Published date: 3 February 2016

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: 17 March 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Construction work - 45000000

  • Building construction work - 45210000

  • Electrical installation work - 45310000

    • Mechanical installations - 45350000

Location of contract

NE1 7RU

Value of contract

£1,800,000 to £1,900,000

Procurement reference

A6JL-CD9AUX-A6SH-R6N2ZB

Published date

3 February 2016

Closing date

17 March 2016

Contract start date

3 June 2016

Contract end date

23 December 2016

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Hatton Gallery is a public art gallery within the Fine Art Department of Newcastle University. It is on one floor of the King Edward VII Building, which is sited on the University's main quadrangle, off King's Road. The site comprises the original 1911 King Edward VII School of Art with an adjoining extension constructed in 1965, plus alterations made in 1983. The building is then split in use between Gallery Space and Student Learning Space. Both the Gallery Space and Student Learning areas are in need of refurbishment and a new identity. A design has therefore been developed to refurbish the (partially) Grade II listed Hatton Gallery to a high standard, enhancing the historic fabric of the building and the quality of the visitor experience. With the intention to make it easier for people to access the Gallery and its services, helping the University to fulfil its role as a Civic University. The scope of works focuses on modernising and redeveloping the gallery space, then adapting and modernizing the existing Picture Store, Learning Space, Seminar Rooms and associated circulation space. By modifying the building layout and improving environmental conditions it is intended that the Fine Art Department and the Hatton Gallery will be better able to co-exist with a more legible visitor experience, and that improved cross pollination of ideas and initiatives will result in an enhanced public offer. The project will reveal and enhance the significance of this important historic building. It will enable the collections to be much better presented and to form a focus for creative dialogue with contemporary art practice and with outstanding items from other collections, both national and international. Critically, it will give the Hatton a springboard from which it can realise its potential to play a full and distinctive role in the cultural life of the University, the City and the region. This tender is for the recruitment of a main contractor for this scheme. The deadline for tender submissions is 12:00:00 on Thursday 17th March 2016. The University is looking to have the main contractor on site by 10th July, with completion and handover of the refurbishment by 23rd December 2016.

More information

Additional text

Instructions to Suppliers: Full details of this scheme and instructions on how to register an interest and
submit a bid, can be found in the tender documentation, uploaded to Newcastle
University's e-tendering system, Pro Contract. The following link will take
you to the relevant page on the website:
https://www.ncl-tenders.co.uk/procontract/newcastle/supplier.nsf/frm_home?ReadFo
rm

About the buyer

Contact name

Michael McGill

Address

Newcastle University
King's Gate
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
UK

Telephone

0191 208 6680

Email

michael.mcgill@ncl.ac.uk