Published date: 30 May 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 1 July 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural design services - 71220000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£6,500,000

Procurement reference

tender_301154/1074130

Published date

30 May 2022

Closing date

1 July 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

2 January 2023

Contract end date

31 December 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The City invites Bidders to submit a Selection Questionnaire for the provision of Interior Architecture Services for interior and refurbishment type projects, including refurbishment of commercial accommodation to a 'CAT A' standard. A maximum of 10 top ranking bidders will be selected resulting from the SQ evaluation, these will be taken forward to bid for the next stage. The ITT stage will have the maximum consultants selected will be 6 bidders for this Lot.

The City occupies and operates accommodation that exceeds over 800 properties at the following geographical locations:

- Square Mile
- West End
- East London
- North London
- Epping Forest
- Buckinghamshire
- Surrey
- Heathrow
- Thames estuary

That accommodation includes corporate offices, school, housing, police, income generating investment property, market and commercial, theatre and concert hall spaces and other individual property assets associated with City Open Spaces and built environment at locations across wider London region.

The City owns and manages several housing estates most of which are outside the Square Mile. The City has in place a policy to deliver 3,700 new homes over the next ten years. The policy has identified plans to develop around 700 new homes on the Corporation's existing social housing estates and a further 3,000 homes on other sites owned by the Corporation.

The City carries out projects associated with its portfolio and is putting in place a Framework for Architects to design those projects. This framework is suitable for SMEs who will be able to provide a personal, high quality, adaptable and agile services and have experience of working on similar project types and values.

More information

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Additional text

This tender will be procured via the capitalEsourcing portal , suppliers will have to register if they have not already done so in order to participate (www.capitalesourcing.com). First stage is to respond to the PQQ technical questions and Qualification (Pass/Fail) questions. SQ tender documents will be published on 30/5/22 via the portal.
The estimated contract value given is for the full duration of the contract (48 months) including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £6.5m). The envisaged start date is January 2023.

About the buyer

Contact name

Hirdial Rai

Address

City of London Corporation
London
EC2V 7HH
England

Email

hirdial.rai@cityoflondon.gov.uk