Published date: 8 November 2017

This notice was replaced on 22 March 2019

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 22 March 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 for buildings relating to health - 45215100

  • Mechanical engineering installation works - 45351000

  • Project and design preparation, estimation of costs - 71242000

    • Calculation of costs, monitoring of costs - 71244000

    • Supervision of project and documentation - 71248000

    • Consultative engineering and construction services - 71310000

    • Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings - 71321000

    • Mechanical engineering services - 71333000

    • Mechanical and electrical engineering services - 71334000

    • Construction management services - 71540000

    • Project management consultancy services - 72224000

    • Design consultancy services - 79415200

Location of contract

NR4 7UH

Value of contract

£15,000,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS FM17155

Published date

8 November 2017

Closing date

18 December 2017

Contract start date

10 February 2018

Contract end date

28 February 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 18/12/2017 at 14:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

UK Shared Business Services Ltd on behalf of the Contracting Authority is putting in place a contract to develop the design of the new JIC (John Innes Center), this has been given the name "Next Generation Infrastructure".
This Tender will be split into 4 lots covering the required disciplines. These diciplines are:
Lot 1 - Multi-disciplinary Design Team (MDT)
Lot 2 - Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEP)
Lot 3 - Cost Management (CM)
Lot 4 - Project Management (PM)

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
To develop the design of the new JIC (which has been
assigned the working title of 'Next Generation
Infrastructure' the following core consultancy services
are required. This is a short list of primary inputs
required, further detail are included in the individual
duties attached to this tender.

Multi-disciplinary Design Team (MDT)
Prepare designs for the five primary business case
options.
Consider the implications of the new building on the
overall Norwich Research Park masterplan
Prepare designs for the horticultural greenhouses and
controlled environment rooms up to RIBA Stage 2
only
Prepare designs for a future 50% expansion in area
up to RIBA Stage 2 only

Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health Team
Prepare MEP designs for the five primary business
case options
Consider the implications of the new building on the
overall Norwich Research Park masterplan
Prepare designs of the greenhouses and Controlled
Environment Rooms up to Stage 2 only
Prepare designs for a future 50% expansion in area
up to RIBA Stage 2 only

Cost Management
Cost Management for the course of the Project.
Detailed Cost Management of the Construction
Project - CM to work under the Project Manager in
respect of construction costs
Overview of overall programme budget - CM to work
under the PMO in respect of the programme budget

Project Management
Project Management of the Project Team for the
course of the Design and Construction Project
PM to work under and within the proposed
Programme Management Structure, including PMO

Full specifications and duties can be found in the documentation attached to this notice.

Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control

More information

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How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.

Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503

Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right
(i) not to award any contract as a result of the
procurement process commenced by publication of
this notice; and
(ii) to make whatever changes it may
see fit to the content and structure of the procurement;
and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority
be liable for any costs incurred by any Supplier. If the
Contracting Authority decides to enter into a Contract
with the successful supplier, this does not mean that
there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being
awarded.
Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to
contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the
commercial judgement of Bidders.

About the buyer

Contact name

Rebecca Fish

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
Swindon
Sn2 1ET
England

Email

fmprocurement@uksbs.co.uk