Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-12-03
Buyer: Birmingham City Council
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 71311210 | 71311300 | 73220000 | 79418000
Estimated value: 140000000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2020-01-17
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Council wishes to establish a framework agreement for the benefit of itself and available to use by other public bodies, for the provision of transportation and development professional services. The framework agreement will be awarded by 3 lots as follows:
Lot 3b: Project resourcing for planning and development. The framework will last for 4 years, with no option to extend. There is no limit (within reason) to the duration of individual orders awarded under the framework agreement.
This lot is for the individual disciplines. A maximum of 3 suppliers will be appointed to cover each discipline under each service category.
Value of the framework agreement is between 40 000 000 GBP to 140 000 000 GBP (with the Councils spend over 4 years being approx. 40 000 000 GBP/50 000 00 GBP of this).
This lot is for schemes primarily focused on highways and infrastructure where the requirement covers more than one of the categories in Lot 1. A maximum of 3 service providers will be appointed for this lot.
Value of the framework agreement is between 40 000 000 GBP to 140 000 000 GBP (with the Councils spend over 4 years being approx. 40 000 000 GBP/50 000 000 GBP of this).
This lot is for schemes with a planning and development focus where the requirement covers more than one of the categories in Lot 1. A maximum of 3 service providers will be appointed for this lot.
Value of the framework agreement is between 40 000 000 GBP to 140 000 000 GBP (with the Councils spend over 4 years being approx. 40 000 000 GBP/50 000 000 GBP of this).
This category is for project resourcing on highways and infrastructure. A maximum of up to 10 suppliers will be appointed. This will enable organisations with key specialisms to be appointed to provide the Council additional resource under secondment/consultancy when required. At the Public Sector bodies awarding client(s) discretion, if suppliers under this lot cannot provide skilled resource within required timescales, the Public Sector bodies may use other suppliers within the specialist or multi-disciplinary lots to provide the requirement.
Value of the framework agreement is between 40 000 000 GBP to 140 000 000 GBP (with the Councils spend over 4 years being approx. 40 000 000 GBP/50 000 000 GBP of this).
This category is for project resourcing on planning and development. A maximum of up to 10 suppliers will be appointed. This will enable organisations with key specialisms to be appointed to provide the Council additional resource under secondment/consultancy when required. At the Public Sector bodies awarding client(s) discretion, if suppliers under this lot cannot provide skilled resource within required timescales, the Public Sector bodies may use other suppliers within the specialist or multi-disciplinary lots to provide the requirement.
The services involve municipal, highways and transportation engineering and development and planning advice but do not include any physical works. This framework will be open to other public bodies to use if they wish. Note — A fee of 0,5 % will be levied by the Council against spend by external organisations who access the frameworks. This fee will be value-based and payable, retrospectively, on a periodic basis by the authorities using the frameworks. This revenue fee income will be used to fund costs incurred in managing the frameworks within the Council.
Suppliers applying for one or more of the disciplines in lot 1, can also if required apply for lot 3, but not lots 2.
Suppliers applying for lots 2, can also if required apply for lot 3, but also only up to a maximum of one of the disciplines within lot 1.
Suppliers applying for lots 3, can also if required apply for lot 2, but also only up to a maximum of one of the disciplines within lot 1.

Eligibility requirements: Details will be provided in tender documentation.

Award value: 140000000