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title: "Strule Shared Education Campus Main Works Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0484dc"
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# Strule Shared Education Campus Main Works Contract

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0484dc

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## Summary

The Department of Education has awarded a contract titled "Strule Shared Education Campus Main Works Contract" for a significant building construction project located in Omagh, Co Tyrone, Northern Ireland. This contract, part of a priority programme, involves the remaining works to construct five post-primary school buildings, including synthetic pitches, infrastructure, environmental protection, and landscaping, covering approximately 64,000m². The procurement process reached the award stage and the contract was signed on 1st July 2024. The project represents a substantial capital investment aimed at transforming education in the region, with a contract value of £237,865,074.84.

This tender presents a substantial opportunity for business growth, particularly for companies specialising in large-scale construction, environmental services, and infrastructure development. The principal contractor, Woodvale Lowry JV, will execute the project through a series of subcontracting bundles, creating numerous opportunities for subcontractors within this supply chain. Businesses with expertise in building construction work, synthetic pitch installations, infrastructure works, and landscaping services are well-suited to compete for these subcontracting opportunities, potentially benefiting from the investment and regeneration stimulated by this significant educational project.

## Notice

The Strule Shared Education Campus (SSEC) Programme is a longstanding Executive priority with continued broad political support. It is a hugely significant programme, representing massive capital investment in the west of Northern Ireland (NI), stimulating further development and regeneration of the region. The SSEC programme will bring together 6 schools and over 4000 children and young people, from all backgrounds who will learn together on a vibrant and dynamic campus. As a pioneering project it will transform education in NI. Significant work on the Strule Programme has been completed to date, including delivery of 1 of the 6 schools. The SSEC Main Works Competition (MWC) will include the delivery of the remaining five post primary school buildings and associated facilities which equate to approximately 64,000m2 of building accommodation, in addition to synthetic pitches, infrastructure, environmental protection, landscaping and general site development works.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

To deliver the works as envisaged in Section II.1.4 a competitive tender using the Open Procedure commenced on 13th December 2021. Only one tender was submitted which was deemed to be unacceptable resulting in the Department undertaking a Competitive Procedure with Negotiation (CPN) in accordance with the PCR Regulations 26(4)(b). Further detail on this process is included in Section II.2.11.

Options: In response to the open procedure competition set out above, the contracting authority received one tender. This tender was unacceptable as the price exceeded the contracting authority's budget as determined and documented prior to the launching of the procurement procedure. The contracting authorities was not required to publish a contract notice as it included in the procedure only, the sole tenderer and this tenderer had satisfied the criteria set out in regulations 57 to 64 and which, during the prior open procedure, submitted a tender in accordance with the formal requirements of the procurement procedure. The purpose of this voluntary notice is to make known that in consequence of this, the contracting authority applied the competitive procedure with negotiation with the sole tenderer in accordance with Regulation 29, as permitted by Regulation 26(4)(b). Further, as that procedure has now concluded, the contracting authority intends to enter into a contract or contracts with the tenderer to provide the works and services that are the subject of the competitions at a contract value of PS237,865,074.84.

### Procurement Information

In response to the open procedure competition set out above, the contracting authority received one tender. This tender was unacceptable as the price exceeded the contracting authority's budget as determined and documented prior to the launching of the procurement procedure. The contracting authorities was not required to publish a contract notice as it included in the procedure only, the sole tenderer and this tenderer had satisfied the criteria set out in regulations 57 to 64 and which, during the prior open procedure, submitted a tender in accordance with the formal requirements of the procurement procedure. The purpose of this voluntary notice is to make known that in consequence of this, the contracting authority applied the competitive procedure with negotiation with the sole tenderer in accordance with Regulation 29, as permitted by Regulation 26(4)(b). Further, as that procedure has now concluded, the contracting authority intends to enter into a contract or contracts with the tenderer to provide the works and services that are the subject of the competitions at a contract value of PS237,865,074.84.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023336-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Jul 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 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 | £237,865,074 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION |
| Locality | BANGOR |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT19 7PR |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN09 Ards and North Down |
| Local authority | Ards and North Down |
| Electoral ward | Ballygrainey |
| Westminster constituency | North Down |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | WOODVALE LOWRY JV; WOODVALE LOWRY JV - LOWRY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45210000 - Building construction work

## Release History

- 26 Jul 2024 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023336-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:022559-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/contact
- https://www.rics.org/

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