Published date: 6 August 2024

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: 23 August 2024, 11am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Structures construction work - 45223000

Location of contract

East Midlands

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP875009533

Published date

6 August 2024

Closing date

23 August 2024

Closing time

11am

Contract start date

17 October 2024

Contract end date

29 November 2024

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

The University is looking to appoint a Contractor with experience of building farm sheds and buildings, to design, supply and build a new dairy farm midden at the University of Lincoln's Riseholme Farm. The midden will enable students studying agriculture based courses to experience best practice in farmyard manure storage as well as ensuring the Riseholme Farm is compliant with environmental regulations, avoiding ground water pollution.

The midden's proposed dimensions are 407m2, 30m long x 14.5m wide, with a 6m height at the eaves. Planning permission has been submitted and the determination date is likely to be during August 2024.

The University anticipates that the programme is likely to be c. 4-6 weeks, however, the full programme will be agreed with the successful contractor. The University anticipates that the Works will commence in October 2024 (subject to planning).

The contract form for these works is the NEC4 Engineering and Construction Short Contract (ECSC) and the Scope and Site Information can be found within the tender documents for this opportunity. Site visits will be available for tenderers to attend the Riseholme farm and view the site for the works. Tenderers who are interested in attending a site visit are asked to refer to the instructions within the ITT document.

More information

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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

Laura Simms

Address

Campus Way
Lincoln
LN6 7TS
UK

Telephone

07840145089

Email

lsimms@lincoln.ac.uk