Engineering, Infrastructure and Transport Consultancy Services for Ebbsfleet Central Area - Modification of existing public contract

Concepts

• architecture and construction
• swanscombe
• engineering and inspection
• existing public contract
• consultancy services
• ebbsfleet central area - modification
• infrastructure and transport consultancy services for ebbsfleet central area - modification
• transport
• central
• consultancy

Location

Description

The Site of Special Scientific Interest designation which was the principle cause of this contract variation occurred during the duration of the contract. The designation created a significant new constraints and impacted all aspects of the drafted outline planning application and proposed development.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Other Information

At this stage the contracted services were well progressed and the Supplier was fully integrated into the project and had undertaken significant work. A change of contractor would have created significant abortive cost to the Contracting Authority including loss of time whilst a new contractor were onboarded and duplication of all work undertaken to date by the existing supplier. 72(1) C allows for modifications to made if brought about by circumstances which a diligent contracting authority could not have foreseen. Ebbsfleet Development Corporation undertook significant due diligence prior to contracting this supplier and there was no evidence that Natural England were considering a Site of Special Scientific Interest designation during the procurement of the services and this is therefore considered to be an unforeseeable circumstance.