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title: "Community Skills and Enterprise Project, Worcester - Design Team Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038496"
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# Community Skills and Enterprise Project, Worcester - Design Team Services

Buyer: WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038496

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## Summary

The Worcester City Council has completed the procurement process for the "Community Skills and Enterprise Project, Worcester - Design Team Services" in the architectural design services category. This project aims to enhance adult education by expanding training facilities in community centres within Worcester, led by a joint undertaking between Worcester City Council and Worcester Community Trust. The design team services commission involves building facilities at five community centres to enable training and community activities.

This tender offers business growth opportunities for firms specialising in architectural design services, project preparation, engineering design services, and design consultancy services. Suitable businesses would be those experienced in delivering construction projects focused on vocational training facilities and community spaces. The deadline for this tender has passed, and the procurement stage is now cancelled, with the award given to Askew Cavanna Architects Limited for the active status of the project.

## Notice

The Community Skills and Enterprise Project (CS&E) is one of five priority projects identified in the Town Investment Plan (TIP). The aim of the CS&E is to enhance the adult education offered in the city by expanding inclusive training facilities at existing community centres with a focus on teaching vocational skills. The community centres play an important role supporting Worcester's deprived communities providing general community and youth activities. The key outputs expected to arise upon completion of the CS&E are: * Refurbishment, extension or reconfiguration of buildings; * Provision of digital infrastructure and vocational training equipment; * Increase in capacity and accessibility to new or improved skills facilities for deprived areas of Worcester; * 1 established training network; * 4,377 learners achieving entry level, VQ level 1, 2, 3 qualifications over the first 5 years. Page 4 to 9 The CS&E is a joint undertaking between Worcester City Council (WCC) and Worcester Community Trust (WCT). WCT is a registered charity that runs six Community Hubs in the City of Worcester providing facilities for community use. The capital delivery phase will be led by WCC including procurement of all works required to deliver the project. Training will be led by WCT. This commission is for the provision of the Design Team services required for the delivery of building facilities to enable training and established community uses at five community centres included in the CS&E as follows: 1. Dines Green community centre * Delivery of a new, purpose-built unit - Building Block 2 - to house a new, construction and green technology skills centre; 2. Horizon community centre * Delivery of a building extension to create a room suitable to enable skills training in a classroom environment; 3. King George V Community Centre * Change the ambience of the existing reception area using decoration/wall art, modular furniture and lighting; 4. Ronkswood Community Centre * Delivery of a building extension to create a room suitable to enable skills training in a classroom environment; * Reconfigure existing changing rooms to meeting rooms; * Creatively re-organise the existing reception space; 5. Tolladine Community Centre * Reconfigure the existing 'Sure Start' room to divide into two separate, linked rooms.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Community Skills and Enterprise Project (CS&E) is one of five priority projects identified in the Town Investment Plan (TIP). The aim of the CS&E is to enhance the adult education offered in the city by expanding inclusive training facilities at existing community centres with a focus on teaching vocational skills. The community centres play an important role supporting Worcester's deprived communities providing general community and youth activities. The key outputs expected to arise upon completion of the CS&E are: * Refurbishment, extension or reconfiguration of buildings; * Provision of digital infrastructure and vocational training equipment; * Increase in capacity and accessibility to new or improved skills facilities for deprived areas of Worcester; * 1 established training network; * 4,377 learners achieving entry level, VQ level 1, 2, 3 qualifications over the first 5 years. Page 4 to 9 The CS&E is a joint undertaking between Worcester City Council (WCC) and Worcester Community Trust (WCT). WCT is a registered charity that runs six Community Hubs in the City of Worcester providing facilities for community use. The capital delivery phase will be led by WCC including procurement of all works required to deliver the project. Training will be led by WCT. This commission is for the provision of the Design Team services required for the delivery of building facilities to enable training and established community uses at five community centres included in the CS&E as follows: 1. Dines Green community centre * Delivery of a new, purpose-built unit - Building Block 2 - to house a new, construction and green technology skills centre; 2. Horizon community centre * Delivery of a building extension to create a room suitable to enable skills training in a classroom environment; 3. King George V Community Centre * Change the ambience of the existing reception area using decoration/wall art, modular furniture and lighting; 4. Ronkswood Community Centre * Delivery of a building extension to create a room suitable to enable skills training in a classroom environment; * Reconfigure existing changing rooms to meeting rooms; * Creatively re-organise the existing reception space; 5. Tolladine Community Centre * Reconfigure the existing 'Sure Start' room to divide into two separate, linked rooms.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004588-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Feb 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Dec 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £220,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £194,030 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WORCESTER CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | WORCESTER |
| Post town | Worcester |
| Postcode | WR1 2EY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |
| Local authority | Worcester |
| Electoral ward | Cathedral |
| Westminster constituency | Worcester |
| Delivery location | TLG12 Worcestershire CC |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASKEW CAVANNA ARCHITECTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 71220000 - Architectural design services
- 71242000 - Project and design preparation, estimation of costs
- 71321000 - Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
- 79415200 - Design consultancy services

## Release History

- 15 Feb 2023 at 08:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004588-2023
- 15 Nov 2022 at 13:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032369-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://www.worcester.gov.uk/
- https://procontract.due-north.com

## Provenance

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