--- title: "Lead Consultant, Architectural and Design Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "COLCHESTER AND NORTH EAST ESSEX BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST" published: "2022-02-07" --- # Lead Consultant, Architectural and Design Services Buyer: COLCHESTER AND NORTH EAST ESSEX BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-eb96f315-02fa-4389-9f3c-45df0b15f368.json) ## Summary The Colchester and North East Essex Building Preservation Trust is conducting a tender for the position of Lead Consultant for Architectural and Design Services related to the Jumbo Water Tower Project in Colchester. This project aims to restore and convert a historically significant building into a community asset, following a "Restricted" procurement procedure as per The Public Contracts Regulation 2015. The tender period closes on 9 March 2022, with the contract expected to commence on 6 June 2022 and continue until 19 December 2025. This opportunity involves submitting a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire, leading to an Invitation to Tender for shortlisted candidates. The industry category is classified under architectural design services (CPV code: 71220000), with delivery addresses spanning the United Kingdom and beyond. This tender presents considerable opportunities for architectural firms and design teams looking to expand their portfolio in public sector projects. Businesses with expertise in heritage preservation, community-focused design, and project management will find this procurement particularly relevant. Competitors will need to demonstrate their design capabilities through the development of limited concept proposals as part of the tender process, thereby encouraging innovation and creativity in responding to the project’s objectives. ## Notice Led by North Essex Heritage (NEH), the Jumbo Water Tower Project in Colchester seeks to restore, convert, and extend a historically significant building into a vibrant, community asset with a commercial edge, enabling the rejuvenated tower to play as central a role in Colchester's daily life as it once did when it provided the town with clean water. In order to identify the design team to assist in this transformation, and secure the necessary consents, North Essex Heritage are running a two-stage tender. The "Restricted" Procedure as set out in the UK by The Public Contracts Regulation 2015 (as amended) shall be followed for this procurement. The process comprises expressions of interest using a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire in the form of the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ), followed by a shortlisting of no more than 6 suitable candidates that will be invited to proceed to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage. As part of the ITT Tender return, shortlisted architect-led design teams will be required to develop a limited concept proposals to illustrate design intent and their approach to the project. To express interest visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/intendsharedservices/ Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3fa55ff-72de-4df7-999a-ac977bea1c54 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Restricted procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 Feb 2022 | | Submission deadline | 9 Mar 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 6 Jun 2022 - 19 Dec 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | COLCHESTER AND NORTH EAST ESSEX BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST | | Locality | COLCHESTER | | Post town | Colchester | | Postcode | CO6 1AH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLH East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLH3 Essex | | ITL 3 | TLH34 Essex Haven Gateway | | Local authority | Colchester | | Electoral ward | Rural North | | Westminster constituency | Harwich and North Essex | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71220000 - Architectural design services ## Release History - 7 Feb 2022 at 14:20 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3fa55ff-72de-4df7-999a-ac977bea1c54 - 7 Feb 2022 at 14:19 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3fa55ff-72de-4df7-999a-ac977bea1c54 - 7 Feb 2022 at 14:17 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3fa55ff-72de-4df7-999a-ac977bea1c54 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3fa55ff-72de-4df7-999a-ac977bea1c54 7th February 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/intendsharedservices/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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