Published date: 31 July 2019
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Construction work - 45000000
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 71000000
Location of contract
South West
Value of contract
£80,000
Procurement reference
SWINDON001-DN426180-35984750
Published date
31 July 2019
Closing date
21 August 2019
Contract start date
23 September 2019
Contract end date
20 December 2019
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
SSE Substation Construction - Carfax Close, Swindon
Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of the construction of an SSE substation building, along with the completion of the necessary, associated trenching works.
Project Description
SSE currently have a substation on Carfax Close, which is required to be relocated as part of essential enabling works to accommodate the construction of a new office block. The office block forms the delivery of the first parcel of land of the Kimmerfields Development (Swindon Town Centre).
The new substation location will be on the opposite side of Carfax Close; its new location falls within the boundary of the Swindon Bus Station fronting on to Carfax Close. It will require close liaising with SSE (contacts shall be shared upon contract award) to programme in dates in which they attend to install equipment, cabling, jointing and decommissioning.
The approximate OS Grid Reference is 415154, 184961.
Full details relating to the Works are provided in the tender documents.
Contract Period
The initial contract term will be for 14 weeks as stated in the RFQ documents.
The relevant tender documents are included within this project webpage as attachments.
Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via e-mail, including the project name clearly in the e-mail title, to Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk by 14th August 2019, 1200 hrs UK Local time.
The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be uploaded as attachments on the project webpage attachments section. Therefore it is the Contractor's responsibility to check the site regularly for updates to clarifications, as you will not be advised when updates have been made.
Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 21st August 2019, 1200 hrs UK Local time by e-mail to Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk.
In the event of difficulties downloading tender documents, please refer to the named contacts Josephine Prunty / Lynsey Turner at hppd@swindon.gov.uk
Please note that this project has been advertised on Contracts Finder, however, Supplying the South West Portal, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN426180
We would encourage you to click on the 'Register interest' button to help the Council monitor the level of interest in this opportunity.
No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.
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About the buyer
Contact name
Josephine Prunty
Address
Swindon Borough Council, Wat Tyler West, 5th Floor
Wat Tyler House, Beckhampton Street
Swindon
SN1 2JG
England
Telephone
+44 1793 466149
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