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West Northamptonshire Council

To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project (Abington St/Fish St Area)

Engineering & ArchitectureCPV 71420000
Value£64k
Awarded4 Feb 2022
Published15 Dec 2025
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£64ktotal contract value
median £95k
this tender£0£2.0m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Engineering & Architecture band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 33,646 valued Engineering & Architecture tenders in our corpus.

The brief

To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project (Abington St/Fish St Area) RIBA 3  Prepare scope and responsibilities matrix for agreement with client  Receive new topographical, GPR, geotechnical information and consider implications for Stage 2 design  Support Cost Plan process (by others)  Lead pre application discussions with planning department case officer and design/conservation officers  Engagement with Disability Panel to ensure that proposals comply with original design intent and are DDA compliant.  As Planning Consent is expected to be granted at the end of the process, address potential changes which may be required to the evolving design.  Design development of the concept design proposals to a Developed Design level (RIBA Stage 3).

Provide a sufficiently detailed pack of information to allow cost checks by the QS.  Interface with utilities framework on drainage provision and below ground works (to drainage engineers details)  Interface with appointed traffic engineer on vehicular, emergency access and servicing integration and any TRO/Stopping Up applications required.  Interface and liaison with any Heritage/Archaeologist regarding their Heritage Impact Assessment  Prepare CGIs (one birds eye and at least 4 eye level visualisations)  Produce consultation materials (printing to be done by others)  Support one consultation and engagement process.  Coordinate design team: engineering, lighting, art, civils, transport, drainage, MEP consultants.  Develop levels for the external works (excl. highways) in collaboration with drainage, civil and structural engineers.  Production of typical details for hard/soft landscape, site furniture and enclosures.

All sub‐bases to engineers' specification.  Planting plans including schedules with densities and sizes.  Co‐ordinate lighting strategy/concept proposals with sub‐consultant Lighting Alliance  Develop outline specification suitable for costing.  Participate in project risk workshops (x2).

Review of VE options.

Assist in cost review (by others).

Maximum one No.

VE meeting face to face, all others to be remote.  Input to artist's brief for public art (e.g proposed locations and types of installations).

Procurement of artists by others  Production and collation from others of documentation and drawings to be formatted into a final Stage 3 report.  Support Cost Plan No2 process (by others)  Prepare a Design and Access Statement (DAS) and collate information to support planning/CA application (informed by pre‐application process and liaison with Client's appointed DDA specialist  Gillespies will prepare responses received from statutory consultees and Council Officers up until determination of the application.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm

To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project (Abington St/Fish St Area) RIBA 3.

02

 Support Cost Plan process (by others)

 Support Cost Plan process (by others).

03

 Engagement with Disability Panel to ensure

 Engagement with Disability Panel to ensure that proposals comply with original design intent and are DDA.

04

 As Planning Consent is expected

 As Planning Consent is expected to be granted at the end of the process, address potential changes which may be.

05

Required to the evolving design

required to the evolving design.

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Stage
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