Centro is seeking suitable consultants to qualify for its new Professional Services Framework Agreement that is due to commence on 1.10.2015 for a maximum period of 4 years. This is to replace Centro's existing framework that expires on 30.9.2015.
The framework will consist of 4 Lots as follows:
Lot 1 — Project Development and Delivery
Lot 2 — Transport Planning
Lot 3 — Project Management and Programme Management Office
Lot 4 — Market Research and Data Processing
Centro is proposing to qualify either 1, 3 or 4 consultants to each Lot of the framework and will usually undertake a suitable mini competition process to award each call-off.
Some call-offs undertaken from this Framework Agreement may be subject to EU Involve / ERDF or other associated or relevant funding.
Tenders are due back by the closing date of 12:00 on Monday 10.8.2015 and the deadline for clarification questions, via BravoSolution, is 12:00 on Tuesday 4.8.2015.
Centro is holding a pre-tender Briefing Session for all interested bidders for this framework on Tuesday 14.7.2015 at Centro House, 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD from 11:00-13:00. if this is of interest would you please confirm your attendance by 12:00 on Monday 13.7.2015, via BravoSolution.
This Framework Agreement is available for any Local Authority, Integrated Transport Authority or public body in the UK to access and order from including specifically all seven West Midlands authorities (Birmingham City Council, Solihull, Coventry, Dudley, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Sandwell).
As this is a Framework Agreement it is not known at this stage what the aggregate value of spend will be across the various Lots over the duration of the framework in terms of Centro spend or spend incurred by the various organisations that can access and order directly from the framework. It is not the intention that Centro uses the framework to procure on behalf of other organisations rather that other public bodies have access to it and procure directly from the qualified suppliers for the Lot(s) concerned.