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title: "Northstowe Phase 2 - Land Collaboration Agreement"
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# Northstowe Phase 2 - Land Collaboration Agreement

Buyer: HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-047e58

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## Summary

Homes England has awarded the Land Collaboration Agreement for Northstowe Phase 2 to Keepmoat Homes Limited and Capital and Centric (Autumn) Limited. The agreement covers undeveloped land in and around Northstowe in Cambridgeshire for residential and commercial development. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication, focusing on quality and price criteria.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the construction industry, specifically those involved in construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses. The agreement aims to deliver accelerated development, maximize land receipts, and add social value. Businesses adept at presenting compliant development proposals for phased land release under planning conditions would be well-suited to compete for this contract.

## Notice

Homes England has entered into a Land Collaboration Agreement with Keepmoat and Capital and Centric covering undeveloped land in an around the centre of Northstowe, Cambridgeshire. The objectives of the Agreement are - to deliver residential and commercial development on the Property in accordance with Outline Permission and Existing s106 agreement (and s106 agreements from time to time) as varied from time to time; agree an accelerated programme for the delivery; maximise the land receipts; and adding where appropriate and applicable social value. It is envisaged, that when agreement is reached, each Developer will draw down land separately. As there are two Developers party to the Agreement, the lot structure within this notice has been used to ensure sufficient information is disclosed. Note that as the Agreement has no consideration attached, in order to complete this notice, notional values of 1 GBP is included to ensure mandatory fields are completed.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Land Collaboration Agreement establishes the role of the First Developer (this lot) and the Second Developer (Lot 2). The responsibilities of each Developer are the same. Each Developer will present development proposals to Homes England. If these proposals demonstrate compliance with the core requirements of Northstowe (including land value) they will be able to draw down the land on a conditional freehold, phased basis, subject to planning. Note that the information disclosed at II.2.5 is mandatory information and that balanced reasoning was established for progressing the Land Collaboration Agreement without prior publication rather than a detailed evaluation criteria. Note that the information disclosed at V.2 reflects the engagement during this process with two parties as an award without prior publication.

Lot 2

The Land Collaboration Agreement establishes the role of the Second Developer (this lot) and the First Developer (Lot 1). The responsibilities of each Developer are the same. Each Developer will present development proposals to Homes England. If these proposals demonstrate compliance with the core requirements of Northstowe (including land value) they will be able to draw down the land on a conditional freehold, phased basis, subject to planning. Note that the information disclosed at II.2.5 is mandatory information and that balanced reasoning was established for progressing the Land Collaboration Agreement without prior publication rather than a detailed evaluation criteria. Note that the information disclosed at V.2 reflects the engagement during this process with two parties as an award without prior publication.

### Procurement Information

The Land Collaboration Agreement and any Conditional Freehold Disposal of Land to the First or Second Developers either individually or collectively are not considered procurement of works or services and therefore outside the scope of Public Contract Regulation 2015. In reaching this view, Homes England has obtained external legal advice supporting this position. Before adopting this approach for Northstowe Phase 2, competitive procurements have been undertaken with limited success. These failed procurements have undermined the pace of development and contributed to the justification of the approach outlined here. For the wider Northstowe development opportunity, Homes England will continue to engage developers in a range of ways across its land portfolio, including opportunities for up to 5,000 homes at Phase 3A and Phase 3B.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022182-2024 |
| 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, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 May 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HOMES ENGLAND (THE NAME ADOPTED BY THE HOMES AND COMMUNITIES AGENCY) |
| Locality | NORTHSTOWE |
| Post town | Cambridge |
| Postcode | CB24 3EN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough |
| ITL 3 | TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC |
| Local authority | South Cambridgeshire |
| Electoral ward | Longstanton |
| Westminster constituency | St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | CAPITAL AND CENTRIC (AUTUMN; KEEPMOAT HOMES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45211000 - Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses

## Release History

- 18 Jul 2024 at 09:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022182-2024

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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