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title: "EdCity Master Development Agreement"
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# EdCity Master Development Agreement

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e13f

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## Summary

The EdCity Master Development Agreement, valued at £148,473,912, is a recent public procurement initiative by the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham aimed at the redevelopment of the Ark Swift primary academy site located at Australia Road, White City. The procurement method employed is a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, and the procurement falls under the category of works within the building construction industry. The contract was signed on 14 September 2021, and it involves a comprehensive redevelopment that will include a new primary school, a non-profit nursery, an adult education centre, a youth zone, and various residential units, among other facilities. This process signifies the Council's commitment to improving educational and community facilities in the region.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies operating in the construction and civil engineering sectors, particularly those specialised in educational and mixed-use developments. Firms with experience in delivering high-quality building projects and an understanding of community-centric developments would be particularly well-positioned to compete. Additionally, subcontractors in areas such as electrical wiring, plumbing, and site preparation may find prospects for collaboration, as the main contractor, EdCity Development Limited, is expected to subcontract a substantial portion of work to organisations like Bowmer and Kirkland. Engaging in this project could facilitate business growth while contributing to community regeneration in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

## Notice

London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (the Council), EdCity Office and EdCity Development Ltd (being subsidiaries of Ark) and Ark Schools are entering into arrangements for the reconfiguration and redevelopment of the Ark Swift primary academy site at Australia Road, White City (the Site).

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Site currently comprises a primary academy school. The redevelopment shall (subject to contract) comprise: -- a new high-quality primary school, -- an affordable non-commercial, not-for-profit nursery to be run by Harmony which is a voluntary sector social enterprise, -- an adult education centre, -- a youth zone to be operated by Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Zone, -- an office building, -- two separate blocks of residential social and intermediate housing units, -- a separate block of private residential and intermediate housing units and all associated infrastructure Additional information: The Council is not contracting on behalf of other contracting authorities.

