Construction Contract Leads
North East
Category Works
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status
Published 20th Feb 2025
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04e4b7 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work |
| Procurement Method | - |
| Value | - |
North East
Category Works
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status
Published 20th Feb 2025
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04e4b7 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work |
| Procurement Method | - |
| Value | - |
Section I: Contracting authority/entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Darlington Borough Council
Town Hall, Feethams
Darlington
DL1 5QT
Contact
Ms Claire Weatherburn
claire.weatherburn [at] darlington.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1325405497
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKC13 - Darlington
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Joint Venture Residential Development with Darlington Borough Council - P2017/1190/NE & PB2021-00346
Reference number
DN281734
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.2) Description
II.2.1) Title
Framework Agreement for Joint Venture Residential Development with Darlington Borough Council - P2017/1190/NE & PB2021-00346
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKC13 - Darlington
II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
Framework Agreement for Joint Venture Residential Development with Darlington Borough Council - P2017/1190/NE & PB2021-00346
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 October 2025
End date
30 September 2027
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years
2 years
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section IV. Procedure
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Contract award notice concerning this contract
Notice number: 2025/S 000-006103
Section V. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Title
Framework Agreement for Joint Venture Residential Development with Darlington Borough Council - P2017/1190/NE & PB2021-00346
V.2) Award of contract/concession
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
20 February 2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Esh Homes Limited
Esh House, Bowburn North Industrial Estate, Bowburn
Durham
DH6 5PF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC14 - Durham CC
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £300,000,000
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Darlington Borough council
Darlington
DL1 5QT
Country
United Kingdom
Section VII: Modifications to the contract/concession
VII.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
VII.1.1) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
VII.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UKC13 - Darlington
VII.1.4) Description of the procurement:
Framework Agreement for Joint Venture Residential Development with Darlington Borough Council
VII.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Duration in months
48
In the case of framework agreements, provide justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:
2 years
VII.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£300,000,000
VII.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Esh Homes Limited
Durham
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKC13 - Darlington
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
VII.2) Information about modifications
VII.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Extension to the end date by 2 years to the 30th September 2027 and increase the overall value to £300000000.00
VII.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
The Framework partner has and is carrying out significant upfront work on several ongoing
projects within the JV that would be ready to initiate in 2025. The timescales to complete a
competitive process will result to significant delays in bringing those projects forward with
work in progress being halted. This delay will impact on receipt of key revenues and impacts
the timeline for key housing site delivery
VII.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £150,000,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £300,000,000