Published date: 4 December 2019

Last edited date: 10 February 2020

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 15 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Building installation work - 45300000

  • Building completion work - 45400000

Location of contract

CO4 3SQ

Value of contract

£6,500,000

Procurement reference

T784

Published date

4 December 2019

Closing date

15 May 2019

Contract start date

1 September 2019

Contract end date

31 August 2020

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)

Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Essex (the Authority) invites expressions of interest for participation in a tender process for the refurbishment of the second of six Towers, Eddington, at our Colchester campus.

Earlier this year, the University of Essex started work on the refurbishment of its first Tower and over the coming five years, will refurbish the remaining five towers, providing more thermally efficient buildings, with all new services, considerably enhancing the student accommodation for many years to come.

The project involves the complete removal of almost all elements to the building, only the wall and floor structures will remain intact. The existing services will be fully stripped out including all of the plant serving the building. Both of the existing lifts will be entirely removed and remedial works undertaken to the lift shafts. All of the windows and curtain walling will be removed which will require a full scaffold to the entire building.
All new services are to be installed with a considerable amount of design consideration to reflect the way in which students live and operate within the building. For example, the introduction of mechanical ventilation to all communal areas and student bedrooms. The building will have a new fire detection system, combined with an all new misting sprinkler system throughout. Fire compartmentation will be given great attention both horizontally and vertically through the building. The project will also deliver new fire-fighting lifts. Within the design brief, the ethos has been to implement high levels of protection to life of the occupants and to enhance the fire strategy for the building.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

T784 Towers Refurbishment (Phase Two - Eddington)

  • Opportunity
  • Published 23 April 2019

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Award information

Awarded date

4 October 2019

Contract start date

21 October 2019

Contract end date

17 August 2020

Total value of contract

£6,005,079.02

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

United Living (South) Limited

Address

0817560 Media House, Azalea Drive, Swanley, Kent, BR8 8HU, GB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Joanne Woodward

Address

University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
England

Telephone

01206 874357

Email

jmwoodb@essex.ac.uk