Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Colchester Borough Council
Rowan House, 33 Sheepen Road
Colchester
CO3 3WG
UK
Contact person: Alison Shaw
Telephone: +44 1206508637
E-mail: procurement@colchester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH3
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.colchester.gov.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-Urban-planning-and-landscape-architectural-services./C89Z64K8N4
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-Urban-planning-and-landscape-architectural-services./C89Z64K8N4
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
Urban and Landscape Design and Masterplanning Services — Colchester Braintree Borders
Reference number: 0150
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71400000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The contracting authority plan to procure urban and landscape design and masterplanning services, providing independent advice and support to evolve the spatial design and masterplan approach to the proposed West of Braintree Garden Community site.
The input will form an important part of a wider body of work which is ongoing to consider the further evolution of the existing draft Local Plan policy which specifically requires Development Plan Documents to be prepared for the proposed Garden Community, based upon the preparation of site specific masterplans and leading on to the evolution of subsequent planning applications/local development order/s.
The Services will be expected to provide core skills and resources across the following technical areas and skills:
— Landscape Design,
— Urban design,
— Masterplanning,
— Place-making,
— Architecture, and
— Participative engagement.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH3
Main site or place of performance:
Essex.
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Services are focussed on the provision of urban and landscape design and masterplanning, place-making, architecture and participative engagement.
Bids are particularly encouraged from teams which can demonstrate distinctiveness and innovation, drawing from the best of design approaches and experiences worldwide.
Other technical disciplines will be secured separately by the Councils, including transport, environmental assessment, property, legal, funding and delivery.
It is therefore not expected that the Consultancy should assemble a large multi-disciplinary team and commit resources to wider inputs beyond those set out in the Services set out in this Prior Information Notice. However, the Service Provider should demonstrate through the response how they will contain sufficient awareness and understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of masterplanning and place-making, and how they will be able to evolve robust and appropriate design responses, leading the overall masterplanning process with regular and structured inputs from all relevant stakeholders.
In addition, the scope of work may flex over time and bidders will need to identify any relevant subconsultants that could provide key supplementary support as part of their bid across any directly relevant or anticipated disciplines during the course of the commission. This could include (but not be limited to) matters relating to ecology, biodiversity, environmental constraints analysis and assessment, heritage and archaeology.
At all stages the Consultancy should anticipate that it will also be required to provide “ad-hoc” general and specialist advice, including possible support across other proposed Garden Communities.
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: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
It is the contracting authority’s intention to contract for an initial 12 month terms, with an option to extend for further periods over subsequent 3 years taking the contract term to a maximum of 4 years.
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
09/07/2018
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
09/07/2018
Local time: 13:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are Small or Medium Enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Colchester:-Urban-planning-and-landscape-architectural-services./C89Z64K8N4
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/C89Z64K8N4
GO Reference: GO-201868-PRO-12580556.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079476000
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/06/2018