Contract

City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case

  • Norwich City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-005377

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e2b0

Published 17 February 2025, 1:56pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Norwich City Council

City Hall

NORWICH

NR21NH

Email

procurement@norwich.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.norwich.gov.uk/site/

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

City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case

Reference number

NRW/21130

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Outline Business Case stage involves the procurement of two pieces of work, one from Inner Circle Consulting (ICC) covering Strategic Programme Leadership and development of the Outline Business Case, and the other covering Professional Design Services up to RIBA stage 2 from Hawkins Brown architects.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £750,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71220000 - Architectural design services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH15 - Norwich and East Norfolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Outline Business Case stage involves the procurement of two pieces of work, one from Inner Circle Consulting (ICC) covering Strategic Programme Leadership and development of the Outline Business Case, and the other covering Professional Design Services up to RIBA stage 2 from Hawkins Brown architects.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Contracts are call-off contracts from ESPO Consultancy Services, Lot 1 Business Services framework for Inner Circle Consulting Limited, and National Framework Partnership (Hyde Group) Architectural Services framework for Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited.

Available for all public sector organisations. Under the terms of the framework agreements, a Direct Award procedure is permitted to the most suitable supplier on the provision that the authority has followed its own internal governance requirements.

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NRW/21130

Title

City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

6 January 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Inner Circle Consulting Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI44 - Lewisham and Southwark
Companies House

06799707

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £225,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

NRW/21130

Title

City Hall Reimagined - Outline Business Case

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

5 February 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited

London

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKI32 - Westminster
Companies House

13240050

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £475,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Norwich City Council

Norwich

Country

United Kingdom