Published date: 17 April 2019
Last edited date: 17 April 2019
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Administration services - 75100000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£22,409,000 to £35,000,000
Procurement reference
CPD/004/117/081-1
Published date
17 April 2019
Closing date
27 October 2017
Contract start date
8 January 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2022
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Neighbourhood planning gives communities direct power to develop a shared vision for their neighbourhood and shape the development and growth of their local area. They are able to choose where
they want new homes, shops and offices to be built, have their say on what those new buildings should look like and what infrastructure should be provided, and grant planning permission for the new buildings they want to see go ahead.
The Contract shall involve provision of the key services below. Further detail can be found in the Specification (Annex A).
(a) Basic support - including online resources, expert advice, and networking facilitation;
(b) Grants - provision of both basic and additional grants to Customers to fund neighbourhood planning activities;
(c) Technical Support - provision of specialist, Technical Support packages to deliver specific outputs linked to Ministerial priorities on housing, design and supporting communities to establish neighbourhood planning groups in unparished areas.
In accordance with the Specification the Contract may also include potential NDO and CIL pilots and other additional services.
The "Effective Date" of the Contract shall be 8th January 2018. Subject to any termination provisions within the Contract, the initial term of the Contract shall commence on 1st April 2018 (the "Commencement Date") and shall terminate on 31st March 2022. DCLG reserves the right to extend the term of the Contract by up to 12 months by giving the Contractor not less than 3 months written notice. DCLG cannot guarantee any extension.
The budget for the initial term of the Contract is £22.409m incl. VAT. In accordance with the Specification (Annex A), where it is considered necessary to satisfy genuine, unexpected and robustly evidenced increases or changes in demand, and/or to include the services detailed in paragraphs 3.4 and 3.5 of the Specification, DCLG reserves the right to re-profile, increase or decrease annual budgets beyond the anticipated figures stated in the Specification.
This procurement exercise was conducted under the Light Touch Regime as set out in Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR).
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
Neighbourhood Planning Services 2018-2022
- Opportunity
- Published 21 September 2017
Attachments
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- 02. ANNEX A Specification.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Specification
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- 02a. ANNEX A S1. Demand Data.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Specification - Schedule 1
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- 02b. ANNEX A S2. On-Line Resource Data.xlsx
- Bidding documents
- Specification - Schedule 2
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- 02c. ANNEX A S3. Website Data - Search Terms.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Specification - Schedule 3
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- 02d. ANNEX A S4. Website Data - Viewed Pages.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Specification - Schedule 4
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- 02e. ANNEX A S5. Advice Service Data.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Specification - Schedule 5
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- 09. ANNEX F Award Criteria & Scoring Guidance.pdf
- Evaluation criteria
- Evaluation Criteria
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- 03. ANNEX B Part A Conditions of Contract General.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Terms and Conditions (1)
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- 04. ANNEX B Part D Conditions of Contract for Services.pdf
- Bidding documents
- Terms and Conditions (2)
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- 01. Contract Award Letter.pdf
- Contract schedules
- Contract Award Letter
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- Contract amendment no.1.zip
- Contract schedules
- Contract amendment no.1
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- Contract amendment no.2.zip
- Contract schedules
- Contract amendment no.2 (GDPR)
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- 01. NP Contract Amendment no 3 (NP Budget Increase) (July 2018) v4.pdf
- Contract schedules
- Contract amendment no.3
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- NP Contract Amendment no 4 (EBPR Personnel) Final.pdf
- Contract schedules
- Contract amendment no.4
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- NP Contract Amendment No 5 Updated (Clean Version) FINAL.pdf
- Contract schedules
- Contract amendment no.5
Links
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- https://dclg.bravosolution.co.uk
- Bidding documents
- Bravo e-tendering portal
Additional text
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This procurement exercise was conducted under the Light Touch Regime as set out in Regulations 74 to 76 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR).
Award information
Awarded date
22 December 2017
Contract start date
8 January 2018
Contract end date
31 March 2022
Total value of contract
£26,287,600
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
LOCALITY (UK)
Address
33 Corsham Street
N1 6DR
GBReference
Companies House number: 02787912
Supplier is SME?
Yes
Supplier is VCSE?
No
About the buyer
Address
Fry Building, 2 Marsham Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 4DF
England
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Closing: 27 October 2017