HCA Multidisciplinary Panel

Community of ConsultantsHCA Multi-disciplinary Panel

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Atkins 6

Faithful + Gould 7

HCA Panel - Key Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Consultants Community Company Briefings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Allford Hall Monaghan Morris 11

Austin Smith Lord 12

CAG Consultants 14

CLES Consulting 16

ConsultCIH 18

Ecorys 19

Fluid Design Ltd 20

Ikon Consultancy 22

Karakusevic Carson Architects LLP 23

Lambert Smith Hampton 24

MAE LLP Architects 25

Pozzoni LLP 26

Thomas Lister Ltd 27

URBED 28

West and Machell Architects 30

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Our collective services are built on our long and successful experience of applying technical expertise to fulfil the progressive aspirations of the HCA and their partner organisations

We have enjoyed helping the HCA, its partners and predecessors deliver many successful projects since the early 1990s Over this period, we have:

• Gained a thorough understanding of client expectations

• Provided significant technical expertise to assist the successful delivery of projects

• Developed our services to match our clients’ progressive aspirations

We recognise many new and big challenges lie ahead in the design and delivery of community led regeneration and sustainable communities

Our team is able to help build new models for business and project delivery which will:

• Embrace community ownership

• Forge the skills and assets needed by local communities, public authorities and the development industry

• Create great places to live, work and enjoy leisure, providing total and long lasting solutions

We have the skills, resources and commitment to meet and exceed your requirements

We will ensure our team:

• Brings high quality performance, full integration and professionalism to all our work

• Drives efficiency savings at every opportunity

The rest of this document gives contact information and a brief introduction to each organisation in our community of consultancies

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consultancy firms with proven credentials in innovation, inclusion, investment and inspired solutions This community of consultants is accessible via the HCA’s Multi-disciplinary Panel 2010 -2014

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Greenwich Peninsula, formerly Europe’s largest town gasworks, is the

single largest brownfield development site in London and of major

strategic importance.

We provided the complete spectrum of specialist consultancy beginning

with assessment and remediation of ground contamination. We have

also been prime consultants with responsibility for procurement and

project management, including design and implementation of new

infrastructure, landscaping and riverside reconstruction across the whole

120 hectare site.

Parks have been designed to create a natural forested area where

buildings and urban space appear to be carved out of their setting.

Two central elements of the Southern Park are an ecology park, created

around two lakes and the village green at the heart of the proposed

Millennium Village.

Greenwich PeninsulaLondon, United Kingdom

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Atkins is one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the world, working throughout the built and natural environment.

Our Services include:

• Masterplanning

• Planning applications and public consultations

• Land sale development briefs

• Landscape and urban design

• Economic appraisal and operational costing

• Transport planning and operations

• Transport assessments and modelling

• Community and stakeholder consultation

• Infrastructure design and development including roads, rail, bridges, tunnels, utilities etc

• Ecological

• Heritage

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Geotechnical and contaminated land

• Scheme implementation and monitoring

• Sustainable Urban Development

• Flood Risk Assessment

• CEEQUAL Assessments

• BREEAM

• Carbon Reviews

• Whole Life Costs

• Benchmarking

• Project Management

• Quantity Surveying

• Extensive Policy Knowledge

Our integrated multidisciplinary teams address the physical, economic, environmental and social aspects of development and regeneration and take projects of all kinds and sizes, both in the UK and overseas, from initial study to completion

We work for private sector developers, investors and landowners; local, regional and national government; and numerous other public sector clients

Our projects include complex brownfield regeneration, greenfield urban extensions, area masterplans, waterfronts and many kinds of community and other infrastructure from schools to roads and stations

We have an established reputation for providing imaginative, practical and independent advice Our holistic approach to understanding the complexities of a brief, solving problems and responding to opportunities, is pragmatic and innovative, ensuring our solutions are balanced, people-friendly and sustainable

A selection of our recent HCA Projects:

• Cottam Hall Masterplanning, Preston;

• Sandymoor – Engineering input into the masterplan, Runcorn;

• Lancaster Moor Hospital – Site assessment and disposal;

• Preston East – Site disposal;

• Sandymoor Primary Substation, Runcorn – Design and construction procurement for a new primary substation building;

• Sandymoor Bridgewater Canal Bridge, Runcorn – Intrusive survey to assess the existing bridge to complete AIP report to enable Local Authority to adopt the structure

• Park Prewitt, Basingstoke

• Site Preparation and Disposal of Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Midlands

• Lawley Sustainable Urban Extension, Telford

• Broad Engineering Input to Primary Infrastructure and Open Space on Lightmore Urban village, Telford

• Site Briefing and Disposal of Various Commercial Residential Site, Telford

• HCA Portfolio Sites, West Midlands

Atkins were commissioned to produce a 17 hectare vision masterplan for the area right outside their door – a holistic redevelopment of Euston Station.

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Faithful+Gould is acknowledged as one of the world’s leading project and cost management consultants, advising on numerous ‘landmark’ developments.