### Procurement Information

* The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: * protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights Explanation: Absolute Return for Kids (Ark), is a non-exempt charity and company registered in England and Wales and Ark Schools, (also a non-exempt charitable company registered in England and Wales being a multi-academy trust regulated by the Academies Act 2010) has ownership and occupation rights over a substantial part of the Site, pursuant to two leases granted in 2013 and 2015 for 125 years, and operates a primary academy on the Site. Ark is the sole member of Ark schools, therefore Ark (through Ark schools) has exclusive rights over the Site. The Council therefore genuinely believes that the Council is able to award the contract for the redevelopment of the Site at Australia Road to EdCity Development Ltd, a subsidiary of Ark, following use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a notice within Regulation 32(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, because the Council can award the contract to an Ark controlled entity only, but not to any 5 / 6 other contractor, for reasons connected with protection of Ark School's exclusive rights as leaseholder. Ark Schools (of which Ark is the sole member) and EdCity Office (a company limited by guarantee and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ark) wish to procure/facilitate the redevelopment of the Site as a mixed-use scheme in two phases, as described in paragraph II 1.4) above. To that end, Ark Schools and EdCity Office intend to enter into the Master Development Agreement with two further parties: (i) the contracting authority (which is the reversionary freehold owner of the Site) as facilitator and part-funder of the Works; and (ii) EdCity Development Ltd (a company limited by shares and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ark) as the development arm of the Ark organisation. The MDA is thus a works contract which is proposed to be entered into between four parties, comprising three different entities within Ark's control and the Council and the relevant works are to be procured principally for the benefit of Ark Schools, its associated companies and the Council. The contracting authority is willing to enter into the MDA with Ark Schools, EdCity Office and EdCity Development Ltd because: (i) it is the reversionary freehold owner and it wishes to secure efficient use of the Site; (ii) as a local authority with education duties it wishes to facilitate the provision of educational facilities; (iii) as a local authority it wishes to secure regeneration within its administrative area; (iv) as local housing authority with strategic responsibility to enable its administrative area's housing needs to be met, it wishes to part-fund the works. Accordingly, the Council is entering into a Master Development Agreement and related agreements for surrenders and leases and other agreements with EdCity Development Ltd under which EdCity Development Ltd will redevelop the existing Ark Swift primary academy site in two phases. EdCity Development Ltd intends to award the Works contract to Bowmer and Kirkland.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022988-2021 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £148,473,912 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH & FULHAM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W6 9JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Hammersmith Broadway |
| Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick |
| Delivery location | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | EDCITY DEVELOPMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work
- 70 - Real estate services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work
- 45110000 - Building demolition and wrecking work and earthmoving work
- 45111000 - Demolition, site preparation and clearance work
- 45111100 - Demolition work
- 45111200 - Site preparation and clearance work
- 45111213 - Site-clearance work
- 45111240 - Ground-drainage work
- 45111250 - Ground investigation work
- 45111290 - Primary works for services
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45210000 - Building construction work
- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
- 45211100 - Construction work for houses
- 45211300 - Houses construction work
- 45211340 - Multi-dwelling buildings construction work
- 45211341 - Flats construction work
- 45211350 - Multi-functional buildings construction work
- 45211360 - Urban development construction work
- 45212000 - Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants
- 45212100 - Construction work of leisure facilities
- 45212170 - Entertainment building construction work
- 45212171 - Entertainment centre construction work
- 45212172 - Recreation centre construction work
- 45212200 - Construction work for sports facilities
- 45212220 - Multi-purpose sports facilities construction work
- 45212310 - Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
- 45212312 - Exhibition centre construction work
- 45212320 - Construction work for buildings relating to artistic performances
- 45212321 - Auditorium construction work
- 45212322 - Theatre construction work
- 45212330 - Library construction work
- 45212340 - Lecture hall construction work
- 45212411 - Hotel construction work
- 45212412 - Hostel construction work
- 45212413 - Short-stay accommodation construction work
- 45212420 - Construction work for restaurants and similar facilities
- 45212421 - Restaurant construction work
- 45212500 - Kitchen or restaurant conversion
- 45213000 - Construction work for commercial buildings, warehouses and industrial buildings, buildings relating to transport
- 45213110 - Shop buildings construction work
- 45213111 - Shopping centre construction work
- 45213112 - Shop units construction work
- 45213150 - Office block construction work
- 45214100 - Construction work for kindergarten buildings
- 45214200 - Construction work for school buildings
- 45214300 - Construction work for college buildings
- 45214310 - Vocational college construction work
- 45214320 - Technical college construction work
- 45214400 - Construction work for university buildings
- 45214420 - Lecture theatre construction work
- 45214500 - Construction work for buildings of further education
- 45214600 - Construction work for research buildings
- 45214610 - Laboratory building construction work
- 45214700 - Construction work for halls of residence
- 45215210 - Construction work for subsidised residential accommodation
- 45215212 - Retirement home construction work
- 45215213 - Nursing home construction work
- 45215214 - Residential homes construction work
- 45215220 - Construction work for social facilities other than subsidised residential accommodation
- 45215221 - Daycare centre construction work
- 45223200 - Structural works
- 45223500 - Reinforced-concrete structures
- 45232140 - District-heating mains construction work
- 45232141 - Heating works
- 45232142 - Heat-transfer station construction work
- 45251200 - Heating plant construction work
- 45251250 - District-heating plant construction work
- 45262640 - Environmental improvement works
- 45311000 - Electrical wiring and fitting work
- 45311200 - Electrical fitting work
- 45331000 - Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work
- 45332000 - Plumbing and drain-laying work
- 45440000 - Painting and glazing work
- 45500000 - Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator
- 70000000 - Real estate services
- 70110000 - Development services of real estate
- 70112000 - Development of non-residential real estate
- 70330000 - Property management services of real estate on a fee or contract basis
- 70332000 - Non-residential property services
- 70332200 - Commercial property management services
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
- 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71221000 - Architectural services for buildings
- 71222000 - Architectural services for outdoor areas
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71300000 - Engineering services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311210 - Highways consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
- 71313000 - Environmental engineering consultancy services
- 71313200 - Sound insulation and room acoustics consultancy services
- 71313400 - Environmental impact assessment for construction
- 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
- 71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
- 71313450 - Environmental monitoring for construction
- 98133110 - Services provided by youth associations

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2021 at 21:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022988-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:209334-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML

## Provenance

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