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FOR SALE – LEASEHOLD.
FORMER OUTDOOR EDUCATIONAL CENTRE
SUITABLE FOR A VARIETY OF ALTERNATIVE USES
INCLUDING A POTENTIAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
BY INFORMAL TENDER
STANSFELD OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE, QUARRY
ROAD, HEADINGTON, OXFORD OX3 8SB.
Offers for Stage 1 to be sumitted on the attached tender form by Noon
Thursday 14 May 2015
For full details and tender pack please visit
www.birminghampropertyservices.co.uk
or
Contact Lucy Berry 0121 303-3777
[email protected]
Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre.
Location:
Planning:
The site is approximately 6 miles from junction
8 of the M40, in the residential suburb of
Headington on the east side of Oxford. The
centre is accessed from Douglas Downes
Close, off Quarry Road. Shotover Country
Park is within close proximity to the site.
Please see the Planning Appraisal
document available on our web site;
www.birminghampropertyservices.co.uk
Description:
All planning related enquiries need to be
made to; [email protected] or
telephone; 01865 252847.
This former outdoor learning centre ceased
trading in July 2014. The total site covers an
area of approximately 7.28 ha. The vast
majority of the site is mature woodland and is
designated as a Site of Local Importance for
Nature Conservation (SLINC), with little future
development potential. It will be the council’s
intention to ensure the retention and
continued use of this area of land as
woodland through the lease terms offered.
The footprint of the existing buildings (fig: 3)
and adjoining open space offers a
development opportunity, (fig: 2) opposite the
main residential block, (subject to planning
consent). The sale will also include the former
centre managers three bedroomed selfcontained house (fig: 1).
Fig: 2
Tenure:
The site is available by way of a new 250
year lease with full vacant possession.
Local Authority:
Oxford City Council
Business Rates;
RV; £20,000
Services:
fig1
Asset of Community Value
Prospective purchasers are advised to
make their own enquiries of the relevant
statutory providers as to the
position/availability of mains services on, in,
or adjacent to the site.
In June 2014 the property was registered with
Oxford City Council as an Asset of
Community Value. Further details of this
registration can be obtained at
www.oxford.gov.uk
Fig: 3
Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre.
Offers:
Stage 1:
This development opportunity is offered by
way of a Two Stage Informal Tender.
Interested parties need to make their Stage 1
offer by completing the form in the Invitation to
Tender (ITT) document in the prescribed
format. Developers are required to submit
designs and principles, a financial bid, and a
range of information to support previous track
record and financial capabilities.
Closing date Stage 1:
Noon Thursday 14th May 2015
Price:
Offers are sought for the leasehold interest
in the site subject to contract. The
purchaser will be required to pay a 10%
refundable deposit of the purchase price on
exchange and the balance is payable on
completion.
Costs:
The purchaser will on exchange be liable to
pay the Council’s legal fee of £5,000. Plus
the Council’s surveyor fees amounting to
1% of the purchase price subject to a
minimum of £10,000.
All of the initial offers received will be fully
evaluated and a number of parties will be
invited to submit a Stage 2 bid.
Condition of Sale:
Stage 2:
The acceptance of any offer will be subject
to formal approval by the appropriate
Council Authority.
Following the evaluation of the Stage 1 bids, a
shortlist of developers will be invited to submit
a further offer. Birmingham City Council
anticipates these offers might well form part of
a Consortium/Joint Venture bid with a Third
Party organisation in relation to the retention
and continued use of the woodland area.
Closing date Stage 2:
To be advised.
Viewings:
Viewings can be made strictly by
appointment, please contact;
Lucy Berry Senior Valuer
0121 303 3777
[email protected]
Robert King Business Centre Manager
0121 303 3928
[email protected]
Misrepresentations Act 1967
1.
These particulars do not constitute or form any part of an offer or contract.
2.
All statements contained in these particulars are made without responsibility on the part of the Council or its officers.
3.
None of the statements contained in these particulars is to be relied upon as a statement or representation of fact.
4.
Neither the Council nor any of its officers make or give representation of warranty whatsoever in relation to the premises described in these particulars.
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Lane
104.5m
DRAWING NO. 12152
Linacre Court
22
28
106.9m
2
104.5m
TCB
46
50b
Play Area
Warehouses
11 to 21
20
Headington Quarry
Foundation Stage
School
PCs
Spring
FOR IDENTIFICATION PURPOSES ONLY
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59
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Warehouses
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EASTERN
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The Vicarage
104.6m
63
The Coach House
Cycle Path
(Church Hall)
64
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QUARRY ROA
38
56
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of)
47
1.2
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Stansfeld
Country Study Centre
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Trading Estate
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HECTARES APPROX.