Our services include:

• Quantity surveying

• Procurement

• Estimating and Cost Planning

• Benchmarking

• Contract administration

• Project reporting

• Project controls

• Programme management

• Supply chain management

• Project management

• Health and safety

• Employer’s agent

• Construction project management

• Contract administration

• Programming and planning

• Building surveying

• Project monitoring

• Contract consultancy and dispute management

• PFI/PPP

• Life cycle costing

• Risk and value management

• Due diligence

• Whole life value

• Property portfolio management

• Strategic facilities management

• Sustainability strategy and governance

• Carbon and energy management

• Sustainable procurement

• Costing sustainability

Our expert approach is totally focused on adding real value and enhancing long term returns on investment, through exceptional levels of service and expertise From initial concept right through to completion and subsequent operation, you can rely on us for value enhancing solutions drawing on industry leading thinking, systems and standards – delivering value on both the project and for the client

We are at the very heart of the UK’s development agenda taking the lead in both public and private sector initiatives in property, transport and industry Our skills have given us a central role in massive regeneration schemes that are breathing fresh life into brownfield city landscapes

Whether we are working on major new developments, rationalisation of property assets or refurbishment projects, we place advice on sustainability and environmental impacts at the very core of our recommendations, helping clients meet ever more demanding corporate social responsibility commitments

Our most recent HCA project is the regeneration of an old NHS hospital site The project Wharfedale Hospital, Yorkshire where Faithful+Gould has provided full feasibility cost management services to inform the design and developer engagement is currently coming to the market and provides the opportunity for market town living in a sustainable community environment

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/// HCA PanelAtkins Key Contacts

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Ian JacobsDivisional Director

T 01925 238198 M 07834 506405 E [email protected]

National Coordinator

Stephen OxleyRegional Director


Ciaran MurraySenior Assistant Engineer

T 01925 238190 E [email protected]

Owen MillsAssociate Director


North

Dave AdamsAssociate


Tim BuddAssociate Director


David BrierleyAssociate


Rachel EvansManaging Consultant


Central

Andrew MaclarenAssociate Director


Ben KirkDirector

T 01372 754406 M 07885 205293E [email protected]

Farshid KamaliDirector


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Liz LoughranPrincipal Planner


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At Allford Hall Monaghan Morris we make buildings that are satisfying to use and beautiful to look at; an architecture that is defined by the experience of users who should be able to understand and use each building with ease and enjoyment.

We are part of a team where each member has a vital role, but most importantly we enjoy working with anybody who shares our belief that architecture can make a positive, inspirational but never overbearing contribution to the world around

Major Projects include:

• Barking Central• Adelaide Wharf• East Croydon Masterplan• Nine Elms• Kentish Town Health Centre• Sunshine House• Westminster Academy at The

Naim Dangoor Centre• Chobham Academy• The Angel Building• Yellow Building & Notting

Dale Village• 160 Tooley Street• The Johnston Building• Unity, Liverpool• Horseferry House• KX200• Barbican Arts Centre• Saatchi Gallery

Key Frameworks and Clients include:

• HCA Framework• LIFT Framework for Havering

(Miller Construction)• Redrow Regeneration• Laing O’Rourke• Morgan Sindall• Bovis Lend Lease• Ballymore• Stanhope• Derwent London• Lend Lease plc• Peabody Trust• Great Portland Estates• First Base Ltd• Crown Estates• English Partnerships• One Housing Group• Joseph Roundtree Foundation

We design very different buildings, for very different people to use in very different ways and, since our early days in the late 1980s, we have grown from four to over one hundred & fifty people and our budgets from a few thousand to tens of millions of pounds

Through our wide range of projects we search for the opportunities in every site, budget and programme We pursue a pragmatic, analytical and collaborative working method to produce responsive, intelligent and delightful architecture This clarity with which we work facilitates discussion between all parties: clients, stakeholders, architects, collaborators, constructors and users

Our aesthetic approach is shaped by our working method With clear and logical design concepts, our buildings are easy to recognise and enjoyable to use We innovate because we know that innovation is as much about finding simpler ways of doing things better as it is about finding new things to do

Over the last twenty-two years this way of seeing the world has allowed us to make architecture which resonates with our clients, some critics and changing constructional techniques Our success is reflected in the winning of many competitions and numerous design awards for houses, apartments, schools, sports and exhibition buildings, healthcare facilities, offices and the odd bus station, art gallery and now, interestingly, hybrids of many of the above

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Masterplanning fuses the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and planning to develop visions for successful places, most commonly in the form of design frameworks. It is about the process as well as the product of placemaking. How a vision is developed and subsequently delivered is critical to the successful creation of attractive and sustainable cities, towns and villages, and fundamental to their realisation.

Austin-Smith:Lord’s back catalogue contains numerous masterplans and frameworks which have subsequently been delivered in partnership with others Our approach to masterplanning is proactive and adaptable, always seeking to maximise the value of place

By proactive we mean taking the initiative with both process and product Generous and creative with ideas and suggestions; and leading the way in terms of consulting and involving stakeholders when it comes to process

Proactive in our understanding of the power of an intelligent masterplan or design framework in terms of the product: we know how effective they can be as tools for further investment and promotion on our clients’ behalf

Greenan, AyrMasterplan of growth area of Ayr plus provisionally private and social housing including special needs Housing Design Award Commendation

Dundonald, Earle RiseSocial Housing within a private development, winner of Housing Design Award and winner of Roses Award for most sustainable development

Doonholm Ayr Corton HouseSemi detached social housing within a private housing expansion of Ayr Housing Design Award

East Road MouldonTerraced and semi detached social housing in new private housing expansion area

Baird Road MoultonTerraced social houses in new private housing expansion area

CoyltonSemi detached and terraced social housing in new private housing expansion area

Burns Wynd CulgeonDetached semi detached and terraced social housing in new private housing expansion area

Vineburgh, IrvineMasterplan for replacement of interior council houses with 306 units of new social houses 10% of which was for homestake

Viewfields AyrTwo and a half storey terraced houses, 4 storey walk up flats, 6 storey lift access flats, Social Housing for RSL in area of 1960s council houses

St Catherines Street/Road MayholeTerraced house and flats within a conservation area sustainability award

St Leonards AyrTerraced Social Housing including wheelchairs houses on a former coal yard

Greendykes Craig Miller EdinburghMix of private and social housing in home zone with terraced houses and flats (walk up and lift access)

