FI16136
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) requests the following information regarding the procurement of architectural design services by Dover District Council.
1. Procurement policies
Please provide copies of any standard policies, procedures, or internal guidance documents which govern the selection or appointment of external suppliers of architectural design services.
2a. Procurement templates or exemplars
Please provide copies of any template or exemplar documents used by your organisation in the preparation or conduct of procurement exercises for architectural design services. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Pre-qualification questionnaires
- Tender notices and associated tender documents
- Professional competency frameworks
- Conditions of participation
- Tender scoring or evaluation criteria
2b. Recent procurement documentation
If your organisation does not use standard templates or exemplar documents as described above, please provide copies of any equivalent specific documents used in your most recent completed procurement exercise for architectural design services. Any commercially sensitive supplier information may be redacted.
3. Procurement evaluations and reviews
Please provide copies of any documents relating to recent evaluations, reviews, or revisions of your organisation’s procurement processes specifically related to architectural design services. Please consider as recent any evaluations which took place following the passage of the Procurement Act 2023, or any evaluations which were informed by the progress of that Act, even where they were undertaken prior its passage into law.
4. Appointments in the Last Five Years
Please provide a list of all companies or individuals appointed by your organisation to deliver architectural design services within the last five years.
Response
1. The Council’s Contract Standing Orders apply to procurements including architectural design services which can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Business/Doing-Business-with-DDC/How-we-buy.aspx
2. (a) The Council does not hold this information as we do not have specific templates for architectural design services.
(b) Attached are the ITQ Instruction and ITQ Response documents for the latest procurement for architectural services.
3. All Dover District Council's internal procurement procedures, processes and documents were reviewed/revised in line with the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023. Further information on doing business with the Council can be found on our website at https://www.dover.gov.uk/Business/Doing-Business-with-DDC/Procurement.aspx.
4. This information can be found online via the Council's Contract Register which can be found at https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/.
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