Consultancy Services

Tender description

The framework will cover the geographical area of England. The full list of lots available under this framework is: Lot 1a    Architectural Services (Building) Lot 1b    Architectural Services (Landscaping) Lot 1c     Project Management & Administration Services Lot 1d    Construction Contract Administration Lot 1e    Employers Agents Lot 1f    Planning Services Lot 1g    Master Planning Lot 1h    Principal Designer Lot 1i    Civil and Structural Engineering Services Lot 1j    Clerk of Works Lot 1k    Building Surveyor Lot 1l    Quantity Surveyor services Lot 1n    Stock Condition Surveys Lot 1o    Multi-Disciplinary Lot 2a    Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing Lot 2b    Building Services Engineer (HVAC) Lot 3a    EPC Assessments Lot 3b    Retrofit Consultancy (2033 and 2038) Lot 3c    Digital Coordinator Lot 4c    Health & Safety Advisor/Consultant This framework agreement will commence on the 26th April 2023 and will last for 48 months. Lot 1: Architectural Services (Buildings) All RIBA work stages as defined in the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 in relation to buildings. Architects may also be required to offer additional services such as project management. Lot 2: Architectural Services (Landscaping) All RIBA work stages as defined in the RIBA Plan of Work 2020 in relation to buildings. Architects may also be required to offer additional services such as project management. Lot 3: Construction Project Management & Administration The scope of this lot includes all RIBA stages to deliver the clients desired objectives. Lot 4: Construction Contract Administration To focus on administration of the contract between the employer (client) and the contractor. Duties may also involve issuing instructions, managing variations, and certification management. Lot 5: Employers’ Agent (EA) Co-ordinating the appointment of contractors, drawing up of contract documentation, administration of contracts on a day-to-day basis, co-ordinate assessments for clients and contractor support to ensure site quality checks are maintained to the call-off contract requirements, over viewing quality control and accepting handover of the completed building project on the client’s behalf. Lot 6: Planning Services To offer advice and support on all matters relating to planning, development and associated environmental issues for both building and renovation projects and may include renovations, change of use, listed buildings, feasibility studies etc. Lot 7: Master Planning To offer LHC client’s advice and support on all matters relating to planning, development and associated environmental issues for site development, utilities, and infrastructure appraisals, the scope of which may cover, marine, urban planning, transport, roads, community facilities. Lot 8: Principal Designer To undertake the duties of the CDM Regulations 2015 as Principal Designer in line with Regulations 11 & 12 for notifiable and non-notifiable work, including as a Clients Advisor. Scope includes plan, manage, monitor and coordinate, the pre-construction phase, assist the Client in identifying, obtaining and collating pre-construction information, site visits and ensuring the principal contractor, and others fulfil their duties. Lot 9: Civil & Structural Engineering Requirements are needed for structural design, party walls, civil engineering, site inspections, highways. Lot 10: Clerk of Works To make regular visits to client’s sites to ensure that construction work is carried out properly to the client’s standards, specification and schedule and that health and safety rules are being followed. Lot 11: Building Surveyor To provide a building surveying service to various public sector bodies to include, but not limited to, advice on design, construction, maintenance, repair, alteration, budgets, environmental and safety, legal issues and reporting any findings to the client. Lot 12: Quantity Surveyors / Cost Consultant To provide Quantity Surveyor services during all construction stages. The scope may also include ensuring that the agreed additional variations are managed, value engineering, accurate management of applications for payment and assessment of capital costs, life cycle costs and maintenance coast as requested. Lot 14: Stock Condition Surveys To provide LHC clients with an up-to-date condition survey for their property portfolio. Other scope requirements may include utilisation, condition, upgrading etc. Lot 15: Multi-Disciplinary To provide a comprehensive service to encompass, architecture, surveying, engineering, cost management, project management and refurbishment works as a complete package covering all RIBA stages. Additional information: As a minimum requirement for this lot, Bidders must be able to provide the following roles to the client Architect (Buildings) Project Management Employers Agent Planning Services Civil and Structural Engineering Quantity Surveyor Lot 16: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing To cover the full range of advice and design services that may be required by a client within a construction service, the cope of which is expected to cover areas such as design, surveys, works planning, supply and distribution and building control systems. Lot 17: Building Services Engineer (HVAC) The scope of this lot includes: To cover the full range of HVAC advice and design services that may be required by a client in a construction service, the scope of which may cover design, commissioning, surveys etc. Lot 18: EPC Assessments The scope of this lot is primarily focused on the provision of providing energy performance certificates (EPC), display energy certificates (dec) and advice for LHC Clients domestic and non-domestic buildings. Lot 19: Retrofit Consultancy (2035 and 2038) To oversee both domestic and non-domestic energy efficiency retrofit works. Additional information: As a minimum requirements for this lot, Bidders must be able to provide the role of PAS 2035 Retrofit Coordinator Lot 20: Digital Coordinator To support the activities of implementation of digital delivery into the construction process which should include BIM and Golden Thread compliance through to supporting the use of Digital Construction technologies that underpins the construction site team delivery, including management of any, clash detection processes. Lot 23: Health & Safety Advisor/Consultant The scope of this lot includes: To ensure that LHC Client’s duties under the Health and Safety at Work Act are reasonably and practicably complied with. This will include during construction works, to provide assistance at tender and during all work stages, (including post completion, commissioning and handover), supervision of the appointed Principal Contractor to ensure compliance with the Health and Safety At Work Act and CDM Regulations 2015, advising the Client of H&S requirements, and inspection of sites and works to ensure compliance.