Cynefin Project - Green Heart of Wales: Architectural and Building Services Concept Development

Tender description

Cynefin Project - Green Heart of Wales: Professional Services This is an exciting opportunity to support the work of the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). CAT is an internationally renowned environmental charity, a world-leading eco centre, and one of the foremost providers of postgraduate environmental education in the UK. The aim of Cynefin is to transform CAT’s capacity to provide the skills, knowledge and understanding needed in the transition to a zero carbon economy, helping create a sustainable future for all humanity as part of a thriving natural world. Through the creation of a flagship regional sustainable tourism destination and a world-leading skills centre, the project aims to build on CAT’s 45 year history of innovation in environmental solutions and offer a significant new contribution to Wales’ reputation as a leader in sustainability. The core project investment objectives are: 1) To create a world-class quality tourism experience, delivering a major contribution to the Mid Wales economy, themed around innovation, sustainability and wellbeing. 2) To contribute to the delivery of sustainable Skills for the Future and Lifelong Learning 3) To contribute to research and innovation in sustainable technologies and practice in support of the low carbon economy, acting as an interface between business, academia and the general public 4) To contribute to the regional economic development of Mid Wales. Cynefin secured the support of the Growing Mid Wales Board for inclusion in the 110million GBP Mid Wales Growth Deal Portfolio Business Case on 21 September 2021. This required CAT to develop and submit a Strategic Outline Case (SOC). In parallel with Welsh and UK governmental review and approval of the portfolio case, CAT are required to revisit and refine the SOC and now develop the Outline Business Case (OBC). CAT have secured the services of an organisation to develop the Strategic Outline Case and build foundations for the Outline Business Case. This work concludes in early March 2022, with SOC submitted in February 2022. CAT is now in a position to tender for the Architectural and Building Concept development services that will build on this initial work. For such a transformative piece of work, CAT are keen to secure external expertise to support our efforts and help us deliver a compelling and robust funding proposition and organisational business case. Under this phase of Cynefin, there are three workstreams. These are being treated as three separate contracts, and suppliers are able to tender for more than one. A Scope Summary document combining details of all three workstreams is available on request, which enables more understanding of respective workstreams. - Workstream 1 Professional Services: Project Management; Business Case Development; Market Assessment; Stakeholder Engagement and Fundraising. - Workstream 2 Visitor Experience Concept Development - Workstream 3 Architectural and Building Services Concept Development The subject of this notice, Workstream 3, is to lead on the development of the site masterplan taking the current outline Cynefin concepts as a starting point. This workstream will be coordinated under the project management function of Workstream 1 alongside Workstream 3 and its deliverables will support the development of the Cynefin OBC.