Published date: 1 May 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: 1 June 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work for buildings relating to leisure, sports, culture, lodging and restaurants - 45212000

  • Construction work for art and cultural buildings - 45212300

  • Structural works - 45223200

    • Installation services of electrical and mechanical equipment - 51100000

Location of contract

HP4 3TP

Value of contract

£600,000 to £750,000

Procurement reference

2015/085

Published date

1 May 2015

Closing date

1 June 2015

Contract start date

10 July 2015

Contract end date

7 December 2015

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Paper Conservation building is a two storey facility housing the BFI's culturally significant poster and paper collection which is located within the BFI National Archive in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The building was an extension to the existing BFI National Archive site and constructed in 1991, the existing structure and plant supplying the environmental conditions dates from this time although various upgrades have happened during this time.

The BFI is seeking a supplier to provide full construction services for a refurbishment project within the Paper Conservation building at the BFI National Archive site in Berkhamsted. These will include building works, mechanical and electrical plant replacement and design coordination and for the avoidance of doubt the appointed Contractor must have the capability to provide the full services.

The main aspects of the project are;

• Replacement of the existing HVAC systems serving the area to ground level and removal of all redundant HVAC services on the roof of the building.
• Removal of existing plant enclosure on roof, stripping off existing waterproofing and replacing with new including insulation to ensure historical water ingress issues are resolved.
• Removal of windows/louvres and blocking up openings, removal and replacement of stair core and main internal doors.
• Reconfiguration of existing ground floor reception area to create a new paper storage area and layout room including alterations/adaptations to existing services installations.
• Improvements to airflow and air tightness within both storage areas.
• Replacement of lighting, fire detection and electrical systems.

As part of this tender process, a site visit will be offered on Tuesday 12th May 2015. Further details are contained within the Invitation to Tender documents.

More information

Links

Additional text

To take part in this tender, please visit our website at http://www.bfi.org.uk/about-bfi/business-services/selling-bfi where you will need to register, if you haven't already, and express an interest in this opportunity to access the relevant documents. Please note expressions of interest will only be accepted via the portal.

As part of this tender process, a site visit will be offered on Tuesday 12th May 2015. Further details are contained within the Invitation to Tender documents.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Adams

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
HP4 3TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

0207 9574849

Email

stephen.adams@bfi.org.uk