Unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community: Conservation Architect /Landscape Architect led Design Team and Associated Services

Tender description

The London Borough of Enfield ('the Council') is undertaking a pre-procurement market engagement / discovery exercise to gather market intelligence and views regarding setting up a contract for Conservation Architect /Landscape Architect led Design Team and Associated Services for the unlocking Broomfield Park for the Community project. In addition to the Conservation Architect and Landscape Architect, the team will comprise, but not limited to the following disciplines: Conservation Structural Engineer, Heritage Consultant, Interpretation Planner and Designer, Planning Consultant, Access Consultant, MEP Engineer, Aboricultural/Ecological Advice, Hydrology advice and surveys. The team will be appointed to undertake design and planning work on a project to bring an unused area of a Grade II Listed Historic Park back into use including the dismantling and memorialisation of Broomfield House. The commission is broken into two stages to align with the National Lottery Heritage Fund's Development (RIBA 1-3) and Delivery Phases (RIBA 4+). The estimated contract duration will be approximately 48 months with a break clause at the end of the Development Phase, retention of the Design Team will subject to performance and receipt of funding from NLHF for the Delivery Phase. The purpose of this PIN Notice is to carry out market testing on the proposed contract and to alert the market to this opportunity. The intention of this initial engagement phase is to help inform the Council's options and further decision making. The Council reserves the right to hold one to one meetings with interested providers following the submission of a questionnaire to clarify responses. Interested providers are invited to complete a Soft Market Test (SMT) Questionnaire and upload it to www.londontenders.org by no later than 13:00 hours on 6 September 2024. For the avoidance of doubt, this PIN is intended as an awareness/information gathering exercise only and is not a call for competition, is not a pre-qualification process and is not the start of a formal procurement exercise. Participation or non-participation in this pre-procurement market engagement exercise shall not prevent any potential provider participating in, nor shall it place any potential provider at an advantage in any future procurement opportunity. Any future procurement opportunity could be published this year (2024). However, this timeframe is indicative only and the Council reserves the right to reschedule any forthcoming publication at any time or not to proceed with a procurement. All costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by any interested providers in connection with the preparation and/or submission of a response and / or in discussion with the Council shall be borne by that provider.