Tender

Architect-Led Design Team for Birnbeck Pier and Island site

  • North Somerset Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2023/S 000-007438

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-03b2c9

Published 14 March 2023, 3:57pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

North Somerset Council

Town Hall

Weston-super-Mare

BS23 1UJ

Contact

Miss Holly Wilkins

Email

holly.wilkins@n-somerset.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1275885393

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKK - South West (England)

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/

Buyer's address

http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

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

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

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

Architect-Led Design Team for Birnbeck Pier and Island site

Reference number

DN658925

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71200000 - Architectural and related services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

North Somerset Council is seeking a comprehensive, architect- led design team to develop and deliver designs from RIBA stage 2-7 for the Back from the Brink: Birnbeck Pier project (the Project). This document comprises an invitation to tender for these services. The vision for the project is to bring Birnbeck Pier back from the brink and create a nationally unique destination that will support the regeneration of Weston-super-Mare. Birnbeck is the only pier in the country that connects to an island and the only pier in the country with 130 years of service with the RNLI who will be proudly reinstated as part of this project. Our vision is to save Birnbeck Pier and carefully bring the island and foreshore back to life in way that acknowledges historic significance whilst giving residents and visitors a truly unique experience.

This is a restricted process and the submission date refers to the Selection Questionnaire stage. The further ITT stage will have a later closing date which is advised within the ITT tender documents.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £700,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKK - South West (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

North Somerset Council is seeking a comprehensive, architect- led design team to develop and deliver designs from RIBA stage 2-7 for the Back from the Brink: Birnbeck Pier project (the Project). This document comprises an invitation to tender for these services. The vision for the project is to bring Birnbeck Pier back from the brink and create a nationally unique destination that will support the regeneration of Weston-super-Mare. Birnbeck is the only pier in the country that connects to an island and the only pier in the country with 130 years of service with the RNLI who will be proudly reinstated as part of this project. Our vision is to save Birnbeck Pier and carefully bring the island and foreshore back to life in way that acknowledges historic significance whilst giving residents and visitors a truly unique experience.

This is a restricted process and the submission date refers to the Selection Questionnaire stage. The further ITT stage will have a later closing date which is advised within the ITT tender documents.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents

two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system

Start date

1 August 2023

End date

1 February 2030

This contract is subject to renewal

No

two.2.10) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted procedure

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

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

Date

13 April 2023

Local time

5:00pm

four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted

English


Section six. Complementary information

six.1) Information about recurrence

This is a recurrent procurement: No

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

North Somerset Council

Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Rd, Weston-super-Mare

BS23 1UJ

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/