Construction Contract Leads
London
Category Works
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 28th Jun 2024
Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04580e |
Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work |
Procurement Method | Open procedure |
Value | £95,000,000 |
London
Category Works
Type
No. of Lots 1
Status Active
Published 28th Jun 2024
Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-04580e |
Common Procurement Vocabulary | Construction work |
Procurement Method | Open procedure |
Value | £95,000,000 |
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Corporate Officers of the House of Lords and House of Commons
Parliament Square
LONDON
SW1A 0AA
Contact
PCD
PCD [at] parliament.uk
Telephone
+44 2072191600
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI32 - Westminster
National registration number
210715608
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project
II.1.2) Main CPV code
- 45000000 - Construction work
II.1.3) Type of contract
Works
II.1.4) Short description
Victoria Tower, as part of the Palace of Westminster, is a world renowned heritage asset. Acknowledged by its Grade I listed designation and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Victoria Tower is 325 ft tall and is sited above Sovereign鈥檚 Gate at the south-west end of the Palace site. The Tower was originally designed as a royal entrance and a repository for the records of Parliament and is currently home to the Parliamentary Archives although these are in the process of being moved elsewhere.
Significant repairs were last undertaken to Victoria Tower in the early 1990s. The building fabric has deteriorated in the intervening period, and it is now necessary to undertake repairs to the external envelope of Victoria Tower via a full-height scaffold. Parliament is exercising their duty of care to prevent future deterioration of the building fabric as custodians of this Grade I Listed asset and to maintain a safe and secure environment in and around the Palace of Westminster.
This notice relates to the Contracting Authority鈥檚 intention to appoint a contractor under NEC4 ECC Option B contract (with secondary clauses and amendments), to deliver temporary works, and subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: 拢95,000,000
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 45262512 - Dressed stonework
- 45111290 - Primary works for services
- 45111291 - Site-development work
- 45111300 - Dismantling works
- 45212300 - Construction work for art and cultural buildings
- 45212353 - Palace construction work
- 45223210 - Structural steelworks
- 45261910 - Roof repair
- 45262100 - Scaffolding work
- 45262110 - Scaffolding dismantling work
- 45262120 - Scaffolding erection work
- 45262510 - Stonework
- 45262511 - Stone carving
- 45451000 - Decoration work
- 45452000 - Exterior cleaning work for buildings
- 45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work
- 45212350 - Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI32 - Westminster
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (acting jointly) invite potential tenderers to consider participation in this call for competition of the main works contract.
The Contracting Authority intends to appoint a contractor under a NEC4 ECC Option B contract, to deliver temporary works, with subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower.
The temporary works includes design, site logistics, site set up, hoardings, temporary electrics, piling, groundworks, enabling works, crash deck scaffolding removal, primary steel support trusses and towers, full scaffolding / protection, and stone cleaning.
The subsequent conservation and repair scope of works includes: stone repairs, decorating, gilding and other miscellaneous works, roof (cast iron tiles and supporting structure, skylight, fall arrest system), windows refurbishment, metalwork restoration, fire stopping, MEP and adaptions to existing MEP equipment, waterproofing to balconies, guttering, rainwater pipes & leadwork, pigeon netting, flagpole repair works, temporary flagpole, removal of scaffolding and site reinstatement.
Interested suppliers who wish to participate in this procurement are requested to download and review the documents available on the Contracting Authority鈥檚 procurement portal -
All tender documentation will also be provided to tenderers via an external SharePoint site. Technical documentation will not be uploaded onto the procurement portal and will be made available on the external SharePoint only, due to the size and quantity of the documents.
Interested suppliers wishing to participate are required to complete and return a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and provide Cyber Essentials certification, prior to accessing the ITT.
Following receipt of NDAs and Cyber Essentials certification to the Authority, tenderers will be requested to provide a name and email address of a user to access the SharePoint site. These details shall be submitted by the tenderer using the Atamis portal. On receipt of these details, access rights to read documents will be set up in SharePoint. Access will be made available following receipt of an activation email which will be issued directly to the user.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: 拢95,000,000
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
78
This contract is subject to renewal
No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
II.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
II.2.14) Additional information
The procurement documents are available for download from the Contracting Authority鈥檚 electronic procurement portal link provided above, and an external SharePoint site.
The Contracting Authority will maintain design responsibility for all the fabric related design throughout the project lifecycle (with the exception of specialist Contractor鈥檚 Design items which will be defined during the process). The RIBA Stage 4 design for the scaffold and associated temporary works will be developed by the Contractor who will assume overall design responsibility for these packages inclusive of piling.
The Parliamentary Commercial Directorate uses an e-tendering portal (hosted by Atamis) to manage its procurement processes. You will need to register on the portal before you can view the associated tender documents.
Where a supplier is already registered on Atamis, a new user should select to join their existing supplier account when prompted. Users joining an existing supplier account will be approved by the primary contact of the supplier. If the primary contact has left the business without passing on this role, please e-mail PCD [at] parliament.uk.
Registering on the e-tendering portal does not mean you are a supplier to either the House of Commons or House of Lords.
Section III. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions
Potential Contractors are referred to the procurement documents for further information on the Contracting Authority's requirements on participation.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV. Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2024/S 000-014726
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 23 August 2025
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
23 August 2024
Local time
12:00pm
Place
UK
Section VI. Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
VI.3) Additional information
The Suitability Questionnaire and ITT documentation is accessible at the Houses of Parliament's e-procurement portal:
SQ and tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. You are advised to allow sufficient time when responding to the SQ and ITT. Late SQs and tenders will not be accepted
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
The High Court of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom