Published date: 19 July 2018

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: 31 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000

Location of contract

WD7 8HL

Value of contract

£5,000

Procurement reference

PE1

Published date

19 July 2018

Closing date

31 August 2018

Contract start date

15 October 2018

Contract end date

31 January 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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

Introduction and Background
Aldenham Parish Council (APC) is based in Radlett and is the local council for the Parish of Aldenham which consists of Radlett, Letchmore Heath, Aldenham and Round Bush. It has a population of over 10,000 people and owns or leases over 55 acres of open space.

One of these pieces of land is in Patchetts Green, (WD25 8DR) and fronts Pegmire Lane, on one side stretching across to Summerhouse Lane.

The land is open space. One piece was purchased from a local developer many years ago, who was unable to develop the land once it became part of the Green Belt. APC purchased one further piece of land recently, thus allowing good access into the site.

APC has considered various uses for the land and as part of its Open Spaces Strategy it agreed to put the land forward for development as part of the Hertsmere Borough Council 'Call for Sites' for the revised Local Plan in 2017.

APC are looking for a project manager who can deliver this project.

Information on the project

APC has approached the planning authority (Hertsmere Borough Council) and has had tentative agreement to apply to develop this site as a rural exception site building in the Green Belt. Therefore, this scheme must be of affordable housing units, probably on a shared ownership basis.

At least two of the owners of adjacent land are keen to be part of the development, with possibly a third to be added later. All parties have agreed that APC will be the leading group, although the appointed project manager will need to negotiate with all parties involved (which is one skill that will be required).

This land is within the Green Belt so would need to meet the 'exception' criteria for development in the Green Belt. One of the criteria is 'affordable housing'. It will be necessary to prove that there is a housing need, that the housing will be affordable, reserved for local people as a priority and in perpetuity. Small numbers of full market sale properties may be available but this would have to be at the discretion of Hertsmere Borough Council.

Activities being tendered
The consultant will work alongside APC, as well as the adjacent owners, to deliver this project. APC will shape the project approach and deliverables based on the tender responses it receives and with the advice of the appointed consultant. The tender must include delivery of the criteria below

• To call an initial meeting the landowners (including APC) to set out the restrictions of the site and to ascertain from them their aspirations, and then agree what is feasible.
• To devise a financial budget for the scheme including stage payments which will be reviewed by APC and adjacent owners.
• To then draw up a project brief which, once agreed, can be put out to tender to architects (this will include APC's preferred architect), asking for initial ideas, appropriate to a rural setting, that will again be circulated for the views of the landowners.
• Housing choices should consist of small two


About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Evans

Address

1 Aldenham Avenue
RADLETT
WD78HL
England

Telephone

01923 856433

Email

manager@aldenham-pc.gov.uk

Website

www.aldenham-pc.gov.uk