Wandon Park Housing Development

Tender description

Luton Borough Council is working on behalf of Foxhall Homes Ltd who proposed to development land at Wandon Close to provide a mix of 60 residential dwellings, consisting 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom houses, and 2 bedroom maisonettes, external works and associated services. The proposed scheme aims to deliver 28% affordable homes which offer a high standard of sustainable accommodation set within an attractive landscaped environment. 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 shall be a mix of affordable and private units Foxhall Homes Ltd is wholly owned by Luton Council who wishes to develop high quality developments, with additional affordable housing and private sale houses to yield a development profit. The proposal has obtained Planning Permission (19/01233/FUL). Foxhall Homes Ltd. seek to appointed a main contractor to develop the project to a RIBA Stage 4 design and enter into a JCT D&B 2016 contract to complete the design and construction of the units. The development of a public open space is currently in progress adjacent to this site and due to complete in May 2023. Schedule 5 of the Section 106 and the Planning Documents stipulate that Works to the proposed Housing Development cannot commence until the public open space works are completed. Foxhall Homes Ltd is keen to work with a pro-active, client focused and intelligent contractor who can deliver great value, high quality products in a collaborative way whilst mitigating the impact on the town and neighbours. We also seek a degree of social value to be added to our projects to ensure the development benefits the wider population of Luton and the surrounding areas in lasting and meaningful ways. The Contactor is to be minimum BIM Level 2 compliant following ISO19650 standards. Details to follow after appointment via BEP (post contract) & EIR (Exchange Information Requirements). 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. 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. 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). Keywords: Housing Development