Published date: 16 December 2015

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: 13 January 2016

Contract summary

Industry

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  • Air-conditioning installations - 42512000

    • Construction work for art and cultural buildings - 45212300

    • Building alteration work - 45262700

    • Building installation work - 45300000

    • Fire-alarm system installation work - 45312100

    • Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning installation work - 45331000

    • Ventilation and air-conditioning installation work - 45331200

    • Air-conditioning installation work - 45331220

    • Fire-prevention installation works - 45343000

    • Fireproofing work - 45343100

Location of contract

HP4 3TP

Value of contract

£10,000 to £95,000

Procurement reference

2015/104

Published date

16 December 2015

Closing date

13 January 2016

Contract start date

8 February 2016

Contract end date

31 March 2016

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 Nitrate Holding Vaults (NHV) at BFI Berkhamsted is a temporary storage facility of Nitrate Cellulose Film which was constructed to a high level of fire and structural integrity due to the highly flammable nature of Nitrate Cellulose Film when stored incorrectly.

This building is used as a temporary store for Nitrate Cellulose Film which is being conserved or catalogued after being transported from the BFI's Master Film Store in Gaydon, Warwickshire where it is stored at -5oC +/- 2oC and 30-40%RH. As this is a temporary storage facility and not a long term archive the environmental conditions required from this building are less stringent at 12oC +/- 16C and 35-55%RH.

The building contains 24 individual enclosures (cells), each one is made of reinforced concrete, approximately 150mm thick and it is isolated from its neighbour by 150mm of mineral fibre.

The BFI seeks a contractor to undertake this works and the main objects and works of the project are;

• Replacement of the AHU which serves the Nitrate Holding Vaults to achieve 12oC (minimum) to 16oC (maximum) and 35%RH (minimum) to 55%RH (maximum) at all times throughout the year without rapid swings in either temperature or relative humidity.

• Reinstatement of the drench system to protect the building in event of fire.

• Removal from use for Nitrate Cellulose Film the 12 cells which are closest to the main BFI National Archive building.

• Introduction of a BEMS system to monitor operation of the AHU and conditions being achieved within the store.

• Improvements to the fire separation between the NHV's and the main building including replacement of main entrance door, fire alarm heads and fire alarm panel for the NHV.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Stephen Adams

Address

BFI
21 Stephen Street
London
HP4 3TP
United Kingdom

Telephone

0207 9574849

Email

stephen.adams@bfi.org.uk