CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE – OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

HBC — Architecture Services.

II.1.2(a))

Type of works contract

II.1.2(b))

Type of supplies contract

II.1.2(c))

Type of service contract

II.1.2)

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or performance

Borough of Hertsmere.

II.1.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Hertsmere Borough Council is seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Architects to undertake work on behalf of the Council.

The successful Contractors will undertake services on a wide range of projects such as Commercial, Residential, Public Realm and Leisure and Community.

The Council has agreed a development programme for a number of sites that it owns, at present it is anticipated that the majority of these will be used for residential development, although there maybe commercial development projects as well. The first sites have a construction value of approximately 2 500 000 - 3 000 000 GBP.

Housing

The necessary design advice and support is likely to include:

— Agreeing target mix of dwellings for each site reflective of the Councils development model.

— Producing sketch layout proposals for initial consideration by the Council and to amend to reflect feedback.

— Conducting initial consultation with planners and adapting proposals to reflect comments.

— Seek to establish the extent of any specialist reports required in order to prepare a planning submission.

— Liaise with other statutory authorities as appropriate.

— Provide and collate sufficient information for planning submission to include site location plan, site arrangement plan, Rights of Way, general arrangement floor plans, elevations and sections with a design and access statement.

— Where specialist reports are required seek quotations and place orders on behalf of the client.

— Make representation at Committee meetings.

— The architect will be responsible for co-ordination, completion and submission of planning application and liaison with other approved consultants appointed during planning design stage including CDM Co-ordinator.

3 Framework contracts will be awarded on a ‘cascade’ system. A preferred Contractor will be appointed who will be offered each assignment, subject to meeting the deadlines of the assignment and demonstrating that they have the necessary skills available to deliver the assignment. If the preferred Contractor is unable to meet these requirements then the assignment with be passed to the second placed Contractor and if they are not able to meet the criteria, the assignment will be passed to the third Contractor.

II.1.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.1.6)

Contract covered by the government procurement agreement (GPA)

II.2)

Total final value of the contract(s)

II.2.1)

Total final value of the contract(s)

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

IV.2)

Award criteria

IV.2.1)

Award criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction has been used

IV.3)

Administrative information

IV.3.1)

File reference number attributed by the contracting authority

HC144

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

Other previous publications

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No:

V.1)

Date of contract award:

V.2)

Numbers of offers received:

V.3)

Name and address of economic operator to whom the contract has been awarded

V.4)

Information on value of contract

V.5)

The contract is likely to be subcontracted

Short description of the value/proportion of the contract to be subcontracted

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by community funds?

VI.2)

Additional Information

VI.3)

Procedures for appeal

VI.3.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.3.2)

Lodging of appeals

VI.3.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.4)

Dispatch date of this Notice