West Marina Land Disposal and Development

A Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice
by HASTINGS BOROUGH COUNCIL

Source
OJEU
Type
Contract (Works)
Duration
not specified
Value
£35M
Sector
CONSTRUCTION
Published
20 Apr 2021
Delivery
not specified
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

West Marina, Seaside Road, St Leonards on sea

Geochart for 3 buyers and 1 suppliers

3 buyers

1 supplier

Description

A development agreement for commercial and residential development of land at West Marina, Seaside Road, St Leonards-on-sea, and associated grant of leases and transfers of freehold properties.

Total Quantity or Scope

Hastings Borough Council (the Council) is entering into an agreement with West Marina St Leonards Ltd (WMSLL) for the development and disposal of land at West Marina, Seaside Road, St Leonards on Sea (West Marina). West Marina has been largely vacant for over 30 years following the closure of the former lido. The site represents an opportunity for land to be developed to create a high quality development which can help regenerate the area. Development of the site will include a mix of residential units (including some affordable housing) as well as commercial units, beach huts and ‘glamping spaces’. The arrangements will entail a minimum of 1 500 m2 of buildings comprising workshops/live work spaces within sui generis use class, 50 beach huts and 12 glamping huts as well as a minimum of 125 residential buildings and a car park. The Council invited proposals from two bidders, from which it's preferred partner has been selected.

Award Detail

1 West Marina St Leonards (London)
  • Value: £35,000,000
  • Contractor is an SME.

CPV Codes

  • 45000000 - Construction work

Indicators

  • Award on basis of price and quality.

Other Information

The Council has decided to award a contract to WMSLL which is wholly owned by County Gate Properties Holdings Ltd (‘County Gate’). County Gate's bid is guaranteed by the Generator Group Ltd who replaced County Gate's original proposed guarantor Sunley Holdings Ltd. Contract award value: the total value encapsulates the potential redevelopment of the West Marina site based on it's capacity for both commercial and residential redevelopment and represents the gross development value prior to any redevelopment costs. Contract award date: The Council agreed initial heads of terms with WMSLL at a Cabinet meeting on 4 March 2019. Subsequent negotiation were held, resulting in confirmation of heads of terms in July 2019 by Cabinet.

Reference

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