Planning

Creative Placemaking Flexible Framework

  • Dumfries and Galloway Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-006464

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044428

Published 29 February 2024, 9:30am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Procurement Team, Carruthers House

Dumfries

DG1 2HP

Email

Procurement.SocialCare@dumgal.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3033333000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00219

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

Creative Placemaking Flexible Framework

Reference number

DGCSC-0015

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 75200000 - Provision of services to the community

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Creative placemaking is defined as support to community-led engagement which incorporates creative activity to facilitate positive change for people and the places they live.

Dumfries and Galloway Council are looking to establish a framework for creative placemaking providers to enable a compliant route to appointing services to support communities to engage local people over a range of topics.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Annandale & Eskdale

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Lot 1 will cover Annandale & Eskdale

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Nithsdale

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Nithsdale

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Wigtownshire

Lot No

4

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Wigtownshire

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Creative Placemaking - Stewartry

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM92 - Dumfries & Galloway
Main site or place of performance

Stewartry

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The framework will cover the following (not exclusive to):

- Work at the instruction of Local Place Teams, the Place Planning Partnership and wider Communities and Economy & Development services regarding when and where interventions are required.

- As requested, provide hands- on support to communities expressing an interest in developing plans, programmes, and projects, specifically support to creatively engage with their local community, in particular those that are marginalised and/ or harder- to- reach.

- As requested, build communities’ capacity to use a range of creative engagement techniques, including those suitable for children and young people.

- As requested, informing the development of strategy, e.g., a place plan, a masterplan, inputting to the preparation of feasibility studies, options appraisals, project and business cases.

- Collect evaluative outcome evidence and case studies regarding the success of creative placemaking interventions with communities.

- Report evaluative evidence to the Council and partners as appropriate.

- Assist partners to understand the value of and consider creative placemaking when communities are finding engagement challenging.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

11 March 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

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