Pearce Street Gorvan7 storey lift access flats for RSL in redevelopment site ASL also responsible for masterplan / urban form and Town Heritage Initiative proposals

Momore Street Glasgow2 storey sheltered housing for RSL

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By adaptable we mean looking to incorporate inevitable long-term economic and social change into our plans from the outset – fundamental when operating within long-term timeframes We ensure that the key elements of a plan do not hang on a single solution, instead balancing strong and robust direction to ensure delivery on the one hand with inbuilt flexibility in the design in order to accommodate new ideas and needs as they emerge on the other As a consequence the results are inevitably stronger and more relevant

Our masterplanning team includes leading practitioners in the field who are also involved in championing design quality, investing their expertise to improve skills through teaching and mentoring and by conducting research relevant to practice Our urban design / masterplanning work has won several prestigious awards, including: British Urban Regeneration Awards, RIBA, RTPI and RIAS Awards, Civic Trust Awards, and Roses Awards

A40 Transport for London Redevelopment Sitesa masterplan for 13 sites owned by Transport for London (TFL), fronting the A40 in West London, and then to generate development briefs and outline designs to RIBA Stage C for each site

Roscoe Street Redevelopment, LiverpoolA redevelopment for mainly 1 and 2 bedroom apartments Town houses, studio or office accommodation form new frontages to the existing streets to retain and reinstate the urban form

Redevelopment of Bakery Works, Berry StreetProposals for a mixed use development of this conservation area site in central Liverpool are on going and in discussion with the client and the planning authority

Passive House Design CompetitionThe proposed design uses Passive House strategies of compact form and insulation, southern orientation, energy efficient glazing, air tightness, passive preheating of fresh air, heat recovery from a heat exchanger and energy saving appliances, all to minimise the energy load for the house The strategy to simplify the construction of the house utilising innovative ‘self-build’ type technology is demonstrated - using a ‘Larsen Truss’ lightweight timber rame

Moorland Road, Code 6 Apartments, AdamsdownResidential development in Adamsdown, Cardiff This new project for Cardiff Community Housing Association, is funded by Welsh Assembly Government, with Code for Sustainable Homes - Level 5, pilot status

Loudoun Square, CardiffAppointed by Cardiff Community Housing Association (CCHA), the plan promotes a £12M mixed use solution to revitalise Loudon Square A new Health Centre, Community Centre, shops and affordable housing will be built in an ambitious scheme to bring new life to the area

Milkwood RoadPocket is a private developer of affordable homes for that fast growing group of people who are unable to buy on the open market and salaried out of social housing

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Founded in 1983, we are one of the leading sustainable development and stakeholder and community engagement consultancies in the UK. We offer cutting edge, tailored and thoughtful work for our clients and have an excellent reputation for delivering with quality.

CAG Consultants is an employee-owned business, or co-operative Our ethical and environmental values are central to how we work and interact with clients Clients include government departments, local authorities, public agencies, the NHS and voluntary and community organisations in both urban and rural areas

CAG Consultants can help you stay current, develop strategic thinking, formulate deliverable action, evaluate performance and impact and skill-up on fast moving current agendas:

• Climate Change and Sustainability

• Communities

• Regeneration

Climate Change and Sustainability

CAG Consultants can help develop, deliver and evaluate sustainable development and climate change policy, programmes and projects We draw on almost 20 years experience at the cutting edge of sustainable development in the UK We support clients at all levels from central and regional government to local authorities andcommunity organisations

• Sustainable design and construction

CAG have developed an impressive track record in the field of sustainable design and construction, drawing particularly on our expertise in areas such as planning, energy, climate change and stakeholder involvement

• Sustainability appraisal and SEA, IIA and HRA

Sustainability Appraisal, Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) Integrated Impact Assessment (IIA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) are tools for assessing how well plans and strategies meet sustainable development or environmental objectives

• Climate change and sustainable energy

CAG have helped develop some of the key national climate change tools and guidance, and deliver cutting-edge research and training in mitigation and adaptation

• Sustainable development policy and governance

CAG Consultants has extensive experience of helping organisations to develop and evaluate their arrangements for sustainable development governance This includes developing policy, action plans, tools and management systems and providing training

• Transport and accessibility

CAG has developed expertise in transport planning and accessibility, and has established a track record of successful delivery from the level of national policy to more local consultation programmes

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Regeneration

CAG Consultants can help you develop, deliver and evaluate your regeneration programmes As well as working with community and neighbourhood programmes, we have carried out residents’ consultation as part of large-scale physical regeneration programmes

• Programme evaluation

As well as working with individual organsiations to evaluate their project work, CAG Consultants have wide-ranging expertise in programme evaluation

• Economic development and social enterprise

CAG has extensive experience of working with local economic development programmes, which includes working with Local Enterprise Growth Initiatives and other business support programmes

• Programme development and business planning

CAG Consultants can work with you and your partners to help you agree priorities for action in your area

Communities

CAG Consultants can help you communicate with your community and other stakeholders We are committed to finding effective ways to ensure everyone’s voice is heard equally We work to put ensure communities are at the forefront of leading change through:

• Working to involve, inform and consult with communities

CAG Consultants are experienced and skilled involvement practitioners and we can deliver engagement and consultation for you or we can work with you to develop skills locally

• Supporting community led action and enterprise

CAG Consultants work in many ways to support local people who are working together to shape their futures

• Evaluating projects

Our team of specialist evaluators is committed to drawing out residents’ contributions to local projects and highlighting how their work has helped improve their communities and the lives of the people in them

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CLES

Established in 1990, CLES Consulting is a research and consultancy company specialising in economic development and regeneration. We undertake a wide variety of projects for regeneration partnerships, local authorities, regional bodies, central government, European institutions and third sector organisations.

