Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Norwich City Council
City Hall
NORWICH
NR21NH
UK
E-mail: procurement@norwich.gov.uk
NUTS: UKH15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.norwich.gov.uk/site/
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
City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case
Reference number: NRW/21130
II.1.2) Main CPV code
73200000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Outline Business Case stage involves the procurement of two pieces of work, one from Inner Circle Consulting (ICC) covering Strategic Programme Leadership and development of the Outline Business Case, and the other covering Professional Design Services up to RIBA stage 2 from Hawkins Brown architects.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
750 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKH15
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Outline Business Case stage involves the procurement of two pieces of work, one from Inner Circle Consulting (ICC) covering Strategic Programme Leadership and development of the Outline Business Case, and the other covering Professional Design Services up to RIBA stage 2 from Hawkins Brown architects.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Contracts are call-off contracts from ESPO Consultancy Services, Lot 1 Business Services framework for Inner Circle Consulting Limited, and National Framework Partnership (Hyde Group) Architectural Services framework for Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited.
Available for all public sector organisations. Under the terms of the framework agreements, a Direct Award procedure is permitted to the most suitable supplier on the provision that the authority has followed its own internal governance requirements.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NRW/21130
Title: City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/01/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Inner Circle Consulting Limited
06799707
London
UK
NUTS: UKI44
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 225 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: NRW/21130
Title: City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
05/02/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited
13240050
London
UK
NUTS: UKI32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 475 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Norwich City Council
Norwich
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
17/02/2025