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West Midlands Pension Fund - 1 Rivergate Bristol - Architectural Services

West Midlands Pension Fund · Tender notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

West Midlands Pension Fund (the Authority) is one of the UK’s largest pension funds, originally formed by West Midlands County Council and now working in partnership with seven metropolitan district councils and over 800 employers providing public services across the West Midlands region. City of Wolverhampton Council is the Administering Authority for the Fund under the Local Government Pension Scheme Regulations 2013, and have delegated the responsibility for the management of the Fund to the Pensions Committee and the Director of Pensions, and established a Local Pensions Board to assist in governance of the Fund. The fund is focused on delivering value to customers, developing services to enable pension members to plan for their retirement and supporting employers in delivering cost-effective benefits to their employees. They seek to invest responsible to generate long-term defined benefits and drive positive change including in aspects of social, environmental and governance to create long-term sustainability to the Funds people, and to the planet. This opportunity is to support the Authority in the development of a real estate opportunity at 1 Rivergate in Bristol. The Architect shall be expected to support the Authority with coordination of the design team, act as the lead designer, provide innovative design solutions, collaborate with the contractor, advise on risk, supporting on championing environmental goals and communicating with the wider team to draw together the project.

Classification

  • CPV71200000 — Architectural and related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.3m

Documents and notices

  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • The enclosed is the full tender pack incorporating the terms, scope of services, commercial schedule, and invitation to tender including the scoring criteria.Open source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WMPF002
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
4 Jul 2025, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
16 Jun 2025, 12:00

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Invoices shall be uploaded to an online service by the supplier.

Enquiry period

Ends
6 Jun 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
2,250,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
2,700,000

Renewal

Description
Pending estimated construction design and options appraisal

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Commercial price
Type
cost
Description
Based upon cost for the services returned

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Company history, organisation, and experience
Type
quality
Description
Questions in regard to company structure, experience, capacity and personnel as referred to in the ITT.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
16
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Name
Management/Design Approach & Risk
Type
quality
Description
Questions on approach to risk, programme and innovation as set out in the ITT.

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
16
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 4
Name
Communication and management
Type
quality
Description
Questions on communication and collaboration as set out in the ITT

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
12
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 5
Name
Environmental, social and governance
Type
quality
Description
Questions on equality, wellness, environmental credentials and carbon as set out in the ITT

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
16
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59
Starts
14 Jul 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK11
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71200000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural and related services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
The enclosed is the full tender pack incorporating the terms, scope of services, commercial schedule, and invitation to tender including the scoring criteria.
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
023517-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
21 May 2025, 07:07

Planning and budget

No Engagement Notice Rationale
Avoidance of market distortion

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPVW-9977-PZZP
Name
West Midlands Pension Fund

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG39
Country
GB
Locality
Wolverhampton
Postal Code
WV1 1LD
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
19 Wolverhampton Interchange

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PPVW-9977-PZZP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Wolverhampton · UKG39 · WV1 1LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK11 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05199c-2025-05-21T07:07:44+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·