Published date: 1 May 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 31 March 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

  • Construction consultancy services - 71530000

Location of contract

SW1 6QP

Value of contract

£74,718.75

Procurement reference

tender_474858/1476561

Published date

1 May 2025

Closing date

31 March 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 June 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In directly Awarding a contract to Martin Arnold LLP for the provision of Multi-Disciplinary Services for Torridon House . The contract is planned to commence on 1st May 2025 for a period of 19 months till 31st December 2024, with an option to extend for 24 months. The contract also makes allowance for a further 24 months to cover the defect liability period, which expires in December 2027. The proposed appointment of Martin Arnold Ltd follows Geoffrey Osborne Limited going into administration on the 25th of April 2024, with the Council now seeking to conclude the multi-disciplinary services appointment. At the time of insolvency, the Torridon House scheme was approximately 80% complete, with an original date for practical completion in August 2024.

The procurement is a direct award via the Procure Public Framework. The permissions through the framework allow for a direct award without opening for further competition and to that effect WCC is direct awarding to Martin Arnold LLP due to programme constraints caused by Geoffrey Osbornes going into Administration. Martin Arnold LLP tendered for Contract Notice for Lot 2 which comprises in relation to Employers Agent and Quantity Surveyor Services under Contract Notice Reference 2023/S 000-012352 and were awarded a place on Lot 2 under the Procure Public Framework award notice Ref: 2023/S 000-021386. The service which can be delivered under this award notice on Lot 2 include the following services listed below:
71319000 - Expert witness services
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
71530000 - Construction consultancy services
72224000 - Project management consultancy services
71541000 - Construction project management services
71520000 - Construction supervision services
71248000 - Supervision of project and documentation
71324000 - Quantity surveying services
71521000 - Construction-site supervision services
71317210 - Health and safety consultancy services
71315300 - Building surveying services
71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
71355000 - Surveying services
79311000 - Survey services
Martin Arnold has continued to provide the services under the terms of the original contract and on this contract, there are working at risk under an implied contract and this contract will be treated as a direct award.

Scope of Works
- Project Management and Employer's Agent roles administering the works from inception to completion
- Managing the Contractor to ensure successful delivery of scheme
- Attending project meetings and stakeholder meetings; reporting upon progress and project risk

Award information

Awarded date

14 January 2025

Contract start date

1 June 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2027

Total value of contract

£74,718.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Martin Arnold LLP

Address

Martin Arnold Limited 4 Gunnery Terrace The Royal Arsenal London

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Ronny Tigere

Address

Westminster City
London
SW1 6QP
England

Email

rtigere@westminster.gov.uk