Waverley Borough Council (WBC) requires the services of an architect/lead consultant, together with associated professional services aligning to all RIBA Plan of Work Stages 0-7, to develop a design and technical specification for a new low carbon leisure facility replacement (Cranleigh Leisure Centre (CLC)). The Architect will act as the Lead Designer for design related matters and will coordinate and integrate the work of other consultants however employed. The CLC investment aims to deliver a new leisure facility for Cranleigh that will meet the demands of the local community, in terms of facility mix, but also deliver a low carbon building in accordance with Waverley’s net zero carbon by 2030 commitment. The values stated and attributed to this contract are indicative only and are based on costings compiled in 2021 so may be considerably different (higher or lower) than advertised. Bidders should refer to the specification for the full scope of services.

This tender is being run following the Open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, 2015 No. 102, PART 2, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 3, Regulation 27). The evaluation of this procurement will be conducted in 2 phases. Phase oneA questionnaire will be issued to assess bidders’ competency, capacity and experience, this will need to be completed and returned, at which point it will be assessed. If Bidders fail at this stage, no further elements of their response will be revied and they will be notified of the outcome. Phase two All Bidders who Pass the Pass/ Fail requirements will have their qualitative and price submissions evaluated.