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ACRES APPROX.
Peter Jones BSc, MRICS
Director of Property
Birmingham Property Services
PO Box 16255
Birmingham, B2 2WT
Stansfeld Study Centre
Quarry Road
Headington, Oxford
SCALE
1:2,500
DRAWN
DATE
DK
16th July 2013
O.S.Ref. SP5506NW
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INVITATION TO TENDER
STAGE 1
Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre
Quarry Road,
Headington
Oxford
OX3 8SB
CONTENTS
PART I-A
UNCONDITONAL TENDER STATEMENT
PART I-B
CONDITIONAL TENDER STATEMENT
PART II
TENDER CONDITIONS
PART III
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERING
Invitation To Tender Document
1
PART I-A
STAGE 1
UNCONDITIONAL
TENDER STATEMENT
Name of Tenderer:
Company No:
(if limited company)
Address for
Correspondence:
Company’s
Registered Address:
(if different from above)
Tenderer
Principle point of contact
(if different from Tenderer)
Details:
Telephone number:
Facsimile number:
E-mail address:
Tenderer's Signature:
(see Section III, pt. 13)
Date:
Nature of
Payment
When payment due
Sum
OFFER:
A refundable deposit of 10% of
the agreed offer is payable
upon exchange of contracts.
The balance is payable upon
completion.
Figures
Legal Costs Payment liability becomes due
£5,000
on exchange of contracts.
Figures
£
Words
£
Words
Surveyors
Payment liability becomes due
Fees (1% of on exchange of contracts.
offer
figure
subject
to
minimum
of
£10,000):
Invitation To Tender Document
Figures
Words
2
£
PART I-B
STAGE 2
CONDITIONAL
TENDER STATEMENT
Name of Tenderer:
Company No:
(if limited company)
Address for
Correspondence:
Company’s
Registered Address:
(if different from above)
Tenderer
Principle point of contact
(if different from Tenderer)
Details:
Telephone number:
Facsimile number:
E-mail address:
Tenderer's Signature:
(see Section III, pt. 13)
Date:
Nature of
Payment
When payment due
Sum
OFFER:
A refundable deposit of 10% of
the agreed offer is payable
upon exchange of contracts.
The balance is payable upon
completion.
Figures
Legal Costs Payment due on completion.
£
Words
Figures
£
£5,000
Words
Surveyors
Payment due on completion.
Fees: (1% of
offer
figure
subject to a
minimum
of
£10,000):
Invitation To Tender Document
Figures
Words
3
£
PART II
TENDER CONDITIONS
1.
The Tenderer must submit their offer as a bona fide Tender that is not a fixed or
adjusted amount in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other
person.
2.
The Tenderer shall not communicate to a person other than the Birmingham City
Council or their Agent, the amount or approximate amount of the proposed Tender,
except where necessary to obtain insurance premium quotations required for the
preparation of the Tenders.
3.
Tenderer to provide financial and company information when requested.
4.
Tenderer to provide bank references when requested.
5.
Tenderer to provide Solicitor’s details when requested.
6.
Tenderer to provide details of Surety for the development including Registered Office
and Company No.
Invitation To Tender Document
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PART III
INSTRUCTIONS FOR TENDERING
1.
Birmingham City Council (“The Vendor”) invites Tender offers to be made both
conditionally (where planning consent is being obtained prior to completion of the
purchase) and unconditionally (where completion will not be dependent on planning
consent) for the freehold interest in Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Quarry
Road, Headington, Oxford OX3 8SB.
1.1
The Vendor would like each Tenderer to submit offers made on both a conditional
and unconditional basis with the appropriate adjustment of the offer figure to take
account of this.
1.2
If however any Tenderer wants, or is only able to submit one offer, either on a
conditional or unconditional basis, they are open and welcome to do so. Only the
appropriate offer form then needs to be fully completed and the other form should be
marked ‘no offer to be submitted on this basis’ and returned in the same envelope
with the completed offer form.
2.
Tenderers are advised to ensure that they are fully familiar with the nature and
extent of the obligations to be accepted by them if their Tender is accepted.
3.
Tenderers shall obtain for themselves at their own expense all information necessary
for the preparation of their Tenders.
4.
