Official UK procurement notice
The Piccadilly Design Competition
Authority: Manchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionManchester City Council wishes to appoint a Landscape Architect / Urban Designer led design team to fulfil their vision and create a world class public space at Piccadilly. Piccadilly will provide an example of the very best in Manchester public realm to showcase and exemplify the City's growing international status. It is one of the most significant central Manchester locations and has an important history. Piccadilly Gardens (to be referred to as Piccadilly) is an open-space area situated in the heart of Manchester city centre. As an accessible gateway to the city, it provides both work and leisure opportunities for a large number of people. Piccadilly acts as a key entry point into the heart of Manchester city centre and creates a first and lasting impression on visitors and Mancunians alike. The Council wish to develop the site in a sustainable way that respects its heritage. It seeks a design team capable of realising this project in ways that combine imagination and creativity with economy and sustainability. Manchester City Council Capital Programmes Department are leading and administering a three-stage competition. This will result in the selection of a winning team and design, who will be appointed to develop their design and to deliver the project. The Council will use the Chest to conduct this procurement exercise at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗ . The competition documentation including Piccadilly Design information pack containing further information and instructions for each stage of the competition are now available to download from the portal.
CPV: Architectural design services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Urban planning and landscape architectural services
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
The selection will be made on the basis of the criteria as set out in the invitation to submit proposals documentation supplied to the applicants invited to bid.
- RestrictedContest
It is intended to hold a 3 stage competition to choose a selected design partner
The Council will initially conduct a pre-qualification exercise to identify which will consist of an open call for participation that is aimed at attracting design led, technically competent and professional teams to register their interest in the project, as described in the design competition documents.
The selection stage will involve pass/fail criteria and scored criteria and it is anticipated that up to a maximum of 15 (fifteen) top scoring compliant submissions in the pre-qualification exercise will be invited to move to Stage 2 - Concept Design Proposals.
The Council will use the Chest portal to conduct this procurement exercise at www.the-chest.org.uk ↗. The competition documentation including Piccadilly Design information pack containing further information and instructions for each stage of the competition are now available to download from the portal.
A detailed design briefing document and a more detailed breakdown of subsequent stages can also be found as attachments on the chest portal
- Second stage candidates
- 1–15 candidates invited to tender
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted 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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Oct 2021, 13:35 BST
- Last source update
- 29 Oct 2021, 13:35 BST
- Authority reference
Q20439- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027190- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f1a4Find a Tender
- Review procedure
The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers prior to entering into the contract. If an appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contract Regulations 2015 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
Publisher note: The Council is using the e-business portal known as the Chest. Applicants will need to register their details at the following link www.the-chest.org.uk . Once registered, applicants will be emailed a log-in and password which will allow them to gain access to the documentation relating to this opportunity. Applicants will need to electronically submit their completed selection questionnaire documents, including online questionnaire, via the on-line portal by 11am on Monday 10th January 2021 as stated in the design competition documentation. Any clarification queries must also be submitted via the Chest website by the date referred to in the tender documentation. The contract will be for 9 months and is expected to commence on 1st June 2023 The Council reserves the right not to award the contract, as a result of this Contract Notice. The Council shall not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by any organisation in responding to this notice or in tendering for the proposed contract. All submissions must be in English, with any clarifications or discussions conducted in English. Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in pounds sterling and all payments under the proposed contract will be made in pounds sterling.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Oct 2021 → 10 Jan 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published29 Oct 2021, 13:35 BST
- Submission deadline10 Jan 2022, 11:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.