Portsmouth City Council has gone out to tender on behalf of the Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC, the Regional Coastal Group for central southern England with a coastal, flood and infrastructure professional services framework worth up to an estimated £50 million.
Portsmouth City Council has gone out to tender on behalf of the Southern Coastal Group and SCOPAC, the Regional Coastal Group for central southern England with a coastal, flood and infrastructure professional services framework worth up to an estimated £50 million.
The Council is inviting requests to participate from suitably qualified consultants for inclusion onto a multi-supplier framework agreement.
The framework will consist of six suppliers split over two tiers. Tier 1 will consist of 3-4 suppliers. Tier 2 will consist of 2-3 suppliers and will act as a contingency resource. All suppliers must have the ability to provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary services within the role of lead consultant.
The framework is due to be awarded on 29th October 2021 and will run for a period of four years from its commencement - anticipated start is November 2021. The framework will be available to all current and future SCG and SCOPAC members and will also be accessible to all contracting authorities situated within England.
The value of the framework is estimated to be in the region of £5 million over 4 years based upon the forecast requirements of SCG and SCOPAC members. In the event of further schemes or take up by other Contracting Authorities across England, the total value of the framework could increase to up to £50 million.
Once established, contracting authorities will have a variety of call-off mechanisms and contracting options available for use which include for both mini-competition and direct award options.
Deadline for requests to participate is 21st June 2021 – click here to access the tender documentation.
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