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Published 5 May 2023, 10:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SCC GW The Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services Framework

Official notice

Authority: Surrey County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement5 lotsServicesOpen procedureMax 2 lots to bidMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£6,000,000total for 5 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue · 1 value update
Submissions closed 2 Sept 2024
Lots 5max 2 won per supplier · max 2 to bid

What is being bought5 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

A Surrey County Council Framework for the provision of Specialist Consultancy Services to provide several professional and technical services across a broad range of activities to support the Environment, Infrastructure and Growth directorate which also includes Highways.

Lot 1 - Engineering & Surveys

Lot 2 - Environment

Lot 3 - Design, Planning and Regulation

Lot 4 - Evaluation and Feasibility Low Carbon and Energy Solutions

Lot 4A - New technologies evaluation and feasibility

Lot 4B - Decarbonisation proposals

Lot 4C - Electricity generation and storage

Lot 4D - Electricity grid connection support

Lot 5 - Commercial Services

CPV: Consultative engineering and construction services · Engineering-design services for industrial process and production · Environmental services · Highways consultancy services · Quantity surveying services · Surface surveying services · Surveying services · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Traffic lights · Traffic-monitoring equipment · Traffic-signal maintenance services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers

Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure

5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 2 and win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Engineering & Surveys

Lot 1 - Engineering & Surveys

-"Geotechnical survey, site investigations support services and testing (boreholes, samples etc)"

  • Control networks surveys
  • LiDAR and SONAR,
  • Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR),
  • UXO surveys,
  • Remote camera surveys (typically drainage etc)
  • Ariel surveys using drone/UAV services
  • Rail track, tunnel and platform surveys
  • High-Definition Scanning surveys for 3D modelling of rail stations, tunnels, bridges and buildings
  • Tunnel to surface correlation surveys
  • Material specialist testing/investigation (concrete/timber/steel)
  • Structural assessments
  • Measured building surveys
  • Track and structure monitoring
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Environment

Lot 2 Environment

  • Soil manufacture specification and assessments including BS3882
  • Soil movement planning and advice,
  • Assessments of failed landscape schemes
  • Site investigations of soil drainage problems
  • Site surveys for potential contamination risks
  • Hydrogeology/hydrology
  • Sediment assessments for use on land
  • Wildflower Management
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Design, Planning and Regulation

Lot 3 - Design, Planning and Regulation

  • Highways Design
  • Highways Surveys
  • Placemaking
  • Transport Planning
  • Transport modelling using OmniTRANs and/or VISSUM/VISSIM software
  • Artworks and decorative installations for street furniture
  • Road Safety Audits
  • Visualisation, immersive design and Virtual Reality
  • Planning Applications
  • Development Consent Orders
  • Technical Approval Authority
  • CDM Principal Designer
  • Temporary Works Design
  • Traffic Management Design
  • Traffic Regulation Orders
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4Evaluation and Feasibility of Low Carbon and Energy Solutions

Lot 4 - Evaluation and Feasibility of Low Carbon and Energy Solutions

Lot 4a New technologies evaluation and feasibility

  • Evaluation of energy data and systems performance and optimisation
  • Evaluation of new technologies vs conventional
  • Evaluation of new commercial energy opportunities including energy trading, dynamic pricing and demand optimisation
  • District heating feasibility

Lot 4b Decarbonisation proposals

  • Decarbonisation investment grade proposals/heat decarbonisation plans
  • Design of low carbon heating systems
  • Low carbon heating options feasibility studies

Lot 4c Electricity generation and storage

  • Design work and optimisation studies for solar arrays
  • Solar farm/ battery storage feasibility
  • Communication and Engagement Specialists

Lot 4D Electricity grid connection support

  • Grid connection consultancy support DNO upgrades
  • Grid connection consultancy support for solar farms
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Commercial Services

Lot 5 - Commercial Services

  • Provision of qualified and experienced Quantity Surveyors, cost planners and estimators on a time charge hourly basis
  • Provision of qualified and experienced Quantity Surveyors, cost planners and estimators on a embedded secondment or project basis
  • Identifying Project Cost Profile and potential savings,
  • Commercial support for procurement projects
  • Monitoring costs and budgets on active projects and advice on potential over / under spends
  • Value for money benchmarking and analysis

Whole life costing of projects or schemes

Dispute Resolution

Delivery: South East
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
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: The framework permits a bidder to submit bids for up to two Lots and a can be awarded a maximum of two Lots. Each Lot is considered one bid, with the exception is Lot 4 sub-Lots. Bidders can submit one or multiple bids for Lot 4 sub-Lots and this will be considered one bid, therefore bidders submitting multiple bids under Lot 4 can submit a bid for an additional Lot on the framework.
Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • “SCC GW The Provision of Specialist Consultancy Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 May 2023, 10:05 BST
Last source update
1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST
Award evaluation window
2 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
RFX1000543
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-024134
Classification (CPV)
Consultative engineering and construction servicesEngineering-design services for industrial process and productionEnvironmental servicesHighways consultancy servicesQuantity surveying servicesSurface surveying servicesSurveying servicesTechnical analysis or consultancy servicesTraffic lightsTraffic-monitoring equipment
+1 moreTraffic-signal maintenance services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c68a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
2 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 May 2023 → 2 Sept 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    6 May 2023, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    2 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST
  4. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Aug 2024
  1. Published value updated to £6,000,000
    1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST
    was £2,000,000
  2. Status changed to active
    1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST
  4. Deadline published: 2 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
    1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    1 Aug 2024, 13:29 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Surrey County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Woodhatch Place,11 Cockshot Hill, Woodhatch, REIGATE, South East, RH28EFContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria