Published date: 16 September 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: 22 September 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Urban planning services - 71410000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP525821727

Published date

16 September 2020

Closing date

22 September 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

16 October 2020

Contract end date

21 May 2021

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

Experienced town planners are needed to support the pre-application stage of the Development Consent Order. The supplier will work with the East West Rail Co team as required to deliver the activities and deliverables.

Over the coming year EWR Co will need town planning specialist support in the following areas:

•DCO expertise - support the Head of Programme Consents on the DCO working Group, develop and run DCO briefings for EWR teams, provide strategic advice to support delivery of the Consents Strategy, develop and monitor a DCO application logistics plan, update and maintain the DCO stakeholders schedule;

•Planning Inspectorate and Local authority major application engagement - deliver strategy and support delivery of engagement with Planning Inspectorate and local planning authorities;

•Develop and support the strategy and plan for EWR to integrate with local spatial and development plans and to monitor, report and agree consultation responses to local plans;

•Monitor, report and agree consultation responses on major applications potentially affecting EWR.

It is envisaged that the contract will run from October 2020 - May 2021.

***The final date and time for the submission of bids for this RFQ is Tuesday 29th September 2020 at 12:00 noon***

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the RFQ document. To respond to this opportunity, please visit this link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Milton-Keynes:-CT0451-Remit-for-Town-Planning-Support-Services/4445PZ58HW

All bid response information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Please confirm your intention to bid/submit a response to the RFQ via the messaging facility on the esourcing portal Delta by 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd September 2020.

Please submit any clarification questions via the messaging facility on the esourcing portal Delta by 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd September 2020.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal. If this is your first time using Delta you will need to register on the system.

Thank you.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of bidders will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

To respond to this opportunity, please visit this link: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-GB-Milton-Keynes:-CT0451-Remit-for-Town-Planning-Support-Services/4445PZ58HW

All bid response information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Please confirm your intention to bid/submit a response to the RFQ via the messaging facility on the esourcing portal Delta by 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd September 2020.

Please submit any clarification questions via the messaging facility on the esourcing portal Delta by 12 noon on Tuesday 22nd September 2020.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Vanessa Amissahc

Address

1 Grafton Mews
150 Midsummer Blvd
GLASGOW
MK9 1FD
England

Telephone

07947784091

Email

commercial@eastwestrail.co.uk