Decision details

This report seeks approval from the Cabinet Member for Housing to award the contract for the ‘Consultancy Services Framework Agreement’ for the following eight (8) lots:
Lot 1: Multi-disciplinary Services – capital projects with a value between £0 to £500,000 The Services may cover all or any of the following disciplines:
• Quantity Surveyors
• Contract Administrators
• Project Managers
• Principal Designers
• CDM Compliance Consultants
• Building Surveyors
• Employer’s Agents
Lot 2: Multi-disciplinary Services – capital projects with a value between £500,001 to £3.5m
Lot 3: Multi-disciplinary Services – capital projects valued between £3,500,001 to £6.5m
Lot 4: Multi-disciplinary Services – capital projects valued at above £6,500,001
Lot 5: Civil and Structural and Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services The Services comprise any or all of the following:
• Structural Engineering;
• Civil Engineering; and
• Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) and Public Health Engineering
Lot 6: Architectural Services for building related projects with values up to £500,000 Architectural services
Lot 7: Clerk of Works Clerk of Works services
Lot 8: Fire Consultancy Services Passive compartmentation surveys, fire risk assessments and fire door inspections

*Note- the final contract award will be dependant on the provision of the Framework agreement and call-off process documents. These are to be supplied by the procurement team.

That the Cabinet Member for Housing and Homelessness:

1.            Agrees that the appendices to this report are exempt from disclosure on the grounds that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding that information) under Paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972;

2.            Notes that there is no absolute commitment to spend under this award of the framework and its lots, instead it offers the Economy a rapid, highly cost-effective route to appoint vetted providers to pieces of work – compliant with contract standing orders approval processes for each of those awards having been secured. The theoretical maximum spend was based on this framework being a major source of professional services that are expected to be required over the next three years.

3.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 1, with an estimated contract value of £500,000 (£0.5m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Quatrefoils Limited, Fulkers LLP, Faithful+Gould and Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP;

4.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 2, with an estimated contract value of £3,500,000 (£3.5m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Keegans Limited, Pellings LLP, Michael Dyson Associates Ltd., Philip Pank Partnership, John Rowan and Partners LLP and Faithful+Gould;

5.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 3, with an estimated contract value of £5,000,000 (£5m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Keegans Limited, Pellings LLP, Philip Pank Partnership and John Rowan and Partners LLP;

6.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 4, with an estimated contract value of £3,000,000 (£3m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Keegans Limited, Pellings LLP, John Rowan and Partners LLP, Baily Garner LLP, Faithful+Gould, and Stace LLP;

7.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 5, with an estimated contract value of £3,000,000 (£3m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Ingleton Wood LLP, Services Design Solution Ltd., Frankham Consultancy Group Ltd., and ByrneLooby;

8.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 6, with an estimated contract value of £500,000 (£0.5m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Potter, Church & Holmes Architects, DMWR Architects, Quatrefoils Limited, and LSI Architects LLP;

9.            Approves the award of contract for Lot 7, with an estimated contract value of £500,000 (£0.5m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to John Rowan and Partners LLP, MDA Consulting Ltd., Hickton Consultants Ltd., Airey Miller Limited, and Baily Garner LLP;

10.         Approves the award of contract for Lot 8, with an estimated contract value of £2,000,000 (£2m) over the duration of the framework agreement, to Faithorn Farrell Timms LLP, Ventro Limited, Keegans Limited, and Tetra Consulting Ltd.

The appointed Consultants under the different lots will enable the Council to meet its ongoing need for technical consultants to support the delivery of the capital programme over the next four (4) years.

As described in the report.