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Published 29 Apr 2024, 17:22 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Tower Bridge Fire Suppression Works

Official notice

Authority: City of London Corporation (Local council)

WorksOpen procedure
Published estimate£6,500,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The City of London Corporation are tendering for a Principal Contractor to complete the RIBA stages 2 – 4 during a Pre-Construction Services Agreement for the Tower Bridge Fire Suppression Project. A feasibility study has been completed, which forms the Employer’s Requirements. The Principal Contractor will be responsible for submission of planning / listed building consents for the project; building control applications; and any other necessary applications / licenses to local and statutory authorities.

CPV: Fire-prevention installation works · Installation services of fire protection equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1• Remove existing sprinkler system at Tower Bridge while installing a new fire sprinklerPublished value£6,500,000
  • Remove existing sprinkler system at Tower Bridge while installing a new fire sprinkler

system covering: North and South Towers; North and South Abutments; High-level

Walkways; Engine Rooms and Shop.

  • Replace gas suppression system to 4 no. Machine Rooms.
  • Connect sprinkler and gas suppression systems to the BMS.
  • Replace boosted mains and domestic cold-water systems to the South and North

Towers.

Delivery: London · Tower Bridge Rd, London SE1 2UP
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60Price: 80
Published sub-criteria (4)
  • Technical: 45
  • Responsible Procurement: 15
  • Commercial: 40
  • price: 40
Published award criteria (4)
  • Technical: 45
  • Commercial: 40
  • Responsible Procurement: 15
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 80 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Apr 2024, 17:22 BST
Last source update
17 May 2024, 11:47 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Apr 2024 – …
Authority reference
prj_COL_23161
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-015686
Classification (CPV)
Fire-prevention installation worksInstallation services of fire protection equipment
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0455e8 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the procurement documents

Publisher note: This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £5,200,000.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
10 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Apr 2024 → 10 Jun 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Bids opened
    29 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    17 May 2024, 11:47 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    10 Jun 2024, 12:00 BST

Notice history

2 releases on Find a Tender
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextII.1.5 · IIValue excluding VAT: £6,500,000Value excluding VAT: £4,300,000
—TextII.2.6 · IIValue excluding VAT: £6,500,000Value excluding VAT: £4,300,000
—TextVI.3 · VIThis tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £5,2…This tendering exercise is being undertaken using the electronic tendering system ‘capitalEsourcing’ (www.capitalesourcing.com). Suppliers will need to register an interest on the system in order to participate and registration is free. The estimated value given is for the full duration of the contract including the maximum possible extensions. The estimated annual contract value is therefore £3,2…

1 amendment published without a description.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of London Corporation

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Guildhall, London, London, EC2P 2EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Cabinet OfficeReview contact point London
  • High Court of England and WalesMediation bodyReview body London

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria