GLA 80868 — Architecture Design and Urbanism Panel 2

Transport for London (Commercial Services)
Windsor House 42-50 Victoria St
Contact point(s): Transport for London
For the attention of: Lorne Belcher
SW1H 0TL London
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 02030546896
E-mail: MThkZ2pmXVpdZFtgXWo4bF5kJl9nbiZtYw==

Internet address(es):

General address of the contracting authority: https://tfl.gov.uk

Address of the buyer profile: http://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk

Electronic access to information: http://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate: http://eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk

Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: The above mentioned contact point(s)

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes

Greater London Authority
City Hall The Queens Walk
SE1 2AA London
United Kingdom

 

Services
Service category No 12: Architectural services; engineering services and integrated engineering services; urban planning and landscape engineering services; related scientific and technical consulting services; technical testing and analysis services

NUTS code UK

Framework agreement with several operators
maximum number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged: 225

Duration of the framework agreement

Duration in years: 4

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Estimated value excluding VAT: 0 GBP

71000000

This contract is divided into lots: yes
Tenders may be submitted for all lots

71000000

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Specialist Lot — Instructions are in the Purchasing Documents.
A specific call off mechanism exists which is only applicable to Transport for London.

71000000

Specialist Lot — Instructions are in the Purchasing Documents.
A specific call off mechanism exists which is only applicable to Transport for London.

71000000

71000000

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Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met:
Please refer to the Purchasing Documents.

Prior information notice

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. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful supplier, this does
not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken
prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Any orders placed
under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the supplier and
the specific requesting other contracting body. The Contracting Authority and other contracting bodies utilising the Framework
reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.
The value provided in Section II.1.4 is only an estimate. We cannot guarantee to suppliers any business through this
framework agreement.
a) Please note all Economic Operators are required to express their interest by registration on: https://
eprocurement.tfl.gov.uk/epps/home.do
Failure to do so may invalidate your application. After registering you should look for the Opportunity ‘GLA80868 Architecture Design & Urbanism Panel 2’. Economic operators interested in being considered for this opportunity
must express interest by means of completing the Standard Selection Questionnaire (SQ) detailing their capabilities. b) Expressions of interest must be received via the portal before the closing date/time as stated in IV.3.4. Transport for London (TfL) reserve the right not to consider expressions of interest received after the closing date/time or received by
means other than the portal.
c) TfL is a complex organisation operating both as an executive agency of the Greater London Authority (GLA) under the
direction of the Mayor of London and as provider of transport services.
Additionally there is a section on TfL reserving the right to disqualify the following:
TfL reserves the right at any stage to reject or disqualify or revise the pre-qualified status of any Tenderer who:
1. Provides information or confirmations which later prove to be untrue or incorrect; and/or
2. Does not submit a tender in accordance with the requirements of this ITT or as directed by TfL during the procurement
process; and/or
3. Fulfils any one or more of the criteria detailed in the Public
Contracts Regulations 2016 pertaining to Mandatory Exclusions.
The services may be provided to TfL and GLA /or its subsidiaries.
The services may be provided to GLA/TfL and/or its subsidiaries and may also encompass London Regional Transport (LRT). TfL and the GLA have established a framework agreement for use by the following UK public sector bodies (and any future successors to these organisations).
A local asset backed vehicle or asset investment vehicle between a body listed and a private sector partner.
Housing Associations in the UK.
A Minister of the Crown.
Acute trust (NHS).
Arms Length management organisations (ALMOs).
Almshouses.
Ambulance trusts.
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
British Rail Board (residuary).
British Waterways.
Business Innovation and skills.
Care trusts.
Central government departments, their agencies and non-departmental public bodies.
Community health councils.
Community land trusts.
Crossrail Ltd.
Crossrail 2
Department for communities and local government.
Defence infrastructure organisation.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Department for Culture Media and Sport.
Department for health arm's length bodies.
Department for Transport.
Department of Education.
Department of Energy and Climate Change (including coal authority).
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency.
Education establishments, institutions and organisations.
Environment Agency.
Essex Wildlife Trust.
Extracare providers.
Fire authority.
G15 members.
G320 members.
General practitioners.
Greater London Authority.
Greater London Authority group.
High Speed 2.
Highways agency.
Historic London
Home office.
House of Parliament
Judicial system (Ministry of justice).
L9 group of housing associations in London.
Land Registry.
Lee valley regional park authority.
London Economic Action Partnership.
Local Enterprise Partnerships.
Local authorities.
Local development agencies.
Local health boards.
London & Continental Railways Ltd.
London boroughs (all 33) & City of London.
London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority.
London Legacy Development Corporation.
London Wildlife Trust.
Mayoral development corporation established under the Localism Act 2011.
Mental health trusts.
Metropolitan Police Authority.
Ministry of Defence.
National Housing Federation.
National Trust.
Natural England.
NDA properties Ltd.
Network Rail.
NHS
NHS foundations trusts.
NHS hospital trusts.
NHS property services Ltd.
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.
Oil & Pipeline Agency.
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC)
Olympic Delivery Authority.
Olympic Park Legacy Company.
Port of London Authority.
Primary care trusts.
Registered providers.
Royal Docks Management Authority.
Royal Mail.
Royal Parks.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
Special health authorities.
Strategic health authorities.
The Crown Estate.
Thames Chase Trust.
Transport for London and its subsidiaries.
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.
Framework agreement(s) may be awarded to the successful economic operators by any part of TfL and/or any of its
subsidiaries. Or any of the organisations listed above.

d) Further information on TfL may be found at www.tfl.gov.uk/procurement

Further information about the GLA may be found at ttp://www.london.gov.uk/

e) The awarding authority reserves the right to withdraw from the procurement process and/or not to award any contract
as a result of the competition called by this notice and the awarding authority shall not be liable for any costs or expenses
incurred by any Economic Operators in considering and/or responding to the procurement process.
f) All discussions and meetings will be conducted in English.
g) Tenders and supporting documents must be priced in GBP and all payments under the contract will be made in sterling.
h) TfL/GLA may interview any or all economic operators who express an interest in tendering for this work.
i) Any framework agreement awarded may be extended for further periods up to a maximum duration of 48 months at the
discretion of the awarding authority.
j) The value stated at II.1.3) and II.2.1) is the best estimate of TfL based on combined historical and proposed usage. This
could change significantly depending upon budgetary constraints and/or the usage by any other
Authority listed above.
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
tenderers. If the Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Framework Agreement with the successful supplier, this does
not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken
prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Any orders placed
under this Framework Agreement will form a separate contract under the scope of this Framework between the supplier and
the specific requesting other contracting body. The Contracting Authority and other contracting bodies utilising the Framework
reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement.

Transport for London
Commercial Services, Windsor House, 42-50 Victoria Street
SW1H 0TL London
United Kingdom
Internet address: http://tfl.gov.uk

Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: TfL will incorporate a standstill period of at least 10 calendar days when
information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to seek
further debriefing from TfL before the contract is entered into. Applications have two working days from notification of the
award decision to request additional debriefing and that information has to be provided a minimum of three working days
before. expiry of the standstill period. Such additional information should be requested from the address in I.1 above. If an
appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved, the Public Contracts Regulations 2016 provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take
action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly (generally within
three months). If a contract has not been entered into, the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order
the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If a contract has been entered into, the court may only
award damages.