Help appoint Gants Hill Hub scheme design team!
The Community Hubs programme aims to work with residents to co-design and deliver each Community Hub, and the appointment of architects and design professionals to develop plans for each Hub is an important part of this. Residents participated in the panel interview to appoint RCKa architects in 2020, as well as participating in the Gants Hill Hub Design Group, leading to the production of the Gants Hill Hub Scheme Stage 1 Report. (For further information, access the report here.)
We are looking for up to three residents to form part of a mixed panel process including council officers, community members and an external representative, to appoint the lead consultant and multidisciplinary team who will develop full plans for the Gants Hill Hub scheme. Residents should not have conflicting or political interests in the process.
What we need from you
If you are selected to participate in the process, you will need to:
- Have approximately 30 hours of time to give to the process between June to August 2022
- Commit to the online training, moderation and presentation sessions detailed below
- Commit to reading, understanding and analysing detailed, and often technical, documents, including:
- Evaluation guidance (which explains the regulations the scoring must be carried out in accordance with)
- Procurement documents (specification, method statement questions and presentation questions)
- Submissions received from consultants
- Treat all materials, processes, scoring and discussions on a confidential basis, and will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Have access to technology which will allow you to participate in online meetings/sessions
- You don't need to have any pre-existing expertise around design and development, as we'll provide support and training
Key dates
| Deadline for applications | Sunday 26th June | Submission of applications by residents to participate in appointment process |
| Interviews for resident shortlist | Wednesday 29th June | Interviews of shortlisted residents for appointment process positions |
| Online training session | Thursday 30th June (PM) | Training to equip panel members to understand the process and assess the bids |
| Evaluation of bids | Thursday 7th to Wednesday 27th July | Period to review and assess all submissions received from consultants |
| Submission of evaluation scores | Thursday 28th July | Deadline for panel members to submit all evaluation scores in relation to bids |
| Online moderation session | Tuesday 2nd August | Session to compare, review and moderate scores of bids, and to select top three bidders |
| Presentation sessions | Monday 8th to Wednesday 10th August | Online presentation sessions with up to three bidders |
| Final moderation session | Wednesday 10th August | Session to finalise scores and decision |
What you'll get out of it
If you are selected to participate, you will:
- Play a vital role in appointing the team who will work with residents, partners and Redbridge Council to design a state of the art Hub and wider scheme in Gants Hill;
- Develop new skills and knowledge, learning about procurement and the design process
- Be compensated for your time through select vouchers to the value of £250 per person
Next steps
If you're interested in putting yourself forward for one of the resident panel member roles, please click here to complete a simple application by midnight on Sunday 26th June. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email hubs@redbridge.gov.uk.
