Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Wrexham County Borough Council
Commissioning Procurement and Contract Management Unit, Lampbit Street
Wrexham
LL11 1AR
UK
Telephone: +44 1978292798
E-mail: procurement@wrexham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKL23
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.wrexham.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0264
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Appointment of a Lead Designer for the Refurbishment of the Old Library
Reference number: Proc 24-21
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71220000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Wrexham County Borough Council has appointed a Lead Designer to lead, design and manage the remodelling and refurbishment of the Old Library site on Queens Square.
The commission includes RIBA Design Stage 3-6, pre-construction estimate costs, refurbishment of the internal spaces as per feasibility study.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
273 780.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
479 879.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71000000
71200000
71210000
71221000
71220000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL23
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Wrexham County Borough Council (WCBC) has appointed a Lead Designer to lead, design and manage the remodelling and refurbishment of the Old Library to work with the Local Authority and key stakeholders to produce and refurbish onsite the Old Library, Queens Square.
This proposal will see the building transformed to create a new focused creative hub, a symbolic and transformational lever to stimulate the regeneration of the new city centre. This will deliver a facility which will complement nearby leisure offer in the city centre and enhance Wrexham’s offer as a cultural / business / visitor destination. The proposal will safeguard a Carnegie heritage asset within Wrexham City Centre, which adds further value to the Creative Hub project.
The Contracted Work will cover RIBA stages 3 to 6 with concept design proposals already completed as part of the feasibility study completed earlier this year. The Council requires the refurbishment to move forward to RIBA Stage 6, along with meetings with key stakeholders. The refurbishment will include working with the in-house Officer Working Group (OWG), an external appointed project manager and an onsite design coordinator for the refurbishment.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-014496
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Proc 24-21
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/07/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Lawray Architects
Greenmeadow Springs, 1 Cae Gwyrdd, Tongwynlais
Cardiff
CF157AB
UK
Telephone: +44 01978357887
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
Lowest offer:
273 780.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
479 879.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(WA Ref:143031)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
Telephone: +44 2079477501
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/07/2024