Legal Service Planning and Consents

Description

Forming part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Palace of Westminster is one of the most recognisable buildings in the world. The Delivery Authority has been established for the purpose of restoring and renewing this Grade I listed building to preserve it for future generations. The Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal Programme (R&R Programme) is the biggest heritage restoration project ever undertaken in the UK. It offers suppliers, service providers and contractors a unique opportunity to contribute towards saving the seat of parliamentary democracy. The Delivery Authority was established in 2020 pursuant to the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Act 2019 (as amended by The Parliamentary Works Sponsor Body (Abolition) Regulations 2022) (the 'Act') to perform the functions set out in section 3(4) of the Act: (i) to formulate proposals relating to the Palace restoration works during phase one of the R&R Programme and, (ii) to carry out the works during phase two of the R&R Programme. The Corporate Officers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords (acting jointly) have overall responsibility for the Parliamentary building works under the Act and are the sole member and guarantor of the Delivery Authority. The Delivery Authority is seeking to appoint a provider of specialist legal services in the field of legal planning and consents (Services) to support the Delivery Authority in securing the necessary planning and other consents to deliver the R&R Programme. The scope of the Services is further detailed in the Selection Questionnaire Pack (SQP) and Find a Tender Service (FTS) notice. The Corporate Officers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords are named users under the agreement. The Delivery Authority intends to invite 5 Candidates to tender for the Contract and to appoint a single Supplier. Further information on the evaluation methodology can be found in the SQP. Additional information: 1) To express interest in the Contract, Candidates must complete the SQ on the Jaggaer system at - https://rrparliament.app.jaggaer.com strictly in accordance with the SQP and by the SQ Response Deadline stated in the SQP. Please note that the SQ Response Deadline is a precise time and Candidates should allow sufficient time to upload their SQ Responses. 2) A Candidate may be a single organisation or a Consortium. Each Candidate must submit how this organizational structure will work in a single SQ application representing the Consortium. A single economic operator may only apply once, whether as a single Candidate or as a party to a Consortium. Candidates should note that this restriction does not apply to subcontractors. See further SQP Section [3]. 3) Words in this Contract Notice with initial capital letters are defined in the SQP (see Table [1.3] Glossary). 4) Candidates are required to download the Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) from the portal before they will be given access to the procurement documents. The NDA must be submitted as a correspondence and a declaration must also be submitted, stating that the NDA has not been modified. Access to the procurement documents will not be granted until the signed NDA has been received. For further assistance contact commercial@r-r.org.uk. Shortlisted Bidders' personnel may be required to be security cleared to view tender documentation. 5) The Delivery Authority is the main user of this Contract but it may also be used by the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons. 6) Section II.2.6) (Estimated value): The estimated value includes the total of the scope as described in SQP Appendix A (Scope). 7) Section II.2.7) (Duration of the contract): The term of the Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years (60 months) although the Delivery Authority reserves the right to extend the term of the Contract for up to a further 2 years (24 months) to make a maximum possible term of 7 years (84 months). 8) Candidates and Tenderers shall be solely responsible for and liable for all costs associated with and arising out of or in connection with responding to this contract notice and any SQ and with submitting any tender, howsoever incurred. 9) Successful tenderers will need to be compliant with the R&R Programme's standards and policies as identified in the SQP.