CLES Consulting is a unique not-for-profit organisation, with revenue from our consultancy work going to support the wider activities of the Centre for Local Economic Strategies We pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring that our work is grounded in, and sensitive to, local circumstances and we bring added value to our consultancy work from the wider activities of CLES

Areas of expertise

• Employment and skills – CLES Consulting has been assisting clients to develop strategies and assess the impact of employment and skills interventions for over 20 years

• Enterprise and innovation – We have extensive experience of developing and assessing interventions to support new and existing business as well as the development of enterprising cultures and communities

• Economic analysis and assessment – With 20 years experience of advising local partners on the social, public, and commercial economies, CLES Consulting is well placed to help you with your Local Economic Assessment A common theme in all of CLES Consulting’s work is delivering local economic development alongside progressive environmental and social benefits

• Governance – CLES Consulting has considerable expertise in economic, and regional and local governance, having tracked the development of LSPs, LAAs and MAAs from their inception We frequently provide advice and support on governance and performance management for organisations and partnerships

• Community regeneration – With extensive experience in neighbourhood renewal; community development; community cohesion; and housing, as well as the role of the voluntary and community sector, CLES Consulting are well placed to assist you with work in this field

• Well-being and health – We have been working in the field of well-being for several years, tracking developments in both policy and practice Particular areas of expertise include investigating and understanding the links between personal, social and economic well-being We have also examined the links between health and local economies

CLES Consulting’s Services

• Research and analysis

• Best practice advice

• Strategy development

• Feasibility and action planning

• Evaluation and performance management

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Examples of recent assignments

Development of an evaluation framework

CLES Consulting developed a comprehensive evaluation framework to enable the HCA Academy to accurately measure its performance and articulate its impact within the sustainable communities sector

Mid term evaluation of Local Enterprise Growth Initiative (LEGI)

CLES Consulting was commissioned to conduct a mid-term evaluation of the Norwich LEGI programme The wide ranging evaluation (involving SROI) has shaped investment decisions and the direction of the programme over the remaining two years

Assessing the response of local authorities to the recession

Yorkshire Cities, a partnership of nine local authorities, commissioned CLES consulting to undertake a study to assess how local authorities have responded to the increase in unemployment since the recession We have developed a toolkit that enables local authorities to assess, against best practice, their responses to increased unemployment

Economic analysis, forecasting, and action planning

The South East Diamonds for Investment and Growth Partnership commissioned CLES Consulting to assess the development of emerging sectors and establish their future growth potential over the next 5 to 10 years We developed an action plan that identified policy actions to take forward to government and regional agencies

communities and economies at the heart of all our consultancy work we ensure all our actions and recommendations are relevant to local need and will ensure positive local change

• Flexible, innovative and delivery focused – CLES Consulting’s highly experienced and well-trained staff offer a blend of skills, knowledge and experiences that complement and support each other Central to this is our desire to use the best methods and techniques to meet our clients’ individual needs

• Professional – CLES Consulting is a quality consultancy Our work is of the highest standard which is reflected in a high proportion of repeat clients

• Values driven – As a not-for-profit research and consultancy company our social ethos is central to all we do We act as advocates for public services and have many public and third sector clients We are committed to supporting practitioners and policy makers, identifying best practice, and sharing learning

Other services from CLES

Publications – CLES publishes a range of policy papers andresearch publications

Events – CLES offers a programme of training and policy events throughout the year

Membership – CLES is the UK’s leading membership organisation dedicated to economic development and regeneration

CLES+ offers customised membership packages tailored to the needs of individual organisations

Review of regional strategy evidence base

The NWDA commissioned CLES Consulting to manage an independent peer review of the region’s evidence base that will inform the forthcoming Regional Strategy We scrutinised the evidence base and made recommendations on good practice

Evaluation of the impact of a well-being programme

CLES Consulting is working with the Big Lottery Fund to assess the impact of its national well-being programme This evaluation is using innovative techniques to assess impacts upon various strands of well-being including, mental health, physical activity and healthy eating

Why CLES Consulting?

• Knowledge of what works – CLES Consulting has a nuanced understanding of what works, in what circumstances and when We gather this ‘grounded’ knowledge from our consultancy work, our membership base, and wider network With over 20 years experience we are able to draw on an extensive and ever-evolving bank of best practice

• Policy smart – We understand policy Working alongside the Centre for Local Economic Strategies means that we are at the cutting edge of policy developments This policy understanding informs our consultancy work, offering added value to our clients

• Committed to positive local change – We ensure that all our work takes into account local circumstances By putting local

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ConsultCIH is the housing consultancy arm of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). We provide a comprehensive package of services and support to housing, regeneration and community organisations acrossthe country.

As a subsidiary of the CIH, ConsultCIH complements the Institute’s range of high-quality services and is a means by which it can provide practical assistance to organisations, shaped by the latest policy and practice within the sector

The ConsultCIH and CIH teams work closely together to deliver tailored, value for money and high quality consultancy services This helps to develop and improve organisations and the services they provide to communities

No other consultancy offers this unique link between the policy and professional practice of a respected professional institution and the provision of practical assistance which makes real impact in communities

ConsultCIH brings:

• In depth knowledge & experience of housing policy, practice and delivery frameworks

• Extensive experience of the wide range of ‘affordable housing’ products/models

• Extensive experience of resident & community consultation, engagement and involvement in the pre-planning, planning and post planning stages

• Extensive experience in housing regeneration, delivering social change and in linking the various housing, health, and economic agendas

Main service offerings:

• Healthy Organisations – Governance support, organisational strategy and business planning, interim management, executive recruitment and retention, mentoring, equality and diversity

• Place Shaping – Area-based renewal studies, estate-based option appraisals, strategic development advice, sustainability assessments, community appraisals and engagement

• Strategic Planning Services – Regional and sub-regional strategies, LA housing strategies, private sector renewal strategies, strategic options advice, special purpose vehicles

• Customer Focus – Customer insight, resident involvement, customer choice, customer-led regulation, service quality reviews

• Policy Development – Housing and worklessness, housing and health, housing and education

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Ecorys (previously ECOTEC Research & Consulting) is one of Europe’s foremost providers of independent economic research and policy advice to the public and private sectors.

