All Wales Framework for Construction Consultancy Services
Prior information notice
Services
Section I: Contracting authority
Wrexham County Borough Council
C/O North Wales Procurement Partnership, Council Offices, Shire Hall Street
For the attention of: Kathryn Jane Garton Jones
LL55 1SH Caernarfon
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Public order and safety
Environment
Economic and financial affairs
Housing and community amenities
Social protection
Recreation, culture and religion
Education
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
Wales.
NUTS code UKL
It is intended that the framework will include the provision of consultancy/design services under the following headings in relation to (but not exclusively) Property and Housing Services:
- Architecture;
- Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Including thermal modelling);
- Quantity surveying;
- CDM Co-ordination;
- Structural Engineering;
- Ecology;
- Landscape Architecture;
- BREEAM Assessment;
- All-In Multi-Disciplinary Consultancy Services.
The purpose of establishing this framework agreement is two fold:
1. To supplement limited resources within participating authorities.
2. To identify providers who can offer expertise within their profession where the authority does not have the internal capability of expertise.
The specific requirements for construction consultancy services to be procured under this Framework Agreement cannot clearly be defined at this stage.
To date 14 public sector bodies located across North, Mid and South East Wales have expressed their interest in participating with 2 additional organisations expressing an interest to participate once existing regional arrangements expire, it is intended that the agreement will be open to use by all public sector bodies within Wales. Further details regarding participating organisations and a full list of Welsh Public Sector Bodies can be found within the supplier briefing document available from . Please note, numbers of participating bodies are subject to change, revised information will be included with the invitation to tender documents.
The lotting strategy for this agreement has not been finalised however it it anticipated that there will be 3 distinct geographic lots for each of the categories of service bullet pointed above (North, Mid and South Wales) these will be further subdivided by, up to, four value bands based on total constructional contract value of individial projects. Further details of the options are available within the supplier brief from
A market sounding questionnaire has been produced and it is requested that potential bidders complete this questionnaire to provide industry feedback on the proposed procurement strategy, this, accompanied by the briefing document is available from and must be returned by the 31.3.2013.
It is currently anticipated that the Contract Notice and Invitation to Tender documentation will be published in May 2013.
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Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
Section VI: Complementary information
Reference to project(s) and/or programme(s): It is unclear at this stage if any services procurement under this framework agreement will by funded by Community Funds.
A market sounding questionnaire has been produced and it is requested that potential bidders complete this questionnaire to provide industry feedback on the proposed procurement strategy, this, accompanied by the briefing document is available from and must be returned by the 31.3.2013.
The results of the questionnaire will be kept confidential and will help to inform and assist with development of the procurement strategy.Buy4Wales Reference Number: 33923.