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Dear Stuart

Freedom of Information Act 2000 Ref:  05/2022

Thank you for your correspondence received on the 20^th January 2022.

Your request is being considered under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. If this request is for information that the Combined Authority
holds, you will receive the information requested by 18^th February
2022 which is within the statutory timescale of 20 working days.  

However, please note the Act defines a number of exemptions that may
prevent release of the requested information. There will therefore be an
assessment of your request to determine if any exemptions apply to the
information requested. If the information cannot be released, or only
released in part, you will be informed of the reasons why, together with
any rights of appeal.  

If the information requested refers to a third party, they may be
consulted before deciding whether it can be released.  

Yours sincerely 

Ruth Callaghan | Acting Governance and Business Support Manager

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Tees Valley Combined Authority

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Dear Stuart

Apologies for the delay in responding to your request.

A response will be with you as soon as we can finalise our response.

Kind regards

Ruth

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Dear Mr. Wilson,

Thank you for your correspondence received on 19^th January, 2022.

In response to your request I can now provide the following
information.   

You asked:

Provide the procurement mechanism used to procure this contract, including
specific framework and lot where appropriate –

Our response:

The Contract was procured via the Crown Commercial Services Framework
RM6088 ‘Construction Works and Associated Services, Lot 8 – Maritime’. A
two-stage Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) tender process was followed.
This comprised an initial call for Expressions of Interest from the six
Lot 8 contractors, followed by a Stage 1 tender process, where the
corresponding tender documents were issued to all contractors that
declared an interest in the opportunity. The outcome of Stage 1 was that
three bidders submitted tenders, from which the leading two bidders were
taken through to Stage 2, the ECI stage, as planned. Each of the Stage 2
bidders entered into an NEC4 Professional Services Contract (PSC) with
STDC for design development purposes, following which, final tenders were
submitted and evaluated.

You asked:

Provide suppliers who applied for inclusion on the contract and were
successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages. 

Our response:

Four suppliers were invited to tender at Stage 1: Kier Construction
Limited, John Graham Construction Ltd, McLaughlin & Harvey, and
VolkerStevin.  Subsequently, during Stage 1, Kier Construction Limited
declined to participate, with the other three suppliers each submitting a
Stage 1 tender.  John Graham Construction Ltd and VolkerStevin were
successful at Stage 1 and were taken through to the Stage 2 ECI stage.
John Graham Construction was successful at Stage 2 and was appointed to
deliver the project.

You asked:

Could you please provide a copy of the service/product specification given
to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?

Our response:

Attached.

You asked:

Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this
contract?

Our response:

John McNicholas, Engineering & Programme Director, South Tees Development
Corporation.

If you have any queries or concerns please contact me in the first
instance.  

However, if you are unhappy with the way your request for information has
been handled, you may request an internal review by writing to:  

Group Chief Executive, Tees Valley Combined Authority, Teesside Airport
Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington. DL2 1NJ. 

If, after your complaint has been determined, you remain dissatisfied with
the handling of your request or complaint, you have a right to appeal to
the Information Commissioner at: 

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF.  Telephone: 0303 123 1113:  Website:
[1]www.ico.gov.uk.   

The ICO does not make a charge for an appeal.  

Yours sincerely,

Sally Henry | Governance Officer

Tees Valley Combined Authority

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