# To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project \(Abington St/Fish St Area\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [West Northamptonshire Council](/buyers/west-northamptonshire-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Gillespies LLP
- Award value: £64,356
- Tender value: £64,356
- Award date: 7 February 2022
- Published: 15 December 2025
- Contract start: 30 June 2022
- Contract end: 30 November 2022
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 861d91c2-fbc7-4648-b487-9d7d8f4a03c0-875846
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7c624636-bcd0-4252-9c53-1a5a27149933

## Description

To deliver Northampton Town Centre Public Realm Project \(Abington St/Fish St Area\) RIBA 3  Prepare scope and responsibilities matrix for agreement with client  Receive new topographical, GPR, geotechnical information and consider implications for Stage 2 design  Support Cost Plan process \(by others\)  Lead pre application discussions with planning department case officer and design/conservation officers  Engagement with Disability Panel to ensure that proposals comply with original design intent and are DDA compliant\.  As Planning Consent is expected to be granted at the end of the process, address potential changes which may be required to the evolving design\.  Design development of the concept design proposals to a Developed Design level \(RIBA Stage 3\)\. Provide a sufficiently detailed pack of information to allow cost checks by the QS\.  Interface with utilities framework on drainage provision and below ground works \(to drainage engineers details\)  Interface with appointed traffic engineer on vehicular, emergency access and servicing integration and any TRO/Stopping Up applications required\.  Interface and liaison with any Heritage/Archaeologist regarding their Heritage Impact Assessment  Prepare CGIs \(one birds eye and at least 4 eye level visualisations\)  Produce consultation materials \(printing to be done by others\)  Support one consultation and engagement process\.  Coordinate design team: engineering, lighting, art, civils, transport, drainage, MEP consultants\.  Develop levels for the external works \(excl\. highways\) in collaboration with drainage, civil and structural engineers\.  Production of typical details for hard/soft landscape, site furniture and enclosures\. All sub‐bases to engineers' specification\.  Planting plans including schedules with densities and sizes\.  Co‐ordinate lighting strategy/concept proposals with sub‐consultant Lighting Alliance  Develop outline specification suitable for costing\.  Participate in project risk workshops \(x2\)\. Review of VE options\. Assist in cost review \(by others\)\. Maximum one No\. VE meeting face to face, all others to be remote\.  Input to artist's brief for public art \(e\.g proposed locations and types of installations\)\. Procurement of artists by others  Production and collation from others of documentation and drawings to be formatted into a final Stage 3 report\.  Support Cost Plan No2 process \(by others\)  Prepare a Design and Access Statement \(DAS\) and collate information to support planning/CA application \(informed by pre‐application process and liaison with Client's appointed DDA specialist  Gillespies will prepare responses received from statutory consultees and Council Officers up until determination of the application\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/861d91c2-fbc7-4648-b487-9d7d8f4a03c0-875846)