Construction work

Tender description

The principal objective of this tender is to procure a development partner to work with Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (“KMBC”) to develop up to c1.35 hectare of land and buildings within the site of the former National Wildflower Centre in Court Hey Park. KMBC will use the competitive dialogue procedure under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, to explore possible solutions with applicants, and identify a solution which best suits KMBC's Objectives (referred to in the accompanying Information Memorandum). The Partner will be responsible for the: a) the design, build and financing of any necessary infrastructure changes to the Site (in accordance with legislative and Council requirements) under the terms of the Agreement for Lease; and b) provision for the subsequent operation and maintenance of their identified use(s) for the Site under the Lease (250 years). KMBC seeks to grant a Development Agreement for Lease and a subsequent Lease (250 years) to a Development Partner (Partner) that enables them to develop and then utilise the 1,35 hectares of land and buildings that the former National Wildflower Centre (the Development Site) occupied in Court Hey Park. The site comprises a number of buildings including offices, stables and the “millennium building”, the land has great development potential. The Objectives the Council is seeking to secure from this Procedure are: a) identifying and enabling a new, exciting and sustainable use for this unique development site; b) receiving a financial receipt from the Developer to support the Council’s delivery of public services in Knowsley; and c) securing additional added-value benefits from the Development Site to Court Hey Park and the wider Borough of Knowsley. The Council has identified a range of potential use classes for the development site and wishes to assess the interest and ability of interested parties to tailor these to the site’s distinctive characteristics whilst providing the outcomes described. The Council is open-minded as to which use is most suitable and wishes to test this through this procedure. The procedure will allow the Council to select its partner and enter into an agreement for lease (development agreement) with them (under which the Partner will be entitled to be granted the Lease). The drawdown of the lease by the partner will be subject to a number of conditions in the agreement for lease which will need to be completed in accordance with agreed deadlines.