The procurement of a Design Consultants Framework Agreement for carrying out the provision of Design Services, (Architects, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and Landscape Consultant), for new build homes and associated external works for the Contracting Authority known as Broadacres Services Limited (‘“The Authority”’) and its affiliates: Broadacres Housing Association, Mulberry Homes Yorkshire, York Housing Association, Selby District Council, Selby and District Housing Trust and Yorkshire Coast Homes each of whom are designated Framework Users. The Authority provides homes for rent, shared ownership and outright sale as well as providing a range of support services to a variety of client groups requiring extra care. The intention of The Authority is to improve service and quality to their customers when designing and building new homes. The Authority has headquarters in Northallerton and together with its affiliates operates predominantly in North Yorkshire and has housing stock in Hambleton, Darlington, Richmondshire, Harrogate, Redcar and Cleveland, Ryedale, Scarborough, Selby, East Riding of Yorkshire, York and Leeds.The Authority wishes to procure a Framework Agreement for use by itself and its affiliates, pursuant to which it is envisaged that contracts will be let to Providers within the Framework for the provision of design services for new build housing and associated external work.Under the Framework Agreement the Authority and each of its affiliates will have the option to call off contracts with individual Providers as and when works are required, though Providers should note that, under the Framework Agreement, neither the Authority nor its affiliates shall be under any obligation to award contracts to any or all appointed individual Suppliers on the Framework. The Framework will also be available to joint ventures in which the Authority or any of its affiliates participates.It is the Authority's intention that the Design Consultants Framework for new build homes and associated external works will be divided into 4 Lots:

— Lot 1 Architects Services,

— Lot 2 Civil and Structural Engineering Services,

— Lot 3 Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services,

— Lot 4 Landscape Consultants Services,

and the numbers of suppliers shortlisted to be invited to tender and the number of suppliers that the Authority intends to appoint to the Framework for each Lot is as follows:

— Lot 1 — 10 invited to tender, 5 appointed to framework,

— Lot 2 — min 5 max 6 invited to tender, min 2 max 3 appointed to framework,

— Lot 3 — 5 invited to tender, 2 appointed to framework,

— Lot 4 — 5 invited to tender, 2 appointed to framework.

The framework will provide a mechanism for issuing contracts on a call off basis but there is no guaranteed minimum value and no guaranteed minimum number of contracts that will be awarded to each Provider within the Framework.

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The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.myTenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx

Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.