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Contract Notice

Creative Placemaking Flexible Framework

  • First published: 20 April 2024
  • Last modified: 20 April 2024

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-044428
Published by:
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Authority ID:
AA20584
Publication date:
20 April 2024
Deadline date:
22 May 2024
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Creative placemaking is defined as support to community-led engagement which incorporates creative activity to facilitate positive change for people and the places they live.

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a framework for creative placemaking providers to enable a compliant route to appointing services to support communities to engage local people over a range of topics.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Procurement Team, Carruthers House

Dumfries

DG1 2HP

UK

Telephone: +44 3033333000

E-mail: Procurement.PeopleandProjects@dumgal.gov.uk

NUTS: UKM92

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/esop/pts-host/public/pts/web/login.html


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

I.5) Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Creative Placemaking Flexible Framework

Reference number: DGCSC-0015

II.1.2) Main CPV code

75200000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Creative placemaking is defined as support to community-led engagement which incorporates creative activity to facilitate positive change for people and the places they live.

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a framework for creative placemaking providers to enable a compliant route to appointing services to support communities to engage local people over a range of topics.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Annandale & Eskdale

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM92


Main site or place of performance:

Lot 1 will cover Annandale & Eskdale

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Two 12 month extension periods at discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Nithsdale

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM92


Main site or place of performance:

Nithsdale

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Two 12 month extension periods at discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 3

II.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Stewartry

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM92


Main site or place of performance:

Stewartry

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Two 12 month extension periods at discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Lot No: 4

II.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Wigtownshire

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

98000000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKM92


Main site or place of performance:

Wigtownshire

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 24

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

Description of renewals:

Two 12 month extension periods at discretion of Dumfries and Galloway Council.

II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited

II.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

II.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2024/S 000-006464

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 22/05/2024

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 6 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 22/05/2024

Local time: 12:00

Place:

Dumfries and Galloway.

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: Yes

Estimated timing for further notices to be published:

Flexible framework under Light Touch Regime. This framework can reopen throughout duration.

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.3) Additional information

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 54619. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/ A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided in the Invitation to Tender and Quality Questionnaire.

(SC Ref:764344)

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Dumfries Sheriff Court

Dumfries

UK

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

19/04/2024

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
98000000 Other community, social and personal services Other Services
75200000 Provision of services to the community Administration, defence and social security services

Delivery locations

ID Description
100 UK - All

Alert region restrictions

The buyer has restricted the alert for this notice to suppliers based in the following regions.

ID Description
There are no alert restrictions for this notice.

About the buyer

Main contact:
Procurement.PeopleandProjects@dumgal.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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