Published date: 4 June 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: 5 July 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Storage and warehousing services - 63120000

Location of contract

SW1A 0AA

Value of contract

£20,000,000 to £25,000,000

Procurement reference

CF-0002100DWS000000R8r72AC

Published date

4 June 2024

Closing date

5 July 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

5 August 2024

Contract end date

4 August 2034

Contract type

Service contract

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Authority is looking to lease 3,300 square metres of non-shared floor space, within a secure, object storage facility. This will be for an initial term of 5 years with the optional ability to extend for a period of up to 5 years in 1-year extensions.

The facility must be located within 2 hours travel via public transport of Westminster and allow Parliamentary staff to work within the dedicated spaces. The facility must be fit for the purpose of storing heritage objects within climate-controlled spaces and have an ancillary space for use as a conservation studio. It needs to provide industry-standard, object storage systems (at 3.5m high) with good floor loading (at 5kN/m 2 or above) to enable the efficient storage of different object media. This is likely to necessitate storage on ground floor slab for Architectural Fabric Collection (AFC) objects due to the
requirement to move objects via forklift. The Contract will also require transport in GIS-compliant, secure, temperature-controlled vehicles with air-ride suspension, and a regular porterage service up to three times per week with a team of 4-6 technicians.

About the buyer

Contact name

Parliamentary Commercial Directorate

Address

Palace of Westminster
London
SW1A 0AA
GB

Telephone

02072198592

Email

pcd@parliament.uk