Launceston Town Council - Request for Quotation

There is a change relating to the 'award of contract date' moving it from 2 May to 4 May. This is to allow synchronisation between the award date and the relevant constituted meeting date of the council's Finance and General Purposes Committee.

Following a successful bid to the Town Vitality Fund, Launceston Town Council, through the Launceston Town Planning Group, secured funding to undertake a feasibility study of: "SAFER GREENER STREETS - Launceston Town Centre - Connected, Sustainable and Thriving project.

Outputs: Full details of the outputs may be found in the accompanying tender documentation:

OUTPUT 1: Town Centre Feasibility Study and Active Travel Assessment

1. Undertake an assessment of the town centre's current road, walking and cycling network, identifying a range of technically feasible and preferred opportunities to facilitate a less car dominant environment. Consideration of future transport links between the locations of key employment, residential and education settings and other community facilities should be included. 2. Make costed recommendations to create a less car dominant town centre and enhancing the public realm. 3. Provide an access audit and recommendations for making the town more inclusive for all. 4. Assess town centre biodiversity and make recommendations to improve and increase existing provision. Provide relevant technical survey reports and feasible opportunities with suggested site locations and preferred options. 5. Undertake public and stakeholder consultation, following an agreed methodology, recording and collating responses to produce a summary document of findings.

OUTPUT 2: Town Centre Health Check

1. Conduct a retail impact assessment and provide recommendations that target empty and underused premises. 2. Analyse and identify empty and underused premises as well as outside space to: i. Create a shortlist of properties where there is a potential for repurposing, ii Identify landlords/owners/lease availability of town centre property, iii. Create of a Feasibility Study showing how redevelopment/re-purposing can help meet a variety of local needs and future growth, 3. Engage a qualified specialist to project manage the process to capture ideas, develop feasibility designs and concept plans to include options for improving the town, 4. Provide capital costs for each individual element of the project to include a total budget envelope, 5. Undertake public and stakeholder consultation, following an agreed methodology, record and collate responses to produce a summary document of findings.

Quotations should be received by post no later than Noon Monday 11 April 2022, with any queries, prior to this date, submitted via email to: [email protected]

Submissions should be sent to: Mr Christopher Drake (Town Clerk) Launceston Town Council Western Road Launceston Cornwall PL15 7AR

Full details are contained in the attached tender documentation.