Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
Contact
STFC Procurement
Telephone
+44 1235445000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKRI-1387 Town Planning Adviser for RAL
Reference number
UKRI-1387
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC, part of UK Research and Innovation) is seeking to appoint a firm to act as a town planning adviser for its Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) site, near Didcot, Oxfordshire.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Main site or place of performance
Oxfordshire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed firm would be expected to contribute to the following areas:
Monitoring: monitoring local planning applications; monitoring the local planning gain environment; monitoring the development of local planning policy.
Feasibility: providing advice on the likely town planning implications of development options at RAL and formulate appropriate strategies and actions; engage in regular optioneering workshops where we consider different site development options and possible town planning implications.
Understanding the Joint Venture: to understand the aspirations of the Joint Venture Partner and brief STFC on any town planning implications.
Strategy: understand the strategic site aspirations at RAL and suggest proactive and innovative ways to enable those aspirations to happen; to advise on the development of masterplans.
Planning applications: provide the full range of town planning services to enable RAL to obtain successful planning consents for projects.
two.2.14) Additional information
Please see details on how to express an interest in this requirement in Section VI.3.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
28 May 2021
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
If you would like to express an interest in this requirement, please send an email with the title "UKRI-1387 Town Planning Adviser for RAL - EOI" to STFCprocurement@ukri.org. Please include your company name, the name of main contact and email address within this email.
STFC will be hosting a Supplier Event in relation to this requirement on the 21st April 2021 to present the aims of the project and the procurement process. It will also give suppliers a chance to ask any questions. The event will take place via Zoom at 10:00am and will last a maximum of 1 hour and 30 minutes. Following this event, STFC may send a short questionnaire out to all suppliers that were in attendance and that expressed an interest in response to this notice, in order to obtain feedback in relation to this requirement.
STFC wishes to engage with suppliers in this industry, and has particular interest in experience in the aforementioned areas with science parks and master plans, or the local area to RAL.
If you wish to attend the Supplier Event, please confirm your attendance in your expression of interest email, no later than by 16:00 on 15th April 2021. Details on how to join the Supplier Event will be sent out by 16:00 on 19th April 2021.
Please note, all suppliers that express an interest in this requirement will receive all the information that is shared at the Supplier Event, even if they cannot attend.
Further details about STFC can be found here: https://stfc.ukri.org/index.cfm
Further details about the RAL site can be found here: https://stfc.ukri.org/about-us/where-we-work/rutherford-appleton-laboratory/
Please note, the deadline date referenced in this notice is the deadline for expressing an interest in the Supplier Event and it is not the deadline for the submission of tenders. All dates in relation to the tender will be included in the Contract Notice when the tender is launched.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=581902438
GO Reference: GO-2021331-PRO-18014542