Urban planning services

Tender description

Portsmouth City Council ('the council') on behalf of the Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH) is seeking to appoint consultants to provide advice and support to assess potential strategic development opportunity areas. PfSH requires: 1) A comparative assessment of strategic development options; and 2) A transport impact assessment and transport modelling to support the comparative assessment. Each commission is offered as a separate lot and bids may be submitted for one or both. The cumulative value of the contracts is estimated to be in the region of GBP 200 000, however this may increase significantly in the event that additional services are required to complete the commissions and/or scope/term extension options are utilised. The initial contract period will be for 12 months however additional related services may be drawn down for a 3-year period from award of contract. The closing date for bid returns is 8 April 2020 at 10.00. Portsmouth City Council ('the Council') acting as the contracting authority on behalf of the Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH) is seeking to appoint consultants to provide consultancy advice and support to assess potential strategic development opportunity areas (SDOAs) in order to identify the most sustainable way to deliver new development in the sub-region through to 2036 and beyond. This lot is for the provision of comparative assessments of strategic development options. The work itself will be a key part of the evidence base that is part of a wider review of the 2016 spatial position statement and the production of a new joint strategy. The study will comprise of: • refining of current schedule of potential Strategic Development Opportunity Areas (SDOAs); • initial analysis of individual locations to identify alternative strategies for development; • sustainability appraisal; • habitat Regulations Assessment (include Appropriate Assessment); • consideration of additional aspects including landscape, ecology, biodiversity net gain, environmental net gain, green infrastructure opportunities, health and wellbeing, accessibility, flood risk, wastewater treatment, air quality, mix of uses, capacity, infrastructure, deliverability, viability and phasing. The value of this contract is estimated to be in the region of GBP 75 000. In the event that additional data collection, data analysis or assessment of additional options or sites is required to complete the commission, the value of the contracts will increase accordingly. In addition, should the council or PfSH have future requirements for commissions that are similar in scope and technical expertise to the initial brief, the council and PfSH reserve the right to award this work to the winning bidder through this contract. The initial contract term for both contracts will be for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extending the term by a further 24 months to a maximum term of 36 months, in increments to be agreed and subject to the performance and agreement of both parties. The council is using the open procedure and the timetable is as follows: Tender return deadline: 8 April 2020 at 10.00 Interview period (if required): 22 and 23 April 2020 Standstill starts: 28 April 2020 Standstill ends: 23.59 on 7 May 2020 Contract starts: 22 May 2020 Portsmouth City Council ('the council') on behalf of the Partnership for South Hampshire (PfSH) is seeking to appoint consultants to provide consultancy advice and support to assess potential strategic development opportunity areas (SDOAs) in order to identify the most sustainable way to deliver new development in the sub-region through to 2036 and beyond. PfSH requires a transport impact assessment and transport modelling to support the comparative assessment. The work itself will be a key part of the evidence base that is part of a wider review of the 2016 Spatial Position Statement and the production of a new Joint Strategy. The study will comprise of: • a separate evidence based study that will run in parallel to and informing the comparative assessment; • transport Impact Assessment of each of the potential SDOAs; • modelling of strategy options — this will require use of the Solent Sub-Regional Transport Model (SRTM); • testing the preferred strategy. The value of the contract is estimated to be in the region of GBP 125 000. In the event that additional data collection, data analysis or assessment of additional options or sites is required to complete the commission, the value of the contracts will increase accordingly. In addition, should the council or PfSH have future requirements for commissions that are similar in scope and technical expertise to the initial brief, the council and PfSH reserve the right to award this work to the winning bidder through this contract. The initial contract term for both contracts will be for a period of 12 months with the possibility of extending the term by a further 24 months to a maximum term of 36 months, in increments to be agreed and subject to the performance and agreement of both parties. PfSH is unable to enter into contract with the preferred bidder and therefore the contractual relationship will be with Portsmouth City Council. The council is using the open procedure and the timetable is as follows: Tender return deadline: 8 April 2020 at 10.00 Interview period (if required): 22 and 23 April 2020 Standstill starts: 28 April 2020 Standstill ends: 23.59 on 7 May 2020 Contract starts: 22 May 2020