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Agreement further to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to development on land to the east of Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire

OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

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21 Mar 2024 at 10:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Oxfordshire County Council has awarded a contract for a planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990. The contract involves developing residential and associated infrastructure in Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire. The contract, named 'Agreement further to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990', has a total value of £12,418,920 and was signed on 21st March 2024. The completion of the contract is subject to planning permission being granted by Vale of the White Horse District Council and the commencement of development by the developer.

This procurement process offers opportunities for businesses in the construction industry, particularly those involved in building works. Companies with expertise in highway infrastructure improvements would be well-suited to compete in this tender. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, thus providing an opening for businesses familiar with such processes to participate and potentially secure contracts. The contract was awarded to The President and Scholars of Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford and Lioncourt Strategic Land Limited, demonstrating potential collaboration opportunities for similar future projects.

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Notice Title

Agreement further to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to development on land to the east of Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire

Notice Description

The proposed contract will be a planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to proposed residential and associated development ("the Development") on land to the east of Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire ("the Site"). It will contain a series of commitments by the ultimate developer, conditional on implementation of the Development (entirely at the discretion of the developer) and the progress of the Development for the design and execution of a series of improvements to highway infrastructure in the area to facilitate and mitigate the impact of the Development.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The proposed contract will be a planning obligation pursuant to Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to proposed residential and associated development ("the Development") on land to the east of Kingston Bagpuize, Oxfordshire ("the Site"). It will contain a series of commitments by the ultimate developer, conditional on implementation of the Development (entirely at the discretion of the developer) and the progress of the Development for the design and execution of a series of improvements to highway infrastructure in the area to facilitate and mitigate the impact of the Development. 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. * 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

The proposed agreement ("the Section 106 Agreement") will contain commitments by the ultimate developer ("the Developer") to design and execute a series of improvements to existing highway infrastructure in the area to provide suitable safe and satisfactory access to the Development and to address the additional demands that will be placed upon the local highway network by the Development. It is considered that the Section 106 Agreement will not constitute a public works contract for the following reasons: 1. The Section 106 agreement is required to make the Development acceptable in planning terms, in accordance with Regulation 122 of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010. The essential objective of the Section 106 Agreement is for a planning purpose in accordance with the statutory planning regime. It is to ensure the grant of a satisfactory permission to develop the Site rather than the realisation of any specific public works by the Developer on or near the Site. 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 highway works will be delivered in kind rather than through the provision of funding to the contracting authority. 3. It is a requirement of a public works contract that there must be a legally enforceable obligation to carry out works. Under the Section 106 Agreement there will be no obligation 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. Thus the Section 106 Agreement corresponds to the agreement considered in the case of R (Midlands Co-operative Society Ltd) v Birmingham City Council (1) Tesco Stores Ltd (2) (as subsequently approved in the Faraday Case) where the agreement contained no obligation contingent or otherwise for the carrying out of development and so was not a public works contract. Notes: a. The estimated aggregate value (including VAT) of the highway works further to the Section 106 Agreement which the Developer is to undertake is PS14,902,703. b. In the agreements under Section 278 of the Highways Act 1980 that will follow the Section 106 Agreement and the grant of planning permission for the Development, the Developer will undertake a transparent and impartial procurement process for the highway works. c. The contract (Section 106 Agreement) has been awarded jointly to: The President and Scholars of Saint John Baptist College in the University of Oxford (1) and Lioncourt Strategic Land Limited (2).

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044b1e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009146-2024
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
£12,418,920 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Mar 20241 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 Lauren Hawkins
Contact Email
lauren.hawkins@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 0

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
2
Supplier Names

LIONCOURT STRATEGIC LAND

THE PRESIDENT AND SCHOLARS OF SAINT JOHN BAPTIST COLLEGE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

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