Review of New Build Design Guide for Social Housing.

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Review of New Build Design Guide for Social Housing.

ACHA are seeking to appoint consultants to review current practice in housing design and develop proposals for a revised ACHA New Build Design Guide for social housing. The commission will include reviewing the best practice in new build housing design and to report on the best of the current trends. The cost implications of the design guide will be required and a final New Build Design Guide will be included as the key output of the commission.

a) Review the best practice in new build housing design;

b) Review the changing trends in housing needs and demands and report on how these will impact on housing design;

c) Analyse the costs and comparison with HAG benchmarks;

d) The review should include consideration of some of the following areas of housing development:

i. Review of innovation in new build social housing throughout the sector;

ii. Review the current standards and likely future standards in housing e.g. changes to building standards, eco homes, the code for sustainable homes and other Government initiatives;

iii. Review the changing needs of tenants in the design of their homes, an example is working or studying at home;

iv. Evaluate the options for domestic energy production and renewable energy;

v. Review modern methods of construction and off site construction that have been successfully applied to residential housing and the use of innovative materials;

vi. Analyse the design options in light of the current funding parameters;

vii. Recommend any sources of additional funding that could be accessed to implement improved design standards;

viii. Recommend a list of possible study visits to allow ACHA to see best practice in action;

ix. Include discussion with ACHA's internal departments and the Board;

x. Following a review of the above aspects, recommend the best practice that could be applied by ACHA;

xi. Revise the New Build Design Guide to implement the recommendations.

e) Prepare draft report for presentation to ACHA to include all aspects up to and including d) items i to xi;

f) Prepare final report for ACHA, including any amendments and clarifications;

g) Revise the New Build Design guide with agreed recommendations from final report.

Stage 1 — Pre-Qualification via the ESPD. The ESPD asks bidders general questions; when completing, bidders must have regard for the statements in this Notice that detail specific requirements. Bidder's must pass the minimum standards sections of the ESPD (Scotland). Statements including the specific requirements for these questions can be found within Section III.1.1, III.1.2 and III.1.3 of the Contract Notice.

Complete the scored ESPD Section 4C Technical and Professional ability. Statements for these scored questions can be found in Section III.1.3) of this Notice. Section 4C will be scored as per the scoring methodology detailed below.

0 — Unacceptable. Nil or inadequate response that fails to demonstrate previous experience/capacity/capability.

1 — Poor. Response is partially relevant but generally poor and shows some elements of relevance to the criterion but contains insufficient/limited detail or explanation to demonstrate previous relevant experience/capacity/capability.

2 — Acceptable. Response is relevant and acceptable and demonstrates broad previous experience, knowledge and skills/capacity/capability but may lack in some aspects of similarity e.g. previous experience, knowledge or skills may not be of a similar nature.

3 — Good. Response is relevant and good and is sufficiently detailed to demonstrate a good amount of experience, knowledge or skills/ capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients.

4 — Excellent. Response is completely relevant and excellent overall and is comprehensive, unambiguous and demonstrates thorough experience, knowledge or skills/capacity/capability relevant to providing similar services to similar clients.

The responses to the questions of Section III.1.3 of the Contract Notice will be weighted the following way:

Question 4C.1.2: 30%, 4C.6: 10%, 4C.6.1: 25%, 4C.8.1 10% 4C.8.2: 15%, and 4C.10: 10%.

Economic and financial standing

This section refers to section B of Part IV of the ESPD (Scotland) and covers questions 4B.1.1, 4B.3, 4B.5.1, 4B.5.2 and 4.5.3 of the ESPD (Scotland).

4B.1.1 Bidders required to have a minimum ‘general’ yearly turnover of 75 000 GBP for the last 3 years.

4.B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they set-up or started trading.

4.B.5.1 It is a requirement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the following types and levels of insurance:

Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance — minimum cover of 5 000 000 GBP.

Public Liability Insurance — minimum cover of 5 000 000 GBP.

Professional Indemnity Insurance — minimum cover 5 000 000 GBP.

Technical and professional liability

4C.1.2 Bidders required to provide examples of other commissions that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice.

4C.6 Bidders required to confirm that their firm has appropriate qualifications to undertake the task.

4C.6.1 Bidders required to confirm that their managerial staff has appropriate qualifications to undertake the task. Membership of the ARB, RIBA or RIAS and RICS is required as a minimum as part of the project team.

4C.8.1 Bidders required to confirm their average annual manpower for the last 3 years

4C.8.2 Bidders required to confirm the number of managerial staff

4C.10 Bidders required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract, and if so, for what proportion of the contract.

For a description of selection criteria associated with Section D of Part IV of the ESPD (Scotland) please refer to word file attached to this Contract Notice named ‘4D1 — Quality Assurances Schemes and Environmental Management Standards — Selection Criteria’

We will take the 5 highest scoring bidders through and they will be invited to submit a tender.

4B.1.1 Bidders required to have a minimum ‘general’ yearly turnover for the last 3 years.

4.B.3 Where turnover information is not available for the time period requested, the bidder will be required to state the date which they set-up or started trading.

4.B.5.1 It is a requirement that bidders hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commencement of any subsequently awarded contract, the following types and levels of insurance:

Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance;

Public Liability Insurance;

Professional Indemnity Insurance.

4B.1.1 75 000 GBP.

4.B.3 as above.

4.B.5.1.

Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance — minimum cover of 5 000 000 GBP.

Public Liability Insurance — minimum cover of 5 000 000 GBP.

Professional Indemnity Insurance — minimum cover 5 000 000 GBP.

Technical and professional liability.

4C.1.2 Bidders required to provide examples of other commissions that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice.

4C.6 Bidders required to confirm that their firm has appropriate qualifications to undertake the task.

4C.6.1 Bidders required to confirm that their managerial staff has appropriate qualifications to undertake the task. Membership of the ARB, RIBA or RIAS and RICS is required as a minimum as part of the project team.

4C.8.1 Bidders required to confirm their average annual manpower for the last 3 years

4C.8.2 Bidders required to confirm the number of managerial staff

4C.10 Bidders required to confirm whether they intend to subcontract, and if so, for what proportion of the contract.

4C.1.2 Three examples of other commissions that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services described in the Contract Notice.

4C.6 Qualifications — Membership of the ARB, RIBA or RIAS and RICS is required as a minimum as part of the project team.

4C.6.1 Managerial staff qualifications — membership of the ARB, RIBA or RIAS and RICS is required as a minimum as part of the project team.

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