A66 Design and Technical Support to Cumbria County Council and Eden District Council

Concepts

• cumbria county council
• eden district council
• penrith
• architecture and construction
• carlisle
• technical support
• a66 design
• range of technical support
• design services
• cumbria

Location

Cumbria:

Description

Cumbria County Council (“the Authority”) is seeking to appoint a Consultant to provide design services and technical support on National Highways’ A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project (A66 NTP). The consultant will provide support to both Cumbria County Council and Eden District Council during the remainder of the pre-application stage of the Development Consent Order (DCO) (Spring 2022), DCO submission including Acceptance and Pre-examination, Examination and Post Decision including detailed design development.

Total Quantity or Scope

Cumbria County Council and Eden District Council are consultees in the DCO process and are classified as “host authorities’ and have an important role in the process in providing a local perspective and influencing the preparation of the DCO. The Councils require a range of technical support in order to input appropriately into the A66 NTP in the following stages (timescales are indicative based on discussions with National Highways): • Pre-application (to May 2022) • Acceptance and Pre- Examination (June – August 2022) • Examination (September 2022 – February 2023) • Post Decision See Scope for further information. Additional information: Cumbria is currently undergoing a local government reorganisation and Government has announced that Cumbria County Council is to be replaced by two unitary authorities with effect form 01 April 2023. Cumbria County Council shall be entitled to novate the Contract to any successor council as defined in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Transfer of Functions, Property, Rights and Liabilities) Regulations 2008.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
• 71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services
• 71500000 - Construction-related services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.
• Staff qualifications are relevant.

Other Information

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