Office Transformation Programme Tender - Phase 2 and Associated Works

The Office Transformation Programme is light touch refurbishment of various areas of the Council's offices.

Already in 2018 and 2019, the Council has completed light touch refurbishment works in phases 1a and 1b. The purpose of the light touch refurbishment works is to move away from cellular offices and create a modern and refreshing open plan office environment. In simple terms, the light touch refurbishment works involves the removal of demountable partitions, redecorations, lighting improvements and replacement floor coverings. Ancillary works involve the upgrade of data cabling to CAT 6 and ironmongery hardware to the office doors. Fit out the open plan offices with new desks and office furniture.

The success of phases 1a (2018) and 1b (2019) in the Office Transformation Programme is to continue in 2020 with the Council now proposing to move onto phase 2 along with the Customer Experience Enhancement Programme (CEEP) /Future Northants (FN). Like phases 1a and 1b, the proposed works are to move away from cellular offices to open plan (phase 2) and also, improve the customer's experience of the main Reception area (Customer Experience Enhancement Programme (CEEP) /Future Northants (FN)). All works being light touch refurbishment with a final fit-out of office furniture. There are four sub phases to these works; Office Transformation Programme x 2, Customer Experience Enhancement Programme (CEEP) and Future Northants (FN) programme. The four phases are as follows:

• Phase 1 - Lower Ground Floor, Environmental Services. • Phase 2 - Staff Room (A), Lower Ground Floor (B) • Phase 3 - Reception Area. • Phase 4 - First Floor, Revs and Bens