Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Council House, Manor Square
Solihull
B91 3QB
UK
Contact person: Corporate Procurement Service
E-mail: procteam@solihull.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG32
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.solihull.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: www.csw-jets.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SOL - Mell Square - Town Centre Redevelopment and Repurposing
Reference number: SOL - 13071
II.1.2) Main CPV code
45000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
The Council was seeking a development / investment partner with the relevant experience, capability and resources to instigate transformational change at the Site through retail and residential reconfiguration and redevelopment to deliver a balance of uses to attract people into the town centre to live, work and visit, to create a new town centre destination with a strong sense of place.It was proposed that the Council and the successful bidder would enter into a partnering structure that would align the parties' goals and provide a mechanism for the development to be delivered. The Council envisaged this would be through a contractual joint venture approach.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
300 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
45000000
70000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG32
Main site or place of performance:
Solihull
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Council is seeking a development / investment partner with the relevant experience, capability and resources to instigate transformational change at the Site through retail and residential reconfiguration and redevelopment to deliver a balance of uses to attract people into the town centre to live, work and visit, to create a new town centre destination with a strong sense of place. It is proposed that the Council and the successful bidder will enter into a partnering structure that will align the parties' goals and provide a mechanism for the development to be delivered. The Council currently envisages this will be through a contractual joint venture approach. The partnering structure will also provide for a joint working governance structure whereby decisions are taken through a project board comprised of both parties. The arrangement is likely to be conditional on agreeing an overall business plan for the development opportunity supported by a detailed masterplan, setting out how the vision for the Site will be realised.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical Quality and Social Value
/ Weighting: 80.00%
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 20.00%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Competitive dialogue
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-002225
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 1
Title: SOL - Mell Square - Town Centre Redevelopment and Repurposing
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/11/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Muse Places Limited
London
W1W 8AJ
UK
E-mail: info@museplaces.com
NUTS: UKI32
Internet address(es)
URL: https://museplaces.com/
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 265 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/12/2023