Develop Plot R2, Michael Faraday Avenue, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale for a research and development building

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The Council intends to invest third party grant funding by entering into a Development Funding Agreement (“DFA”) with Wilson Bowden Developments Limited (“WBD”). The DFA will develop Plot R2, Michael Faraday Avenue, Kingsway Business Park, Rochdale (the “Property”) for a research and development building (Use Class E) including office, laboratory and production space, function space and café, to be known as the Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre (the “Project”). VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759 Type of procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: 1 - protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. Lot 1: VEAT Notice Ref: 2024/S 000-036759 Type of procedure: Negotiated without a prior call for competition The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: Protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights. In 2002, the North West Development Agency ("NWDA") entered into a Joint Venture Agreement (“JVA”) with WBD, which granted WBD with exclusive rights to draw down land at the Kingsway Business Park (“Site”) from Homes England, and either develop the land itself or sell it to other developers. The land is controlled by WBD through the JVA. An alternative developer does not exist, as WBD has exclusive rights to purchase land from Homes England on the Site and, to select an alternative developer, the Council would first have to purchase it from Homes England through exercise of statutory powers (which would not necessarily be possible). The Council cannot conduct a procurement to select a development partner, as WBD were previously selected by the NWDA to deliver works on the Site