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title: "4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Landscape Architect services for new build housing"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02dfc2"
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# 4 year Framework Agreement for the provision of Landscape Architect services for new build housing

Buyer: LINK GROUP LTD  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02dfc2

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## Summary

The Link Group Ltd is procuring a four-year Framework Agreement for Landscape Architect services tailored for new build housing, primarily located in the Central Belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute, and Highland. The current procurement stage is 'active,' with a submission deadline set for 13th October 2021. The procurement follows a selective method with a restricted procedure, allowing a maximum of four successful Landscape Architect practices to participate. Interested candidates must be registered with the Landscape Institute or an equivalent body and demonstrate experience in affordable housing projects for 5 to 500 units.

This tender presents significant opportunities for Landscape Architects, especially small and medium-sized enterprises that are looking to expand their portfolio in the residential sector. Firms with a commitment to quality design and environmental sustainability will align well with Link Group's ethos. Successful participants in this tender could obtain a steady flow of commissions throughout the contract period, fostering lasting relationships with various housing associations involved.

## Notice

Link is seeking to enter into a Framework Agreement with a maximum of four Landscape Architects Practices for the provision of Landscape Architect services for a four-year period. Successful Practices should be registered with the Landscape Institute (or the equivalent bodies within the country your organisation is registered). Link works in partnership with a number of subsidiary companies who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. The subsidiaries of Link Group include Link Housing Association Ltd, Link Living, Horizon Housing Association Ltd, Larkfield Housing Association Ltd and West Highland Housing Association Ltd. Although it is possible that other organisations may join the Group, becoming subsidiary companies, during the term of the Framework Agreement, and may wish to "call off" from the Framework. Link also works in partnership with several external organisations, refer to Section 1.1 of the Contract Notice for further details, who will also be entitled to purchase services from the Framework Agreement. In addition, it is intended that any Registered Social Landlord registered and operating in Scotland will also be entitled to purchase services from the framework, subject to Link's prior agreement. There is no guarantee of any work. It is however, likely that individual commissions will be "called off" either by direct selection or by mini tendering, within the terms of the Framework Agreement, to identify the most economically advantageous tender. The location of projects will vary but in the main will be in the Central Belt of Scotland, Argyll & Bute and Highland. Commissions may however be located in any part of Scotland. The total number of housing units in each of the geographical areas may vary and no specific numbers can be guaranteed in any area or in total. Applicants should have experience of projects within the affordable housing sector for projects between 5 and 500 units including flats, houses and retirement living projects with a mix of tenures. Link is fully committed to producing housing developments of the highest design calibre and believes that the public realm plays a significant factor in the success of each development. We believe that external hard and soft landscaping is as important as the design and quality of the building and can produce both social and environmental benefits. Consequently, Link has taken a leading role in the development of proposals which see the Landscape Architect as fundamental and central to the master planning and external design process. Link is therefore looking for Landscape Architects with a similar ethos and capabilities who can demonstrate fully an ability to provide a range of services from site-wide master planning to the design and implementation of small intimate landscaping responses which will add value to the development and supplement the built environment. Link will expect the successful Landscape Architect Practices to deliver a high quality and value for money service.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Link Group Ltd is undertaking the procurement in accordance with Regulation 29, Restricted Procedure and Regulation 34, Framework Agreements of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2015. A maximum of eight bidding organisations that submit a SPD (Scotland) Document v1.2 response and meet the selection criteria will be invited to submit a tender for the Framework Agreement in accordance with Regulation 66 'Reduction of the number of otherwise qualified candidates to be invited to participate'. Additional information: Economic Operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in Regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. SPD (Scotland) Version 1.2 Question2D.1.2- Bidders must provide a separate SPD response (Sections A and B of this Part and Part III) for each subcontractor.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010697-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Oct 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Th Framework may be renewed in 2026 and a further contract notice published at that time. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | £20,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LINK GROUP LTD |
| Additional buyers | ALMOND HOUSING ASSOCIATION; ATRIUM HOMES; BERWICKSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; CALVAY HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; CASSILTOUN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD.; CATHCART & DISTRICT HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; CERNACH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; CLYDEBANK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; DUNBRITTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION; GLASGOW WEST HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; GLEN OAKS HOUSING ASSOCIATION; GOVAN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; GOVANHILL HOUSING ASSOCIATION; HANOVER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; LINSTONE HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; MARYHILL HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; NEW GORBALS HOUSING ASSOCIATION; NEW GORBALS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED; PARAGON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; PARTICK HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; PARTICK WORKS LTD; PORT OF LEITH HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; QUEENS CROSS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; SHETTLESTON HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; TOLLCROSS HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED; TRUST HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; WHITEINCH & SCOTSTOUN HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD; YOKER HOUSING ASSOCIATION LIMITED |
| Locality | FALKIRK |
| Post town | Falkirk and Stirling |
| Postcode | FK1 1XR |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | LDA DESIGN CONSULTANTS; MIKE HYATT LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS; RAEBURNFARQUHARBOWEN; RANKINFRASER LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71420000 - Landscape architectural services

## Release History

- 26 Apr 2022 at 11:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010697-2022
- 7 Oct 2021 at 09:55 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022611-2021
- 7 Oct 2021 at 09:55 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025007-2021
- 28 Sep 2021 at 14:05 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024096-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.almondha.org.uk
- http://www.atrium-homes.co.uk
- http://www.berwickshirehousing.org.uk
- http://www.calvay.org.uk
- http://www.cassiltoun.org.uk
- http://www.cathcartha.co.uk
- http://www.cernachha.co.uk
- http://www.clydebank-ha.org.uk
- http://www.glenoaks.org.uk
- http://www.govanha.org.uk
- http://www.govanhillha.org
- http://www.gwha.org.uk
- http://www.maryhill.org.uk
- http://www.paragonha.org.uk
- http://www.partickha.org.uk
- http://www.polha.co.uk/
- http://www.qcha.org.uk
- http://www.scottishhousingconnections.org/shcc/association.aspx?assoc=1
- http://www.tollcross-ha.org.uk
- https://linkhousing.org.uk
- https://newgorbalsha.org.uk
- https://wsha.org.uk
- https://www.hanover.scot/contact
- https://www.linstone.co.uk
- https://www.newgorbalsha.org.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA11242
- https://www.shettleston.co.uk
- https://www.trustha.org.uk
- https://www.yokerha.org.uk

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