Purpose

The
Regina Road re-development scheme is (as currently proposed) as
£100m>£130m construction of 380 dwellings across 3
phases across 3 years of build, planned to commence on site in
December 2024.
The
scheme is both a housing priority as it replaces 3 1960s
system built tower blocks and
maisonettes all of which are unfit for habitation to be replaced by
a vibrant, modern, well designed development of social, affordable
rent and private homes.
A
full-service architect is required to lead the scheme through
detailed design, planning, and then into the construction
phases.
The
Public Contract Regulations 2015 together with the Council’s
Standing Orders demand that a competitive procurement is undertaken
to select the Architect (being an architectural practice). The
procurement is being carried out using the South East Consortium Framework which has eight
highly qualified, experienced and reputable firms on its award
list.
A
single firm will be selected by the final week of November and the
competition assured – after which the team seek to an
immediate award. This submission gives advance notice of that
action to award and we, the team, would seek to prepare for the
result of the competition and then revert with a detailed briefing
at the end of November to seek to allow the architect to take up
their role, and take over any existing design work in early
December. This is therefore a briefing to allow forward notice of
those decision papers coming forwards.
The
rationale behind the urgency and effective advanced warning is that
now that the team is staffed the sequencing of events needs to be
accelerated in both (a) the timetable and start / hand over of site
/ demolition of the first tower block are to be accomplished by the
1st December 2024 deadline, and  deadline (b) to achieve both value-for-money and
design excellence the Architect (and the QS under a separate
submission) need to be in place sooner than originally modeled in order to support the optimal competitive
procurement  of the
Contractor.
 

Content

RESOLVED: To
 
Approve the award of a contract for the provision of
Architectural Services for the Regina Road regeneration project
commencing after 18th December 2023 or 5 clear days after the
decision for the duration of the project, for a maximum contract
value as stated in the Part B report to bidder (A), as named in the
Part B report

Reasons for the decision

As set out in Part A of
report

Alternative options considered

As set out in Part A of
report