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Construction Consultancy Framework · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Braintree District Council (Local council)

Framework agreement11 lotsServicesOpen procedure
Framework ceiling (notional)£25,000,000total for 11 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 6 Oct 2021awarded 5 Jan 2022
Lots 11see the lot list below

What is being bought11 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A National Framework for use by all Public Sector Bodies for Construction Consultancy -

•LOT 1 Architectural, Landscape & Building Design

•LOT 2 Building Services Engineering

•LOT 3 Building Surveying Services

•LOT 4 Civil & Structural Engineering

•LOT 5 Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works

•LOT 6 Valuation, Estates & Property Marketing

•LOT 7Topographical / Land Surveying & Measured Land

•LOT 8 Energy Consultation

•LOT 9 Highways, Traffic & Transport

•LOT 10 Ecology & Arboriculture

•LOT 11Archaeological Service

All Lots are multi-disciplinary

CPV: Administrative development project services · Advertising and marketing services · Advisory and consultative engineering services · Advisory architectural services · Archaeological services · Architectural and building-surveying services · Architectural and related services · Architectural design services · Architectural services for building extensions · Architectural services for buildings · Architectural services for outdoor areas · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · +104 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
22 bids on the busiest of 9 lots · 28 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (11)Procurement structure

11 lots · all with a published value

Every one of these 6 lots carries the same published figure, £3,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1Architectural, Landscape and Building Design ServicesAwardedPublished value£4,000,000

Architectural, Landscape and Building Design Services (including Planning, Development and Environmental)

The design of new buildings, additional elements / conversions to existing buildings, landscape design, restoration and hardscaping, including but not limited to drawings, design details, specifications, bills of quantity and design calculations.

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/R2K83ZC495 ↗

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Building Services EngineeringAwardedPublished value£4,000,000

Building Services Engineering (including Mechanical, Fire Safety and Electrical Services Design)

The design of all the elements in a building including but not limited to lighting, heating, air circulation, ventilation, plumbing, acoustics, lifts, escalators, power supply, energy management systems, and security and safety systems.

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Building Surveying ServicesAwardedPublished value£4,000,000

Building Surveying Services (including Quantity Surveying, Asbestos Consultancy & Party Wall Surveying)

The full inspection of all accessible parts of the building producing a detailed report, covering defects and / or maintenance issues, as well as asbestos consultancy and party wall surveying.

Calculating the amount of materials needed for building work with costings at all stages. Providing expert advice on Construction costs including life cycle costing, cost planning, procurement and tendering, contract administration and commercial management

To consult on the potential presence of asbestos, the identification of the type and how to safeguard against the dangers.

The provision of advice if it is applicable and the resolving of disputes due to a Party Wall.

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Civil & Structural EngineeringAwardedPublished value£4,000,000

Civil & Structural Engineering

The planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operating of infrastructures, as well as improving existing infrastructures that have been neglected

Evaluating the strength and stability of buildings structural components and structural systems taking account mainly safety, technical, economic, and environmental concerns, but also considering aesthetic and social factors

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works ServicesAwardedPublished value£4,000,000

Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works Services (including CDM, and Legal services – property, contracts, planning litigation)

Principal Designer to oversee / manage the pre-construction phase of any project involving more than one contractor

Employers Agent to act as the contract administrator for design-bid-build contracts - part project manager, part contract administrator and part cost manager

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

CDM to provide advice, assistance & guidance on construction health and safety, to ensure compliance with statutory duties

Clerk of Works to inspect the workmanship, quality and safety of work on construction sites and report back. Conducting regular site inspections and checking that building plans are being followed correctly

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Valuation, Estates and Property Marketing ServicesAwardedceiling above

Valuation, Estates and Property Marketing Services (including Graphic Design and CGI services)

Providing the fair market value of properties, land and potential builds, including services to sell or rent buildings or land

Providing a marketing strategy to promote a particular property, land or asset for sale or rent.

