Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Contact
Michelle Davies
michelle.davies@staffordshire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1785277116
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx
Buyer's address
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com
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
IA2682 Interpretation Design Scheme for the Staffordshire History Centre
Reference number
IA2682
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79540000 - Interpretation services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Staffordshire County Council and The William Salt Library Trust are working in partnership to deliver a complex heritage project funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The Council will be awarding a construction contractor to carry out the works on the buildings in question being the Staffordshire Record Office and the Grade II* listed William Salt Library, which are located on the same site in a close proximity but currently separate with the two services operating in tandem.
The construction contractor will be linking Staffordshire Record Office and the William Salt Library to create 550 square metres of fully accessible public space known as the Staffordshire History Centre. It will include spaces for learning, events and exhibitions whilst retaining quiet study areas for research.
For this tender the Council wish to appoint a design consultant to provide an interpretation design scheme for the Staffordshire History Centre.
The successful consultant will also be required to do the following:
• liaise closely with the SHC Project Team, the designers and contractors throughout the process
• contribute to the evaluation of the design, build and installation of the interpretation scheme
• attend regular meetings with the project architects
• project manage the installation of the interpretation plan
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £248,900
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services
- 79421200 - Project-design services other than for construction work
- 79930000 - Specialty design services
- 92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services
- 92310000 - Artistic and literary creation and interpretation services
- 92500000 - Library, archives, museums and other cultural services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG2 - Shropshire and Staffordshire
Main site or place of performance
Stafford Town Centre
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please note this is a one stage open tender process, where the Council is looking to appoint
one supplier.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £248,900
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 July 2022
End date
31 July 2024
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: Yes
Identification of the project
National Lottery Heritage Fund
two.2.14) Additional information
The tender opportunity will be undertaken through the Authority's e-tendering system
'Proactis'.
Please do not contact the Buyer direct.
Suppliers should register onto the system by completing their company details first (pages
3-8 of the user guide).
Then registering their interest to this specific tender opportunity by searching the title
IA2682 (pages 10-11 of the user guide)
Any questions regarding this opportunity should go through the 'message function' when on
the project page of Proactis (see page 17 of the user guide)
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open 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
29 April 2022
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
29 April 2022
Local time
12:30pm
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
Staffordshire County Council
Staffordshire Place 1, Tipping Street,
Stafford
ST16 2DH
Country
United Kingdom