Services - 320159-2019
09/07/2019    S130

United Kingdom-Leeds: Architectural services for outdoor areas

2019/S 130-320159

Design contest notice

Legal Basis:
Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

I.1)Name and addresses
Official name: Better Bankside
Postal address: c/o RIBA Competition, No. 1 Aire Street
Town: Leeds
NUTS code: UK UNITED KINGDOM
Postal code: LS1 4PR
Country: United Kingdom
Contact person: Hannah Rylatt
E-mail: riba.competitions@riba.org
Telephone: +44 1132031490
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.betterbankside.co.uk
I.3)Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: www.ribacompetitions.com/Low_Line
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the abovementioned address
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
Other type: Business Improvement District
I.5)Main activity
Environment

Section II: Object

II.1)Scope of the procurement
II.1.1)Title:

A Green Vision for the Low Line

II.1.2)Main CPV code
71222000 Architectural services for outdoor areas
II.2)Description
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
71420000 Landscape architectural services
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:

In a design contest with restricted procedure at Phase 1 designers submit their design solutions anonymously in response to your brief. These designs are then assessed anonymously by the evaluation panel in accordance with the published criteria. A shortlist of 5 practices (minimum) will then be selected to proceed to phase 2.

Shortlisted teams will be provided with feedback on their schemes and the Phase 2 brief and invited to submit developed designs which are assessed anonymously by the panel in accordance with the phase 2 criteria.

A honorarium payment will be awarded to all five shortlisted teams. The winner will be appointed subject to funding.

The competition will be opened up to eligible competitors based in the UK, Europe and as required by the client, worldwide.

II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information

III.1)Conditions for participation
III.1.10)Criteria for the selection of participants:

Phase 1: Evaluation criteria

Overall quality of the design concept, including response to the site, its ability to improve on the green character of the area and enhance the public realm: 50 %.

Response to the brief, and project aspirations for increased biodiversity, social and economic benefits of reconnecting neighbourhoods: 35 %

Clear communication of ideas to explain the ethos behind the proposals: 15 %

Phase 2: Evaluation criteria

1) Response to feedback and refinement of proposal ideas following Phase 1 assessments: 30 %

2 Viability of the proposals with clear balance of creativity versus pragmatism, to ensure that proposed concepts are commercially deliverable: 25 %

3) Demonstration of understanding the project requirements, in particular the schemes ability to, reconnect neighbourhoods from Bankside in the west, through London Bridge to Bermondsey in the east, strengthen the green character and biodiversity of the area with high-quality placemaking: 25 %

4) Submission of a competitive fee proposal (broken down per RIBA work stage) to deliver the quality and include the demonstration of a sufficient level of resourcing to deliver the quality and scope of design services required 20 %.

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)Description
IV.1.2)Type of contest
Restricted
Minimum number: 5
IV.1.7)Names of participants already selected:
IV.1.9)Criteria for the evaluation of projects:

Phase 1

1) Overall quality of the design concept, including response to the site, its ability to improve on the green character of the area and enhance the public realm (50 %)

2) Response to the brief, and project aspirations for increased biodiversity, social and economic benefits of reconnecting neighbourhoods (35 %)

3) Clear communication of ideas to explain the ethos behind the proposals (15 %)

Phase 2

1) Response to feedback and refinement of proposal ideas following Phase 1 assessments: 30 %

2) Viability of the proposals with clear balance of creativity versus pragmatism, to ensure that proposed concepts are commercially deliverable: 25 %

3) Demonstration of understanding the project requirements, in particular the schemes ability to, reconnect neighbourhoods from Bankside in the west, through London Bridge to Bermondsey in the east, strengthen the green character and biodiversity of the area with high-quality placemaking: 25 %

4) Submission of a competitive fee proposal (broken down per RIBA work stage) to deliver the quality and include the demonstration of a sufficient level of resourcing to deliver the quality and scope of design services required 20 %.

IV.2)Administrative information
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate
Date: 02/09/2019
Local time: 14:00
IV.2.3)Date of dispatch of invitations to participate to selected candidates
IV.2.4)Languages in which projects or requests to participate may be drawn up:
English
IV.3)Rewards and jury
IV.3.1)Information about prize(s)
A prize/prizes will be awarded: yes
Number and value of the prize(s) to be awarded:

5 shortlisted teams will be awarded an honorarium of 5 000 GBP to progress their designs in Phase 2 of the design contest. It is the intention of the client, subject to funding that the winning scheme will be taken forward to planning in the first instance.

IV.3.2)Details of payments to all participants:

N/a

IV.3.3)Follow-up contracts
Any service contract following the contest will be awarded to the winner or winners of the contest: yes
IV.3.4)Decision of the jury
The decision of the jury is binding on the contracting authority/entity: yes
IV.3.5)Names of the selected members of the jury:
Lisbet rausing
Donald Hyslop
Johanna Gibbons
Graham Morrison
Adam White
Julia Thrift
Tim Rettler
Robert McAuliffe
Rebecca Lury

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3)Additional information:
VI.4)Procedures for review
VI.4.1)Review body
Official name: High Court of England and Wales
Town: London
Country: United Kingdom
VI.4.3)Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:

N/a

VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
05/07/2019