Published date: 5 October 2022

Last edited date: 14 November 2022

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


Closing: 22 April 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Architectural and related services - 71200000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, British Oversea Territories, Europe, Rest of the World

Value of contract

£135,000 to £136,000

Procurement reference

91a21edd-4959-4f05-b382-236ce6d13fac

Published date

5 October 2022

Closing date

22 April 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

29 April 2022

Contract end date

27 October 2023

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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 Towers were constructed more than 50 years ago. In this time, the six accommodation towers have served the University well, providing affordable student accommodation.

Bertrand Russell and Eddington Tower have been refurbished and this now leaves the remaining four Towers (Rayleigh, Keynes, Tawney and William Morris) on the North side of campus. Although the original Towers are in reasonable structural condition, given their age (subject to structural survey) and only needing minor structural repairs, windows/curtain walling are 'life expired', regularly leaking in high winds and are not energy efficient. The roof is at the end of its design life and needs replacement with the addition of thermal insulation. Added to this, internal services are failing, and a major refurbishment is required to ensure the towers can be certified as 'safe to occupy' under the future Building Safety Act and to maintain the life of the asset and preserve it for future years. The tower blocks will become 'higher risk' buildings under the Building Safety Bill/Act due for Royal Assent in Spring 2022 imposing additional responsibilities upon 'duty holders' within the University.

Work needs to begin as part of this project on preparing safety cases for all accommodation coming into the remit of the pending legislation.

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Award information

Awarded date

5 October 2022

Contract start date

29 April 2022

Contract end date

27 October 2023

Total value of contract

£129,900

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Stanley Bragg Architects

Address

Pappus House, 1st Floor, Tollgate West, Colchester, CO3 8AQ, GB

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Joanne Woodward

Address

University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park
, ,
Colchester
CO4 3SQ
UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone

01206 874357

Email

jmwoodb@essex.ac.uk