Published date: 23 December 2022

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: 6 January 2023, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Project and design preparation, estimation of costs - 71242000

  • Energy-efficiency consultancy services - 71314300

  • Building-fabric consultancy services - 71315100

    • Mechanical and electrical engineering services - 71334000

    • Construction consultancy services - 71530000

Location of contract

East of England

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP746563262

Published date

23 December 2022

Closing date

6 January 2023

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 February 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Watford Borough Council seeks to appoint a suitable Consultant with knowledge and experience delivering sustainable mechanical, electrical and plumbing services to develop Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) Bid and progress the design on three properties from RIBA Stage Two through to RIBA Stage Five, ensuring start date onsite aligns with PSDS fund release dates in April 2023.
The overarching objective for this project is to develop further the PSDS bid submission in relation to the Harebreaks Community Centre, Orbital Community Centre and The Palace Theatre to enable construction to commence onsite in April 2023, when the funds for the PSDS bid are anticipated to be released. The project next steps and consultant objectives are detailed as below:
•Development of existing PSDS RIBA Stage 2 pack of information to RIBA Stage 3 detail design
oDevelopment of tender set information
oSchedules of works for PSDS properties to be completed and agreed
oSubmission of relevant planning permissions
•Progression of PSDS design set of information to RIBA Stage 4 Technical Design
•Build works for the repair and maintenance of the properties as defined in Appendix B to be developed alongside PSDS works
•Procurement of contractor for construction to commence April 2023
Watford Borough Council appreciate that this is an aggressive timeline and are seeking a consultant who would be able to suggest an approach and solutions to the tight timeline to the April 2023 date.
Please return the Expression of Interest for consideration for this project.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Derek Hatcher

Address

Town Hall
Watford
wd17 3EX
UK

Telephone

01923278370

Email

derek.hatcher@watford.gov.uk