CustomHouse,Leith

Item5.2

TheCityofEdinburghCouncil
DevelopmentBrief
November2014
Introduction
TheCityofEdinburghCouncilisinadvancednegotiationswithNationalMuseumsScotland(NMS)topurchaseand
acquireCustomHouse,Leith.TheanticipatedtransactiondatefortheCounciltotakeownershipis6thApril2015.
TheCouncilisinvitinginterestedpartiestocomeforwardwithcreativeandimaginativeproposalsforthe
developmentandoperationofanewlookCustomHousewhichwillincludeprovisionofamuseum/heritagespace.
TheCityofEdinburghCouncilrecentlyapprovedareportwhichconfirmedthatthefutureuseofthebuildingwould
includeamuseum/heritagefunctionwhichwould,ideally,berevenueneutralfortheCouncil.
Brief
TheCouncilwillretainownershipandgrantalongleaseofthepropertyontermstobeagreedbetweentheparties.
Theterms,suchasproposeddurationshouldformpartofthebidderssubmission.
ThesubmittedproposalshouldcontainoutlinedetailsoftheredevelopedCustomHouse.Theproposalmust
include:

Detailsoftheleasetermswithanyconditions
DetailoftheoffertobeprovidedattheredevelopedCustomHouse.
Outlineproposalsfortheinternalrefurbishmentofthebuildingandtheestimatedcapitalinvestment
bidderproposal.
Outlinebusinessplanfortheoperationoftherefurbishedbuilding.
AMuseum/Heritagespacewithafootprintofapproximately250squaremetres.
Timetableforprojectdelivery
Proposalsforlongtermsustainablecommunityengagement
Additionalcommunitybenefits.

Fortheavoidanceofdoubt,theCouncilsfinancialcontributiontowardsthisprojecthasbeenthepurchaseof
CustomHouse.TherewillbenofurthercapitalinvestmentmadebytheCouncil,assuchallcapitalcostsmustbe
bornebytheDeveloper.TheCouncilsMuseumsandGalleriesServicewillmakeavailabletheLeithcollections,
provideguidanceonallaspectsoftheexpectedlocalheritageprovisionandsupportexternalfundingapplications.
Longtermcuratorialsupportandguidancewillbeprovidedanddeliveredthroughaservicelevelagreement.
Assessmentofproposals
AllproposalssubmittedtotheCouncilbythedeadlinewillbeassessedagainsttheabovecriteriabyapanelof
Councilofficials.Oncethepanelhascompletedtheassessment,arecommendationmaybemadetoaCommittee
comprisingelectedmembersthattheCouncilenterintoadvanceddiscussionsandnegotiationswiththepreferred
bidder.
Deadlineforproposals
TBC

ScoringMatrix

CUSTOMHOUSE
BIDDINGMETHODOLOGY(Quality80%/Price20%)
Item
PercentageScore
1. FinancialProposal/OfferPrice
20%
includingcapitalcontributionandany
rentalincome
2. ProvenabilityoftheBiddingpartyto 30%
undertakeadevelopmentofthis
natureandsizeincludingpast
experience,financialcapability
assessmentandapproachtoworking
withaheritageorganisationwhich
willoperateandmanagethe
HeritageMuseumCentrewherethey
donotformpartofthetendering
entity.
3. DevelopmentAgreementproposal
20%
includingproposeduseandextentof
anycommercialdevelopment,
compatibilitywithCouncilobjectives,
openinghoursandchargesfor
Museum.
4. Qualityofdeliveryincludingtheend 15%
useoftheHeritageMuseumCentre
5. Identityandqualityofthe
15%
managementvehiclefortheHeritage
MuseumCentre
Total
100%