Architectural design services

Tender description

The City of London Corporation procured the services of an architect and lead designer to lead a design team for the Fleet Street estate and to progress its capital project to project completion. The initial appointment will be for concept design, RIBA Stage 2, to support the business case for the Fleet Street Estate with provision to instruct further RIBA design stages. At the end of Phase RIBA Stage 2 the City of London corporation will make a decision to proceed on to the next stage of the project and reserves the right to not proceed. Estimated duration of contract is 10 years. The development of the Fleet Street Estate will provide a long term, modern, resilient, compliant, maintainable and sustainable estate that meets the needs of the City of London Corporation, City of London Police and HMCTS. The project will provide a ‘state of the art’ new combined court facility and City of London Police headquarters. The design will also include a commercial component providing office accommodation and retail space at street level. The development will secure the City’s role as a centre of justice and the legal profession in the UK, Europe and across the world and is will provide the City of London Police with a modern, operationally effective headquarters to meet the need of future policing of the City. The redevelopment of the Fleet Street estate presents an opportunity to improve the public realm and Pedestrian access across the entire site, creating a new and attractive destination within the City boundary. The initial appointment will be for concept design, RIBA Stage 2, to support the business case for the Fleet Street Estate with provision to instruct further RIBA design stages. At the end of Phase RIBA Stage 2 the City of London Corporation will make a decision to proceed on to the next stage of the project and reserves the right to not proceed, or to instruct the consultant to a revised contract strategy for the works.