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title: "ARFQ - Bootle Town Hall Architectural Commission"
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# ARFQ - Bootle Town Hall Architectural Commission

Buyer: SEFTON COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ff653e54-2ff9-4124-b73f-cb1f3e3c752d

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## Summary

The Sefton Council is seeking qualified bids for the "ARFQ - Bootle Town Hall Architectural Commission" project, focused on the repair and refurbishment of Bootle Town Hall and the adjacent former library and museum. This project falls under the architectural and related services category and is aimed at developing a new civic and cultural facility in Bootle. The tender process is currently at the Award stage, having commenced with bids due by 14th July 2017 and the contract period running from 17th July to 10th November 2017. The total value of the contract is £80,000, and the successful supplier, Lloyd Evans Prichard, was awarded £34,000 on 28th July 2017, confirming a strong interest in heritage-centric projects in the North West region of the United Kingdom.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for architectural firms, particularly those with conservation accreditation, to engage in an impactful project that aims to revitalise important historic buildings and enhance community use. Businesses specialised in heritage conservation, sustainable design, and public infrastructure will find this opportunity especially suitable, given the requirement for a multi-disciplinary team that includes conservation-accredited architects and engineers. The involvement in such a project could not only bolster their portfolio but also pave the way for future funding opportunities, including potential Heritage Lottery funding, aligning with best practices in building conservation.

## Notice

This Brief is to appoint a multi-disciplinary team led by a conservation accredited architect to facilitate the repair, refurbishment and some re-modelling of Bootle Town Hall and the adjoining former library and museum to develop a new civic and cultural facility for Bootle. This team must include an architect with a recognised conservation accreditation (for example RIBA Specialist Conservation Architect or AABC and ideally membership of the IHBC) along with a suitably qualified building surveyor, structural engineer, building services engineer, QS and possibly an urban designer / masterplanner, all with experience of similar projects incorporating listed historic buildings. This project will ensure the Town Hall remains the civic focus of Bootle and also deliver a new cultural offer that will be sustainable and manageable over the long term. This will be achieved by refurbishing the fabric of two historic buildings to provide high quality civic facilities, intensify public use, provide for income-generation and bring back into use the former library and museum building as a new cultural / heritage centre. It will allow the Town Hall to function as a single entity by overcoming poor connectivity and circulation. At this stage, we wish to develop the project to RIBA Stage 2 in line with published best practice for historic building conservation together with the Heritage Lottery Fund's requirements for a Stage 1 Heritage Grants application. Consequently, only conservation-accredited architectural practices are being invited to bid. The project will conform to exemplary practice in building conservation including ICOMOS core conservation principles and guidance set out in 'Informed Conservation' published by Historic England as well as the BS 7913 and EN 16096 standards, but balance this to deliver a pragmatic overall solution that is sustainable and manageable in the long run and, crucially, capable of being put forward for Heritage Lottery Funding in the future

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbd4e38c-0ef3-480d-a989-f92e4131fb45 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 May 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Jul 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2017 |
| Contract period | 30 Jul 2017 - 30 Nov 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £80,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £34,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SEFTON COUNCIL |
| Locality | BOOTLE |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L20 3UU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton |
| Local authority | Sefton |
| Electoral ward | Linacre |
| Westminster constituency | Bootle |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LLOYD EVANS PRICHARD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71200000 - Architectural and related services

## Release History

- 16 May 2018 at 09:30 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbd4e38c-0ef3-480d-a989-f92e4131fb45
- 20 Jun 2017 at 12:54 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbd4e38c-0ef3-480d-a989-f92e4131fb45

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/cbd4e38c-0ef3-480d-a989-f92e4131fb45
  20th June 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=8a3c9912-b755-e711-80e3-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sefton.gov.uk/

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