We work at the local, regional, national and international level, and possess an extensive client base encompassing UK Government Departments, RDAs, the European Commission, Local Authorities, the corporate sector and industry organisations In the UK we operate from offices in London, Birmingham, Leeds and Keele We also have a network of home-based workers throughout the country and currently employ about 150 staff The Ecorys Group employs about 600 people across Europe

Experience and Specialisms

Regeneration and Economic Development

We take a different view on regeneration, and we can help you form the policies that make a difference too. At Ecorys we believe in moving the focus of regeneration to tackling the underlying causes of decline. We look to bring together issues of economy and issues of place…strongly recognising and appreciating that all spatial development takes place in an economic context…and that all economic development impacts on location and space. We have been involved with all major regeneration programmes in the UK over the past three decades.

Social Policy

Our social policy business unit has extensive experience in social policy research, evaluation and consultancy work at local, regional and national levels within the UK and across Europe We can help you to understand the policy context in which you operate, work

with partners, and understand your beneficiaries’ needs We can implement practical research and evaluation solutions which provide advice and support to help you plan for the future Key areas of expertise include: social inclusion, health, crime, worklessness, third sector, education, skills and training

Low Carbon, Energy and Climate Change

Climate change is arguably the largest problem facing the world – now and into the future We know how difficult it can be achieving sustainable development, and our track record in policy development and advice relating to climate change, environmental technologies and energy policy can help you find a way to understand and face these challenges From policy advice and evaluation of Europe-wide programmes to advice to individual local authorities, our expertise includes research, statistical analysis skills and project and programme evaluation at a European, national, regional and sub regional scale

Housing

Bricks and mortar are only part of the answer Housing market instabillty and a lack of affordable homes provide a major challenge for the housing policymaker - and the picture on the ground is even more complex when you add poor quality neighbourhoods plagued by low employment and incomes, limited aspirations and a decaying infrastructure Our analysis supports approaches to meet the needs of local communities; this is the only way to ensure that the benefits of intervention are long term and factor

in the full range of social, economic and environmental issues essential to meet the objective of creating sustainable communities

Economic Analysis

All our work is underpinned by rigorous economic analysis We have our own in-house models for assessing local and neighbourhood socio-economic characteristics as well as for supporting our assessment of the economic benefits that regeneration and development can deliver

Survey

Ecorys Survey is a full service research agency, working mainly within the Public Sector and with considerable experience of survey design and implementation on a wide variety of topics We have a national field force of interviewers, accessed via a network of 14 Regional supervisors, an in house Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) unit and in-house data processing staff All our work is conducted to the standards set out in the Code of Conduct of the Market Research Society We offer: face to face interviewing ,telephone surveys from our in house CATI unit, postal/self completion surveys, web surveys, focus groups and in depth interviews, in house data processing and a full analysis and reporting service

Contacts

Stephen Cox, Technical Director, 07834-506-121 stephen cox@uk ecorys com

Paul Jeffrey, Technical Director, 0845-313-7455 paul jeffrey@uk ecorys com

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Fluid works at the threshold between architecture, participation and traditional planning. Our work has shaped a new attitude to neighbourhood planning and urban design and we have led a number of key regeneration projects across the UK and in London.

Perfectly Situated for Localism

Our work on Kings Cross Framework for Regeneration (KXC) set the benchmark for public and stakeholder involvement Over the last 10 years we have developed a unique approach to community involvement linked to the ideas of ‘dynamic masterplanning’ and ‘interstitial urbanism’ - these often use strategic urban concepts to prepare the ground, introduce new economic potentials or simply redraw the mental map of an area leading to our production of robust and sustainable masterplans

Fluid has worked on some of the most complex masterplans over the past decade including KXC, The Olympic and legacy masterplans, High Street 2012, Sheffield Neighbourhood Development Plans, HMR projects and many mixed-use and housing-led regeneration and development projects

We work with design teams, developers, housing providers, local authorities, agencies and communities in a collaborative way to ensure shared ownership, support and a distinct identity for every project We operate at the large, medium and small scale and can bring the vision for a place through into the expression, form, detail and delivery of the architecture

Services

Neighbourhood Planning:

• Community Planning and Consultation

• Masterplanning and Area Action Plans

• Strategic Urban Concepts / Frameworks

• Public Realm Strategies

• Delivery Plans

• Development Plans Including Quantum

• Design Codes

Research:

• Site Analysis

• Socio-Economics

• Social Infrastructure

• Stakeholder Mapping

• Local Identity Assets

• Route Mapping

• Oral History

• Policy Review

Architecture, full architectural services including designand access statements

• Housing

• Mixed-use development

• Education

• Community / Public

Value Added:

• RIBA Building Futures Steering Group

• RIBA Approved CDA Education Advisors

• Community Outreach Projects

• Design Workshop Facilitation

• Graphic Document Production

• Meanwhile Uses

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Selected Client List

• Argent plc

• Ballymore Group

• Barratt Sheffield

• David Wilson Homes

• Derbyshire County Cricket Club

• 23 London Boroughs

• Newham Local Education Authority

• Maryland School

• 8 NDC teams nationally

• 4 Housing Market Renewal Partnerships nationally

• Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham City Councils

Contacts: Fluid148 Curtain Road London EC2A 3AT

Steve McAdamt: 020 7729 0770 m: 07802 785 181 e: Steve@fluidoffice com

RIBA Chartered practice ISO 9001-2008 Quality Assurance

• North Lincolnshire County Council

• Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

• LDA, EMDA, SEEDA

• Design for London

• Transport for London

• English Heritage

• Nottinghill Housing Association

• Stratford Renaissance Partnership

• LTGDC

• Keepmoat

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ikon is a professional housing, development and regeneration consultancy focusing on providing a range of high quality added value services to private, public and housing association clients and also to clients delivering retail, industrial and other commercial developments.

