Lisanelly Shared Educational Campus Phase 2 (Strule) — Services Contract for an Integrated Consultant Team

Description

Lot 1: II.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract: (nature and quantity of works, supplies or services) Department of Education (DE), the Contracting Authority is delivering what was known as the Lisanelly (and now known as the Strule) Shared Education Campus. This is a landmark project providing a bespoke state of the art facility to deliver post primary school education in Omagh. The Strule Programme involves the relocation of 5 post primary schools and 1 special school in Omagh onto one purpose built campus site with shared facilities incorporating sports, the arts, media, home economics, design and technology. The programme has a complex stakeholder matrix which requires a comprehensive stakeholder management plan. Phase 1 of Strule entailed the delivery of the Arvalee Special School. Phase 2 will encompass the relocation of the 5 post primary schools onto the campus, the provision of sports/leisure facilities, the provision of a shared educational centre and other associated facilities and site development works over c.140 acres. The estimated construction works value at the outset was in the order of GBP 150 000 000. DE sought to appoint (and did appoint) an Economic Operator to provide the services of a Project Management led Integrated Consultancy Team (ICT) for Phase 2 of Strule to include, architecture, cost management, engineering and other associated construction professionals in related disciplines. The ICT was required to develop the existing exemplar design for the campus to RIBA plan of work 2013 Stage 3, to undertake associated studies and surveys and to acquire necessary planning permissions. The ICT was to provide a Technical Advisory role for the development of the Employer's Requirements, procurement and contract management of an Integrated Supply Team (IST) for number of separate construction packages.