Phase One Stations: Design Services Contracts

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id

ocds-h6vhtk-05f106

Status

complete

Procurement Method

limited

Main Procurement Category

services

Procurement Method Details

Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Why this procedure was chosen

This is a voluntary ex ante transparency notice (“VEAT Notice”) pursuant to Regulation 114 of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (“UCR”) relating to a variation agreement to increase the value of an awarded contract. The Phase One Stations: Design Services Contracts (113915-2018) (the “SDSC”) was awarded in 2018. The SDSC included 4 lots. The total value of the SDSC was 221,000,000 GBP. The value of the Lot 3 contract for Interchange Station (the “Lot 3 Contract”)) was 23,000,000 GBP. This VEAT Notice is issued to confirm that High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd (“HS2”) intends to instruct a variation to the Lot 3 Contract in order for additional services to be provided. These additional services will consist of taking the Interchange Station Scheme Design to Detailed Design, broadly equivalent to RIBA Stage 4. The total value of the Lot 3 Contract will increase from 23,000,000 GBP by 16,000,000 GBP to 39,000,000 GBP (excluding VAT) to account for the additional services being required over and above the original estimate. The total value of the SDSC after executing the variation excluding VAT will be 237,000,000.00 GBP. The modification described above is not a substantial modification, and therefore it can be made without a new procurement procedure under Regulation 88(1)(e) of the UCR. The proposed modification is not ‘substantial’ within the meaning of Regulation 88(7) for the following reasons: Albeit the modification adds scope and increases the contract value, it does not extend the scope considerably (the original scope advising that some Works Packages may be required to the level of Detailed Design, with “further development of design” potentially being instructed by the Employer). As such, the character of the contract has not changed, which continues to be for the provision of design services for the Interchange Station. The Consultant delivering the scope remains unchanged, and the there is no shift in economic balance of the contract as the prices for introduction of modified scope have been compiled based on the agreed, competitively tendered contracted rates. The additional services would not have allowed for different bidders to participate nor admission of additional participants as similar skills are required to provide scheme as are required to undertake Detailed Design and it is not considered that the additional services would have altered the original procurement outcome because the difference in score between the successful and unsuccessful tenders would not have been impacted by such addition. HS2 intends to enter into the variation agreement not sooner than thirty (30) days after the date that immediately follows the date of publication of the VEAT Notice on the TED platform.

Lots and requirements

Items and delivery

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Award information

Contracts and changes

Recorded locations

• Buyer location · Birmingham · UK · B4 6GA · United Kingdom
• Delivery location · UK