The winning team will draw up revised plans for a new cricket complex on Worcesters inclusive-by-design Severn Campus which includes the Roberts Limbrick-designed University of Worcester Arena and Riverside Buildings.Earlier plans for the new complex by David Morley Architects won planning approval three years ago but have since been subject to a review. Once complete, the new complex will provide year-round opportunities for players of all abilities and will include four indoor nets along with two separate indoor nets for blind cricket and changing areas, storage spaces and offices.According to the brief: The universitys vision is to expand the existing Severn Campus via the creation of an inclusive indoor Cricket and Education Centre.AdvertisementThe University wishes to appoint an Architectural Consultancy with the relevant experience to develop the Concept plans to obtain planning permission, prepare information to allow a contractor to be appointed, work with the University and appointed Contractor to discharge all pre-commencement conditions and to develop the design until completion and during 6 months after practical completion monitor the performance of the main and inclusive hall floors under playing conditions, maintaining the highest standards of quality, safety and value for money.Worcester University first opened in 1946 on a former RAF base. It currently has more than 10,000 students and 700 staff across two main campuses. BDP won a contest for the universitys 90 million City Campus on the site of the former Worcester Royal Infirmary opposite Austin House in 2006.Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios completed a competition-winning 40 million library and history centre, The Hive, for the university in 2012. GWP Architecture completed a transformation of a Grade II-listed disused furniture showroom into a new Art House for the university in 2018.The latest procurement comes a year after Worcester City Council launched a search for a design team for the 6 million expansion and renewal of Astwood Crematorium.Bids for the latest commission will be evaluated 50 per cent on quality and 50 per cent on price. Applicants must hold professional indemnity insurance of 5 million.AdvertisementCompetition detailsProject title UOW950 - Architect - Cricket CentreClientContract value TbcFirst round deadline 5.30pm, 27 February 2025Restrictions TbcMore information https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3fd9f844-0844-47f1-ad20-81b0138ca44f