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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | UK Biobank Ltd |
| Main Category: | Works |
| Procurement Method: | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Method Rationale: | As highlighted in Section II.2.4, UKB considers that the Agreement does not amount to a public works contract, because its main object is the leasing of property (Greenheys) which is exempted by Regulation 10(1)(a) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended. Even if (contrary to UKB’s view) the Agreement does constitute a public works contract, then it is permitted to be awarded by following the negotiated procedure without prior publication. The use of that procedure is permissible by virtue of Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended. MSP, as owner of Manchester Science Park, has the exclusive right to develop the Greenheys site (or any alternative site on Manchester Science Park). The result of the search conducted by UKB was that no reasonable alternative existed which satisfied the parameters identified above, and those parameters have not been artificially narrowed down. A voluntary ex ante transparency notice was published (Notice reference: 2024/S 000-006460) on 29 February 2024. |
| Tender Status: | Closed |
All 2 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
Agreement for lease of part of building to be constructed at Manchester Science Park
Agreement for lease of part of building to be constructed at Manchester Science Park
Earlier notices predate the Procurement Act 2023 (commenced 24 Feb 2025) and therefore don't carry UK1–UK17 codes.
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| Award status: | Active |
UKB has entered into an agreement for lease (“the Agreement”) with Manchester Science Partnerships Ltd (“MSP”) and Bruntwood Science Ltd (as guarantor of MSP’s obligations) pursuant to which MSP will grant to UKB a 30 year lease of part of a building, yet to be constructed but to be known as “Greenheys”. Greenheys will be located on Greenheys Lane within the Manchester Science Park, an estate in Manchester which is owned and has already been partly developed by MSP. This notice confirms the Agreement has been entered into. The lease will be of the first and second floors, and part of the ground floor, of Greenheys (“the UKB Premises”). MSP intends to construct Greenheys, and to lease the other space in it to tenants who will be keen to be co-located with UKB, as part of the development of its estate. The award of the Agreement has not been the subject of a competitive procurement pursuant to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended or otherwise, for the reasons set out in Section II.2.4 below.
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| Release Date: | 28 March 2024 |
| Application Deadline: | — |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-044426 |
| Notice Reference: | 010279-2024 |