Launceston Town Council - Request for Quotation

Concepts

• launceston
• launceston town council
• urban planning
• assessment of the town centre
• launceston town planning group
• town vitality fund
• less car dominant town centre
• town clerk
• launceston town centre
• relevant constituted meeting date of the council

Location

Description

There is a change relating to the 'award of contract date' moving it from 2 May to 4 May. This is to allow synchronisation between the award date and the relevant constituted meeting date of the council's Finance and General Purposes Committee. Following a successful bid to the Town Vitality Fund, Launceston Town Council, through the Launceston Town Planning Group, secured funding to undertake a feasibility study of: "SAFER GREENER STREETS - Launceston Town Centre - Connected, Sustainable and Thriving project. Outputs: Full details of the outputs may be found in the accompanying tender documentation: OUTPUT 1: Town Centre Feasibility Study and Active Travel Assessment 1. Undertake an assessment of the town centre's current road, walking and cycling network, identifying a range of technically feasible and preferred opportunities to facilitate a less car dominant environment. Consideration of future transport links between the locations of key employment, residential and education settings and other community facilities should be included. 2. Make costed recommendations to create a less car dominant town centre and enhancing the public realm. 3. Provide an access audit and recommendations for making the town more inclusive for all. 4. Assess town centre biodiversity and make recommendations to improve and increase existing provision. Provide relevant technical survey reports and feasible opportunities with suggested site locations and preferred options. 5. Undertake public and stakeholder consultation, following an agreed methodology, recording and collating responses to produce a summary document of findings. OUTPUT 2: Town Centre Health Check 1. Conduct a retail impact assessment and provide recommendations that target empty and underused premises. 2. Analyse and identify empty and underused premises as well as outside space to: i. Create a shortlist of properties where there is a potential for repurposing, ii Identify landlords/owners/lease availability of town centre property, iii. Create of a Feasibility Study showing how redevelopment/re-purposing can help meet a variety of local needs and future growth, 3. Engage a qualified specialist to project manage the process to capture ideas, develop feasibility designs and concept plans to include options for improving the town, 4. Provide capital costs for each individual element of the project to include a total budget envelope, 5. Undertake public and stakeholder consultation, following an agreed methodology, record and collate responses to produce a summary document of findings. Quotations should be received by post no later than Noon Monday 11 April 2022, with any queries, prior to this date, submitted via email to: helen@launceston-tc.gov.uk Submissions should be sent to: Mr Christopher Drake (Town Clerk) Launceston Town Council Western Road Launceston Cornwall PL15 7AR Full details are contained in the attached tender documentation.

Award Detail

CPV Codes

• 71400000 - Urban planning and landscape architectural services
• 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

Indicators

• Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

Following a change in regulations announced by the Cabinet Office, tenders shouild refer to the attached notice - Procurement Policy Note - New Thresholds Values and Inclusion of VAT in Contract Estimates Action PPN 10/21 December 2021 Issue Procurement_Policy_Note_10_21_-_New_Thresholds_Values_and_Inclusion_of_VAT_in_Contract_Estimates(1).pdf Answers to questons raised updated as 06/04/22 Addtional changes: At a committee meeting of the council (05/4/22) amendments to the current Request For Quotation (RFQ) - Launceston Safer Greener Streets Project were made and are as follows: 1. The deadline for applications has been moved from Monday 11 April 2022 to Monday 25 April 2022. The project completion date of Friday 30 September 2022, remains unchanged. 2. The council will consider applications which address only a specific project output and not necessarily all of the outputs identified in the original RFQ. 3. Business Question 2.1 Insurance: The council will consider applications which have a lower level of Employers' Liability, provided it meets the minimum legal level of £5 million. TVF Questions Update 060422.pdf Map of the designated area Launceston Key Infrastructure Map.pdf This attachment allows for the following change: There is a change relating to the 'award of contract date' moving it from 2 May to 4 May. This is to allow synchronisation between the award date and the relevant constituted meeting date of the council's Finance and General Purposes Committee. Final Request For Quotation 210422.docx.pdf