Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c92-eba9-70b0-9aad-e57000aac12d/22035-soft-market-test-for-cambridgeshire-county-council-ccc-construction-cons pending GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 22035 Soft Market Test for Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Construction Consultants Framework [Cambridgeshire County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/cambridgeshire-county-council) Open field Estimated value £8,000,000 Published 12 Oct 2022 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Cambridgeshire County Council invites responses to a Soft Market Test questionnaire relating to a requirement for a Construction Consultants Framework which will be re-tendered in 2023. The aim is to seek supplier feedback on the Authority's intended Specification and Lot structure. Cambridgeshire County Council operates a Design & Build model of procurement to deliver its large Education Capital Projects. The value of the programme is circa £150m (construction value) over 5 years. It is anticipated that consultancy services (i.e. Project Management, Contract Administration, Cost Management, & NEC Supervisor). Projects are delivered by external consultants who are overseen by the Education Capital Team within People and Communities, 0-19 Planning & Organisation service. From time to time, prior to a project being agreed or placed within the education capital programme, the County Council requires a full multi-disciplinary team to develop a project to RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) stages 0-7. In all cases the client team brief and manage the contractors and consultants and oversee the involvement of representatives from the County Council's Finance, Legal and Estates teams. The County Council is considering procuring its own Consultancy Framework to deliver Project Management and other technical services to help oversee its programme. It is proposed that the length of the contract would be 3 years, with an option to extend for 1 year, making 4 years in total. The County Council would seek up to 3 suppliers on each Lot, and the Lots proposed would be as follows: - Lot 1 a Strategic Response (Land Search etc.), Feasibility Design, Project Management, Quantity Surveying/Cost Consultancy (RIBA Plan of Work Stage 0-1 only) - Lot 1 b Project Management, and Quantity Surveying/Cost Consultancy. Principal Designer and NEC Supervisor (RIBA Plan of Work Stage 2-7 only) - Lot 1 c Feasibility Design, Project Management, Contract Administration with Quantity Surveying/Cost Consultancy. Principal Designer and NEC Supervisor (RIBA Plan of Work Stage 0-7 only) The Core Services and Support Services for each of the Lots are detailed in the SMT document along with a supplier questionnaire to be returned by 5pm Monday 7th November 2022. Please access the questionnaire at the following link [procontract.due-north.com/Login](https://procontract.due-north.com/Login) where you can express an interest, access the document and respond. Additional information: ### Access here: https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Title: 22035 Soft Market Test for Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC) Construction Consultants Framework Ref: DN637345 Read full description ## CPV classification Construction work Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5b9225e4-39d0-43f9-818f-119eeae83f66) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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