Planning

Multidisciplinary Design Services Framework

  • The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-004034

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03165d

Published 11 February 2022, 3:36pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons

Houses of Parliament

LONDON

SW1A 0AA

Contact

Scott Rossiter

Email

rossiters@parliament.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI32 - Westminster

Internet address(es)

Main address

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

one.3) Communication

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

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

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Parliament


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Multidisciplinary Design Services Framework

Reference number

FWK1146

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

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons acting jointly invite interested parties to participate in an early market engagement exercise whose objective is to test and secure market insights on a revised delivery model that could be deployed and that through which the contracting authority can secure multidisciplinary design services.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71210000 - Advisory architectural services
  • 71220000 - Architectural design services
  • 71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis
  • 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
  • 71243000 - Draft plans (systems and integration)
  • 71245000 - Approval plans, working drawings and specifications
  • 71247000 - Supervision of building work
  • 71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
  • 71250000 - Architectural, engineering and surveying services
  • 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services
  • 71313100 - Noise-control consultancy services
  • 71313410 - Risk or hazard assessment for construction
  • 71313420 - Environmental standards for construction
  • 71313430 - Environmental indicators analysis for construction
  • 71313440 - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services for construction
  • 71314100 - Electrical services
  • 71314200 - Energy-management services
  • 71314310 - Heating engineering services for buildings
  • 71315100 - Building-fabric consultancy services
  • 71315210 - Building services consultancy services
  • 71315400 - Building-inspection services
  • 71315410 - Inspection of ventilation system
  • 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
  • 71317100 - Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services
  • 71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
  • 71318100 - Artificial and natural lighting engineering services for buildings
  • 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
  • 71322200 - Pipeline-design services
  • 71323100 - Electrical power systems design services
  • 71323200 - Plant engineering design services
  • 71325000 - Foundation-design services
  • 71326000 - Ancillary building services
  • 71327000 - Load-bearing structure design services
  • 71331000 - Drilling-mud engineering services
  • 71332000 - Geotechnical engineering services
  • 71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
  • 71335000 - Engineering studies
  • 71337000 - Corrosion engineering services
  • 71340000 - Integrated engineering services
  • 71351100 - Core preparation and analysis services
  • 71351220 - Geological consultancy services
  • 71351500 - Ground investigation services
  • 71351800 - Topographical and water divining services
  • 71351811 - Topographical surveys of archaeological sites
  • 71351914 - Archaeological services
  • 71352100 - Seismic services
  • 71352110 - Seismographic surveying services
  • 71353200 - Dimensional surveying services
  • 71354300 - Cadastral surveying services
  • 71355000 - Surveying services
  • 71356400 - Technical planning services
  • 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
  • 71510000 - Site-investigation services
  • 71521000 - Construction-site supervision services
  • 71800000 - Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy
  • 75251110 - Fire-prevention services
  • 90490000 - Sewer survey and sewage treatment consultancy services
  • 90522000 - Services relating to contaminated soil
  • 90650000 - Asbestos removal services
  • 90713000 - Environmental issues consultancy services
  • 90714200 - Corporate environmental auditing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKI32 - Westminster

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons acting jointly invite interested parties to participate in an early market engagement exercise whose objective is to test and secure market insights on a revised delivery model that could be deployed and that through which the contracting authority can secure multidisciplinary design services. Increasing its level of preparedness for what constitutes the re-procurement of the existing multidisciplinary design services framework [Ref: FWK1097], the core services that are required include, but are not limited to: conservation architecture and heritage services; mechanical and electrical engineering services; structural and civil engineering services; design management and design integration services; control systems and electronic system engineering services. Supplementary specialist services will also be required to achieve a fully integrated design service / solution for the wide and diverse nature of projects and programmes that will be undertaken. These specialist services may include but not limited to acoustic engineering, building control/approved inspector services, asbestos consultancy services, workspace planning services, catering design and specification services, sustainability assessment services, health and safety consultancy services, landscape architecture services, town planning consultancy services, public health surveys, glazing consultancy services, geo-technical consultancy and ecology services.

An early market engagement briefing paper has been prepared providing background and details of a model that the Authority now wishes to test with the market. Feedback and insights are sought as to: (i) develop greater understanding on market capability and appetite to participate in any future competition against the model (and proposed lots) outlined; (ii) understand market perspectives on the benefits and disbenefits of this model; (iii) inform the finalisation of the approach for this re-procurement.

Interested providers who wish to participate in this early market engagement are requested to download and review the engagement pack from our In-Tend procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home Interested parties are asked to complete the questionnaire and submit it to the Authority per instructions provided in the engagement pack. A closing date and time for responses to the early market engagement questionnaire is noted within the pack provided.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

14 April 2022


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

This engagement does not commit or constrain the Authority to the draft services outline provided, nor any aspects or element of the delivery model option presented. This is an exploratory market engagement exercise only, not a call for competition. The CPV codes used in this engagement and the full range of services covered may change prior to commencement of the proposed competition.

Interested providers who wish to participate in this early market engagement are requested to download and review the engagement pack from our In-Tend procurement portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home Interested parties are asked to complete the questionnaire and submit it to the Authority per instructions provided in the engagement pack. A closing date and time for responses to the early market engagement questionnaire is noted within the pack provided.

Please note this is a Prior Information Notice and there are no tender documents to download or submit at this stage. A contract notice will be issued to signal commencement of the formal procurement process. It is anticipated that this will be issued April 2022.