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Contract Notice

Sport England Design and Technical Assurance Consultancy Services Framework

  • First published: 06 October 2023
  • Last modified: 06 October 2023

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Contents

Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-03d56c
Published by:
Sport England
Authority ID:
AA20020
Publication date:
06 October 2023
Deadline date:
06 November 2023
Notice type:
Contract Notice
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

Sport England is tendering for the supply of consultancy to support Technical Assurance (TA). Sport England is seeking through this tendering process to set up a framework with a suitably capable Suppliers to provide these Services for a term of 48 months.

These services predominantly relate to those provided by the Quantity Surveying profession or similar and includes:

A. Review cost plans, design fees, environmentally sustainable measures (Building Regulations compliant and enhanced proposals) and advising on benchmark costs for facilities proposed. To ensure realistic costs are forecasted through the RIBA Stages of Work on a project based on current/past experience of similar built facilities and to challenge the Design team employed by the Applicant.

B. To develop and review new build versus refurbishment options plus associated Risks, costs therein from construction, sustainability (carbon and resources) and potential income loss by facility or across a portfolio of owned facilities.

C. In conjunction with the Design Framework review operational efficiencies of proposed development both in terms of overall layout design but also in context of Active Design / Active Environment.

D. To carry out / review proposed business plan projections (income and expenditure) either directly or by third party support (both within this Framework and the Active Environments Framework) and identify improvements therein.

E. To review proposed operation of facility in terms of LA, Trust, outsourced or in-house and offer support in utilising SE’s Leisure Services Delivery Guidance t. Interface role with Applicant’s Operator and potential interface with SE’s Active Environments Framework consultants on Strategic Planning.

F. To review procurement route, consultant and contractor frameworks available. To support both SE and the Applicants on potential ways forward to deliver their project through frameworks.

G. To review proposed programme by Applicant and Design Team. Appreciation and understanding of any necessary phasing related to build, grant spend or operation (for example new build on existing site, maintaining existing operational or temporary facility – swimming pool?).

H. Identify and propose relevant Conditions of Award and monitor their discharge. Support SE colleagues with proposed wording of Planning Consent Conditions and to comment / support on discharging of Planning Conditions imposed on facility development.

I. Monitor progress of works on site with programme, cashflow and payments. Aid process for SE Funding drawdowns with Applicant. Attend regular / monthly progress meetings

J. Develop Case studies both prior to start on site and post Practical Completion for possible use in promoting best practice in the sector and help inform other Applicants in their thinking and for submission and discussion at SE Board. Check copyright licences are in place for the publication and reproduction of all images and photography.

Full notice text

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1) Name and addresses

Sport England

RC000766

SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive

Loughborough

LE11 3QF

UK

E-mail: procurement@sportengland.org

NUTS: UK

Internet address(es)

Main address: www.sportengland.org

Address of the buyer profile: www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk

I.3) Communication

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:

www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk


Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:

www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk


Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address


Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at:

www.sportengland.bravosolution.co.uk


I.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

I.5) Main activity

Other: To transform lives and communities through sport and physical activity.

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title

Sport England Design and Technical Assurance Consultancy Services Framework

Reference number: SE1115

II.1.2) Main CPV code

92610000

 

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Sport England as the contracting authority is tendering for the supply of consultancy across two lots to support Technical Assurance (TA) and Design guidance (the Services).

II.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: 6 000 000.00  GBP

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Tenders may be submitted for all lots

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2

The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:

Lot 1 - Technical Assurance (TA) Services

Lot 2 - Design Services

II.2) Description

Lot No: 1

II.2.1) Title

Lot 1 - Technical Assurance

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71315100

71315200

71315210

71324000

71530000

72224000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Sport England is tendering for the supply of consultancy to support Technical Assurance (TA). Sport England is seeking through this tendering process to set up a framework with a suitably capable Suppliers to provide these Services for a term of 48 months.

These services predominantly relate to those provided by the Quantity Surveying profession or similar and includes:

A. Review cost plans, design fees, environmentally sustainable measures (Building Regulations compliant and enhanced proposals) and advising on benchmark costs for facilities proposed. To ensure realistic costs are forecasted through the RIBA Stages of Work on a project based on current/past experience of similar built facilities and to challenge the Design team employed by the Applicant.

B. To develop and review new build versus refurbishment options plus associated Risks, costs therein from construction, sustainability (carbon and resources) and potential income loss by facility or across a portfolio of owned facilities.

C. In conjunction with the Design Framework review operational efficiencies of proposed development both in terms of overall layout design but also in context of Active Design / Active Environment.

D. To carry out / review proposed business plan projections (income and expenditure) either directly or by third party support (both within this Framework and the Active Environments Framework) and identify improvements therein.

E. To review proposed operation of facility in terms of LA, Trust, outsourced or in-house and offer support in utilising SE’s Leisure Services Delivery Guidance t. Interface role with Applicant’s Operator and potential interface with SE’s Active Environments Framework consultants on Strategic Planning.

