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Published 29 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK public contract notice 31919 — Defra

Official notice

Authority: DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

Framework agreement7 lotsWorksRestricted procedureSME suitable
Framework ceiling (notional)£600,000,000total for 7 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 3 Dec 2021awarded 21 Sept 2022
Lots 7see the lot list below
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2026 · starts 1 Sept 2022

What is being bought7 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Authority has procured Design, Build, Installation, Commissioning and Handover Services for works on the APHA Science Estate. This includes the estate at Weybridge, as well as the Regional Labs at Starcross, Camarthen, Penrith, Newcastle, Shrewsbury, Bury St Edmonds, Sutton Bonnington. The following organisations are able to use the framework: Animal and Plant Health Agency, Department for Environment Food Rural Affairs; Environment Agency, ; Marine Management Organisation; Natural England and Rural Payments Agency.

The framework is broken down into seven (7) lots including, Works in Containment Facilities, General Accommodation works, Site Infrastructure Works, Security Systems, Biowaste Effluent Treatment System, Multiple Discipline Design Services and Professional Services.

CPV: Closed circuit television services · Construction project management services · Construction work · Construction work for industrial buildings · Decoration work · Drainage system · Drainage works · Engineering design services · Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings · Engineering work for security installations · Infrastructure works consultancy services · Laboratory building construction work · +7 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
9 bids received · 26 suppliers appointed
Framework period
4 yrs from 1 Sept 2022

Lots and requirements (7)Procurement structure

7 lots · no lot values published
Lot #1Works in containment facilitiesCancelled UK 4 yrs

Full project life cycle including design, build, installation and refurbishments inside the containment laboratory environment. Projects will require a high standard of general design management including all design disciplines; due to the nature of the technical requirements they are likely to be MEP biased with supporting works such as builders work, air flow analysis and rectification, Building Management Systems (BMS), containment sealability assessment and rectification, provisions of appropriate fixtures and fittings etc. as required to support the MEP works. A key component of Lot 1 will be capability to design, install and commission containment laboratories and associated support facilities. Containment levels will vary from CL2, CL3 SAPO3 and SAPO4 and a combination thereof.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2General Accommodation WorksCancelled UK 4 yrs

Full project life cycle including design, build and installation works on DEFRA sites, outside containment or in buildings that do not have containment. Projects will require a high standard of general design management including all design disciplines. Projects will comprise of carrying out surveys, minor alterations, fabric repairs, redecoration, refurbishments, and new buildings in unoccupied and occupied buildings. There may also be a requirement to perform demolitions, asbestos removal, enabling works, infrastructure and building clearances under this lot.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Infrastructure WorksCancelled UK 4 yrs

Full project life cycle including design, build and installation works on DEFRA sites and relate to civil engineering and infrastructure works to support building projects. Projects will require a high standard of general design management including all design disciplines. Works include new geotechnical surveys, earthworks, site preparation, water, gas, telecom, electricity utilities, other below ground services, onsite roads, pavements, hard landscaping, retaining structures, foul and storm water drainage and other associated infrastructure to support developments and are typically will include the following building types. There may also be a requirement to perform demolitions, asbestos removal, enabling works, infrastructure and building clearances under this lot.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4SecurityAwarded UK 4 yrs

Full project life cycle for active security on sites and within buildings including laboratory / animal facilities, The design, installation & maintenance of active security systems including the following typical systems:

  • CCTV camera systems;
  • Perimeter intrusion detection systems;
  • Intrusion detection systems;
  • Visitor entry;
  • Access Control;
  • Security Lighting;
  • Security Fencing
  • Tracking systems
  • Control rooms.
Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5Biowaste Effluent Treatment SystemCancelled UK, South East 4 yrs

The full project life cycle including design, build and installation of effluent treatment systems to serve the bio-containment environment. Projects will require a high standard of design management. A key component of Lot 5 will be the capability to design, install, commission and then validate the newly installed/modified equipment. Systems are expected to treat up to CL3 and SAPO4 liquid waste and integrate with the primary containment barrier.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK, South East
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6Multiple Discipline Design ServicesAwarded UK 4 yrs

This lot will include the provision of multiple discipline design services for construction projects including a wide range of project types such as high containment, non-containment, refurbishment, new buildings, infrastructure, and associated works. The design disciplines include the following, however specialist design services may be requested in addition to these services:

•Design Management;

•Health, Safety and Environmental Design Management;

•Principal Designer;

•Containment / Laboratory Specialist Designer;

•Security Designer;

•Architecture (including Lead Designer);

•Landscape Architecture;

•BIM Digital Information Manager;

•Building Services Engineer (including MEP);

•Structural Engineering;

•Civil Engineering;

•Sustainability Engineer;

•Acoustic Engineering.

•Fire Engineering

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #7Professional ServicesCancelled UK 4 yrs

The provision of Programme Management, Project Management, Design Management and Cost Management services for construction projects including a wide range of project types such as containment, non-containment, refurbishment, new buildings, infrastructure, and associated works.

Contract period: 1 Sept 2022 – 31 Aug 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 8 candidates invited to tenderVariant 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
What this means for your bid
  • “UK public contract notice 31919 — Defra” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
30 Sept 2022, 18:15 BST
Authority reference
31919
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027611
Classification (CPV)
Closed circuit television servicesConstruction project management servicesConstruction workConstruction work for industrial buildingsDecoration workDrainage systemDrainage worksEngineering design servicesEngineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildingsEngineering work for security installations
+9 moreInfrastructure works consultancy servicesLaboratory building construction work
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ2)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f1ee Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

Key Performance Indicators

How it was run

Official notice
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Appointment period ends
3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Dec 2021 → 30 Sept 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    3 Dec 2021, 12:00 GMT
  2. Invitations to tender expected
    28 Feb 2022
  3. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    30 Sept 2022, 18:15 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Sept 2022
  1. Status changed to complete
    30 Sept 2022, 18:15 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    30 Sept 2022, 18:15 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 26admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 93 from SMEs
Contracts signed 20latest 21 Sept 2022

39 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

All 20 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £1, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.

  • Works in containment facilities <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • General Accommodation Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Works in containment facilities <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works <£5m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Site Infrastructure Works £5m - £20m

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Status
    active
  • Security

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active
  • Security

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active
  • Security

    Signed
    21 Sept 2022
    Value
    ceiling above
    Period
    … – 31 Aug 2026
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4 · Security3bids · 3 electronic · 4 from abroad1——
6 · Multiple Discipline Design Services11bids · 11 electronic · 12 from abroad1——
Whole notice9bids · 9 electronic · 10 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Defra

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEnvironmental protection 17 Nobel House, London, UK, SW1P 3JRContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Court of England & WalesReview body London
  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body LondonContact phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

27 commercial parties on the notice
Show 17 more suppliers

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