Established in 2005, ikon offers specialist housing and regeneration advice to the property industry Since establishment, ikon has rapidly built a client list that includes some of the industry’s largest, most capable and influential organisations Our work has led to selection as an advisor to the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and the Olympic Park Legacy Company as well as many valued and significant local authority, and major housing association and developer clients

ikon offers unique expertise from strong strategic capability through a range of practical, value adding services in private, public and housing association sectors and specifically offers the following services:

• Expertise in structuring public private partnerships through joint venture partnerships and other public private partnerships

• Excellence in project management of significant residential and commercial developments

• Financial modelling and business case assessment

• Strategic cost consultancy and procurement advice

• Programme delivery expertise including bespoke outsourcing for clients

• Added value services for developing organisations (growth strategies, business audit and HCA pre -compliance audits)

• Strategic advice and leadership for clients seeking to secure and deliver significant regeneration projects

• Deal brokerage, asset management strategies and asset disposals

Major Projects include

• Greenwich Millennium Village

• Greenwich Peninsula

• HCA Local Housing Companies

• HCA Community Land Trusts

• Larner Road Regeneration, Bexley

• Walsall Strategic Regeneration

• The Quadrant, Stockwell

• Rushden Lakes

• Maritime Business Park, Charlton

• Knowle West, Bristol

• Stanhope PFI, Ashford

• Paragon, Brentford

• Accordia, Cambridge

• 4 Moorgate

• Heathtown, Wolverhampton

Housing Association Clients include:

• Derwent Living

• Hyde Housing Association

• London and Quadrant Group

• Moat Homes

• Notting Hill Housing Group

• Orbit Homes

• Walsall Housing Group

• Town and Country Housing Group

• WM Housing Group

Public Sector Clients include:

• HCA Property Panel

• Olympic Park Legacy Company

• Bristol City Council

• Wakefield City Council

• Cambridge City Council

• Southampton City Council

• London Borough of Tower Hamlets

• Wolverhampton City Council

• Kensington and Chelsea

Private Sector Clients includes:

• AREA Property Partners

• Bellway Homes

• Canada Life

• Countryside Properties

• GHP Group Ltd

• Gleeson Homes

• Lovell Partnership

• Schroders

• Mount Anvil

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Karakusevic Carson Architects is an independent award winning architecture practice with a clear philosophy; to create successful urban design, public buildings, public spaces and affordable housing.

Karakusevic Carson are appointed to both the English Partnerships/HCA and LDA/Design for London/GLA Architectural and Masterplanning framework panels (in addition to the panels of many Local Authorities, Local Housing Trusts, leading Housing Associations, and Charitable trusts across the UK) We are specialists working at the forefront of Estate regeneration, delivering successful and sustainable neighbourhoods, mixed tenure housing and public buildings

We are a design and strategy led Architecture Practice, with a dynamic approach to mixed tenure and affordable housing We have extensive experience in the design and delivery of mixed tenure estate renewal and regeneration programmes We set out from inception to produce high quality architecture with a diverse and sensitive approach to providing vibrant facilities, real homes and real communities Excellent urban design and spatial clarity, well designed interiors, well tempered environments and visual distinction should be available to all in our society regardless of tenure status – social, affordable or private

Karakusevic Carson have 10 years experience of working with Local Borough Councils on a number of exemplary housing projects including the award winning Claredale Street and the Mansford Estate

A recent example of our approach is a project for Tower Hamlets Community Housing which received the accolade of one of the ‘best examples of affordable housing in London’, by the GLA planning team and was described as being in the top 1% of schemes at CABE review

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It has recently received a CABE Gold Standard and been shortlisted for a ‘Building for Life’ Gold Award The success of the scheme has meant that the shared ownership elements were oversubscribed 60 to 1 The project recently won the Richard Fielden Award for Best Affordable Housing (presented by the Homes and Community Agency) at the Housing Design Awards

Major Projects include:

• The Colville Estate Regeneration (Masterplan)

• Bridport Place, Hackney

• Claredale Street, Tower Hamlets

• The Mansford Estate, Tower Hamlets

• The Faircharm Estate, Deptford

• The Ramsden Estate, Ealing

• Bridport Place II, Hackney

• High Lane, Ealing

• The Tiverton Estate, Seven Sisters

• The Stonegrove Estate, Barnet

• Aberfeldy Estate, Tower Hamlets

Key Frameworks and Clients include:

• The Homes and Communities Agency

• Greater London Authority

• Transport for London

• Sport England

• The London Borough of Hackney

• The London Borough of Ealing

• London Borough of Greenwich

• London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

• Sheffield City Council

• Tower Hamlets Community Housing Association

• London and Quadrant Housing

• Affinity Sutton

• Poplar Harca

• Workspace Group

• Hyde Housing

• Family Mosaic Homes

• Southern Housing Group

• ASRA Housing Association

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LSH is the UK and Ireland’s largest commercial property consultancy; driven by a 27 national office network and 760 professional staff

Our teams deliver both transactional and consultancy services, providing you with advice backed by expert knowledge of the fast changing national and local property markets

LSH operate within a matrix of services, geographies, and sectors so that as required, we can deliver a package of solutions specific to a client For example, we operate a large Public Sector Advisory team and Corporate Services team so that our major corporate and public sector clients can receive multi discipline solution led services rather than professional services delivered into a vacuum

LSH provides a comprehensive range of property services to a wide range of clients across different sectors In addition, LSH is unique in that it has specialist expertise in the telecoms and transport sectors, providing specialist advice to public and private sector clients

In the private sector, our clients include banks & financial institutions, business services, property developers and investors, manufacturing, retailing and privatised utilities

In the public sector, our clients include Nationalised Industries, Public Corporations, Government Departments, Agencies and Executives, Development Corporations, County Councils, Local Authorities, Health Authorities, Police, Colleges and Universities

Transactional Services

Commercial Estate

Investment Advice

Development

Property Funding andCorporate Finance

Property Acquisitions

Property Disposals

Commercial Property Services

Consultancy Services

Property and EstateManagement

Landlord and Tenant

Building Consultancy

Valuation

Rating

Research

Facilities Management

Due Diligence

Specialist Sectors

Transport

Telecoms

Motor Trade

Rural

Strategic Consultancy

Compulsory PurchaseCompensation

Residential Consultancy

Asset Recovery

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mæ is an innovative practice that combines the design of high quality architecture for public and private sector clients with policy research and writing for government and its agencies

We are specialists in housing, public buildings and public realm projects and undertake the following services:

Architecture:

• Production scheme design from feasibility stage to completion

• Planning negotiations and applications

• Design and Access statements

• Design for new build and refurbishment projects

• Environmental design and low energy buildings

Urban Design:

• Masterplanning and Area Action Plans

• Community consultation

• Site capacity assessments

• Urban design frameworks

• Design Coding

Policy & Guidance:

• Planning policy development

• Sustainable design research

• Client advice and training services, including

• CABE Enabling

• Building for Life Accredited Assessments

Training:

Lecturing internationally at conferences and universities

Design and design management workshops

CPD events on design and design policy issues

Our philosophy is to:

Promote high quality environments that are innovative, successful and popular with their end users

Develop innovative solutions that respond to the special needs of the individual place, are practicable and deliverable and work within the appropriate funding and implementation framework

Work closely and collaboratively with clients to get the best out of a project

Our client list currently includes:

• Urban Splash

• Berkeley Homes

• Grainger Trust

• East Thames Housing Group

• Southern Housing Group

• Swan Group

• Great Places Housing Group

• London Borough of Hackney

• London Borough of Camden

• London Development Agency

• Transform South Yorkshire

• HCA

• GLA

• CABE

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Pozzoni began in 1972 as a North West off-shoot of London Practice, Weal & Pozzoni Partnership In 1983 the firm was split and Peter Pozzoni formed Pozzoni Design Group In 2007 the Practice converted to an LLP and in 2009 opened a London studio, which has since expanded Social Housing has been a key area of our workload from the beginning

We are a team of 50, led by seven Partners We work as Specialist teams across various sectors:

• Community Housing and Supported Housing

• Extracare and Specialist Dementia Care

• Education (all levels including Universities)

• Leisure (including major public leisure centres)

• Commercial / Offices/ Industrial

• Retail (including major retail parks and shopping centre refurbishment work)

• Private Housing (working for North West developers and private individuals)

• Masterplanning – bringing together the combined skills of all sectors

In the Community Housing sector, we work for many North West and National associations, as well as for several ALMO’s and Stock-transfer association Recently we have completed Extracare schemes for six RSL’s

In the Care sector, we have a National and International reputation, with two Partners regularly speaking at conferences We have also won National and International Awards for innovative care homes

As well as Architecture, Pozzoni provide, in-house; Interior Design; Graphics Design (Visivo) – who provide full photo-real visualisations and fly-throughs; and Code for Sustainable Homes/ EcoHomes Assessments, through our Environmental Designer

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Thomas Lister are Chartered Surveyors specialising in urban regeneration projects and providing development consultancy advice throughout the country From our Bromsgrove base, the practice provide a broad range of property related advice on development schemes throughout the country

Thomas Lister are Chartered Surveyors specialising in urban regeneration projects and providing development consultancy advice throughout the country From our Bromsgrove base, the practice provide a broad range of property related advice on development schemes throughout the country

The company have a total of five surveyors plus support staff, and regularly work closely with a range of other professional disciplines to provide comprehensive advice A number of the Surveyors are also qualified Planners being members of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Royal Town Planning Institute

The Practice are familiar with working with public sector organisations and are represented on the development management panels of the Homes and Communities Agency, Local Authorities and various Regional Development Agencies including East Midlands Development Agency, South West of England RDA and Advantage West Midlands

Thomas Lister also work with a number of private sector developer clients providing funding and delivery advice

Thomas Lister provide advice in relation to a range of development matters including the following;

• Valuation – Undertake Red Book valuations to support both development appraisals and acquisitions for schemes throughout the country

• Market Assessments – Undertaking assessments of demand and supply conditions across all property sectors to identify gaps in market provision and forecast future requirements

• Funding Applications and Appraisal – Experience in both the preparation of applications seeking funding and appraising applications on behalf of funding authorities for a range of funding sources including gap funding, housing gap funding, Land Remediation Scheme, equity investment, ERDF and Regional Growth Fund

• Strategic Advice – Preparation of development frameworks, including market appraisal and planning appraisal for major regeneration projects

• Project Co-ordination – Assisting in project delivery in conjunction with other professionals to ensure optimum outputs for various public sector agencies

• Development Appraisal – Providing appraisal advice on various scheme scenarios for projects throughout the country often for complex schemes involving multiple ownership and remediation issues

