Published date: 19 November 2015

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: 11 December 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Quantity surveying services - 71324000

Location of contract

SN2 2EH

Value of contract

£65,000 to £80,000

Procurement reference

P/REF 00000245

Published date

19 November 2015

Closing date

11 December 2015

Contract start date

29 January 2016

Contract end date

29 December 2017

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

English Heritage, the guardian of Tintagel Castle, a scheduled ancient monument on the north Cornish coast, is now searching for a dedicated and talented quantity surveying practice to be part of the consultant team for a twenty-first century, cliff top footbridge and an interpretation project to improve understanding of the Dark Age settlement on the headland.

Twenty-eight metres higher than the current crossing and 72m in span, the bridge will open up exhilarating views of the Island, coastline and Atlantic seascape as it traces the path - now lost through collapse and erosion - of the original land-link. Alongside the Dark Age buildings, it is expected to transform the visitor experience.

The new structure has been the focus of a competition to find the design team and as part of the competition, English Heritage has requested a design concept. It envisages an elegant, even structurally daring, concept, which is beautiful in its own right and sensitively balanced with the landscape and exceptional surroundings - the site lying within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

In association with the Bridge and Dark Age buildings project, the successful quantity surveying practice will work with landscape architects on an associated landscape project, which aims to improve access, repair paths and redress erosion on the property, which lies within a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The design competition will be concluded by the end of January 2016 and the whole consultant team will be expected to start work on the feasibility stage of the project immediately.

More information

Links

Additional text

Suppliers interested in this opportunity should register at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/aspx/Home in orderto express interest and download documentation.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Matthew Vella

Address

Firefly Avenue
Firefly Avenue
Swindon
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom

Telephone

01793 445074

Email

Matthew.Vella@english-heritage.org.uk

Website

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/english-heritage/aspx/Home