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Published 6 Apr 2022, 12:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project

Official notice

Authority: The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons (Acting Jointly)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

WorksRestricted procedure
Published estimate£95,000,000exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 20 Jun 2023
Next notice expected 3 Oct 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This procurement is to appoint a contractor under a single-stage NEC4 Option B contract (with secondary clauses and amendments), to deliver temporary works, and subsequent conservation and repair work, to the Victoria Tower.

CPV: Buildings of particular historical or architectural interest · Construction work · Construction work for art and cultural buildings · Decoration work · Dismantling works · Dressed stonework · Exterior cleaning work for buildings · Overhaul and refurbishment work · Palace construction work · Primary works for services · Roof repair · Scaffolding dismantling work · +6 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1This procurement is to appoint a contractor under a single-stage contract, to deliver…Published value£95,000,000

This procurement is to appoint a contractor under a single-stage contract, to deliver temporary works, with subsequent conservation and repair work.

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 pipe's & leadwork, pigeon netting, flagpole repair works, temporary flagpole, removal of scaffolding and site reinstatement.

Interested providers who wish to participate in this procurement are requested to download and review the documents available on Contracting Authorities procurement portal - in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk/aspx/Home ↗ Additional information: The procurement documents are available for download from the Contracting Authorities electronic procurement portal link provided above.

The Contracting Authority will complete the RIBA stage 4 design of the main works, to provide a robust technical design for issue at ITT stage.

The Contracting Authority will maintain design responsibility for all the fabric related design throughout the project lifecycle (with the exception of specialist Contractor's 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.

Delivery: London · UK London
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
6 Apr 2022, 12:17 BST
Last source update
23 May 2023, 13:59 BST
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-014642
Classification (CPV)
Buildings of particular historical or architectural interestConstruction workConstruction work for art and cultural buildingsDecoration workDismantling worksDressed stoneworkExterior cleaning work for buildingsOverhaul and refurbishment workPalace construction workPrimary works for services
+8 moreRoof repairScaffolding dismantling work
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-032ab4 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The SQ and ITT documentation will be accessible at the Houses of Parliament's e-procurement portal: http://in-tendhost.co.uk/parliamentuk. SQ and tender submissions must be uploaded to the e-procurement portal; electronic responses submitted via e-mail are not acceptable. To access these documents, select the tender reference BCE1119 - Victoria Tower Fabric Safety Project in the 'current tenders' list, click on the 'view tender details and express interest by clicking on the button provided. You will need to register your company details, thereafter you will be issued with a username and password. If you have previously registered with In-Tend, please follow the link shown which will redirect you to the home page where you can log on using your existing username and password to collect the tender documents. If you have registered and forgotten your username and password, click on the 'forgotten password' link on the In-Tend homepage. Please keep this username and password secure and do not pass it to any third parties. If you are experiencing problems, please contact the PCD Business Support team via email: pcd@parliament.uk or call +44 (0)207 219 1600 for further assistance. You are advised to allow sufficient time when responding to the SQ and ITT. Late SQs and tenders will not be accepted. If you are uploading multiple documents, you will have to individually load one document at a time or you can opt to zip all the documents in an application such as WinZip or WinRAR.

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
20 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Oct 2022 → 6 Sept 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    3 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    23 May 2023, 13:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    20 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    6 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2023
  1. Published value published: £95,000,000
    23 May 2023, 13:59 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    23 May 2023, 13:59 BST
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 May 2023, 13:59 BST
  4. Deadline published: 20 Jun 2023, 12:00 BST
    23 May 2023, 13:59 BST
  5. Buyer details updated
    23 May 2023, 13:59 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

The Corporate Officer of the House of Lords and the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons acting jointly

Contracting authorityUK ParliamentUK Parliament Palace of Westminster, London, London, SW1A 0AAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of JusticeReview 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