• Specialist Advice – The Practice are experienced in CPO procedures and valuation

• Acquisition and Disposal Advice – Thomas Lister have acted for various public sector agencies in the acquisition of various strategic sites throughout the country and in preparing and implementing marketing and disposal strategies

• Funding Advice – Identifying appropriate sources of funding availability and ability to secure funds to enable the delivery of projects

• Delivery Advice – Providing advice as to the potential and most appropriate mechanisms for project delivery including joint ventures, SPVs, etc

• Options Identification and Appraisal – Experienced in identifying potential development and delivery options for specific sites and appraising these including the preparation of financial models to test viability along with sensitivity and risk analysis C

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URBED (Urbanism, Environment and Design) does what our name suggests we specialise in urban design and sustainability in an urban context We work across the UK from our base in Manchester and for public and private sector clients

Recent work has ranged from town centre strategies to outline planning applications for large commercial masterplans, from University estate strategies to urban design guidance This work is united by our core values of urbanism, community, environmental sustainability and design

Who we are

URBED (Urbanism, Environment and Design) is an employee-owned co-operative of 16 staff and associates, including planners, architects a sustainability expert and a highway engineer We work in three broad overlapping areas:

1 . Public sector consultancy, including visioning, strategy development, consultation, masterplanning and sustainability strategies

2 . Masterplanning for developers including developer competitions, scheme development, sustainability and renewable energy systems, outline planning and design coordination

3 . Research, writing and advocacy including policy reports for government, research for think tanks and our in-house, publication and event programmes such as the Urban Scrawl

What we believe

All of this work is united by a foundation of four core principles:

Urbanism: Our work is rooted in the principles of the urban renaissance as set out by the Urban Task Force, with whom we worked We believe in the importance of creating and sustaining lively, prosperous towns and cities by focusing new development within existing settlements and creating attractive, mixed-use, walkable and socially mixed urban neighbourhoods

Community: URBED grew out of the redevelopment of Hulme and the Homes for Change Housing Co-operative A belief in the importance of communities informs all of our work We run masterplanning training community groups and most of our work includes round-table workshops, Design for Change charettes or the URBED Routemaster bus that is fitted out as a consultation venue

Sustainability: Since 1996 we have been running the SUN (Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood) Initiative, exploring how the principles of environmental sustainability can be applied to urban areas This has combined research for organisations such as the Building Research Establishment with practical work for developers seeking to incorporate sustainable technologies into schemes

Design: URBED prides itself in combining these principles with a strong design ethos In recent years we have won seven masterplanning/ design competitions against some of the country¹s leading architectural practices

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Publications

• Vital and Viable Town Centres: Meeting the challenge, URBED, Stationary Office 1994

• Building To Last - David Rudlin & Nicholas Falk Joseph Rowntree Foundation - 1995

• Tomorrow, a Peaceful Path to Urban Reform: David Rudlin, Friends of the Earth - 1998

• Valuing the Value Added: The role of Housing Plus, Housing Corporation - 1998

• Sustainable Urban Neighbourhood: Building the 21st Century Home: David Rudlin & Nicholas Falk Architectural Press 1999 & 2009

• But Would you Live There? Shaping Attitudes to Urban Living URBED and MORI - Urban Task Force DETR - 1999

• Tapping the Potential: Assessing urban housing capacity towards better practice URBED for DETR - Dec 2000

• A City of Villages: Promoting a sustainable future for London’s suburbs URBED for the Greater London Authority - 2002

• Biodiversity by Design: A Guide for Sustainable Communities URBED for TCPA 2004

• Orchard Park: Photo Essay by Charlie Baker URBED - 2006

• A Better Way to Recycle: Approaches to recycling URBED for NCBS - 2006

• Planning for Sustainable Homes: Sustainable Housing Action Programme URBED for Sustainability West Midlands 2007

Our core business is urbanism, but to do this properly we need to focus on a range of disciplines There are 16 brochures available that highlight the breadth of our work:

• Advocacy

• Analysis

• Assessment

• Community

• Design Guidance

• Green Infrastructure

• Heritage

• Institutional masterplanning

• Masterplanning

• Retrofit

• Neighbourhoods

• Research

• Sustainability

• Town Centres

• Training

• Visioning

• West Midland Low Carbon Market Framework: URBED for Sustainability West Midlands 2007

• Community Energy: Planning for a Low Carbon Future URBED for CHPA - 2008

• Urban Scrawl: An occasional journal URBED

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West + Machell are a medium sized, Leeds based architectural practice We work throughout the country, with a commitment to design, delivery and listening to our clients

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Formed 21 years ago, we successfully focus on four major areas of design and delivery and have received a variety of architectural awards refl ecting our ability in these fields

• RESIDENTIAL - in particular social, extracare and supported housing

• HEALTH CARE - with a special focus on the emerging importance of conglomerate service groups for clinical and mental care through the LIFT programme

• REGENERATION + MASTERPLANNING - transforming failing inner city areas

• COMMERCIAL - focusing on multi service and mixed provision within major towns and cities

By focusing on a limited number of areas we have built our expertise in these fi elds and so can input at all design stages to create a successful project

Working with both Public and Private Partners our approach has to embrace the varied expectations and operational styles of these often disparate organisations Current projects range from masterplanners for a housing PFI through to the preparation of proposals for renewing a failing district centre for a local authority and a major retailer These projects involve both a community led approach to the planning and design issues and a longer term strategic and economic overview

Within the practice we have a CABE Enabler, a member of the HCA Regional Design Review Panel and ALMO Board Member We are therefore able to contribute to the housing debate at a national level

In-house services include 3D visualisation, Code for Sustainable Homes and SAP Assessments

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