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Preston Barracks Works Contract

OPTIVO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED

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20 Oct 2023 at 12:49

Summary of the contracting process

The Optivo Development Services Limited has awarded the Preston Barracks Works Contract to Roberts Gallagher Construction Limited. The contract involves the completion of construction works at the Preston Barracks site in Brighton, UK. The procurement method used was limited negotiation without prior publication of a contract notice due to extreme urgency caused by unforeseeable events, resulting in the need to award the contract urgently to prevent additional costs and ensure compliance with health and safety standards. The contract value is £11,998,770 GBP, and it was signed on 20th October 2023.

This contract for construction works at Preston Barracks presents business growth opportunities for companies in the construction industry, particularly those with expertise in works related to commercial units and residential buildings. The public procurement process has reached the award stage, providing a chance for businesses to engage with Optivo Development Services Limited and potentially contribute to the completion of the project. Interested businesses should closely monitor future opportunities with Optivo Development Services Limited for similar projects in the works category.

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Notice Title

Preston Barracks Works Contract

Notice Description

A contract for the carrying out and completion of the following works at the Preston Barracks site: The delivery of 7 commercial units, the completion of the building envelope for Blocks A (10 stories) and J (10 stories), to make them weathertight, and the final completion of Block G's 16 homes, alongside the remaining residual estate that will complete the podium.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A contract for the carrying out and completion of the following works at the Preston Barracks site: The delivery of 7 commercial units, the completion of the building envelope for Blocks A (10 stories) and J (10 stories), to make them weathertight, and the final completion of Block G's 16 homes, alongside the remaining residual estate that will complete the podium.

Procurement Information

Optivo Development Services Limited (ODSL) is a subsidiary within the Southern Housing Group. ODSL intends to award the Contract to Roberts Gallagher Construction Limited (RGC) pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (the Regulations), for the reasons set out below. Henry Construction Limited (HCL) was originally appointed to carry out the construction works for the Preston Barracks project under a building contract with ODSL . In May 2023 HCL entered into administration, leaving the construction works only partially completed. The works remaining to be completed at Preston Barracks fall into 2 packages / phases. The Contract being awarded to RGC is for the first phase of these works (which is the most pressing). Regulation 32(2)(c) allows a contracting authority to award a contract under the negotiated procedure without prior publication "insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with" ODSL is relying on this exemption to award the Contract to RGC on the following basis: (i) The events that have given rise to the need to appoint RGC on an urgent basis without undertaking a competitive tender process in accordance with the PCR were not foreseeable by, or attributable to, ODSL - such events being HCL entering into administration and therefore not being able to fulfil its contractual obligation complete the works; (ii) If a contractor is not appointed urgently to complete phase 1 of the remaining works this will result in ODSL incurring significant additional costs (to add to the costs that it has already incurred). This is partly because if the works to the commercial units included in this phase are not completed within a certain timeframe such that the units can be handed back to the private developer, ODSL will have to retain these units itself; and (iii) Any delay in completing the works could also give rise to health and safety issues on site, given that the development is already partially occupied by residents.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-040dc2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031049-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

45000000 - Construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£11,998,770 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Oct 20232 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
OPTIVO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Loviene Dinall
Contact Email
loviene.dinall@southernhousing.org.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC1M 5LA
Post Town
Central London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI43 Haringey and Islington
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)

Local Authority
Islington
Electoral Ward
Clerkenwell
Westminster Constituency
Islington South and Finsbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ROBERTS GALLAGHER CONSTRUCTION

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