Towns Fund Business Case development

Tender description

<p>Towns Fund Business Case development and assessment Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of consultancy services to either develop Outline Business Cases or act as an Independent Technical Advisor (ITA) to appraise regeneration schemes related to the allocation of Town Deal Funding. Project Description In 2019 Swindon was one of 101 places given the opportunity by the Government to bid for funding of up to &pound;25 million as part of the Government&rsquo;s &pound;3.6 billion Towns Fund. The Swindon Town Deal Board was convened in January 2020 incorporating Board members from the public, private and voluntary/community sectors, a separate community engagement panel of some 35 members has also been established to ensure the required level of community engagement. Following the submission of the Town Investment Plan, six schemes have been confirmed as listed below: &bull; Kimmerfields Enabling Infrastructure &ndash; to bring forward further residential and commercial development. &bull; Heritage Streets and Spaces &ndash; to enhance the public realm and link key town centre assets. &bull; Health Hydro &ndash; to redevelop the Milton Road Baths into a modern leisure facility. &bull; Carriage Works &ndash; to regenerate the Grade II listed Carriage Works to provide office and incubation space. &bull; Create Studios &ndash; to provide a film, studio and teaching space within one of the new Carriage Works units. &bull; Brunel Market &ndash; to develop a modern, vibrant market hall for further business opportunities. Swindon Borough Council, on behalf of the Swindon Town Deal Board, is seeking to commission providers who can be instructed to either develop Outline Business Cases or act as an Independent Technical Advisor to appraise regeneration schemes. The contract is split into two lots. Contractors are asked to bid for one lot or the other: - Lot 1 - Develop Outline Business Cases required by the Town Deal Board in order to consider the allocation of Town Deal funding. - Lot 2 - Act as an Independent Technical Advisor (ITA) to appraise regeneration schemes as they progress through the business case development process required by the Town Deal Board in order to consider the allocation of Town Deal Contract Period The contract for each lot will be initially for a period of 12 months commencing April/May 2021. The estimated value of each lot is as follows: Lot 1 - &pound;100,000 Lot 2 - &pound;30,000 Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender Responses Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 09/04/21, 14:00hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Tender Clarifications If you require any clarifications on the tender documents, please submit these in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 06/04/21,12:00 UK Local time. The Council&rsquo;s responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder/ other web portals, however, Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN532762 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.</p> Keywords: Consultancy, ITA, Business Case, Outline Business Case, Independent Technical Assessor