The provision of Graphic Design and CGI services for the above purposes

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Topographical / Land Surveying and Measured Land servicesAwardedceiling above

Topographical / Land Surveying and Measured Land services

Determining the positions of points, measuring altitudes, and the distances and angles between them on the land surface so that they can be accurately plotted on a map. Also the setting out on the ground of the positions of proposed construction or engineering works and

a system of square measure for finding the area of a piece of land

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Energy Consultation servicesAwardedceiling above

Energy Consultation services (including EPC’s, DEC’s, BREEAM, Design advice)

Advice on how to use energy supplies more efficiently and cut unnecessary costs by implementing updated energy systems and researching current energy trends

Carry out EPCs and provide advice on the way to increase the score

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Providing advice for new builds and existing properties on BREEAM and how to achieve the level required

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Highways, Traffic & TransportAwardedceiling above

Highways, Traffic & Transport

The production of drawings for, and then guidance on, the highway approvals process

The traffic and transport implications of residential and commercial development, including highway planning compliance and consultancy

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #10Ecology and Arboricultureceiling above

Ecology and Arboriculture

Studying the organisms in the physical surroundings of a proposed development site to establish any environmental impact the development may have

Provide tree-related advice in all aspects of the growing, maintaining and removing of woody plants, and assessing the quality of existing trees. Including how to protect them during construction, and how to introduce new trees into existing areas

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #11Archaeological Servicesceiling above

Archaeological Services

Services included but not limited to the carrying out of desk-based assessments, heritage statements, environmental impact assessments, trial trench evaluations, surveys, excavations and historic buildings recording

Each Lot is Multi-Disciplinary, but also includes tender preparation, tendering, project management services, the provision of a wide range of advice on all matters concerned with planning, development and environmental issues which surround a building project, etc.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per Tender Documents

What this means for your bid
  • “Construction Consultancy Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
3 Sept 2021, 16:15 BST
Last source update
10 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
Award evaluation window
6 Oct 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-000666
Classification (CPV)
Administrative development project servicesAdvertising and marketing servicesAdvisory and consultative engineering servicesAdvisory architectural servicesArchaeological servicesArchitectural and building-surveying servicesArchitectural and related servicesArchitectural design servicesArchitectural services for building extensionsArchitectural services for buildings
+106 moreArchitectural services for outdoor areasArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02dd0e Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. This Framework Agreement as described above will be available to all UK public bodies. This includes local authorities, educational establishments, registered providers and emergency services, NHS bodies, central government departments and their agencies and also registered charities. See the following link for details: https://www.ephframeworks.org/frameworks/public-sector-bodies-able-use-framework-agreements To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=654614560 GO Reference: GO-2022110-PRO-19483694

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Appointment period ends
6 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
6 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Oct 2021 → 28 Feb 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    6 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    6 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    10 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    28 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 28admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22busiest of 9 lots
Contracts signed 20latest 5 Jan 2022

52 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 14 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £4,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Topographical / Land Surveying & Measured Land

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Building Surveying Services

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Civil & Structural Engineering

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Building Surveying Services

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works Services

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Energy Consultation

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Civil & Structural Engineering

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works Services

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Architectural, Landscape & Building Design

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Building Services Engineering

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Civil & Structural Engineering

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Architectural, Landscape & Building Design

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works Services

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Architectural, Landscape & Building Design

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Highways, Traffic & Transport

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Energy Consultation

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Civil & Structural Engineering

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Topographical / Land Surveying & Measured Land

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    £3,000,000
    Status
    active
  • Architectural, Landscape & Building Design

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Building Services Engineering

    Signed
    5 Jan 2022
    Value
    £40,000,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Architectural, Landscape and Building Design Services22bids———
2 · Building Services Engineering13bids———
3 · Building Surveying Services22bids———
4 · Civil & Structural Engineering8bids———
5 · Principal Designer, Employers Agent & Clerk of Works Services21bids———
6 · Valuation, Estates and Property Marketing Services2bids———
7 · Topographical / Land Surveying and Measured Land services7bids———
8 · Energy Consultation services6bids———
9 · Highways, Traffic & Transport3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Braintree District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Causeway House, Blocking End, Braintree, East of England, CM7 9HBContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

31 commercial parties on the notice
Show 21 more suppliers

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria