Published date: 9 August 2019
This notice was replaced on 12 October 2021
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Awarded contract (published 12 October 2021)
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Contract summary
Industry
Site preparation work - 45100000
Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45200000
Building installation work - 45300000
Building completion work - 45400000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£1,250,000
Procurement reference
BRACKN001-DN428124-55436601
Published date
9 August 2019
Closing date
6 September 2019
Contract start date
1 January 2020
Contract end date
30 April 2021
Contract type
Works
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
Horseshoe Lake Country Park is a 50-acre site which lies within the Blackwater Valley Area of Special Landscape Importance located approximately half a mile to the west of Sandhurst.
Horseshoe Lake is set in a series of former flooded gravel pits which have various purposes and facilities across the sites, for example nature reserves, power water sports and fishing. There are two public rights of way on the site which form part of the Blackwater Valley and Three Castles Walk network.
Current access to the site is via Mill Lane off Reading Road to the south, or Lower Sandhurst Road to the north. There is an access road on site, connecting a hard-standing parking area (for approximately 18 vehicles) and extending north to the centre of the site. There are high voltage power-lines running east to west overhead.
Horseshoe Lake water-sports and activity centre is located on the site at present with parking for further vehicles, a water-sports yard, storage containers, mobile home and small existing visitors centre. To the west of the visitor's centre is water front access and a pontoon extending into the lake.
The existing visitors centre is approximately 150 sqm comprising a single-storey timber clad building with pitched roof, providing a reception, shop and changing room for public use, as well as a separate office and kitchenette.
Bracknell Forest Council website describes the site as "an attractive setting in the Black water Valley and a popular venue for those who enjoy sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, birdwatching and walking. There is a bridleway to the northern site boundary and a clear hardcore path circumnavigating the lake, providing very pleasant views of the site and surrounding countryside. The site is home to a variety of wildlife and protected species."
The brief sets out the purpose and scope of the project along with the main requirements and outcomes for the building accommodation and site. Organisations must register their interest on the South East Business Portal ( SEBP) site in order to receive any changes or notifications issued by the Council during this tender process. The Council will not be held responsible for lack of communication to any organisation who does not register their interest. Clarification questions can also be sent through the site
The procurement will be in 2 stages. Selection Questionnaire (SQ) and Request for Quotation (RFQ) From the SQ evaluations the Council will invite no less than 5 and no more than 7 Bidders to receive the RFQ documents.
About the buyer
Contact name
Kevin Ayers
Address
Time Square
Market Street
Bracknell
RG12 1JD
England
Procurement.Team@Bracknell-Forest.gov.uk
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