Infinity Bridge, Stockton on Tees

Winners

Expedition Engineering and Spence Associates

Process

2-stage design competition. Stage 1: Expression of Interest; Stage 2: design competition with five teams.

Our involvement

• Designing the right competitive process
• Researching and identifying potential competitors to alert to the competition
• Advertising the competition in print and on-line media
• Writing the competition rules
• Appointing an Architect Assessor to write the competition brief
• Planning the competition timetable and budget to meet client requirements
• Acting as point of contact for the competition
• Ensuring a clear and ethical process
• Briefing the jury panel
• Briefing competitors
• Managing the competitive process
• Liaising with the client’s procurement team to ensure a compliant process
• Advising on and then managing the scoring/evaluation procedures
• Arranging and facilitate interviews and presentations
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Creating an audit trail
• Assisting with press and media enquiries and coverage
• Competition administration
• Debriefing and follow up

Facts

• This was a multi-headed client group bringing English Partnerships together with the local authority
• This was a key infrastructure project in Stockton-on-Tees situated 1 kilometre downriver of Stockton town centre
• The client group wished to engage with the very best designers and the brief called for a prestigious and distinctive landmark bridge design solution.
• This is a pedestrian and cycle bridge and provides a vital link between Teesdale Business Park to the North of the River Tees and the University of Durham’s Queen’s campus to the South.
• The bridge forms a major part of the North Shore Redevelopment Project undertaken by Tees Vallley Regeneration to open up the waterfront close to Stockton town centre.
• The competition was widely advertised to attract international as well as national and local firms.
• The competition was run in accordance with EU procurement legislation.