Competition Procedures
This competition was run in accordance with the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) Competitive Dialogue process.
This website is an informal source of information, giving background to the formal invitation documents which can be accessed through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Whilst the information in this website is believed to be correct at the time of issue, neither Wandsworth Council nor its advisors make any warranty or representation (expressed or implied), with respect to such information; nor will they accept any liability for its accuracy, adequacy or completeness.
STAGE 1A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: RESILIENCE CRITERIA (PQQ)
As a first step, competitors were required to complete Wandsworth Council's questionnaire. The lead consultant was required to meet the Council's resilience criteria as set out in the notes that accompany the questionnaire.
STAGE 1B: EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: CONCEPT BOARDS (Outline Solutions)
All competitors that satisfied the resilience criteria stipulated in Stage 1A were invited to take part in Stage 1B and:
1. Explain why they were the right team for this project
2. Submit two A2 boards in accordance with the submission requirements, which explained their approach to the five design challenges. Board 2 was included in a public exhibition and was featured on the competition website gallery. Visitors to the exhibition were asked to comment on the designs.
The expressions of interest were reviewed by a Technical Panel and a Residents' Review Panel. Comments from these panels were given to the Jury Panel, alongside any comments from visitors to the exhibition and the competition website gallery. Full details of panels can be found under Selection Panels.
The Jury Panel selected four teams to proceed to Stage 2 of the competition, using the published judging criteria.
Once the jury’s selection was ratified by Wandsworth Council, the shortlisted competitors were invited to take part in Stage 2.
STAGE 2A: COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE (Detailed Solutions)
A detailed brief was issued to the Stage 2 competitors. They were asked to produce no more than three A1 boards to describe their proposals, backed up with an explanatory A4 report addressing technical issues, logistics and costs. No models were requested.
An equal honorarium of £15,000 (plus VAT) was paid to each shortlisted team.
During this stage, teams presented their ideas at a number of Dialogue Sessions with the Technical and Jury Panels. The Technical Panel and the Residents’ Review Panel commented on each team’s design as well as its ability to engage and communicate ideas. These comments were given to the Jury Panel for consideration when making its selection of a winner.
The Stage 2A proposals were included in a public exhibition and the submissions were made available to the public through the competition website. Visitors were asked to comment on the designs and these comments were given to the jury for consideration in the shortlisting process.
This website is an informal source of information, giving background to the formal invitation documents which can be accessed through the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Whilst the information in this website is believed to be correct at the time of issue, neither Wandsworth Council nor its advisors make any warranty or representation (expressed or implied), with respect to such information; nor will they accept any liability for its accuracy, adequacy or completeness.
STAGE 1A: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: RESILIENCE CRITERIA (PQQ)
As a first step, competitors were required to complete Wandsworth Council's questionnaire. The lead consultant was required to meet the Council's resilience criteria as set out in the notes that accompany the questionnaire.
STAGE 1B: EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: CONCEPT BOARDS (Outline Solutions)
All competitors that satisfied the resilience criteria stipulated in Stage 1A were invited to take part in Stage 1B and:
1. Explain why they were the right team for this project
2. Submit two A2 boards in accordance with the submission requirements, which explained their approach to the five design challenges. Board 2 was included in a public exhibition and was featured on the competition website gallery. Visitors to the exhibition were asked to comment on the designs.
The expressions of interest were reviewed by a Technical Panel and a Residents' Review Panel. Comments from these panels were given to the Jury Panel, alongside any comments from visitors to the exhibition and the competition website gallery. Full details of panels can be found under Selection Panels.
The Jury Panel selected four teams to proceed to Stage 2 of the competition, using the published judging criteria.
Once the jury’s selection was ratified by Wandsworth Council, the shortlisted competitors were invited to take part in Stage 2.
STAGE 2A: COMPETITIVE DIALOGUE (Detailed Solutions)
A detailed brief was issued to the Stage 2 competitors. They were asked to produce no more than three A1 boards to describe their proposals, backed up with an explanatory A4 report addressing technical issues, logistics and costs. No models were requested.
An equal honorarium of £15,000 (plus VAT) was paid to each shortlisted team.
During this stage, teams presented their ideas at a number of Dialogue Sessions with the Technical and Jury Panels. The Technical Panel and the Residents’ Review Panel commented on each team’s design as well as its ability to engage and communicate ideas. These comments were given to the Jury Panel for consideration when making its selection of a winner.
The Stage 2A proposals were included in a public exhibition and the submissions were made available to the public through the competition website. Visitors were asked to comment on the designs and these comments were given to the jury for consideration in the shortlisting process.
STAGE 2B: INVITATION TO TENDER (Final Tenders)
At the conclusion of the Competitive Dialogue process, all shortlisted teams submitted a final tender, detailing their fee proposals and team structures.
The tender documents were made available to the jury and to the Procurement Team at Wandsworth Council. The Procurement Team assessed each tender in accordance with published criteria and its conclusions were passed to the Jury Panel for consideration in the final assessment.
SELECTING THE WINNER
When selecting the preferred bidder, the Jury used both quality and cost criteria, which were made available to the shortlisted competitors at the outset of Stage 2.
The jury’s selection of a preferred bidder required ratification by Wandsworth Council.
COPYRIGHT
The ownership and copyright in the work of competitors is in accordance with the Copyright and Patents Act 1988; that is, copyright rests with the author. The promoters and the competition organisers have exercised all reasonable care but will not be responsible for loss or damage of submission material.
In making their submissions, each competitor has granted permission for their submissions to be put on public display and used in any publicity surrounding this competition.
Please note that it is the intention of the client to use images of the design to promote the bridge and to attract potential funding going forward beyond the end of the competition phase, the winner should be prepared to co-operate with the client in achieving this.
At the conclusion of the Competitive Dialogue process, all shortlisted teams submitted a final tender, detailing their fee proposals and team structures.
The tender documents were made available to the jury and to the Procurement Team at Wandsworth Council. The Procurement Team assessed each tender in accordance with published criteria and its conclusions were passed to the Jury Panel for consideration in the final assessment.
SELECTING THE WINNER
When selecting the preferred bidder, the Jury used both quality and cost criteria, which were made available to the shortlisted competitors at the outset of Stage 2.
The jury’s selection of a preferred bidder required ratification by Wandsworth Council.
COPYRIGHT
The ownership and copyright in the work of competitors is in accordance with the Copyright and Patents Act 1988; that is, copyright rests with the author. The promoters and the competition organisers have exercised all reasonable care but will not be responsible for loss or damage of submission material.
In making their submissions, each competitor has granted permission for their submissions to be put on public display and used in any publicity surrounding this competition.
Please note that it is the intention of the client to use images of the design to promote the bridge and to attract potential funding going forward beyond the end of the competition phase, the winner should be prepared to co-operate with the client in achieving this.