Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Warwickshire County Council
Shire Hall, Market Square
Warwick
CV34 4RL
chrissimpson@warwickshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG13 - Warwickshire
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
www.warwickshire.gov.uk/procurement
one.1) Name and addresses
Coventry City Council
Coventry
chrissimpson@warwickshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG33 - Coventry
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Solihull
chrissimpson@warwickshire.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG32 - Solihull
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
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
CSW/WCC - Shared Professional Services Consultancy Framework Contract
Reference number
WCC - 14582
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is an opportunity for consultants with excellent experience and expertise to bring innovative solutions and added value to the provision of professional services and resources to three key West Midlands local authorities.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £25,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
- 71500000 - Construction-related services
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Professional Services Framework Contract will provide a resource to support a full range and scale of projects and disciplines, including (but not limited to) project and programme management, procurement and contract administration, flood risk management and engineering design.
These Shared Professional Services Consultancy Framework Contracts are procured through a joint process between Warwickshire County Council, Coventry City Council and Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (the Consortium).
There is also an opportunity for other local authorities to join this consortium and these are as follows:
- Telford & Wrekin Council;
- Worcestershire County Council;
- Shropshire County Council;
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council;
- Herefordshire County Council;
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council;
- Staffordshire County Council;
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council;
- Wolverhampton City Council;
- Walsall City Council;
- West Midlands Combined Authority;
- Birmingham City Council.
Please note that the value of £25,000,000 stated within this Contract Notice is the aspirational spend across the three Authorities, and any other stated Authority within this Contract Notice that may join the Framework. Please note that there is no guarantee of any work being placed through this Framework.
Whilst the amount stated above is aspirational, the estimated spend over the four year term within the Councils currently proposed to use the Framework from its establishment (WCC, SMBC, CCC) is closer to £16,000,000 based on previous activity. However, as stated above, this is only an estimate, and there is no guarantee of any work being placed through this Framework.
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: £25,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
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
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Framework agreement with several operators
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 3
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
Originally published as:
Date
11 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
14 November 2022
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
11 November 2022
Local time
12:05pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
The Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom