CONTRACT NOTICE – NATIONAL

1 Authority Details

1.1

Authority Name and Address

1.2

Address from which documentation may be obtained

As in 1.1

1.3

Completed documents must be returned to:

As in 1.1

2 Contract Details

2.1

Title

Talyllyn Railway - Invitation to Tender - Lead Architect & Design Team

2.2

Description of the goods or services required

Talyllyn Holdings Ltd. (THL) is inviting tenders for the delivery of architectural design support services required to progress the 'Talyllyn Railway Heritage Works Project: Preserving our Past,

Building our Future’ and the development of the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) Stage 2 application, and subsequent delivery of the project on site.

The project will equip the world’s first preserved Railway to meet the challenges of the coming years, by enabling us to engage with new and larger audiences coupled with improved engineering and commercial facilities that will generate income and allow us to train the next generation of experts.

There are a number of interlinked elements which form part of the currently approved development plan:

New Engineering Works – to replace original works where working conditions are inadequate.

Refurbishment of the original works to provide a display focusing on the history of railway engineering.

A re-modelling of Wharf Station to provide enhanced visitor experience including improvements to the shop, museum, and café.

Talyllyn Holdings Ltd. would like the consulting team to be comprised, or have access to, the following skilled staff:

a. RIBA Accredited Conservation Architect

b. Principal Designer (CDM),

c. Structural Engineer,

d. Civil Engineer,

e. M&E Services Engineer

With experience in the following areas:

a. Experience with designing/restoration of heritage structures. Heritage railway experience would be considered an asset but is not required

b. Good track-record of successfully delivering large scale and complex National Lottery Heritage Funded projects

c. Experience in providing consultancy services on projects in Wales and achieving consultation goals for proposed designs

d. Welsh language capability, or a strategy to provide Welsh language capability

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=132632.

The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.

2.3

Notice Coding and Classification

2.4

Total quantity or scope of tender

The anticipated budget is for the Development Phase Capital Works (RIBA Stage 0-3) Architectural Design Services is in the region of £45,000 to include all expenses excluding VAT.

The anticipated budget for the Delivery Phase Capital Works is in the region of £2,500,000 to include all expenses excluding VAT. This fee includes all costs associated with professional consultation services (RIBA 4-7), capital works construction, landscaping, and other capital works as required.

Delivery phase fees provided will be for costs associated with professional consulting services only.

Please see Section 5: Scope of Work for details on what is expected from the Development Phase and Delivery Phase of the Project.

3 Conditions for Participation

3.1

Minimum standards and qualification required

Completion of all Proposal Requirement (Section 4.3) items:

General Information

Approach and Methodology

Experience

Financials & Insurance

Good Business Practices:

Environmental Sustainability Policy

Equality and Diversity Policy/Statement

Anti-Slavery Policy/Statement

Health & Safety Policy

Quality Management Policy

Failure to submit by August 2nd deadline.

Failure to submit technical & financial proposals as two separate documents (two envelope process) - not an automatic fail, but may effect score.

4 Administrative Information

4.1

Type of Procedure

Single stage

4.2

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

N/a

4.3

Time Limits

4.5

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

4.6

Tender Submission Postbox

5 Other Information

5.1

Additional Information

National Lottery Heritage Funded Project.

Delivery Phase is dependant on a successful Delivery Phase (Round 2 submission).

Project Designs/Drawings provided are concept only.

(WA Ref:132632)

Download the copy of the online SPD document here (to be completed online through postbox submission): https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=132632

The buyer considers that this contract is suitable for consortia bidding.

5.2

Additional Documentation

5.3

Publication date of this notice