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title: "HCC 03/22 - Provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL)"
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# HCC 03/22 - Provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL)

Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f446

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## Summary

Hertfordshire County Council is currently seeking conceptual design services for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL). The Council aims to engage multiple suppliers to develop creative and feasible designs for potential mobility solutions, with a deadline for submission of the Selection Questionnaire. The Council intends to award the contract to up to 3 tenderers based on their creative yet deliverable designs.

This tender presents an opportunity for suppliers in the transport systems consultancy services sector to showcase their potential in developing innovative mobility solutions. Businesses capable of providing a range of mobility solutions, from concept to operation, would be well-suited for this project. The Council plans to award contracts to tenderers who demonstrate the highest score in the evaluation process, offering a contract value of up to £275,000 each for Stage 1, with potential additional values for Stage 2.

## Notice

Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is currently out to procurement for the provision of Conceptual Design Services for the Watford To Croxley Link (W2CL)Through this tender process, the Council is seeking to engage multiple suppliers to concurrently and independently develop creative and feasible conceptual designs for potential mobility solutions for the W2CL. The Council is seeking to select suppliers based on their potential to generate a creative, but deliverable, viable and feasible conceptual design for the W2CL. The Council want to encourage suppliers that can develop a range of mobility solutions. Conceptual designs will need to propose solutions for each aspect of the W2CL, from the type of mobility solution to the way in which the network / route will be operatedIt is the Council's intention to award the Contract to up to 3 Tenderers who achieve the highest score following evaluation. The deadline for submission of completed Selection Questionnaire (SQ) is 1

### Lot Information

Lot 1

BackgroundFollowing the cancellation of the Metropolitan Line Extension (MLX) project, and recent work considering alternatives to the MLX, there is a need to now develop a new project for the Watford to Croxley Link (W2CL) between Watford Junction and Croxley because the challenges that the MLX was intended to address remain. The Council are also developing options for a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) project, called the HERT, and exploring potential for the Abbey Line through the Restoring Your Railway (RYR) fund. These together with new forms of mobility coming forward means that there is a need to develop potential concept designs and mobility solutions.Tender for Concept Design ServicesThrough this tender process, the Council is seeking to engage multiple suppliers to concurrently and independently develop creative and feasible conceptual designs for potential mobility solutions for the W2CL. The Council is seeking to select suppliers based on their potential to generate a creative, but deliverable, viable and feasible conceptual design for the W2CL. The Council want to encourage suppliers that can develop a range of mobility solutions. Conceptual designs will need to propose solutions for each aspect of the W2CL, from the type of mobility solution to the way in which the network / route will be operated. These solutions must achieve the objectives of the W2CL and comply with the W2CL Council Requirements. Suppliers will need to evidence how and why their proposed solutions achieve the W2CL Council Requirements, and demonstrate that collectively the solutions provide a complete, coherent and feasible concept which illustrates to the Council what a range of potential mobility solutions could be, how they can be delivered and how they could be operated.It is the Council's intention to award the Contract to up to 3 Tenderers who achieve the highest score following evaluation. Full details of this process are described in the Council Requirements Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express interest' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system. Please see VI.3) Additional information for further information. Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via the correspondence area in the e-Tendering system, in accordance with the procurement documents and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.The estimated total value of the Contract is stated in II.1.5 of this notice Up to 3 tenderers will be awarded a Contract for Stage 1 at a value up to PS25,000.00 each. Up to 2 tenderers will then be taken forward to Stage 2 with the potential additional value of up to PS100,000.00 each.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024169-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Aug 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Apr 2022 |
| Future notice date | 5 Nov 2021 |
| Award date | 2 Aug 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £275,000 |
| Lots value | £275,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £275,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HERTFORD |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG13 8DE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Hertford Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford |
| Delivery location | TLH23 Hertfordshire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | ATKINS; SYSTRA; WOOD GROUP UK LIMITED TRADING AS WOOD ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services
- 71311000 - Civil engineering consultancy services
- 71311200 - Transport systems consultancy services
- 71311300 - Infrastructure works consultancy services
- 71320000 - Engineering design services
- 71322000 - Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works
- 71322500 - Engineering-design services for traffic installations

## Release History

- 30 Aug 2022 at 13:32 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024169-2022
- 30 Aug 2022 at 09:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024116-2022
- 9 Mar 2022 at 17:50 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006511-2022
- 5 Nov 2021 at 15:58 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027865-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home

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