Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2017-06-09
Buyer: Sovereign Development Consortium
Country: UK
Region: SOUTH WEST (ENGLAND)
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 71000000 | 71241000 | 71244000 | 71246000 | 71247000
Estimated value: 14400000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2017-07-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The Sovereign Development Consortium (SDC) is an alliance of 6 landlords and housing providers in the south and south west of England, currently including Sovereign Housing Association, Ability Housing Association, Advance UK, Brunelcare, Cottsway Housing Association and Housing Solutions Group.
SDC may vary the membership numbers of the Consortium over the framework period by the inclusion of other organisations whose objectives will be to develop and/or manage housing within the geographic areas covered by the Framework.
SDC is seeking to establish a framework of experienced consultants across 7 regional lots for Employers Agent and Principal Designer Services to work in collaboration with the Consortium members in delivering its development programme over the next 4 years.
The contracting authority reserves the right to award framework contracts based on the most economically advantageous tender submissions.
The Sovereign Development Consortium (SDC) is an alliance of 6 landlords and housing providers in the south and south west of England, currently including:
SDC is seeking to establish a framework of experienced consultants across 7 regional lots for Employers Agent and Principal Designer Services to work in collaboration with the Consortium members in delivering its development programme over the next 4 years.
SDC members are set to deliver 3 000 new homes per annum through developer-led acquisition, land-led opportunities or joint venture. SDC deliver, and the framework services will cover, a mix of residential tenures including social rent; affordable rent; shared ownership: older person housing; extra care; supported housing; private rent and open market sale.
Potential Bidders should note that the requirement will be for the delivery of all of the ‘Services’ as defined in the tender documentation for both Employers' Agent and Principal Designer. Any Bidder (with or without sub-consultants) offering to provide only part of the services will not be considered.
The Framework Agreement will be awarded initially for a 2 year period, with the ability to extend for a further 2 year period subject to satisfactory performance against agreed Key Performance Indicators.
The estimated contract value during the life of the four (4) year consultant framework agreement (where the 2 year extension is granted) is 14 400 000 GBP excluding VAT.
Due to the nature of the Development programme in terms of forward planning and commitments at the point of tender publishing, the above financial estimates per lot may vary over the life of the framework.
The Lead Organisation will operate a rotational call-off procedure for the award of projects on this Framework for and on behalf of each SDC Consortium member.
The Framework Agreement will have provision for mini competition in the award of services should the Client wish to use this facility.
The Sovereign Development Consortium (SDC) is an alliance of 6 landlords and housing providers in the south and south west of England, currently including:
SDC is seeking to establish a framework of experienced consultants across 7 regional lots for Employers Agent and Principal Designer Services to work in collaboration with the Consortium members in delivering its development programme over the next 4 years.

Eligibility requirements: As described in the tender documentation.

Award value: 14400000