Planning

Technical Advisors (MEP and Architectural Services) for the Future Ready Buildings Programme

  • Norfolk County Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-002533

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-043469

Published 25 January 2024, 9:51am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norfolk County Council

County Hall, Martineau Lane

Norwich

NR1 2DH

Email

sourcingteam@norfolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.norfolk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Home

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Technical Advisors (MEP and Architectural Services) for the Future Ready Buildings Programme

Reference number

NCCT42868

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Norfolk County Council will require 4 technical advisors (2 MEP and another 2 Architectural) to provide oversight, client side, of main contractor designs as part of the Council’s Future Ready Buildings programme that will provide a low carbon-fit for use estate.A Main Contractor will be appointed at the beginning of RIBA Stage 2, on a 2-Stage design and build basis to progress the designs up to end of Stage 4. There will be no client-side multi-disciplinary design team who ordinarily under a D&B contract would have competed RIBA stages 1-3 performance specifications,The team of design professionals will work alongside the Main Contractor in the first instance to validate the Stage 1 reports and proposed interventions, to secondly agree design and performance criteria for progression through the next RIBA design stages, thirdly to then ensure that those agreed criteria are not lost as the design progresses, and finally to review and comment on the contractors designs.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 1

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Technical Advisor for Architectural Services Package 1 and 4

Lot No

1a

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance

Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council will be seeking to appoint an Architectural Technical Advisor covering packages 1 and 4 of the Future Ready Buldings programme. Package 1 covers Hubs, Museums and Offices. Package 4 covers Libraries.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Technical Advisor for Architectural Services Package 2 and 3

Lot No

1b

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance

Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council will be seeking to appoint an Architectural Technical Advisor covering packages 2 and 3 of the Future Ready Buildings programme. Package 2 covers Residential buildings. Package 3 covers Fire Stations.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Technical Advisor for MEP Services Package 1 and 4

Lot No

2a

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71333000 - Mechanical engineering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance

Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council will be seeking to appoint a MEP Technical Advisor covering packages 1 and 4 of the Future Ready Buildings programme. Package 1 covers Hubs, Museums and Offices. Package 4 covers Libraries.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Technical Advisor for MEP Services Package 2 and 3

Lot No

2b

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71333000 - Mechanical engineering services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH17 - Breckland and South Norfolk
  • UKH16 - North and West Norfolk
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk
Main site or place of performance

Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Norfolk County Council will be seeking to appoint a MEP Technical Advisor covering packages 2 and 3 of the Future Ready Buildings Programme. Package 2 covers Residential buildings. Package 3 covers Fire Stations.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

2 February 2024


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please note that any service providers who will be working with the appointed main contractor for the decarbonisation programme will not be able to bid for these contracts. The Council will be seeking to appoint two separate contractors for each main Lot i.e. the appointed Lot 1a contractor will not be the appointed Lot 1b contractor. Full details of the evaluation process and mechanism for appointing contractors will be published in the procurement documents.In addition, to these Future Ready Buildings works, there will also be additional construction related projects at some sites to be included in the programme. The appointed advisors may also be asked to carry out roles for these additional project works.Once published, this procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest`. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing support@in-tend.co.uk.