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Prior Information Notice

Creative Placemaking Flexible Framework

  • First published: 01 March 2024
  • Last modified: 01 March 2024

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To record your interest or obtain additional information or documents please find instructions within the Full Notice Text. (NOTE: Contract Award Notices and Prior Information Notices do not normally require a response)

Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-044428
Published by:
Dumfries and Galloway Council
Authority ID:
AA20584
Publication date:
01 March 2024
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
Prior Information Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

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.

Full notice text

Prior information notice

This notice is for prior information only

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.SocialCare@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

Additional information can be obtained from 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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:

11/03/2024

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=759543.

(SC Ref:759543)

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

29/02/2024

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.SocialCare@dumgal.gov.uk
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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