Published date: 22 November 2018

Last edited date: 22 November 2018

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: 29 November 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Reinforced-concrete structures - 45223500

Location of contract

PO1 2BJ

Value of contract

£750,000 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

P00003066

Published date

22 November 2018

Closing date

29 November 2018

Contract start date

25 February 2019

Contract end date

28 June 2019

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council' - is inviting expressions of interest from experienced contractors for the design and construction of corrosion protection works, comprising of the design and installation of cathodic protection, at the Hard Interchange, Portsmouth.

The Hard Interchange is supported by an underlying jetty structure located within Portsmouth Harbour. It is this supporting jetty structure that requires cathodic protection.

The Council is targeting to have awarded the contract by February 2019 and envisages a 5 month programme of design & construction activities to achieve completion of installation during summer 2019.

The value of the contract is estimated at between ?750k to ?1M but is anticipated to fall within the lower value stated. The deadline for SSQ submission is Monday 26th November (14:00).

The Council will evaluate submissions against the criteria stated within this document to formulate a shortlist of the strongest 3-4 contractors who will be invited to submit tenders. Should a contractor decline to bid or is unable to for any other reason the Council reserves the right invite the next ranked contractors from assessment to tender.

The Council envisages that tenders will be sought on a single stage NEC4 Engineering & Construction Contract Option A Fixed Price w/ Activity Schedule basis covering both the design and construction aspects. However the Council reserves the right to investigate and apply other strategies - e.g. Option C Target Cost, 2 Stage, etc. - if deemed more advantageous. Adoption of an alternative strategy may be applied pre award or post award during build-up of detailed design.

The full procurement timetable is set out below:

Task Deadline
SSQ submission deadline 28th November 2018 12:00
Invitation to tender issued 10th December 2018
Site visits and briefing TBC
Tender return deadline 18th January 2019 14:00
Notification of preferred bidder 1st February 2019
Standstill Start 2nd February 2019
Standstill End* 8th February 2019 23:59
Contract award 11th February 2019

*The contract is classified as a below threshold works contract within the Public Contracts Regulations (2015). In the interests of transparency the Council will apply a voluntary standstill period but on reduced timescales.

More information

Links

Additional text

Portsmouth City Council - the 'Council' - is inviting expressions of interest from experienced contractors for the design and construction of corrosion protection works, comprising of the design and installation of cathodic protection, at the Hard Interchange, Portsmouth.

The full details and ability to express an interest will be via our e-sourcing system Intend. This filepath will take you to the relevant area of Intend,

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/Tenders/Current

Once on the page you can either scroll down or use the search function to find the relevant project.

Should you have any problems with the above link, please contact us on 023 9268 8235 or email: procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Service

Address

Guildhall Square
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO1 2BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

023 9268 8235

Email

procurement@portsmouthcc.gov.uk