Published date: 21 October 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 December 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Structures and parts of structures - 44210000

  • Construction work - 45000000

Location of contract

CO4 3SQ

Value of contract

£1,200,000

Procurement reference

T789 Life Sciences Environment Controlled Containment Greenhouse

Published date

21 October 2019

Closing date

16 December 2019

Contract start date

29 January 2020

Contract end date

30 October 2020

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Essex is seeking tenders for a project that will deliver a new Life Sciences Environment Controlled Containment Greenhouse. This growing facility will include a concrete upstand wall and steel frame glazed structure with associated services inclusive of mechanical, electrical, fire alarm and drainage. There will also be minor works within the existing biological sciences building and external works with regards to tree the protection zone.

The open tender process will consist of 2 question sections, part A and part B. Part A will verify prerequisite issues using PAS91, such as professional accreditations, business and professional standing and financial stability etc and Part B will cover the project specific requirements. All tenderers will be required to submit responses to both Parts A, B and a commercial response.

For this project, we have chosen to use Constructionline, a procurement and supply chain management scheme that collects, assesses and monitors standard company information using the PAS91 set of Prequalification Questions. Please see the tender documents for the level of Constructionline membership and question verification required.

Please ensure that you log-in to your Constructionline profile and verify that the information held on your company is accurate and that you are registered for the following categories (or direct equivalents) and have achieved a minimum notational value of £1,200,000.00 for at least one of these categories within the Constructionline system:

45000000: Construction Work
45210000: Building construction work
45214000: Construction work for buildings relating to education and research
44210000: Structures and parts of structures
44211000: Prefabricated Buildings
44211500: Glasshouses
45300000: Building Installation Work
45100000: Site Preparation Work

If you have any queries regarding Constructionline, please contact David Marshall on 07919 298675 or david.marshall@constructionline.co.uk

Those tenderers not wishing to join Constructionline will not be precluded from participating in the process, however, they must complete and submit a fully completed PAS91 Prequalification Questionnaire and supply any supporting evidence required.

The Authority uses the Proactis e-sourcing portal to conduct our tenders. Please ensure that you register your organisation on the Proactis portal in order to participate at the following web address: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login where the tender documents can be downloaded.

More information

Additional text

E-Sourcing Platform

https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

The tender closing date is Midday 16th December 2019.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jo Woodward

Address

Wivenhoe Park
COLCHESTER
CO43SQ
England

Telephone

01206 874357 ext 4357

Email

jmwoodb@essex.ac.uk