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324-338 Bensham Lane Works Contract

OPTIVO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED

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26 Mar 2024 at 17:07

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "324-338 Bensham Lane Works Contract" has been completed. The buying organisation, Optivo Development Services Limited, has awarded the contract to Oakwood Building Contractors Limited. The contract involves the design and construction of 44 residential units at the 324-338 Bensham Lane site in Thornton Heath, Croydon. The procurement method used was a limited negotiated procedure, citing extreme urgency as the rationale due to unforeseeable events leading to the need for urgent appointment without a competitive tender process.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for construction companies specialising in works contracts. The project location in Croydon provides a specific geographic focus for interested businesses. The urgent nature of the award creates a time-sensitive opportunity for companies capable of quickly mobilising construction resources. Businesses with experience in residential construction projects would be well-suited to compete for this contract with a focus on quality, speed, and compliance with statutory requirements.

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Notice Title

324-338 Bensham Lane Works Contract

Notice Description

A contract for the carrying out and completion of the following works at the 324-338 Bensham Lane site: The design and construction of 44 units comprising of a six-storey building (including lower ground floor) fronting Bensham Lane comprising of: 17 one bedroom flats,18 two bedroom flats, 1 two bedroom Duplex, 1 three bedroom Duplex and 7 three bedroom townhouses. This also includes the formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated off-street parking; provision of associated refuse cycle storage formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated off-street parking.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A contract for the carrying out and completion of the following works at the 324-368 Bensham Lane site: The design and construction of 44 units comprising of a six-storey building (including lower ground floor) fronting Bensham Lane comprising of: 17 one bedroom flats,18 two bedroom flats, 1 two bedroom Duplex, 1 three bedroom Duplex and 7 three bedroom townhouses. This also includes the formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated off-street parking; provision of associated refuse cycle storage formation of vehicular accesses and provision of associated off-street parking.

Procurement Information

Optivo Development Services Limited (ODSL) is a subsidiary within the Southern Housing Group. ODSL intends to award the Contract to Oakwood Building Contractors Limited ("Oakwood") pursuant to Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 ("PCR"), for the reasons set out below: DCB (Kent) Limited ("DCB") were originally appointed to carry out the development works at the site under a building contract with ODSL. Kinovo Plc ("Kinovo") provided a parent company guarantee ("PCG") in respect of DCB's performance of the building contract. In May 2022 DCB entered into administration. Pursuant to the terms of the PCG, Kinovo were required to arrange for the completion of the works, subject to ODSL's agreement. Accordingly, Kinovo took steps to procure a replacement building contractor, but have not been able to secure a proposal that is acceptable to ODSL both in terms of the price payable for the completion of the works and the experience and credentials of the proposed replacement contractor. In light of the above ODSL has decided to take direct control of the selection and appointment of a replacement contractor. ODSL now wish to appoint Oakwood as the replacement contractor. 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 Oakwood on the following basis: (i) The events that have given rise to the need to appoint Oakwood 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 DCB entering into administration originally, and Kinovo subsequently being unable to secure a proposal for the completion of the works that is acceptable to ODSL; (ii) If a contractor is not appointed urgently to complete the remaining works this will result in ODSL incurring significant additional costs (to add to the costs that it has already incurred); (iii) Any further delay in completing the works could also give rise to health and safety issues and/or security issues on site.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-044d3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009916-2024
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
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
£14,009,292 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Mar 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 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
OPTIVO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
Altaf Sharif
Contact Email
altaf.sharif@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
Not specified

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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

OAKWOOD BUILDING CONTRACTORS

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