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title: "Warwick Bar - Land at Fazeley Street"
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# Warwick Bar - Land at Fazeley Street

Buyer: HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ddec

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## Summary

The Homes and Communities Agency (trading as Homes England) has awarded a contract for the Warwick Bar - Land at Fazeley Street project in Birmingham. The procurement involved an Agreement for Lease and accompanying Lease with Digbeth Loc Limited for a term of 200 years. The contract falls under the works category, with a procurement method of limited using an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract has a value of £400,000 and was signed on June 19, 2023.

This tender provides business growth opportunities for companies interested in construction works related to commercial developments. Businesses involved in real estate development, construction, and creative industries would be well-suited to compete for projects similar to the TV studio led redevelopment outlined in this contract. The contract was awarded to Digbeth Loc Limited, a large-scale company based in London, demonstrating opportunities for both local and national firms to engage with public procurement opportunities in the construction sector.

## Notice

This notice relates to an Agreement for Lease and accompanying Lease between the Homes and Communities Agency (trading as Homes England) and Digbeth Loc Limited for a term of 200 years relating to the Banana Warehouse and accompanying land at Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RT. The subject matter of this contract is not considered by the contracting authority to represent a procurement as defined by the Public Contract Regulations 2015. The resulting agreement includes protections but no controls or positive obligations which would result in this land transaction being considered a procurement of Works or Services. This notice is published on a voluntary basis to satisfy the transparency requirements of both parties to the contract. The value published at II.1.7 and V.2.4 represents the land value to be paid to Homes England as a result of this land transaction, which has been certified as Market Value by independent RICS certified valuers.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The site is located approximately 1.0km (0.6 miles) to the east of Colmore Row, which is considered as Birmingham City Centre. Birmingham Moor Street railway station is located circa 500m away and Birmingham New Street circa 900 m. The site is approximately five minutes' walk from the proposed HS2 arrival point into Birmingham, Curzon Street station. Homes England acquired the Fazeley Street site under the UK Governments "Single Land Programme" in 2016. The proposed parcel of land is a smaller portion of this overall site. Birmingham City Council adopted the Birmingham Development Plan in 2017. This identifies Digbeth as a Creative Quarter and new urban village primarily centred on creative industries, leisure and residential-led mixed use development, and the Council has actively investors and developers to deliver these uses within the area. In February 2022, Digbeth Loc Limited, an English Private Limited Company, approached Homes England with proposals to acquire a portion of the Agency's land in Digbeth to deliver a TV studio led redevelopment by way of a direct negotiated disposal (via an Agreement for Lease). Following detailed consideration, the Agency agreed it was minded to consider the proposals and negotiate disposal terms on the basis of an Agreement for Lease at Market Value. Such an Agreement for Lease at Market Value, as permitted and envisaged within the Public Contract Regulations 2015; the Localism Act 2012 and accompanying regulations and circulars. The Agency has taken advice from external legal advisors and King's Counsel (KC) who have confirmed their opinion that such a lease agreement stands outside the Public Contract Regulations 2015 and does not constitute a procurable opportunity for the purposes of the Regulations. Digbeth Loc Limited have developed proposals for the delivery of a TV studio and related offices on the proposed area outlined in the Agreement for Lease. The gross development value of this scheme is, at 19/12/2022 PS9,073,077 (GBP). This value has been reviewed and independently verified by RICS qualified valuers and Quantity Surveyors on behalf of the Homes England. As of 19/12/2022, an independent Red Book Valuation for the value of the area of land within the proposed Agreement for Lease has been obtained which supports the value of the transaction - Homes England is to sign an Agreement for Lease with Digbeth Loc Limited for PS400,000 (GBP). This payment relates solely to the Banana Warehouse building and adjacent land to deliver a commercial TV studio premises, not the wider Fazeley Street site. The Agency has taken the view that given the nature of the transaction that it is appropriate to publish this Notice on a voluntary basis to satisfy the transparency requirements of both parties to the contract.

### Procurement Information

The subject matter of this contract is not considered by the contracting authority to represent a procurement as defined by the Public Contract Regulation 2015. The resulting agreement includes protections but no controls or positive obligations which would result in this land transaction being considered a procurement of Works or Services. This notice is published on a voluntary basis to satisfy the transparency requirements of both parties to the contract.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018701-2023 |
| 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 | 30 Jun 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £400,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY) |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 2GN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | St Michael's |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry South |
| Delivery location | TLG31 Birmingham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DIGBETH LOC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 30 Jun 2023 at 13:26 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018701-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england

## Provenance

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