Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ards and North Down Borough Council
City Hall, The Castle
Bangor
BT20 4BT
Contact
Stephen Brennan
procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to 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
ANDBC Pre-Qualification Questionnaire - Provision of Integrated Consultancy Services for Urban Waterfront and Public Realm under Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71220000 - Architectural design services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Ards and North Down Borough Council seeks to appoint an Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) to design, manage and deliver a transformational solution for the redevelopment of Bangor’s Urban Waterfront and Public Realm, from RIBA Stage 0 through to RIBA Stage 7. This project is one of five constituent projects included in the Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment programme, to help re-establish Bangor as a thriving City and prime visitor attraction in Northern Ireland. The Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment project is a tourism led regeneration scheme which has secured funding through the Belfast Region City Deal to turn Bangor into a ‘destination of choice’, as a place to live, work, visit, study and invest, through a series of interconnected developments and experiences along Bangor Waterfront. The services required under this contract are for the design and delivery of the Urban Waterfront and Public Realm Redevelopment project (Constituent Project 1 in the wider redevelopment programme). The Urban Waterfront and Public Realm Redevelopment project aims to transform a 2 mile stretch of waterfront in Bangor, to uplift, connect, and rejuvenate the entire waterfront route and provide a strong foundation for the seamless integration of the other four, interdependent constituent projects under the Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment Programme. The project site extends across five diverse Character Areas, each requiring its own site-specific, sensitive, and sustainable design response, to address existing deficiencies and unify the waterfront route through interconnected spaces, buildings, facilities, place making initiatives and public realm improvements. The site proposed for redevelopment, is located in Bangor, a large seaside City situated on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan area. Bangor is the third largest urban development in Northern Ireland, with a catchment population of circa 170,000 persons within a 20-minute drive time and circa 475,000 persons within a 30-minute drive time. In May 2022, the town was awarded City status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. The redevelopment site extends across a 2 mile stretch of coastline in Bangor, County Down, between Skippingstone Beach to the west (near Pickie Fun Park) and Banks Lane, Ballyholme, to the east. The site is comprised of five key ‘Character Areas’ which are diverse in character, identity, topography, environment, activities, role and function. The identified Character Areas are Skippingstone (north of Pickie Fun Park), Bangor Marina and Harbour, Seacliff Road (including the Long Hole), Kingsland and Ballyholme Promenade and adjoining areas. The Character Areas described above collectively make up the site area proposed for the UWPR redevelopment.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,500,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71410000 - Urban planning services
- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN09 - Ards and North Down
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Ards and North Down Borough Council seeks to appoint an Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) to design, manage and deliver a transformational solution for the redevelopment of Bangor’s Urban Waterfront and Public Realm, from RIBA Stage 0 through to RIBA Stage 7. This project is one of five constituent projects included in the Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment programme, to help re-establish Bangor as a thriving City and prime visitor attraction in Northern Ireland. The Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment project is a tourism led regeneration scheme which has secured funding through the Belfast Region City Deal to turn Bangor into a ‘destination of choice’, as a place to live, work, visit, study and invest, through a series of interconnected developments and experiences along Bangor Waterfront. The services required under this contract are for the design and delivery of the Urban Waterfront and Public Realm Redevelopment project (Constituent Project 1 in the wider redevelopment programme). The Urban Waterfront and Public Realm Redevelopment project aims to transform a 2 mile stretch of waterfront in Bangor, to uplift, connect, and rejuvenate the entire waterfront route and provide a strong foundation for the seamless integration of the other four, interdependent constituent projects under the Bangor Waterfront Redevelopment Programme. The project site extends across five diverse Character Areas, each requiring its own site-specific, sensitive, and sustainable design response, to address existing deficiencies and unify the waterfront route through interconnected spaces, buildings, facilities, place making initiatives and public realm improvements. The site proposed for redevelopment, is located in Bangor, a large seaside City situated on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan area. Bangor is the third largest urban development in Northern Ireland, with a catchment population of circa 170,000 persons within a 20-minute drive time and circa 475,000 persons within a 30-minute drive time. In May 2022, the town was awarded City status as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations. The redevelopment site extends across a 2 mile stretch of coastline in Bangor, County Down, between Skippingstone Beach to the west (near Pickie Fun Park) and Banks Lane, Ballyholme, to the east. The site is comprised of five key ‘Character Areas’ which are diverse in character, identity, topography, environment, activities, role and function. The identified Character Areas are Skippingstone (north of Pickie Fun Park), Bangor Marina and Harbour, Seacliff Road (including the Long Hole), Kingsland and Ballyholme Promenade and adjoining areas. The Character Areas described above collectively make up the site area proposed for the UWPR redevelopment.
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: £2,500,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
74
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
Envisaged number of candidates: 6
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 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
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
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
Originally published as:
Date
19 December 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Changed to:
Date
10 January 2025
Local time
12:00pm
See the change notice.
four.2.3) Estimated date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
28 February 2025
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 19 December 2025
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
Procurement Manager
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Bangor
BT20 4BT
procurement@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
Ards and North Down Borough Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day Standstill Period following electronic notification to unsuccessful applicants of the award decision.