one initially concluded. The reduction in scope is relatively modest in the context of the works as a whole. Because the increase in price is limited to addressing the increase in the cost of works caused by inflation, it would not have resulted in a different outcome to the original procurement. Furthermore, because the increase in price is limited to addressing increased cost, it does not affect the economic balance of the Contract. The scope of the Contract has not been extended. For these reasons, the modification is not substantial within the meaning of Regulation 72(8) of the PCR.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-039998
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001956-2023
- 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
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
45000000 - Construction work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £50,858,323 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 23 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 21 Dec 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Devon County Council
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- EXETER
- Postcode
- EX2 4QD
- Postcode Area
- Exeter
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK4 Devon
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK43 Devon CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK43 Devon CC
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- Local Authority
- Exeter
- Electoral Ward
- Newtown and St Leonard's
- Westminster Constituency
- Exeter
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.