If a Tenderer is in doubt as to the interpretation of any part of this Tender document
the Vendor or its Agent will endeavour to answer written enquiries prior to Tenders
being submitted.
5.
Tenderers should not rely on any information received other than that supplied by
the Vendor or its Agent in this Tender Document or other information in written form
from the Authorised Officer or his nominated representatives. The Vendor will not
accept responsibility for any information supplied.
6.
The Tender Document is and shall remain the property of the Vendor.
7.
Every Tender Statement received by the Vendor shall be deemed to have been
made subject to the Tender Document unless the Vendor shall previously have
expressly agreed in writing to the contrary. The Vendor retains the right to invite or
permit variations or alterations to the terms of the sale.
8.
The Tender Statements shall be fully completed and signed by the Tenderer in
accordance with Clause 13 and submitted in the manner and by the date and time
stated in Clause 14.
Invitation To Tender Document
5
9.
All information supplied by the Vendor or its agent in connection with this invitation to
tender will be regarded as confidential by the Tenderer (except that such information
as is necessary may be disclosed for the purposes of obtaining quotations necessary
for the preparation of the Tenders).
10.
No employee or agent of the Vendor has the authority to vary or waive any part of
the Tender Document, other than the Authorised Officer or his nominated officer who
shall only do so in writing.
11.
Any Tenderer who directly or indirectly canvasses any member, agent or officer of
the Vendor concerning the award of the Contract will be disqualified.
12.
The insertion of any conditions qualifying the Tender or any unauthorised alteration
to any of the Tender Documents shall not automatically affect the sale and may
cause the Tender to be rejected.
13.
All documents requiring a signature shall be signed:-
14.
a.
where the Tenderer is an individual, by that individual.
b.
where the Tenderer is a partnership, by two duly authorised partners.
c.
where the Tenderer is a company by two directors or by a director and the
secretary of the Company, such persons being duly authorised for that
purpose.
The tendering timetable is as follows:TENDERING TIMETABLE
12:00 Noon
Thursday 14th May 2015
Tender Statements must be delivered to Peter Jones, Director of Property,
Birmingham Property Services, Corporate Resources Directorate, PO Box 16255,
10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham. B2 2WT.
15.
If submitting a conditional offer, the Tenderer shall submit adequate drawings where
relevant of the proposed development scheme (preferably to scale) showing the full
site layout, plans and elevations.
16.
All tender documents must be returned using the tender address label provided.
17.
The Tender Statements once submitted and accepted by the Vendor cannot be
renegotiated. The amount offered will be assumed to have been submitted with the
potential purchaser having full knowledge of the land, its condition, statutory
requirements and planning status. It is recommended that independent professional
advice be sought before offers are submitted.
18.
The Tenderer must accept that if they fail to exchange contracts within six weeks of
the date on which the Vendor accepts the offer, then the acceptance shall be treated
as withdrawn unless otherwise agreed by the Vendor in writing.
19.
All offers and subsequent negotiations are subject to contract. The acceptance of
any offer will be subject to the approval of the appropriate Council authority.
Invitation To Tender Document
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19.1. If the Vendor accepts a conditional offer the successful purchaser will be required to
exchange contracts within six weeks of the offer being accepted and to submit an
appropriate and valid planning application within a further 28 days. The purchaser
will immediately inform the Vendor of any issues raised by the Council as Planning
Authority. Completion of the sale will take place within 28 days of Planning Consent
becoming unchallengeable, subject to a longstop period of nine months from
exchange.
19.2. If the Vendor accepts an unconditional offer the successful purchaser will be required
to exchange contracts within six weeks of the offer being accepted and to complete
the purchase 28 days later.
20.
The Vendor may in exceptional circumstances at its own absolute discretion extend
the closing date and time specified for the receipt of Tenders.
21.
The Vendor is not bound to accept the highest Tender or any Tender received and
all Tenders and negotiations are subject to contract.
22.
The Tenders will be evaluated on the financial offer submitted to ensure an
acceptable and deliverable transaction.
Invitation To Tender Document
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Appropriate
Postage
Stamp
To be
STAGE 1
Affixed
OFFER FOR: Stansfeld Outdoor Education Centre, Quarry Road,
Headington, Oxford OX3 8SB
REF: BPS/PDS/LB/S5543
BIRMINGHAM PROPERTY SERVICES
P. O. BOX 16255
WOODCOCK STREET
BIRMINGHAM
B2 2WT
To be delivered NOT LATER THAN NOON THURSDAY 14 MAY 2015