London Legacy Development Corporation (previously Olympic Park Legacy Company) recently launched a new Landscape and Public Realm Procurement Framework.
The framework is open to the wider GLA group, including Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation (OPDC) and GLA Land and Property (GLAP) – as well as London boroughs working in partnership with them – for the procurement of consultants for small-scale landscape-led study and design projects.
Ruth Lin Wong Holmes, LLDC’s Head of Landscape and Public Realm, said: “The framework will help us to work with the right consultants on important landscape projects that will help to build a sustainable and resilient landscape and public realm throughout Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and neighbourhoods.
“We’re pleased that a number of small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises have successfully bid for the framework. Many are based in the local boroughs in Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.”
Upcoming projects expected to be procured through this framework include enhancements to overall connectivity with active transport links, sustainable drainage and green infrastructure, and interventions to better physically and culturally connect the Park with communities to the south.
The framework, which runs for four years, has a maximum spend by LLDC of £4 million and consists of two lots:
Lot 1: Strategy, Research and Studies – suppliers are: 5th Studio, Erect Architecture, LDA Design, Tapestry and We Made That
Lot 2: Design Services – suppliers are: Arkwood, Grant Associates, HTA, Land Use Consultants, LDA Design, McGregor Coxall and Periscope.
The Framework complements the GLA-wide Architecture and Urbanism framework, which covers larger-scale built environment projects.
The landscape-led practices will deliver projects using the Park’s design policies such as the Park Design Guide, Green Infrastructure Guide, Inclusive Design Standards, and Creating Places that work for Women and Girls Handbook.
