Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Bridgend County Borough Council
Bridgend County Borough Council, Procurement Unit, Civic Offices, Angel Street
Bridgend
CF31 4WB
Telephone
+44 1656643643
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKL17 - Bridgend and Neath Port Talbot
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0417
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
B874 - The Provision of Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration Area Masterplan and Design Code
Reference number
B874
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71200000 - Architectural and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Porthcawl has been earmarked for significant investment and regeneration for a number of years with Bridgend County Borough Council (BCBC) taking a leading role in terms of past and current developments. A significant part of the waterfront was purchased by the Welsh Government (WG) in March 2023 and together with BCBC both public bodies have formed a land owners agreement which will see the waterfront master planned as one development.
As part of its work to bring forward regeneration in Porthcawl, BCBC previously prepared a Supplementary Planning Guidance (SPG) document in 2007. The 2007 SPG was based on a high level masterplan for Porthcawl Harbourside which provided for new homes alongside major retail and leisure developments, community provision, new road systems, land set aside for health provision, and other areas of public amenity, including new sea defences.
More recently BCBC has formulated and approved a Placemaking Strategy following a period of public consultation. The Strategy provides a high level masterplan and sets out a vision and approach to the development of 32 ha of land across the Porthcawl Waterfront Regeneration Area (PWRA) for mixed use development including significant areas of public realm. The future provision of open space for public access, amenity and enjoyment was a crucial issue emerging from key stakeholder and public consultation carried out in developing the Placemaking Strategy. Subsequent to the Placemaking Strategy the open space concept design has been prepared in order to capture a vision and framework for the nature of the public open spaces, their potential future uses and potential design approaches. Alongside the open space concept design an infrastructure plan has been prepared which considers the phasing and delivery of key infrastructure in synergy with the provision of the planned development including new open spaces.
In March 2023 Welsh Government Acquired land at Coney Beach and Sandy Bay and the wider Sandy Bay East and Sandy Bay West Development site is now jointly owned by Welsh Government and BCBC. The joint public sector landowners are fully committed to bringing forward high quality mixed use regeneration and the preparation of a masterplan and design code is considered an important next step ahead of any future planning application and / or procurement exercise to appoint a developer.
As joint public sector landowners BCBC and WG have strong shared aspirations to maximise the social value that flows from the development as such delivering 50% of the residential development as affordable housing and including a substantial proportion of low carbon homes are core objectives that will need to be taken into account as part of this commission. Additionally, providing high quality residential accommodation that accords with WDQR 2021 standards is a key requirement.
This is an invitation to tender for the preparation of design work needed to bring forward the nature and scale of mixed-use development anticipated across the PWRA. However, the waterfront at Porthcawl can deliver something special to residents and visitors alike. Consequently, we are looking for something special from our consulting team. This is not a run of the mill commission. The successful consultants will need to demonstrate that they can see, and are bought into, the vision for what can and should be delivered on this unique site.
The lead consultant will be a Masterplanner/urban designer but will work with, and be informed by, property agents, civil engineers and other experts as directed by the brief.
The commission will be masterplan led with a supporting design code, consideration of mix of uses, scale and massing, views & linkages and other architectural and urban design factors as the consultant may advise necessary and appropriate.
This work is a joint commission between BCBC and WG who wish to commission a consultant consortium, to produce a master plan and associated design code.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2023/S 000-031951
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit
Instead of
Date
3 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
17 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for opening of tenders
Instead of
Date
3 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Read
Date
17 January 2024
Local time
12:00pm
seven.2) Other additional information
There has been an extension in the tender deadline to the 17th of January due to an amendment to the specification and pricing Schedule.