Project and Programme Management Support for Cumbria County Council – Capital Programme

Concepts

• project and programme management support for cumbria county council
• carlisle
• architecture and construction
• cumbria county council
• project management services
• capital programme team
• capital programme
• management support
• capital development projects
• programme management

Location

Cumbria:

Description

Cumbria County Council is seeking to appoint a Professional Services Consultancy to support its Capital Programme team by providing programme/project management services in relation to capital development projects managed by the Capital Programme Team usually between £5,000 and £20Million in value.

Total Quantity or Scope

Projects which the Capital Programme Team require resources for are within the following project disciplines which are subject to change: • Major highway improvements; • Future High Street Funding and Town Deal projects; • Borderlands projects; • Cycling schemes; • Highways and Property Infrastructure schemes. Project /programme management resources utilised in this commission should, where possible, be capable of working across disciplines in the general discipline of ‘infrastructure development’. Additional information: Cumbria is currently undergoing a local government reorganisation and Government has announced that Cumbria County Council is to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect form 01 April 2023. Cumbria County Council shall be entitled to novate the Contract to any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN597622) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register free link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumbria County Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumbria County Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 is only an estimate.