Award

New Buildings for Northern Regional College, Ballymena Campus

NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE

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Award

30 May 2024 at 10:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Regional College has completed the tender process for the development and construction of a new campus at Ballymena Campus. The project includes works such as site clearance, construction of new buildings, earthworks, and landscaping. The tender was conducted through a limited procurement method without prior publication, and the contract has been awarded to Heron Bros Ltd. The key deadline for the contract was on May 30, 2024.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses in the construction sector to contribute to the development of educational infrastructure. Companies involved in building construction works and landscaping services would be well-suited to compete for this tender. The project is based in Ballymena, UK, and the main procurement category is 'works'. Businesses that specialise in NEC4 Option A and Option C contracts, as well as those experienced in BIM Level 2 projects, could find this opportunity particularly relevant for business growth and expansion.

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Notice Title

New Buildings for Northern Regional College, Ballymena Campus

Notice Description

The project is the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge. The project will include the following works: site clearance including phased removal of existing college buildings and associated services and drainage; existing drainage and services diversions; earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; phased construction of new fully serviced campus building; site works and associated landscaping. The form of contract for pre-construction period will be NEC4 Option A and for the construction period will be NEC4 Option C. The project will be delivered to BIM Level 2. The project will consist of a phased approach of demolition and construction in order to deliver the new campus. The project will be delivered within a live fully operational environment. Refer to the procurement documents for further information

Lot Information

Lot 1

The project is the development and construction of a new campus for Northern Regional College constructed on the existing Ballymena Site at Farm Lodge. The project will include the following works: site clearance including phased removal of existing college buildings and associated services and drainage; existing drainage and services diversions; earthworks including cut/fill and removal of surplus excavated/unsuitable material; phased construction of new fully serviced campus building; site works and associated landscaping. The form of contract for pre-construction period will be NEC4 Option A and for the construction period will be NEC4 Option C. The project will be delivered to BIM Level 2. The project will consist of a phased approach of demolition and construction in order to deliver the new campus. The project will be delivered within a live fully operational environment. Refer to the procurement documents for further information.

Procurement Information

Due to circumstances which could not have been foreseen at the time of publication of the Contract Award Notice, Northern Regional College are now required to further increase the value of this contract. This is required as additional expenditure has been incurred due to the continued effect of ongoing inflationary pressures which were not anticipated at the time of the original Contract Award Notice. These factors have precipitated a more rapid consumption of the value of the contract and reflect the application of the Procurement Advisory Note (PAN 01/21). The uplift to the contract value also being sought as a precautionary measure to ensure the completion of the new campus at Ballymena by the specified completion date. A comprehensive value engineering exercise was carried out during and in an effort to mitigate against these unforeseen expenditures and inflation effects. As a result, there has been a reduction in the total building area by 800m2 with a material decrease in build cost, however, the facilities originally within the reduced building area have been reallocated elsewhere within the premises and the overall reduction in size constitutes less than 5% of the total building area. This reallocation ensures that no specialist part of the project has been omitted. Additionally, there have been changes to the specification of finishes throughout the building, including the floor finishes, and a change in the specification of the facing brick to adapt to these new circumstances accordingly. Regulation 72(1)(c) permits this extension due to unforeseen circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen, the overall nature of the contract is not altered and Modification value is an additional circa 9% and a reduction through value engineering of circa 6.5% neither of which in combination exceed 14.99% of the original contract value. Regulation 72(1) (b) further permits this extension as it would be economically and contractually unfeasible to switch contractor without causing significant delay and duplication of build costs. A change of provider: (i) cannot be made for economic and technical reasons as requirements of interchangeability or interoperability of services procured under the original procurement; and (ii) will cause significant inconvenience and duplication of costs.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c52
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016855-2024
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
Large

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
£31,642,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 May 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Oct 20196 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
NORTHERN REGIONAL COLLEGE
Contact Name
CPD Procurement Operations Branch
Contact Email
construct.info@finance-ni.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 289081655

Buyer Location

Locality
BALLYMENA
Postcode
BT43 7DF
Post Town
Northern Ireland
Country
Northern Ireland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLN Northern Ireland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLN0 Northern Ireland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLN0F Mid and East Antrim
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Mid and East Antrim
Electoral Ward
Braidwater
Westminster Constituency
North Antrim

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HERON BROS

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