Published date: 17 March 2022

Last edited date: 21 April 2022

This notice was replaced on 5 May 2022

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 5 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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning and landscape architectural services - 71400000

  • Miscellaneous services - 98300000

Location of contract

PL15 8QA

Value of contract

£118,800

Procurement reference

Launceston Safer Greener Streets' Project - Feasibility Study

Published date

17 March 2022

Closing date

25 April 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

4 May 2022

Contract end date

30 September 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

There is a change relating to the 'award of contract date' moving it from 2 May to 4 May.
This is to allow synchronisation between the award date and the relevant constituted meeting date of the council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.

Following a successful bid to the Town Vitality Fund, Launceston Town Council, through the Launceston Town Planning Group, secured funding to undertake a feasibility study of:
"SAFER GREENER STREETS - Launceston Town Centre - Connected, Sustainable and Thriving project.

Outputs:
Full details of the outputs may be found in the accompanying tender documentation:

OUTPUT 1:
Town Centre Feasibility Study and Active Travel Assessment

1. Undertake an assessment of the town centre's current road, walking and cycling network, identifying a range of technically feasible and preferred opportunities to facilitate a less car dominant environment. Consideration of future transport links between the locations of key employment, residential and education settings and other community facilities should be included.
2. Make costed recommendations to create a less car dominant town centre and enhancing the public realm.
3. Provide an access audit and recommendations for making the town more inclusive for all.
4. Assess town centre biodiversity and make recommendations to improve and increase existing provision. Provide relevant technical survey reports and feasible opportunities with suggested site locations and preferred options.
5. Undertake public and stakeholder consultation, following an agreed methodology, recording and collating responses to produce a summary document of findings.

OUTPUT 2:
Town Centre Health Check

1. Conduct a retail impact assessment and provide recommendations that target empty and underused premises.
2. Analyse and identify empty and underused premises as well as outside space to:
i. Create a shortlist of properties where there is a potential for repurposing,
ii Identify landlords/owners/lease availability of town centre property,
iii. Create of a Feasibility Study showing how redevelopment/re-purposing can help meet a variety of local needs and future growth,
3. Engage a qualified specialist to project manage the process to capture ideas, develop feasibility designs and concept plans to include options for improving the town,
4. Provide capital costs for each individual element of the project to include a total budget envelope,
5. Undertake public and stakeholder consultation, following an agreed methodology, record and collate responses to produce a summary document of findings.

Quotations should be received by post no later than Noon Monday 11 April 2022, with any queries, prior to this date, submitted via email to:
helen@launceston-tc.gov.uk

Submissions should be sent to:
Mr Christopher Drake (Town Clerk)
Launceston Town Council
Western Road
Launceston
Cornwall
PL15 7AR

Full details are contained in the attached tender documentation.

More information

Attachments

  • TVF Questions Update 060422.pdf
  • Clarifications to bidders questions
  • Answers to questons raised updated as 06/04/22
    Addtional changes:
    At a committee meeting of the council (05/4/22) amendments to the current Request For Quotation (RFQ) - Launceston Safer Greener Streets Project were made and are as follows:
    1. The deadline for applications has been moved from Monday 11 April 2022 to Monday 25 April 2022. The project completion date of Friday 30 September 2022, remains unchanged.
    2. The council will consider applications which address only a specific project output and not necessarily all of the outputs identified in the original RFQ.
    3. Business Question 2.1 Insurance: The council will consider applications which have a lower level of Employers' Liability, provided it meets the minimum legal level of £5 million.
  • Final Request For Quotation 210422.docx.pdf
  • Tender notice
  • This attachment allows for the following change:
    There is a change relating to the 'award of contract date' moving it from 2 May to 4 May.
    This is to allow synchronisation between the award date and the relevant constituted meeting date of the council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.

About the buyer

Contact name

Ewan Murray

Address

Town Hall,Western Road
LAUNCESTON
PL157AR
England

Telephone

01566772321

Email

ewan@launcestontic.co.uk