Published date: 30 October 2020

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: 2 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Wastewater pumping station - 45232431

  • Wastewater-plant repair and maintenance work - 45259100

Location of contract

SN2 2EH

Value of contract

£600,000 to £650,000

Procurement reference

P/REF EH 00001486

Published date

30 October 2020

Closing date

2 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

1 April 2025

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument located in Wiltshire, approximately 2 miles west of Amesbury and 8 miles north of Salisbury. One of the most famous sites in the world, Stonehenge is the remains of a ring of standing stones set within earthworks. It is in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

The site and its surroundings were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1986 in a co-listing with Avebury Henge. It is a national legally protected Scheduled Ancient Monument owned by the Crown and managed by English Heritage. Surrounding land is owned by the National Trust.

A new visitors centre, located at Airman's Corner approximately 1.3 miles from the stones, opened in December 2013. The centre houses permanent and temporary exhibitions, as well as a gallery, a gift shop, café, office space and toilet facilities. Also located on site is an ancillary building with site offices and essential services equipment. Given the distance between the coach drop off zone and the visitor centre toilet facilities, a toilet block was built and commissioned in 2017 to support the increase in coach and visitor capacity.

Under the provisions of an Environment Agency abstraction consent, the potable water supply (PWS) on site is provided by a private borehole. It is subsequently treated for nitrogen and pathogen removal prior to storage and distribution. A second borehole provides the heating and cooling thermal capacity required for the ground source heating and cooling system (GSHC). This is an open loop system with the abstracted water being returned to a third borehole.

In an effort to reduce the volume of water abstracted for use on site, an activated sludge membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment plant is designed to treat wastewater to an extremely high standard in order that it may be re-used in the two toilet blocks for toilet flushing. As a secondary means of discharge, treated effluent may also be dispersed to a soakaway for infiltration to groundwater.

Vacuum drainage systems (VDS) installed at both toilet blocks reduce the volume of water required for each flush.

Whilst all of these systems are independent systems, they all work together to achieve the provision, distribution and treatment of water on site

Cyclical and response maintenance of water and waste water services at Stonehenge Visitor Centre as detailed in ITT Document 1 Specification

Complete all tasks associated with the day to day operation of the PWS, GSHCS, VDS and MBR systems in accordance with the manufacturer's requirements in order to provide safe drinking water, protect environmental resources, maintain compliance with existing permits and reduce operational costs.

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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.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Adam Dickins

Address

Firefly Avenue
Firefly Avenue
Swindon
SN2 2EH
United Kingdom

Telephone

07552 263 401

Email

Adam.Dickins@english-heritage.org.uk

Website

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