Architectural design services

Tender description

The Contracting Authority is seeking to commission a design team to provide architectural design and ancillary services (with the exception of cost consultants transport consultants and quantity surveyors who will be appointed separately by the Contracting Authority) for a commercially viable and mixed use development of office space with supporting residential and small scale retail uses including necessary parking provisions including a strategy for public realm improvements and proposals for disposition of uses across 2 sites in the ownership of the Contracting Authority known respectively as ‘the Carfax Site’ and ‘the Cattlemarket’. It is intended that the Services to be secured will be carried out in Phases as set out in II. 2.11) below with gateways at the end of each Phase with the Contracting Authority exercising the right at its sole discretion whether or not to proceed to the next Phase. The successful Applicant and their team will be required to work with the Contracting Authority and its other technical and professional advisors to produce designs considering sustainability as an important factor in project design construction and future operations. Building solutions will need to achieve BREEAM excellent standard as minimum. Bream outstanding is Contracting Authority's aspiration. It will be crucial that any design is practical for a construction point of view and commercially viable in terms of attracting rents and income to cover cost of construction. Total fees for the successful Applicant and their team are estimated at 3 000 000 GBP excluding VAT on the basis that the Contracting Authority decided to exercise all of the options specified in II.2.11) below and on the assumption of an notional construction cost of 52 000 000 GBP.