Closed tender

RBGKEW1242 Planning Consultancy Services

Details

Buyer: Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
Value: £200,000
Topic: Urban planning services
Published: 8 November 2023
Submission: 8 December 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew are seeking a Planning Consultant for the New Herbarium Project. The project will provide a new world-class facilities for the safe storage, use and care of more than 7 million plant specimens from 250 years of collection and research. The proposed site for the new facility is located in Thames Valley Science Park within the Borough of Wokingham. The consultant will need to provide full planning consultancy services to support a successful planning application for the new building to gain the necessary consents. Submissions will need to provide evidence of their experience and knowledge of similar projects, including working with public sector clients and on projects with a construction value in excess of £100m. Lot 1: Planning Consultancy Services

Timeline

Completed: Tender published8 November 2023
Current notice
Completed: Submission date8 December 2023

About the buyer

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. A Framework Document sets out how the two bodies work together on business planning and resource allocation. Kew keeps the freedom to opt in or out of central government procurement routes such as the Crown Commercial Service. Tender opportunities appear on Find a Tender alongside Defra procurement channels. Procurement documents for live opportunities are issued through Defra's Bravo Solution portal. Suppliers are expected to meet Kew's procurement standards, including sustainability requirements, before any contract begins.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of Royal Botanic Gardens Kew's contract awards have been in business services, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

71410000 · Urban planning services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@royal-botanic-gardens-kew.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@royal-botanic-gardens-kew.gov
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Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@royal-botanic-gardens-kew.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@royal-botanic-gardens-kew.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@royal-botanic-gardens-kew.gov