Published date: 3 February 2020

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: 4 March 2020

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning services - 71410000

  • Urban environmental development planning - 90712100

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£1 to £670,000

Procurement reference

TOWER001-DN392141-81837484

Published date

3 February 2020

Closing date

4 March 2020

Contract start date

1 May 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The London Borough of Tower Hamlets requires expert consultancies to carry out rigorous independent reviews of Financial Viability Assessments submitted in support of planning applications. Five successfully appointed consultancies will be selected to be retained under a framework contract so they can be expediently appointed under a mini-tendering process when the Council requires expert advice.

The Viability Framework Contract agreement will run for a period of four years. The framework may come to an end earlier if the funding limit of the framework is reached prior to this point. The Council has secured a maximum of £670,000 to spend against the framework and expects this funding to last for 3-4 years.

The Council believes this approach will support the decision making process on planning applications by securing an opinion from professionally accredited consultants (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - RICS accredited). This will allow officers at Tower Hamlets to be confident that they have secured the best outcome when making recommendations to Members of Planning Committees and reduce the risk of legal challenge.

Consultancies are required to read the supporting documents in full, which sets out the detailed expectations for this Framework Agreement and for the services to be delivered.

About the buyer

Contact name

Gohar Lecordier

Address

Mulberry Place
London
E14 2BG
England

Telephone

+44 2073644795

Email

procurement@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Website

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk