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Land at Carmarthen West – Residential development opportunity

Carmarthenshire County Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD, NOT A TENDER OPPORTUNITY Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed a developer to deliver a residential scheme on an 8.4 acre Council-owned green-field site, two miles to the west of Carmarthen Town Centre. The site benefits from direct access to the new Carmarthen West Link Road, connecting the A40 at Traveller’s Rest to College Road. As part of this development, there will be a requirement for the developer to provide homes for the Council to acquire, at a minimum specification. 30% of the dwellings will be purchased by Carmarthenshire County Council on completion. This Procurement was undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Although the Council utilised the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation route, it reserved the right to award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without conducting negotiations.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Lovell Partnerships Ltd.

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£20.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
19 Dec 2024
Award ID
001596-2025-1
Status
active
Location
Tamworth, UK, B78 3HN, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV45220000 — Engineering works and construction works
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV45210000 — Building construction work
  • CPV45211000 — Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
  • CPV45211100 — Construction work for houses
  • CPV45215214 — Residential homes construction work

Lots

  • Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed a developer to deliver a residential scheme on an 8.4 acre Council-owned green-field site, two miles to the west of Carmarthen Town Centre. The site benefits from direct access to the new Carmarthen West Link Road, connecting the A40 at Traveller’s Rest to College Road. As part of this development, there will be a requirement for the developer to provide homes for the Council to acquire, at a minimum specification. 30% of the dwellings will be purchased by Carmarthenshire County Council on completion. This Procurement was undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council expressly reserved the right to award the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. For this particular Contractual Agreement, it was envisaged that the Council would award the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tender without negotiation, however the Council would have informed Bidders if negotiation was to be undertaken, in accordance with the Invitation to Participate in Initial Tender document. A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) was published for Stage 1 of the process through which the Council invited suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit a response to the PQQ in order to determine whether they met a minimum standard of financial standing and technical capability and capacity to deliver the required development. Following the evaluation of this PQQ, those bidders who passed Stage 1 were invited to participate in Stage 2 by submitting an Initial Tender. The Council did not setting a maximum number of Bidders to be invited to tender at Stage 2. Bidders were invited to participate and submit an initial tender based on the minimum requirements and scored criteria set out in the PQQ. Additional information: Following conclusion of Stage 2 Initial Tender, the Council awarded the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tender received, without negotiation.Value not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-045058
Status
complete
Has Recurrence
No
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
works
Procurement Method Details
Competitive procedure with negotiation

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Second Stage

Invitation Date
1 Jul 2024, 00:00
Successive Reduction
Yes
No Negotiation Necessary
Yes

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jun 2024, 14:00

Classification

Id
45220000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Engineering works and construction works

Submission terms

Languages

en
cy

Bid Validity Period

Duration In Days
180

Submission Method

electronicSubmission

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed a developer to deliver a residential scheme on an 8.4 acre Council-owned green-field site, two miles to the west of Carmarthen Town Centre. The site benefits from direct access to the new Carmarthen West Link Road, connecting the A40 at Traveller’s Rest to College Road. As part of this development, there will be a requirement for the developer to provide homes for the Council to acquire, at a minimum specification. 30% of the dwellings will be purchased by Carmarthenshire County Council on completion. This Procurement was undertaken in accordance with the Competitive Procedure with Negotiation pursuant to Regulation 29 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. The Council expressly reserved the right to award the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation. For this particular Contractual Agreement, it was envisaged that the Council would award the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tender without negotiation, however the Council would have informed Bidders if negotiation was to be undertaken, in accordance with the Invitation to Participate in Initial Tender document. A Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) was published for Stage 1 of the process through which the Council invited suitably qualified and experienced organisations to submit a response to the PQQ in order to determine whether they met a minimum standard of financial standing and technical capability and capacity to deliver the required development. Following the evaluation of this PQQ, those bidders who passed Stage 1 were invited to participate in Stage 2 by submitting an Initial Tender. The Council did not setting a maximum number of Bidders to be invited to tender at Stage 2. Bidders were invited to participate and submit an initial tender based on the minimum requirements and scored criteria set out in the PQQ. Additional information: Following conclusion of Stage 2 Initial Tender, the Council awarded the Contractual Agreement on the basis of the initial tender received, without negotiation.

Renewal

Description
The development timeframe and any options for extensions will be outlined in the Contractual Agreement. Refer to Section 8 of the Heads of Terms document (in the Tender documentation).

Second Stage

Minimum Candidates
3

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
50
Criterion 2
Name
Cost
Type
cost
Description
50

Contract period

Duration In Days
1,080

Submission terms

Variant Policy
notAllowed

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery Location

Description
Johnstown, Carmarthen

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL14
Entry 2
Region
UKL14

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work
Entry 2
Id
45211100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for houses
Entry 3
Id
45210000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Building construction work
Entry 4
Id
45211000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses
Entry 5
Id
45215214
Scheme
CPV
Description
Residential homes construction work

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
economic1
Document Type
economicSelectionCriteria
Entry 2
Id
technical1
Document Type
technicalSelectionCriteria

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1552
Name
Carmarthenshire County Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL14
Locality
Carmarthen
Postal Code
SA31 1JP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
County Hall

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Carmarthenshire County Council

Contact

Name
Peter Edwards
Telephone
+44 1267234567
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-103
Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Cabinet Office

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Public Procurement Review Service

Contact

Telephone
+44 3450103503
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-135292
Name
Lovell Partnerships Ltd.

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Tamworth
Postal Code
B78 3HN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Marston Park

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Lovell Partnerships Ltd.

Award information

Award 1
Id
001596-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-135292
Name
Lovell Partnerships Ltd.

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
001596-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
001596-2025-1
Date Signed
19 Dec 2024, 00:00

Value

Amount
20,500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Carmarthen · UKL14 · SA31 1JP · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL14

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
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