Two-phase urban planning and open space design competition according to RPW 2013 - Productive Gutleut-West Quarter

The City of Frankfurt am Main – The Magistrate – represented by the City Planning Office in Germany from Europe region has released this tender for The subject of this competition is an urban planning and open space design that demonstrates how the transformation of an existing, predominantly commercial area into a mixed-use, climate-adapted, and community-oriented neighborhood can succeed. In a city with high demand for land and limited inner-city development reserves, demands that often avoid each other elsewhere converge here: housing and commerce, logistics and recreation, social infrastructure and production, open space and densification. The crucial question, therefore, is not which use ultimately prevails. More interesting is how a cohesive urban space can emerge from this competition. The competition aims to develop a unique spatial solution. The primary goal is not to create the most complete picture of a "finished" Gutleut-West. Rather, it seeks an urban planning and open space framework that provides orientation without restricting development. Through principles to be developed, it should ensure quality while simultaneously creating flexibility – for diverse uses, stakeholders, owners, and development timelines. The contracting authority intends, taking into account the jury's recommendation, to commission the team awarded first prize with the development of the competition results. The contracting authority will conduct a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice in accordance with Section 14 Paragraph 4 No. 8 of the German Procurement Ordinance (VgV). The contracting authority reserves the right to initially conduct the negotiated procedure only with the team awarded first prize. Should these negotiations fail, or should there be a compelling reason that precludes commissioning the first-prize winner, the other prize winners will be invited to participate in the negotiations. The competition result will be weighted at 60% as an award criterion in the subsequent procurement procedure. The ranking of the prize winners according to the jury's decision will be taken into account accordingly; that is, the first-place winner will receive the highest score in the "competition result" criterion, the second-place winner the second-highest, and so on. Further work includes the urban design according to Information Sheet No. 51 of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects, fee zone IV, service phases 1–3, as well as the open space design according to Information Sheet No. 52 of the Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Architects, fee zone IV, service phases 1–3, and the creation of a "quality manual." The commissioning of further planning services remains reserved and is not part of this contract. The aim is to develop a framework plan with integrated open space planning as a preliminary step to the development plan according to the German Federal Building Code (BauGB) and as a basis for the subsequent concept procedure for the building development on the construction sites. The prize winners commit to...In the event of being commissioned by the client, the participants will undertake and carry out further development. During the revision of the competition results, they will engage in dialogue with local residents and key stakeholders (e.g., presenting the competition results, answering questions, and gathering suggestions for further development). The commissioning is subject to the completion of the necessary procurement procedure, the required budgetary prerequisites, the participant's suitability, and the existence of any compelling reason that would preclude commissioning. If further development is undertaken, the prize winner's services already rendered through the competition will not be remunerated again up to the amount of the prize awarded, provided that the competition design remains unchanged and forms the basis for further development. with tender notice no. 671482-2026 published on 07 Oct 2026. The tender is due to expire on 20 Oct 2026. This tender is sourced from TED Europa and is eligible for suppliers interested in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 15297267.