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Awarded · ResultStage · contract

Luton Council

02840b - Strangers Way Housing Development

ConstructionCPV 45000000
Value£5.6m
Awarded8 Dec 2023
Published1 Jul 2024
RegionLondon
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£5.6mtotal contract value
median £158k
this tender£0£6.5m

This is a large award for Construction — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 64,002 valued Construction tenders in our corpus.

The brief

Luton Council is working on behalf of Foxhall Homes Ltd who proposed to develop the land at Strangers Way for 48 dwellings with associated external works and infrastructure.

The project involves the process of re-procuring a main contractor to complete all the outstanding works to the development. \r The proposal is vital to providing additional housing to meet Luton's housing need as identified in the latest Local Plan 2011-2031.

The proposal to deliver 30% affordable homes and 70% private units which offer a high standard of sustainable accommodation. \r Foxhall Homes Ltd. appointed a Contractor in November 2020 to develop the Stage 4 designs with the Stage 5 works commencing on site in January 2021.\r \r In March 2023, the appointed Contractor became insolvent and Foxhall Homes Ltd. terminated the Contractor's employment under the Building Contract in April 2023.\r \r Overall progress to date of each section summarised:\r \r • Section 1 Plots 24-32 85% complete\r • Section 2 Plots 10-23; 33-38 50% complete\r • Section 3 Plots 1-4 25% complete\r • Section 3 Plots 5-9; 40-48 40% complete\r \r The potential supplier shall be shall act as a Main Contractor responsible for the design and construction of all units, associated external works, and statutory services/connections, operating under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 incorporating Special Conditions. \r Luton Council is keen to work with a pro-active, client focused and intelligent potential supplier who can deliver great value, high quality products in a collaborative way whilst mitigating the impact on the environment, the town and its neighbours.\r Foxhall Homes Ltd. also seeks a degree of social value to be added to their projects to ensure the development benefits the wider population of Luton and the surrounding areas in lasting and meaningful ways. \r All data will be shared through AutoDesk Docs as the CDE (Common Data Environment) and approval/review workflows to be agreed from early stages.

The supply chain is to follow with BIM Level 2/ ISO19650 compliance.

The procurement for development is a two-stage process of which completion of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) is the first stage. \r The SQ forms part of a competitive procurement for the award this contract, which will be conducted in accordance with the Restricted Procedure, in accordance with the requirements of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016. \r Applications are welcome from anyone with relevant experience in delivering residential led development as a Main Contractor.

Applications will be assessed on the basis set out in this document and the top 5 scoring potential suppliers in the SQ will be invited to the second stage of the procurement process, the Invitation to Tender (ITT).\r \r The responses to the Selection Questionnaire has been extended to 08/12/23 12:00 p.m.\r

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The proposal to deliver 30% affordable homes

The proposal to deliver 30% affordable homes and 70% private units which offer a high standard of sustainable accommodation. \r.

02

The potential supplier shall be shall act

The potential supplier shall be shall act as a Main Contractor responsible for the design and construction of all units, associated external works, and statutory services/connections, operating under a JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 incorporating Special Conditions. \r.

03

Luton Council is keen to work

Luton Council is keen to work with a pro-active, client focused and intelligent potential supplier who can deliver great value, high quality products in a collaborative way whilst mitigating the impact on the environment, the town and its neighbours.\r.

04

Foxhall Homes Ltd. also seeks a degree

Foxhall Homes Ltd. also seeks a degree of social value to be added to their projects to ensure the development benefits the wider population of Luton and the surrounding areas in lasting and meaningful ways. \r.

05

The supply chain is to follow

The supply chain is to follow with BIM Level 2/ ISO19650 compliance.

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