F. To review procurement route, consultant and contractor frameworks available. To support both SE and the Applicants on potential ways forward to deliver their project through frameworks.

G. To review proposed programme by Applicant and Design Team. Appreciation and understanding of any necessary phasing related to build, grant spend or operation (for example new build on existing site, maintaining existing operational or temporary facility – swimming pool?).

H. Identify and propose relevant Conditions of Award and monitor their discharge. Support SE colleagues with proposed wording of Planning Consent Conditions and to comment / support on discharging of Planning Conditions imposed on facility development.

I. Monitor progress of works on site with programme, cashflow and payments. Aid process for SE Funding drawdowns with Applicant. Attend regular / monthly progress meetings

J. Develop Case studies both prior to start on site and post Practical Completion for possible use in promoting best practice in the sector and help inform other Applicants in their thinking and for submission and discussion at SE Board. Check copyright licences are in place for the publication and reproduction of all images and photography.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 2 500 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

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

Lot No: 2

II.2.1) Title

Lot 2 - Design Services

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

71000000

71200000

71210000

71220000

71242000

79415200

79421200

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UK

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

Provide leadership, coordination and overall project management for architectural and design services on specific projects as identified by the Technical Team.

Provision of Design support services to the National Sports Centres and other sites/projects dealing with elite and performance sport.

Provision of design support and Design Review Services to SE funded projects acting as design advisor to SE Officers and Project Monitors at various stages of a project development including ad-hoc design and access reviews of built facilities to establish life expectancy and options for asset transfer, upgrade and improvement. This shall also include pitch works and facilities associated with external physical activity.

Environmental sustainability. Support the “how” in the short term to reduce energy consumption to reduce cost and over the longer term “spend to save” and “how” to reduce the carbon footprint and improve wider environmental sustainability issues, (including, but not limited to biodiversity, water management and microplastics) of sport, leisure, active wellbeing facilities. Provision of energy audits on community buildings to assess what measures are appropriate to achieve vfm on investment made and reduction in consumption and create baselines (design improvements typically £5k to £500k).

Design input and guidance to standard facility Operator Procurement Documentation including designs, specifications and data sheets.

Input and management of website FAQ for design and technical queries.

Development of benchmark design layouts and specifications for sport & leisure facilities to include wet and dry provision.

Support Sport England in the development of potential Framework Agreements for common facility types and specialist goods, services and supplies.

Develop alternative design solutions for Sport England Officers and negotiate with grant Applicants over optimal design solutions.

Input to options appraisals for modernisation and improvement of existing facilities.

Input and alternate designs to modernise of non-sports buildings into spaces to provide opportunities for people to be more active e.g. retail, industrial units (boxing / gymnastics), churches into skateparks and similar.

Provision of design support and Design Review Services to DCMS funding of projects (for example Scottish FA, Welsh FA, Irish FA and other ALB and Government investments) acting as design advisor to DCMS and Other Bodies at various stages of a project development including ad-hoc design and access reviews of built facilities to establish life expectancy and options. This shall also include pitch works and facilities associated with external physical activity.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

II.2.6) Estimated value

Value excluding VAT: 3 500 000.00  GBP

II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Duration in months: 48

This contract is subject to renewal: No

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 III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1) Conditions for participation

III.1.2) Economic and financial standing

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.1.3) Technical and professional ability

Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents


III.2) Conditions related to the contract

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system

The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.

Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 10

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2023/S 000-016562

IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date: 06/11/2023

Local time: 12:00

IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

EN

IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender

Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)

IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders

Date: 06/11/2023

Local time: 12:30

Information about authorised persons and opening procedure:

Parallel opening via Bravo Portal

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

VI.2) Information about electronic workflows

Electronic ordering will be used

Electronic invoicing will be accepted

Electronic payment will be used

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

Sport England Complaints Procedure

SportPark, 3 Oakwood Drive

Loughborough

LE11 3QF

UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.sportengland.org/corporate-information

VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Public Procurement Review Service

London

UK

Internet address(es)

URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice

04/10/2023

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
71210000 Advisory architectural services Architectural and related services
71200000 Architectural and related services Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71220000 Architectural design services Architectural and related services
71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services Construction and Real Estate
71315200 Building consultancy services Building services
71315210 Building services consultancy services Building services
71315100 Building-fabric consultancy services Building services
71530000 Construction consultancy services Construction-related services
79415200 Design consultancy services Production management consultancy services
71242000 Project and design preparation, estimation of costs Architectural, engineering and planning services
72224000 Project management consultancy services Systems and technical consultancy services
79421200 Project-design services other than for construction work Project-management services other than for construction work
71324000 Quantity surveying services Engineering design services
92610000 Sports facilities operation services Sporting 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@sportengland.org
Admin contact:
N/a
Technical contact:
N/a
Other contact:
N/a

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